The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21

S"le' 4iSbSF'oj WIN - uOW Win the
-First South Carolina Infantry at the
Manassas manoeuvers
After forty-three years am tent
ing again on the cid camp ground.
Ne reached cur camp last night and
had to pitch tents after dark, so We
we're all very tired, but got good
night rest.
This morning Captain Beatty Smith
from Clover, York County, who was
in the Sharp Shooters, Jenkins bri-
.sade, and myself hired hack and
.ook in the points where we fought
&orty-two and forty-three years ago.
I'VE first went to the Henry House,
where the hardest fighting was done
during the first battle.
All the different points are marked
where Wade Hampton was wound
sd, right at this house, and where
E3ee and Barlow fell, and where Gen-
"eral Bee, just before he fell, gave
jackson tho immortal name of "Stone-
szall."
From there we drove to the Stone
house, thence to see Mrs. Dogan, who
aives near Georgetown. She gave us
a great deal Of information about the
position of the different commands in
action. We did this in order to locate
the lines Of the second battle After
trying in vain to locate our position,
<lJerkin0' BRIGADE we drove to Stone
Bridge, where the Fourth South Caro-
lima received its first taste of real war.
1 saw the spot where the first man in
che battle was killed. A. D. Brown Of
Our company, and where Wilton Earle
WAS mortally wounded, also where
,-Adjutsns Wilkes was killed.
: Capt. Smith was not interested in
wshe position of the first battle, 80 I
yielded to him, and we drove back to
the field Of the second battle, where
I'VE dismissed the hack and took it
@afoot. After wandering for hours We
sfound at last just what I wanted, the
e2laoe where Hoods brigade fought
Sthe Fifth New York Zoneves, which !
witnessed from my position. From
that point we went to the very spot
where Jenkins brigade made grand
~charge and the Second Rifles sustain
Led che greatest loss. ] carried the
>oolors through it all and alo riive to
view the place where 30 many hsave
men fell. I found this printed on 9
saarge board to mark the spot:
"Here the Fifth New York Zouaves
Cost 1876 killed, 208 wounded and miss
ing and never accounted for. Total,
1851 out Of 462 taken into action. This
aoss was inflicted inside Of seven min
utes in resisting Hoods brigade,
Aongstreet's charge. Largest loss or
record. August 80, 1862"
Captain Smith was in the Palmetto
Sharp Sheoters and knew the enot
where the five brave men were killed
and Of that number the three sons of
Methodist preachers. cut two sticks
'olose 70 the spot. I hope I will not
dose them, for I know they are from
the very spot, OF within few feet of
ut.
We have been out all day. Carried
some hard tack for lunch, and now
am writing this by the light Of oan-
die, and you can imagine how hard it
is on my eyes. We have orders
80 leave here :: 4.39 :H .le morning
60 march to Thoroughfare Gap, Is
miles away. to attack the Brown army.
1 thought I would get out Of thas
tramp, but I have orders to go with
chem to assist in taking care Of the
wounded" Being under military
discipline, suppose I must go.
Il WAS very sick all day Sunday and
when We reached camp, I was in bad
shape, but the boys fixed me to bed
-on nice cot, and tucked the cover
around me like was child. slept
weN, and was able to take to.day's
tramp of ten miles or more.
I have just received copy of The
'Greenyille News in which young Jen-
Sxins gives me grand send of. was
never an officer in the Palmetto Rifle.
'men, however, | was private in that
Oomrsny, nor was that company in
Col. bowen's regiment, Company L,
End Rifles, Colonel Bowen, is the cor
rection.
Everything looks natural around
: ae.e. Camps are in every direction,
~and III Gooks like war in earnest.
Everything is carried on in grand
:: style. Even the water in the springs