The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-06-03

ments, perhaps. of the hand to hand
struggle the 1st lost it's quota for the day
and came out minus "a killed and 1l9
wounded, total of 143 out of 23S taken
into the fight Its commanding officer,
Major Edward McCrady, was among
the wounded.
The next afternoon the S3rd Pennsyl-
vania charged upon the railroad, then
defended by other troops, and lost two
commanding officers, wounded in quick
succession, and 81 men out of 224.
In the Maryland campaign following
the s cond Manassas the 1st South Car
olina shared in the blOodless victory at
Harper's Ferry, and later on, the bloody
18th of September, double-quicked to
Sharpsburg, just in time to mingle their
dead with the fallen around bunker
Church. The first lost "a men out of
its roster Of $50.
AT FREDERICKSBURa.
At Fredericksburg, in December fol-
lowing, it again found warm corner by
one of those accidents,in battle.
Gregg's brigade occupied the second
line in front of a position charged by
Union troops. Owing to a misplace
ment there was gap in the front line,
and Union charging column burst
through, and struck the lat companion
regiment, Orr's 5. G. Rifles, so sudden
ly as to thro it into confusion.
The 1st stood next to the rifles, and
its commander Immediately swung it
around at right angles with the old line
so as TO buffet the enemy's advance.
Again the fight ragged at arms length,
or few PAGES at most, and the regi-
ment stood its ground until support
reached the spot. This instance of war
cost the regiment five officers and fiji
teen men killed and four officers and
fifty eight men wounded-eighty- two in
all. Gen. Gregg was killed in the gap,
trying to right things, and another
colonel of the brigade, Samuel McGow-
an, took command, giving his name TO
the organization.
The 1st would have been wiped out
at fredericksburg but for the return of
its wounded to duty and the Confederate
system of conscription.
BY the time "Stonewall Jackson,n
who was its corps leader, was once more
on the warpath the regiment had picked
up fighting strength Of 800 and started
out Sunday morning, May 3, to drive
Jackson's wedge to the heart of Hooker's
citadel at charlottesville 1t was not
as plain sailing as was expected, for
Sickles' Sd army corps was moving in
the same direction just ahead of the
southerners, and would not be hurried
even to suit Lees "Iuviacibles. The
lst regiment passed in splendid line over
bare knoll at the base of which Sickles'
men lay under cover. The Carolinians
stood it as longssas man could, and then
retired to line of breastworks, and the
pursuers took turn at punishment, and
then at test of speed in running away
The lst held the ground with a loss of
twelve killed and eighty-eight wounded
one hundred in all. with seven officers
among the falleu.
ITS FLAG THE FIRST IN GErrYsBrJRG
The Carolina brigade marched to the
field OF Gettysburg in July, with we'll
filled radks. Gen. A p. Hill was their
leader in place of the dead but immortal
Jackson. With him they assaulted
Reynolds corps in McPherson's Wood,
on July L. AS at Gaines Mill, a battery
confronted their advance, and rained
shell and canieter Into the brigade, chief
ly upon the 1st regiment. The battery
was doomed. One piece was the priZs
of the lst, and they dashed forward
without halt until their banner was
floating in the town, the first Confederate
flag in Gettysburg.
One day later, almost 10 an hour, at
the other flank of the sane field, the
s3rd Pennsylvania fought gallantly to
defend Round Top with success equal
te the Carolinians in their charge. The
lst lost one officer and nineteen men
killed, six officers and 94 men wounded
one hundred and twenty in all. which
was more than one-half its membership.
In the Wilderness battle on May s.,
1864, the 1st, led its brigade and division
in an attack on the Confederate left
along the Orange turnpike, a couple OF
lniles distant. Both regiments suffered
in tho ensuing three days, the 1st with a
loss of sixteen killed aud fourteen wound
ed besides six officers killed.
THE BLOODY ANGLE
At Sp Tsylvania, week later, the 1st
reduced to a handful, entered the
Bloody Angle" with its brigade In the
forlorn attempt to hold its assailants at