The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-18

| 10 sleep, but the phantOmcd scenes OF
ghastly dead and groans Of wounded
and rcvcrberations and echoes Of
eleven hours Of bursting shells and
tipping bullets.
Hampton S division had bivouacked
on the southwest suburbs of the little
village of Trevilian, and Sheridan 8
horses were in valley on a northeast
side. The citizens had all fed and it
was indeed deserted village. The
Yankees had torn up the railroad, but
the Confedcratcs got possession of it
and with the ties We formed small!
breast work. The morning of the 18th
was Sabbath, beautiful and bright.
There was no breakfast nor dinner for
US and not thing for our horses. AS
our custom was, we held our divine
services and as we thought of congre-
cations far away at Beech Branch,
Bethel, Sandy Run and Prince Will
liams Churches, and saw many around
us Stained the day before, sleeping
the sleep tina. knows no waking, till
the resurrection morn tears washed
dust and gun powder from the checks
of many noble youthful faces.
AT 2.3O a. III. the skirmish lines
commenced fighting. The Yankee
lines made severe attack and were
severely rcpulsed. The 9Th Regiment
Of Buffers brigade was on the right,
the 4th in the center and the 5th on
the left. Young and the others were
on the extreme right. The fanks
we're we'll protected and the utmost
confidence was reposed in Gems.
Hampton, Butler, Young, Rosser and
others. Fitzhugh Lee had not yet
come up but was near by. Again tho
Yankees made desperate onslaught.
The writer of this was the extreme
left-hand man Of tho whole line, the
Yankee right flank stretched out and
would have swept around us, but just
then Fitzhugh Lees division arrived,
rushed up, formed compact column
on my left elbow, and Rebel yell re-
sounds and again tho Yankees were
driven back, but quickly they came
again, their bugles blew and they
charge impetuously. getting closer
than ever. We poured hail storm
of bul! "ts into their raging lines, and
again they give back. Just then our
ammunition gave out, and Lieut.. Eos
ter from our (Mulligan) company, and
others were sent for cartridges. The
ordnance wagon was dashing up and
in few minutes all were resupplied.
Poor Foster is dead, but we will never
forget his countensnce as bee swarm
Of bullets flew around his head, as he
got back to US and inspired uo with
his heroic spirit.
Here the Yankees came up again.
They seemed to have concentrated
their whole 10000 men. Their efforts
were terrible, they sheltered and shot
from behind the houses. Some rush.
ed upstairs and shot us over our
breastworks. Capt. Zimmerman De.
Wis company seemed to be bearing the
very brunt. On our right they were
fighting 'haud to hand" and somehow
they got possession of the railroad
and were enfilading US. The aitua-
tion seemed awful, but the Stonewall
brigade at Manassas did not stand
more impregnable; we shot of the
corners of the houses, strewed the
grounds v;.h their dead until we are
sick to think about it and again they
gave back, but again and again they
charged us, but again and again they
were repulsed. After their seventh
charge they rested q few minutes.
Sheridan seemed to be holding field
council of war. We thought they
were going to give up. Capt. Multi.
gan, who was second in command Of
our Regiment, called out with his olar-
ion voice, "Sergt. Richardson and
Sergt. Bowling, get over the breast.
work and go out and see what the
Yankees are doing" instantly we
obeyed. Both our batteries were
shelling the enemy with inoessant
thunder bolts Of death and their bat
teries were sending o 'er our heads and
among Us bursting missiles at the rate
of twenty-four per minute. Richard
son and myself moved to the brow of
the hill that overlooked the blue
jackets host. Their officers were
making desperate effort to rally their
brigades. They seemed demoralixed
and another effort would be forlorn
hope, but their bugles blew and here
thew came. We sent several bullets