The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-01-27

said, The Colonel orders that you
send squadron Of men to charge that
line of battle, reform the men and
charge back. The order was deliver
cd to Capt. Dunlop to execute. hap.
pencd TO be near him at the time.
saw him straightcn himself to his full
height in the saddle. | saw the fire
of battle kindle in his eye. saw
him draw his sabre and turning to his
men he said, Forward, boys"
Charge, was the Captain svry;
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs but to do or die
Riding down the sharp shooters,
clearing the woods, out in the open
field they were met by tempest Of
grape and canister from the artillery
and Of mimic balls from the Infantry.
Many gallant rider and his horse
went down under the storm Of shot
and shell. But nothing could stay
the headlong course of the fearless
leader. Passing between the battery
and the infantry, he sabrcd one gun
ner, drove them all from their guns,
and caused the whole line Of infantry
next the artillery to wavcr. Had this
gallant charge been followed imme-
ately by that Of our whole command
we undoubtedly would have won the
day at that moment. But it was not
done. Capt. Dunlop dashed on after
cutting through the line of battle to
their rear, and when out of range of
their shot halted to see who were left
Of his command. Seven men had fol.
lowed him through and were ell that
were left. Turning to them he said
with grim humor: Boys, the com
mapd was to reform and charge back
One of the men replied, SWELL, Cap
tain, we have followed you this far,
but if you are going back through that
line of battle you will have to go by
yourself. We have had enough of
it, Of course he had no thought of
doing SO. He was only putting his
men to the test. Riding around their
line aud out Of range Of their shc:,
the heroic little band rcjoincd their
commander
1t is not my intention - continue
the history Of the battle. My only
purpose was to recount the most dcs-
pcratc charge ever witnessed during
my four years experience in the war.
Sufficient to say that By 81 ,wn We
had captured the whole fo. of the
enemy. The boys threw away their
shotguns, replacing them with i'm
proved arms. The battery we kept
till the war closed and good service it
did against it's former owners. That
night w started back for McMinn-
vile, halting only long enough to
parole our prisoners, with whom For
rest did not wish to be burdcncd.
We reached our camp at Nj S1iunvillc
about noon on Monday, having been
in the saddle about rs hours. That
battle secured FORESTS promotion TO
the rank of general, and our gallant
Capt. Dunlop afterwards became col
oncl OF his regiment, and was
loved and admired by every man
in his ,mmand.
GREAT As FIGHTER AND PREACHER
(From the Florence Ilerald)
\ noble life was ended when .!lc
soul of the Rev. j. T.. Dunlop wended
it's way heavcnward. lie died, as
was recorded in the columns Of this
paper, few days since and was buried
on Monday morning in the yard of the
old church at Williamsburg Court
House. The life Of this gallant SOL
dier and this jealous minister was
spent in the service OF .lis people both
in war and in peace. He was born on
the 29th of December, in the year %,
and was educated at the South Caro-
lima College in Columbia, and there he
was known for the great force Of his
character and the strength of his reso-
luton. He was always religious
ly inclined and while still a boy chose
the profession Which he would follow.
He early determined to enter the
Presbyterian ministry and dev ote him
self to the. calling to which he felt
divincly inclined. 1t was early re-
corded Of him that though seriously
inclined even as a youth he had with
in him all the young mans fro and
even more Of the fighting spirit than
is generally vouchsafed in mankind.
So when the call to arms was sounded
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