The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-30

mlssing Among the killed five gen
erals-Cleburn, our own Gist, John
Adams, strahl aud Grsnbury. Gen.
Adams horse was found dead astride
the inner line of the ensmy's works.
Gen. Mauigualt was among the wouu.
ded. AS we marched through the
town on our way to Nashville I saw
our dead lying four feet deep at the
foot of the enemy's eutrenchments.
What is the truth about Spring
Hill? That q great opportunity vas
there lost is abuudantly proved.
Gen. Hood says in his report:
About 4p. M, our infantry forces,
Major Gen. Chea.ham in the advance.
commenced to come in contact with
the enemy about two miles from
Spring Hill, through which the Co.
lumbia and Franklin pike passes.
The enemy were at this time moving
along this pike, with some of their
troops formed on the flank of their
column to protect it. Major Gen.
Cheatham was ordered at once TO at.
tack the enemy vigorously and get
possession of this pike and although
these orders were frequently and ear.
nestly repeated, he made but feeble
and partial attack, failing to reach the
point indicated. Darkness soon came
on, and, to our mortifcation, the
enemy continued moving along this
road. almost in earshot, in hurry and
confusion, nearly the entire night
Thus was lost the opportunity for
striking the enemy for which we had
labored SO long,-the best which this
campaign has offered, and one of the
best Afforded US during the war"
Again Gen. Hood says:
About IL p. M, ascertaining that
the enemy was moving in great con-
fusion-artillery, wegons and troops
:ntermixed-I sent instruotisDs e
Gen. Cheatham to advance q heavy
line Of skiFmishers against him and
still further impede and confuse his
march. This was not accomplished
The enemy continued to move alore .
the road ia hurry end confusion.
within hearing all the night. 81 4
Lieut. Gen. Lee, left in front Of
the enemy at Columbia, was instruct.
ed to presa the enemy che MON er,ti Il hme m
abandoned his position at that point.
The enemy did not abandon n his
wosks At that place till dark, show.
Ing that his trains obstructed the
road for fifteen miles during the day
and great part Of che night, q
Major Gen. Chalmers says: 5IS3ss 81. !: |z
When i crossed the Coluambia
pike I learned, to my great asto,nish-
ment, that the enemy's whole column
had passed up that pike, and within 4
very short distance of our tt,r} 81 ssassr
lines, during the night. " ~.
Our own Gen. Capers, the colonel. i
now Bishop, gives ID Bis report r. the
fullest statement Of the condition Of
things. His regimen 1, the h 24th
South Carolina, Was . part OF heat.
hams corps. He says: # 4 35.ssssss sfs
fls' e# arrived before Spring Hill
about sunset and were formed III! !linpe1
Of bstsle, facing the town and m sppar. j,,,a q
entity about . milo distant. IS 81 The
eHshy seemed to be in cont fusion /, a 81
| Wa conld hear the noias sof pulling
doEn5 fences and ii hoollaes and m lie ss Z rat.
,tling of wheels Oh The pike. iOuss
troops were lighting o. our i,] ieElt, IL
and we. were es expecting MON M mensSarily
be ordered forEa ii " q order m
came, however. and as dark ark came y d, /,
the General lGist) and nd b b yj,self I rode
out toward The enemy, within SpistaoI
i;shots This stats of affairs ,gsn aas, i am aud "a
still is inex xplioable etos ne, tds ltis gays s
as n great sisappo merit I,aters M III, spt
lin5the il, 81 nigh e eonld Sheas i rolling
eela ne
mya artil ller and moved gu l,,S to
Fran aii aux aaI iou lr nieht of 8,
iWaiting and Ing Nd dI move 8 next Il
morning on Az tth u pike And marched
after Stewart corp toward Frank
iin. R lirns sa b, gsfpns and dead mnlss
were passed Son the pike and other
|Sevidsnesa of hast 5re.raat oS ' iie
enemy 4 Isl
,hat is tho tsstipao 8 from & she
Other tss side il q ior Gil. Stanley
ass night closed sssS oonls sas d tfse m
lElenpln rapid xtend ling his E iiiiss. l,'
and By olook it eDiy.iidonE tiias M
I!aty least n corp of EuSa amy sas
formed in lins faoiag sjsi ths
|stnsnpiks ana as ID snesr al d issaass cf
|knt|l little lncrs shan saif & 81 iniIs q is from
llitss ssn sohoa asld ayrivsa ssfona oisa SIS IS
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