The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-07

While everybody is becoming inter
estcd in the approaching army man
,uvcrs on the battlefield Of Manassas
n Northern Virginia, it has occurred
10 The Enquirer that maybe the per-
'onal experience of one Of the many
!, ork county men who were there
night be as readable as anything else
hat could be printed in this line at
his time, and pretty good sample
vas developed in conversation few
days ago with Mr.. A. Cody of York
.1ile.
MIR. Cody was member Of company
y, 18th South Carolina Infantry, and
saw some pretty lively times at the
trent. AS member Of Jackson
Famous foot cavalry" he participa-
Ted in many long hard marches and
did his full share Of the fierce fighting
chat characterized the campaigns of
chat famous commander. He is not
given to boasting about his exploits,
because he does not claim to have en-
ioyed all Of his experiences; but at
tthe same time he can give an intelli-
gent account Of any given incident
chat came under his personal observa-
r;ion during those somewhat exciting
ysimes.
''Of course. ! could not tell you
about the whole BATTLE" MIR. Cody
commenced in reply to questions. ut
would take somebody who was not
sGhere to do that. 1 can only tell you
what saw, and my experience proba-
bly, was only that of one man among
some sixty thousand or more.
Owe had just marched out from
Manassas Junction, where, on the
night before, after filling our haver-
sacks with all we could carry, we had
burned several train loads of captured
supplies. We understood that we
were to reinforce General Ewell, who
was confronting Pope's army in the
,neighborhood of Centerville. We
were pretty well tagged out at the
seime, having marched 60 miles with
nothing to eat during the night and
day preceding our arrival at the juno
stion, and We proceeded rather slowly,
stopping every mile or two to blow a
aittle. remember chat I was trying
dreadfully hard to make some coffee
during the stops; but at each attempt
would have to 60 on again just as it
began to get warm. Finally I carried
athe water and coffee in my tin from
-one stopping place to another and sue
<oeeded in getting it about hot enough
teo be fit to drink.
"We formed in line of battle near
Centreville on The evening of the 18th
sof August just about sundown. Our
aine was along the unfinished railroad
The grading lad been completed; but
there had been no track laid. This
was about dark. In little while we
were ordered forward, and continued
about mile or mile and q half. l
do not remember how far exactly; but
q remember very we'll that several men
of our company got their shins barked
against the stones that lay thick in
che woods through which we were
passing. Although there was no fir
ang going on at the time, We were or
saered to halt and rest on our arms
which we did remaining there until
after daylight next morning.
"When day began to break we
found ourselves in the depression be-
kween two hills, and after little
Ghere came an order for us to 60 back
TO the point from which wo had come
the night before. We started out at
"a spretty brisk pace, and just as we got
.on @on Of the hi! Yankee battery
opened upon US from the rear. The
~shots we're coming closer and closer,
showing that the gunners were getting
our range, when all at once Stonewall
jackson and A. p. Hill galloped down
our line and ordered US to Spread
AoutI Spread outl' We obeyed the or
der, opening ranks like these young
militia fellows do nowadays, and got
6sOk to our original position along the
old railroad line without losing man.
s:-And there was something funny
about ihis. At least it is funny to
':ne now that l think of it again.aftier
80 long time. l told you about get
ting supplies at the junction. These
supplies included lot of bacon, which
SsRas'rationed out to us in three pound
CHUNKS. Not caring to grease up our
haversacks with the meat, many of us
carried it on the points of our bayo-