The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-04

Point, on the York River. Then fol.
lowed the battle Of Williamsburg, the
defence of Richmond against McClel.
Ian, who had moved up on the line Of
the Chickahominy, the battle Of Seven
Pines. seven days fights and McClcl.
lan's defeat and retreat to Harrison 6
Landing, on the James River.
in the spring of 1862 the Legion,
as q separate organization, was broken
up.
The infantry retained the name of
Hampton LEGION" Six troops Of
cavalry were added to the four troops
of the Legion battalion and constitu-
ted the second South Carolina cavalry.
The batteries Of horse artillery were
assigned to the corps of horse artillery
Of the army.
Gen. llampton's commission as col
oncl in ting Confederate army was
dated July T., 1861.
On the 23rd of May, 1862, he was
made brigadicr general and assigned to
the temporary command Of an infantry
brigade, composed Of the Hampton
Lcgion-eight companics-thc l.lth
and 10Th Georgia and 1G.h North
Carolina regiments.
lie remained in command of this
brigade until the fall of 1862, when he
placed in command of the 1st cavalry
brigade, army Of Northern Virginia
the arm of the service he preferred
composed Of the 1st aud I'd South
Carolina cavalry, LIST North Carolina,
jeff Davis Legion, Cobb's and Phil
lips's Georgia legions aud Hart's bat
terry Of horse artillery. To do full
justice to Gen. Hampton's career at
that time Il detailed history of this
splendid brigade would be necessary.
As that would be taxing your time
and patience unreasonably, | can only
refer briefly to a few points. It is
enough in this connection to say the
brigade was a part Of that grand army
Of Northern Virginia, participating
faithfully and CALAMITY in all i~ts;glo-
rious campaigns, doing its full share
of the arduous and perilous duties
through which it passed.
After the battle Of Sharpsburg in
September, 1862, Gen. Hampton's
brigade was on duty in the upper val
ley of Virginia. 1t was camped for
quite a time near Martinsburg, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
when Stuart executcdsthat celebrated
raid across the Potomac through Mer-
ccrsburg, Chambersburg, near Gettys-
burg, and Emmittsburg, back to the
crossing of the Potomac at Whites
Ford, a strong detachment Of the best
mounted men of Hampton's brigade
was a part of the column-with Fitz
Lees and VIM. II. f. Lees brigades.
The End South Carolina cavalry led
the advance the first day sad crossed
the river about the dawn Of day at q
rough and therefore unexplored ford.
This regiment reached the suburbs of
the city Of Chambersburg, Pennsyl-
vania, at 8 o'clock p. NJ, and moved
into the public square without resist
ance. Gen. Hampton was appointed
Military Governor Of the city, and he
turned over the command to the com
handing officer of the I'd South Caro-
lima cavalry. Under the rule usually
obtaining in such cases this gallant
regiment having led the advance the
first day brought up the rear the next,
and, it so happened, occupied the post
Of greatest danger on both days. It's
rear guard left Chambersburg about 8
a. NJ. Of the second day, the main
body having moved at daylight. By
the route taken by Stuart the distance
from Chambersburg to Whites Ford
on the Potomac was reported to be
ninety miles, and was made in about
twenty-four hours-the longest and
quickest continuous march ever made
by q column of cavalry up to that
time.
They were q gay, rollioking, dare
devil lot of Confederate horsemen-
young, fearless, ready for any emer-
geney, led by such commanders as
Stuart, Hampton and the two Lees.
They could and would have ridden
down almost anything that might get
in their way.
Hampton's brigade was moved across
the mountains, and in the winter Of
62-'63 took station in winter camps
near Brandy Station and S~tevensburg,
guarding the crossings of the upper
Rappahannock and Robinson Rivers.
From this position Hampton led in