The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-04
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~ Of the cavalry officers in the Fed.
,sl army. It was understood at the
.;me. and I have no doubt it was true.
.h., he lad been given carte blanche
- mount and equip his cavalry with.
~, regard to cost. He had under his
.ommaud some of as fine cavalry off.
.ors az could be mustered anywhere.
Among them were Wilson, Merritt,
Custer, the two Greggs, Torbet. Da-
v;es. Kautz, Dahlgren. Gen. Hamp-
Ton vas equally fortunate in every
thing except the arms, equipment,
NOM Is and numbers Of his command.
The two Lees, Rosser, Young, Lomax,
Baker, Chambliss, bearing, Roberts,
Cordon-were easily a match for their
antagonists. Kosser and Young, of
u,mptcn's division, were beau ideals
Of cavalry officers; dashing, courage
ans. almost reckless in daring and au-
d,ci ~. and withal skilful and able in
handling their troops. Lomax, always
cool, steady, fearless, could grasp the
salient points Of battlefield with as
much precision and accuracy and at
tack with as much boldness and skill
as the most capable.
These we're the foes confronting
Zach other in that memorable and ter
,iGc campaign of 1864.
Gen Grant hammered against the
lines Of Gen. Lees incompatible in
~fsntry'' and artillery, reociling always
before their fierce volleys, discomft-
] ed, bleeding at every pore. His from
tai attacks we're repulsed with fearful
! slaughter, and when he would move to
1 find Gen. Lees TANKS, he would en-
i counter the fash Of his guns and the
! points of his bayonets, and finally was
4 compelled to adopt the lines ef sttsck
4 on Richmond laid down by Mcclellan
/ two years before.
Manoeuvring against hat great, if
I not the greatest commander of modern
times, without being able to whip or
outgeneral him in front, Gen. Grant
adopted a different line Of military
policy. He sent Sheridan from his
fright flank with a column of cavalry
ESTIMATED at 10000, to join Hunter,
moving up the valley towards Lynch
iburg, cut Gen. Lees communications,
and possibly take Richmond from the
Baear. About the same time Grant
dispatched Wilson from his left, with
NO divisions of cavalry, to operate
On and destroy the south side of the
q railroad towards Lynchburg from that
direction. It was a bold, comprehen-
$iye movement, and if successful,
while he held Gen. Lee with his main
rmy, must have resulted d~isastrously
the Confederate cause.
"a One or two other incidents of his
military life:
Gen. Hampton's faithful and vigil
int scouts-Shadburn, Scott, Hogan,
ind others-reported to him that a
1arge lot Of beef cattle had been COL
s3eeted at Codgins Point, on tae James
River, to supply Grants army. On
Pie 10th Of September he collected a
detachment Of we'll mounted men.
penetrated into the carefully guarded
@recincts Of this beef corral, captured
3b4S6 and brought out 2,468 on the
9th and seemed to be very much dis
s3usted that eighteen had got away.
lhls, Of course, was a very acceptable
resent to Gen, Lees army and a very
pceremonious liberty to. take with
Zen. Grant.
The battles Of McDowell's Farm,
3here the gallant, ohivalrio Gen. John
IGNORANT fell mortally wounded, and
Iurgess's Mill we're fought,the latter
2F' OF September and October re-
lectively. At the latter Rampton's
}d ~n. II. F. Lees divisions bore
orunt of the conflict against Han
FIX corps. Here it was that Pres
So Hampton was killed, the son and
ssae'de-oamp Of Gen. Hampton.
Preston and Nat Butler, two hand
inc, splendid young soldiers, not
OF their teens, were moving along,
Punted, waving their hats with an
Vancing line Of battle under a de-
fOc'ive fire, both having strayed off
Pm their respective headquarters to
% IN the attacking line. AS they
}eeled their horses to return to their
Gper station Preston exclaimed:
purrah Natl" and was shot in the
Pm, a fatal wound. His young,
PERU life went out in 8 halo of
f0ic splendor.
was a pathetic scene to witness
anguish Of q devoted father over