The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03

sake Of Gen. Wise, had fallen the
command of the battalion. Capt.
Wise tells how, amid the noise and cx.
citement, u tap on the shoulder
arrested his attention, and the news
came from u comradc that their
Colonel had fallen and he, as senior
officer, must take Ills place. The
little confusion that had arisen when
Col. Shipp was carried to the rear was
soon checked and Caps. Wise had his
command we'll in hand, showing con
spicuous gallantrY, GOODNESS and de-
cfsion. When. the battle was over
Capt. Wise had eight bullet holes in
his clothes, though he could not
remember how any Of them came
there. And lie relates that both the
tails of his long military coat we're
cut away. In the two large pockets
were his pipe and tobacco pouch,
and the pipe was broken, but a piece
Of it remaining. One Of his fingers was
temporarily injured yet he could not
recall how or when.
And to his memory afterwards the
action seemed to have occupied but Il
few minutes, though he knew that it.
had been much longer. OF one thing
ut the end, however, he had Il vivid
realization that was the need Of IL
new pair Of pats, rs his own were so
cut and torn. For this purpose he
went over tho battlefield to lind what
he lacked ON The fallen furmS Of his
crStwhilc foes. lie conSolcd himself
for any impicty in 'robbing the dcad''
with tho reflection that he was taking
what was no longer Of any use TO the
ifcless wcarcr. Being IL very tall
young fellow, it, was some time be-
fore he found Il man Of his own height,
and then he discovered, as he at
tempted the task, what Il difficult
thing it is to take any thing or of the
rigid forms of the dead lie called
Il soldier to his assistance, who, in his
turn, appropriated the poor mans
shoes. The pants were carried to an
Old negro waShCrwoman to lie well
boiled and plugged" where IL ball had
gong through them, and then Capt.
Wise Had t1ic best pair of pants in the
battalion. Capt. Wise has been for
many years an honorcd citizen of
Baltimore, Md, where he is connected
with the public school system, and
has made Il reputation as an accom-
pliShed educator
Many touching and some amusing
anecdotes arc told Of the boy soldier;
and their prowcSS. Gen. Imbotlcn re-
latcs that Col. w. G.. Lincoln, Of tile
3lth Massachusetts, was very badly
wounded, and his horse having been
killed, he was caught under him. In
this helpless plight he refused To sur
render to Il cadet until the cadet
threatened to run him through with
his bayonct. And the Incident is re-
lated by Capt. Wise, OF 4 cadet who
called to Il Federal officer to surrcn-
der and the officer, who despised his
piemy adversary. refusing to do so,
the boy discharged his musket, in
ilictipg. q fatal wound. "Oh, mister!n
cried the tender-hearted youth, as lie
,rward stoihe elP his ylpgs2 foe,,ss n :
"a n nHIry >ifsiiubs Uus fic.sS fG3;.f
fool vas l I" replied tho other, mot
to surrender"
a small cadet, eager to show his
valor, came cXcitcdly forward TO Capt
Wise with about eight or ten Federal
soldiers, cXclaiming in triumph: See,
Captain, captured all these men my
self!'' But the Captain shrcwtlly sus-
pectcd that The soldiers were on the
way to surrender themselves when
this doughty young gentleman came
up with them. Cadet Charles Carter
Randolph, Il cousin OF Gen. Lee, was
the youngest boy in the battalion.
At the age Of fourteen he had entered
the Confederate service in cavalry
company from his native county, Eau
Quicr lie reported to Gen. jackson
as courier before the battle of Slaugh-
tcr'S Mountain, and carried orders for
him to the front. But he was SO
small Gen. Jackson recommended that
he be admitted as Il cadet in the Mill
tary Institute. At the BATTLE OF New
Market it is said that a Federal officer
refused TO surrender to him until the
brave youth showed his readiness to
use the bayOnet. lie was soon after
wards desperately wounded in the
head, so that his life was dcsplrcd OF,
and it was fully Il year before he was
able to return to the institute. He
Is now clergyman in the diocese OF
his near relative, Bishop Alfred Ma
gill Randolph, Of Southern Virginia.
Among the cadets who were in the
battlc was The young son or the Con
fcdcratc Secretary Of War, Mr.. Sed-
don. The story is told Of Cadet Scd
don that he was small OF stature and
SO delicate that one Of his fathers
servants was employed to carry his
gun for him on the march. Gen.
lmbodcn had Il boy brother among
these little heroes who was knocked
down and disabled for the time by Il
spent canister shot
Among the cadets who gave up
their lives at New Market, Cabcll
Stanard, Jefferson and Whcclwright
were especially noticeable for their
nobility of character and Christian
graccS. Cadet Cabcll was the eldest
OF two brothers who were in the bat
talon, and his unscliish care and Soli-
citudc for his brother, their mothers
darling, was remarked upon by his
associates. On the night before the
battle he told a comradc Of his fears
for the boys safety, then went apart
and prayed for his brother, his com
radcS and himself. And on the NOR
row he was taken and his brother
left .Jacqucline beverley Stanar
lived Tor sometime after receiving his
mortal wound, and he sent to his
mother messages OF love and farewell:
Tell her" he said, 81 fell where
wished to fall, lighting for my coun-
try, and did not fight in vain. Tell
my mother | die with full confidence