The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-23
WAR STORIES.
First Georgia Regulars at the Battle Of Wa
terloo, =. G.
". II. Andrews, in Atlanta Journal.

treated to Jacksonville with the Con
federates under the command Of Cen
eral Finnegan in pursuit. was told
by citizens along the route that they
went back, every man for himself, and
the devil for the hindmost. At Bald
win we saw several stockadcs they had
built by digging a trench like the four
walls Of house, then standing pine
logs up all around with loopholcS to
shoot through. No doubt they would
have been good protection from infan-
try. but the good Lord deliver me
from being insid. Of one with artil
lery brought to bear on it, General
Finnigan' command went into camps
six miles below Baldwin at Camp Mil
ton. The regulars we're transferred
from Harrison to Col1uitt brigade.
On April the first the regulars with
two pieces Of Gambols artillery un-
der the command Of Captain Miller
marched 20 miles to point on the
St. Johns River above jacksonville
and burnt the United States Steamer
Maple Leaf that had been sunk by
torpedo, and deserted BY the crew
after taking everything off but the
machinery and some mattresses. An
officer with detail Of men went TO
the boat in the battcau and fired it
aud after they returned several shots
were fired into it by the artillc.y. At
4 farm house near the river We saw
! =. flock Of goats. We had left
-. without anything TO eat, SO Cap
tain (fricces ordered two men detailed
from each company to kill 10 goats
for the regiment. Sergeant Hum
phrcys and Corporal j. n. Smith were
detailed from company NJ. The wagon
was ordered to wait for them, but did
not on account of landing on the
river FIVE miles below us, where the
enemy could have cut us off. Hum
phreys and Smith carried their goat s
miles on pole suspended between
them, the rest of the men left theirs
by the roadside That night company
NJ was placed on picket, and while We
had plenty of goat meat, We had no
bread. Sergeant Humphreys with
Corporal T. j. Musgrove struck out
through the country in search Of
bread, which they failed to find, but
secured some fine sweet potatoes.
What feast we had with roasted po-
tatoes and kid baked around the
campfire placed on sticks. must
pause here long enough to pay we'll
deserved tribute to my gallant chum
and boon companion, Sergeant William
G. Humphreys, who performed more
service than any one in his company,
if not in his regiment. He was about
five feet four inches high and weig ghed
about 139 pounds with the appear
ance of a beardless boy. Blessed
with an iron constitution he was neve-
wounded or sick day during the war
and was with the regulars in every
battle they we're engaged in. He was
hero ever ready and reliable soldier,
and never shirked his duty in camps
or on the battlefield, but was always
ready and willing to perform any and
all duties required of him. He could
get over more ground than any one l
saw during the war and was one of the
most successful foragers, If there was
to be had anything to eat in the coun-
try, Humphreys would be sure to find
it, and the part l likad he always di-
vided with the writer, who would have
gone hungry on many occasions if it
had not been for his generous chum,
who was always kind aid true tu,his
comrades in arms. When l with five
other non-commissioned officers, were
recommended to the secretary Of war
for commissions By the officers Of
the regiment, he offered TO assist me
in purchasing my sword and uniform,
and believe he would have preferred
seeing me with gold braid IN my col
ar aud sword by my side than to
have Rad them himself No Que tu.
an old soldier can realize the love
bear my gallant old comradc who is
living at Dexter, $. c. Long may he
live and be blessed with peace aud
plenty in his declining years. The
next morning we returned to camp
with Lieutenant James II. DuBosc in
command of the company. First Ser
geant James Copeland was the tallest
man in the regulars, and by the way
one OF our bravest and best soldiers.
The boys talked to him like he was up
among the trees. Hello, Jim, is it
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