The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
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a Federal Officers Tribute IS Gen,
Micah Jenkins oftha
coNFEDERAr Ar'Es al RMY.

q Graphic Description OF the Hattie
ss,.s sc The Wilderness Whore pIl,at
tsallan, soldier sold dtlavd tl'
up Ills Ltie,
Mr.. Il. II. Lackic, Of letroit,
Mich, VINO was an oiliccr in the
famous Sixteenth Michigan regiment,
writes to the Atlanta Journ;ll cor
rection Of the statement going tho
rounds that Gen. Micah Jenkins was
killed at Gettysburg, and gives In
detail the circumstances connected
With Ills death In tho battle of the
Wilderness on tile 9th Of Miiy, 1904,
to which Is added aglowing tflbutcto
Gen. Jenkins from the pen, OF this
gallant Federal officer:
Tho circumstances connected with
/ the death OF that very distinguished
otllccr were as follows: All day the
9th and until about 10 a. IN, the 9TH,
General a. II, Nils corps Ind been
IcOntendlng against vastly superior
numbers OF Federal troops On tho
fatal morning OF tho 9TH Hancock
had advanced his corps on Illlls POSI-
ton, and forced the lattor almost
back TO his artillery line badly broken
and worn out by inccssant lghting.
Disaster to tho Confederate army
seemed assured. General Ice was
with tho artillery and directing the
reformation Of tho broken lines. lie
had sent FOR his old war horse Gong
street, and was anXiously waiting his
coming always reliable and Oh hand
at inc right moment, he is secil com
Ing down the Orange plank road, his
magnificent men OH the doublc.uuick
rcslstlcss rs tho ocean tide, GrcEg's
Texans arc dcploycd into line and
immediately advance With that mover
to be forgotten yell. The immortal
Lee springs to the front to lead them:
they halt. tic must 70 back or there
will be no advance OF Texans. a
brOnzcd- faced demon OF the battle
front gently takes the bride rein and
turns the head OF his charger. Lee
SorrOwfully rides over To LongStrcct;
on goes the Texans. Loud rour the
cannon with shott0d breath, and more
awful the yclls OF battle demons.
The Texans strike llancOck's cxult-
ant advance; the shock IS trcmcnd-
Gus; neither limo rccolls; but tho tangl-
cd forests trcmblc, and tho tangled
haired Texans and the veterans or
Hancock settle themselves down to
the science Of butchcring onclanothcr.
The slaughter on both sides Is awful.
Bcnning's and Laws brigndcs come to
the aid OF Gregg and take II hand In
the work that is on; with Il yell the
WhOic line charges. the Irncrli line
is forced back, but Wadswortl comes
to the aid Of Hancock, tho tide OF bat
tic GIBBS and lloWs. Wadswortll Is
killed: Longstrcet strikes tho Federal
left flank; rolls 1t up In d confused
mass toward tho plank and back on
the BROCK road. EyerythingI now In
dicatcd a complete victory for Tho
Confcderates. General I.oilgstrect
rode forward to prepare and take nd J.
yantage of tho y N pprtWI, lty3 40 siniIictSsi
decisive blow on q rant i u agi,iy. Il With
that end In view Jenkins fresh brigade
Is moved forward to the plank road. d.
Supplemented by KcrshaW'sb brigade,
General LOngstrcctg moved forward
TO reconnoitcr the situation, accom-
panied by General Jenkins. MahoDe's
men seeing q movement in their front
and by the indistinct Wow obtained
owing to the density OF the forest mis-
took them for the enemy and fired, !,
killing the gallcnt Jenkins and wound
Ing Longstrcet, a most lamentablc
mistake.
Ash Federal soldier knox that It
Will not be expected OF me Within the
scope OF an article intended for the
close call department., TO write d bio.
graphical sketch OF SO tlistinguIshcdan
oiilccr rs General Micah Jenkins, wot.
fitted for the work, which am may.
Yet the temptation is SO great 10 see
something more, that | venture Il
brief retrospective view OF that llcros
war record, and under my own obscrya-
tion. AS colonel Of the regiment
designated, the Palmetto Sharp Shoot.
crs OF South Carolina, we Joined him
mt the batllc OF Manassas, or Bun
Run, MS tho Fcdcrals have IL, In tic
hottest part Of that Held, near the
Henry house, and down thc slope,
where so many OF the Hampton I.egl-
on fell, and where valiant deeds and
good gcncralship crowned the young
Confcderacy with victory and eycrlast-
Ing fame. 70 llcalrcgard Jackson,
Bee, Bartow and Kirby Smith, the
latter q citizen Of Connecticut, under
General Magrudcr, wc find the gallant
Colonel jenkins within Tho defcnscs OF
Yorktown.
Aftor the evacuation o! that strong
hold jenkins regiment, with others,
covered the retreat and facing about
at Williamsburg met the ovcrwhclm-
ing advance Of the enemy, innicting
terrible loss In his ranks and checking
his advance until the Confederate
army and subsistence trains arc at a
safe distance, and proper line Of do
fence established. at West Point
and other places his regiment had
fought tho hard battle VI Tho rear
guard until the army was safe on the
south side Of the Chickahominy river,
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