The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16

sick and tired Of fighting its glory is
all moonshinc. Even success, the
most brilliant, is over the dead and
manglcd bodies with the anguish and
lamentations Of distant families ap-
pcaling to me for sons, husbands and
fathers. 1t is only those who have
never heard Slot, mover heard the
shricks and rroans Of wounded aud
laccratcd Cricnl or foc), that cry aloud
for more blood, more vengeance, more
dcsOlation
1t is related BY General who was
present at a private reunion of vctcr-
ans in Brook Ign that G. General Sherman
told this story:
The most painful experience |
had during the wur was near Chicka-
mauga, when it was acccssary to take
possession Of an cmincncc held by the
enemy. Tie Confederate battery on
the summit was doing terrible execu-
ton. The fight was prolonged, and
finally | saw that it could be captured
only by ordering a considerable force
Of men to charge up the hill and take
the battery.
AS the infantry came in view the
guns opened fire and the slaughter was
beyond description. 10 establish our
artillery there it was necessary to
make dash for the height, and then
occurred the most appalling spectacle
l saw in the war. The ground was
covered with dead and dying men, but
the crisis had arrived, and it was eth
er plant our batteries on that hill or
lose the battle.
Even the horses dragging tho
guns shicd at the frantic scramble Of
the wounded men trying to get out Of
the way of the approaching artillery.
AS tho ponderous wheels bearing can
non swept over the wounded, crushing
their bodies and breaking their bones
amid screams of men and explosions IF
shells, l turned heart sick and for the
first time I cried like child.
Gas General Sherman finished his
narrative" said the narrator, "his
eyes were again full of tears, as we're
those Of nearly every man in the
-oom."
On another occasion General Sher-
man, in discussing the difference OF
temperament in military men and the
effects Of battle movements upon
them, said that General Grant had so
little imagination he could look un-
moved upon appalling aes.
Il remember when car artillery was
moving down troops by thousands and
shells were exploding all round usl
looked on in terror. I confess that I
was frightened half out of my wits,
tn ough | might not have shown it in
face or actions. I turned to General
Grant, law him gazing calmly upon
the awful work of destruction and
wondered he did not change his posi-
ton. He remained intently watohin g
the battle, giving orders from time to
time, when suddenly shell burst
near US, scattering men, horses and
gun carriages into fragments. I ex-
pected we'd both be killed. when the
General coolly took cigar from his
pocket, lit it and said: Il think we d
better move back az few PAGES. It
seems getting rather hot here"
Gen. Grant had no love for war.
He said this repeatedly. When
Charles Sumner, during conference
on the Alabama claims, insisted on
preposterous damages from Great Bri-
tain or immediate war, General
Grant, with great seriousness said:
"Do you know, Sumner, what war
means? II you'd seen what I saw at
Shiloh and Chickamauga, dead and
dying men pil,G up many feet deep,
you would never want another war.
I certainly do not, and there shall be
none if I can prevent it,"
General Daniel f. Sickles, who left
leg on tho battlefield Of Gettysburg,
says: II don't recall any JOY on 60
ing into battle. My feelings we're of
anxiety that my orders should be
properly carried out. The sense of
responsibility in battle overshad ows
all other feelings. Personal danger
is never thought of-only danger to
the movement and the army. Joy
comes at the end, if you win victory.
/ remember very we'll the feeling of
exultation when we had won" {
In reply to question, General
Siokles said that he did not know just
when he was shot; he was aware Of it
q few minutes later, when he discover
ed his boots full Of blood and his ina