The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-10
WAR STORIES.
Interesting Story Of Gallant Command by
the Chaplain.

{ Ihcy succeeded in capturing the
battery and firing it upon the enemy:
the enemy rctrcatcd, and the next
day, under flag Of truce, the dead
were buried. Then came the advance
INTO Maryland, passing through Lees
burg, and crossing tho Potomac at
Whites Ford, arriving at Frederick
CITY and going into camp for one day,
destroying the iron bridge of the B.
< Q. Il. r. over the Monocacy river,
advancing north, pressing through
Hoonsoorough on to Hagcrstown,
twenty miles beyond. General d. II.
Hill had been left at the pass in
South Mountain for it's defence, while
Jackson had turned towards the Poto-
mac in order to capture the garrison
at iiarpcr's Ferry, which he succeed
cd IN taking with 1000 prisoners.
Gen. Hill being hard pressed at South
Mountain sent dispatch for Long
streets command at IIagcrstown to
join him. We arrived on SUNDAY
about 4 o'clock p. m. and ascended
the mountain under furious cannon.
aiding from the enemy, and were en-
gagged until after dark. In this battle
we had several killed and wounded.
Lieut.. Samuel L. Campbell, of com
pany IL, was shot in the eye with a
minnie ball, coming out behind his
ear on the opposite side of his head.
He was left for dead, as we fell back
that night to Sharpsburg. Two days
afterwards he was found on the battle
field still breathing by some persons
living in the neighborhood. They
carried him to their home and nursed
him for six months, and then convey
ed him to Richmond, where he met
with friend who brought him on to
Rock Hill, in South Carolina, from
there he was taken by friend to his
home some ten miles distant; he was
completely blind and could not sec
the face of his wife; but when she
saw him she rushed forward to his
embrace and fell PROSTATE on the
ground. He was entirely blind and
resided at Glover, York County, S.
c., raised large family, supporting
them by pumping water at the railroad
tank. lie died the year 1898.
The command fell back from South
Mountain to Sharpsburg, the enemy
pursuing. We took our position on
the heights between Antietam Creek
and the Potomac River. For two
days and nights the two armies we're
engaged in deadly conflict, and the
18th regiment suffered severely. Gen.
Leo took his army, without molesta-
tion, across the Potomac into Vir-
ginia, going into camp near Winches-
ter. where we remained until Novem-
Der, 1872, when we were ordered to
Culpepper, Va. From there our bril-
Radc, under command Of Gea. n. G..
Evans, took train for Richmond,
travelling on fat cars and some boxes
in heavy snow storm; the soldiers,
many Of them barefooted and very
little clothing. Arriving OF Rich
mond, we marched for two miles
through the deep snow. many tracks
being stained with blood.
In December we landed at Kinston,
N. c.. where about the last of the
month the Federal General Foster ad-
vanced from Newberne; our brigade
checked their progress at the Neuse
River in a severe engagement. The
early part Of 1868, we spent at Mt.
Pleasant and on Sullivan's Island un.
de. fire from the cnemy's gunboats.
and part of tho time furnishing gar.
rison for Fort Sumter.