The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-17

the next rifle pit on the right Of Grim
ball causcway and ordered Lieut..
-, of Company q, ID S. G. artil-
lcry, TO take 90 or % men with him
and reinforce the extreme right rifle
pits. then turned to go back to the
little carthwork at Grimball's cause
way, where the attack in line or col
umn would evidently be made, when
on being called to by Lieut.. ---, /
turned, and saw that our men on the
extreme right were giving way.
returned to Grimballs causeway;
the Yankee line was then 60 to 20
yards distant, as we'll as could Judge;
they seemed to me to be wavering and
If the right of our line had not given
way and | could have got at Cullen 8
company Immediately, I think the
main attacking force would have been
driven back.
But, turning and seeing the men Of
our right rifle pits in full retreat and
the enemy pressing on them, l gave
the order to retreat, and I followed as
soon as the line had passed me. Hand
ling skirmishers in retreat when or
times their number are firing upon
them, is rather an impracticablc affair.
Corp'. Manson behaved very bravely
during the retreat, halting, facing
about and firing at the enemy.
immediately afterwards fell, struck
by minnie ball in the back, within
an eighth of an inch of the
base of the spine. Corpl. Macbeth
passed me Immediately afterwards-I
told him to hurry on, that was NOR
tally wounded. He gave me mouth
full of voter from his canteen and hur-
ricd on. Bowie, of the "Palmetto
Guard, came up and said he could
go no further. urged him 20 hurry
on, that stand would be made at the
next hedge aud ditch, etc., but he ap-
peared to be broken down (though
young and robust, having been much
weakened by chill and fever.) Imme-
diately after six men Of the 54th New
York, with al unmistakable brogue)
came up and took him prisoner and
then took me. / was in q moment de-
spoiled of my watch, sword, pistol and
field glass, and shortly after taken on
blanket to Grimball's causeway,
where Capt. Blau, 54th New York,
was in command of our mems rifle
pits or earthwork, which we had just
abandoned.
fell, suppose, 300 yards in rear
Of our lines, believing that the wound
was mortal. l was utterly powerless
from the shook, though not exactly
pavalyzed. I tainted Immediately
after being taken up in g blanket,
though / think that my unconscious.
ness lasted but a moment. Capt.
blau, who was very polite, ordered
four men to take me on stretcher to
the Yankee hospital on Dixon Is
land, where I arrived considerably
after dark. In going to the rear l
passed two regiments in reserve, one
behind the other, the first perhaps $50
yards from our line, and the other per-
haps 500 yards from it. also passed
the Yankee commander and his staff,
(whether Gen. Schimmelfenuig or Col.
Bennet,) cannot say. They were
mounted and stationary on the sands
little to the right or west Of Grim
balls causeway, about 300 yards from
our lines. The Yankees had engaged
the 54th New York, white; Hath New
York, white; 32d United States color
ed troops; 18th United States co .ored
troops, and one section of artillery; :,
probably from 1880 to 1900 men,
Zone of their officers admitted to me
that they had l, 200 men.)
Capt. Blau, 54th New York, COM
manded the skirmishers who attacked
the right Of our line, composed of the
l44th New York. The other compa-
MES of the l44th New York and one
colored regiment (the 144th on right
made the attack in line On main posi-
ton at Grimball's $ causeway. Two ne
, gre regiments held in reserve in rear
Of THE last named attacking party.
Gen. Schimmelfennig was said to be
in command, but Col. Bennett in iln-
mediate command Of the attacking
force. | was told that after the first
demonstration it was intended to re-
tire, but Gen. Gilmore himself order
ed the last attack. w.
The Casualties among the Yankees
amounted to SS. I heard this from
undoubted authority. Our casualties
were as follows: Corpl. Nagle and
Private Kerr, Palmetto Guard, killed;
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