The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-10

&c Che Editor oe the News and Cou-
:ier: As have been prevailed upon
~ my old veterans and young men
also 60 write another War story to your
admirable paper, | have reluctantly
consented to yield to their request and
FRY aui do the best can at this late
day. [ realize that now is the time to
write these before years shall cause
The usual cavein Of memory and bury
.ilcu. forever. So allow Inc to ask
your indulgence while describe to
The best Of my feeble memory and by
The all Of few records have on nly
iles Of the part played BY the 7th s.
y battalion, in TIE bloody battle Of
0rury' Blu,i, fought on the 10Th Of
Nay, 1854 Forty years ago to day
this lloody but victorious battle was
>oue,lt Your rscribc on that fatal day
vs-as 5Gt ute a youth.
Or The 9Th day Of May Ilarooi's 5
u-igeie. o. which the 7th battalion
asaa I part, arrived in the city of Pet
.-sburty, from the coast Of South Caro-
l.:nr. 9 en-. Butler, Of the Federal
;slri1y, landed fo:cc Of about 81, 900
|sf all arE:s ct 5}rury' Bluff on about
'the th Of May. lie pushed his
feones ou. 20 and cut the Richmond
aud Petersburg road at Port Walthall
"a ehc morning Of the 9th. lIagood's 8
brigade arrived in the city about mid
lay Of the Gth. We were hurriedly
pushed out to the field where there
had been heavy fighting all the morn
.og.
We arrived just in time to join in
.he shouts of victory and see the enc
oy disappearing through the woods.
Ghey Sallied, however, and in few
days advanced on and attacked our
Lines on the banks of Swift Creek, on
the 9Th, when they were again repul-
sed with heavy losses. After this
| ight the enemy fell back to and occu-
pied their works near Drury's Bluff.
We followed them up and eureuchcd
our brigade just in their front. There
we had heavy skirmishing day and
night till the final blow came on the
morning Of the 10Th. IIagood's bri-
sade occupied the line of brcastworks
to the left Of the turnpike. The enc.
my was on this side Of the river. The
hresstworks were the defence Of the
Hank Of Drury's Bluff aud consisted
OF three lines, semi-c;rcular in shape.
Opposite the crossing of the turnpike
by the first line and across the open
tield was Fort Stevens. To the right
Of the turnpike wore some houses and
au apple orchard. For several days
t5efore the battle of the 10Th Hagood
occupied the post of honor supporting
s&ort Stevens on the second line of en-
,sdEe0ehments. Here they endured the
"snenBs sharpshooters and battery
'rne aeveral guns placed near the houses
~aEhere shell and grape and oanisters
eWene poured into our ranks.
AIS o'clock on the morning Of the
Es6th. through heavy fog the whole
fliue 9as advanced. Gen. Ransom on
&ea. 6dagood's left had no first line of
Ssnerenchment to charge. They swept
san driving the euemy before US. Ha-
ssaoa g brigade mounted the ramparts
sG hsrseeend line to charge the enc.
uRz uehind the line, which they had
4tsormed ont of their first line. On
'6hey swept, the right OF the brigade
Ees6ng on the turnpike, marching
srom line to line. Gallantly did they
~sarrg themselves across the open spac
ander the fire of the enemy until they
11ecame masters Of the respective posi-
'Ilous assigned to each regiment. The
u'sht Of THE -25th S. c. ", the gallant
Col. Simonton'e 8 occupied the turnpike,
@pUut at which the enemy's cannon
s1%tundered with fearful havoc upon
>oazs1- ranks, causing heavy losses.
HNheSgdaed the first line of entrench-
1.znsatsJj driving the enemy in the woods
Seyuud. 'rNhese must be cleared"
shouted the brave Col. Nelson as the
an&taAion mounted the parapets. Elk
ssassyonets, double quick, charge" is
che command given by the gallant
Sal Nelson. Amid the shower Of
oalls the word Of execution comes
March!" No one ever saw more
ss1effeot4ine formed on dress parade
9 than hlaia in the very shadow Of death.
AS the left of the battalion came
- afo line. they came in contact with
y asires Which the enemy had stretched
: Srouns stump to stump, concealed in
Gho brush 4nSfront of their second line