The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-10-21

detached from my regiment (thc Tenth
Gcorgia) and received the appoint-
mcnt as courier for General Long
street, which position | filled until
the latter part Of October, 1861, Wien
returned to my command.
Soon after my appointment General
Longstrcct was detached from the
army at Frederick burg and sent to
Suffolk on the eastern shore Of Nir-
gina. lie carried with him the two
hne divisions Of Hood and Pickett
and solnc cavalry
Early in the following spring Gen
eral Hooker advanced upon General
Lee at charlottesville and was in
glorlously beaten back across the Rap
pahannock river with great loss, but
General Jackson was killed by his
own lncn--they mistaking him and his
staff i'll the darkness for the enemy.
The loss Of General Jackson was
the most serious blow the Confedcracy
had ever sustained up to that time and
its fortunes began to wanc from the
very date of his death.
Immediately afte.' the battle Of
Charlottesville, which was one of
the most desperate and decisive bat
ties of the war, General Longstreet
was recalled from Suffolk and again
united with the army at Fredericks-
burg. l think we went up to Hamil.
tons Crossing from Richmcnd in a
special car on Sunday, and If am
aot mistaken, it was the day that
Focal Jackson died. At any rate,
nc -.rlved at the crossing about 10
o'clock in the morning and discmbark-
ed with our horses and the hcaduuar-
ter wagons and equipments, while
General Longstrcet rode forward some
distance and selected place for his
headquarters in an open field. The
attaches were just putting up his tent
when General Lee and his staff rode
up.
General Longstrect went forward to
meet General Lee apd the greeting be-
tween them was most cordial and sim
cere. General Lee dismountcd and
they stood and talked for awhile,
when General Lee remarked in h:s
usual pleasant way:
General, you have selected a very
warm place for your Headquarters.
here In this open field. There is
nice, shady grove over there. Why
didn't you locate your tents in it,"
"Well, said General Lougstrcc.,
Il didn't know how long would prob
ably be here, and SO thought this
would bo comfortable enough for the
present."
ooh, WE'LL" said General Lee,
that is all right for you, as you are
30 cool under all circum stances; but.
as for me, | am such hot old fellow,
have to seek cooler places than you
do"
Gen. Longstreet had now been re-
called from Suffolk and his two strong
divisions reunited with the army at
fredericksburg. General Lee had
fought the battle of Charlottesville
without Longstrcet and driven eight
ing Joe Hooker with tho finest
army in tho world, back
across the Rsppahannock river in great |
disorder, and with heavy loss.
The army of Northern Virginia was
now resting and recruiting its dcci- |
mated and shattered ranks, with moth. |
ing to do but to watch General Hook !
or, who was in no condition to reney
bis advance upon General Lee. In
the meantime General Lee was prc.
'asnng for the Gettysburg campaig
and early in june the march was start
cd across the Potomac for the invasion
of Pennsylvania.
AT this time General Pcmberton
vas 6esieged at Vicksburg with an
army Of over 10000 Confedera.es by
General Grant. General Joseph f.
Johnston, with small force, was how
'ring in the rear Of General Grant, in
The vain hope of relieving General
oemberton and saving Vioksburg
Johnston was unable to drive Grant
rom his position, and the situation
became more desperate every day.
Now, instead of General Lee going
MO Pennsylvania and fighting the
battle of Gettysburg, if he had re-
NAMED at fredericksburg and acted
,pon the defensive against Joe Hook
n, and General Longstreet, with the
divisions Of Hood ard Picket had been
aurried to the aid Of Joe j Johns.on and |
he. ielies Of Pem5erton, Grant would