The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-10-04

| Gen. Gregg, realizing the impor-
tancc Of the situation, at once started
with the remainder of the brigade to
my assistance; and when within some
five or six hundred yards, they we're
espied by the enemy, who raised and
came with rush for our works. NY
little command had made every preps.
ration to give them q warm reception,
having loaded cur small arms and
double shottcd with grape the 80
FOUNDER; and when their four double
| columns had come within about two
hundred yards, I gave the command
TO fire. This shot was exceedingly
destructive, tearing lane of some
thirty feet or more through the entire
four columns. Owing to the unfortu-
nate circumstances Of our being short
OF ammunition, we were unable to do
much execution with our rifles. Il
took but few moments for them to
clear the intervening space aud reach
the ditch, some five feet deep, in front
OF our works, into which they piled
pellmell. They Immediately began to
scale the embankment and pour over
the works into the fort. Seeing the
hopelessuess of further efforts to save
the fort, although our brigade was
only some three hundred yards from
US and coming in full run to our as
slstance, | gave orders to get out in
the best manner possible and reform
on the next line Of works, about o1e
mile in our rear. After throwing sew
eral lunches of cartridges which had
just been brought into the fort at
them, l, with Capt. D. H. Wiluot,
Adjt. Sam Robinson, and Lieut.. VIII
liam Landee, were the last to leave
that portion Of the fort. The men
on the right flank, following the line
OF works, were thrown with the I'd
Tennessee. Regiment, while those on
the left we're thrown with the I'd
Georgia Regiment, Just arriving to
our assistance. On my leaving the
fort / saw that the 80 2.pounder had
Decn dismounted by the tecoil aud was
standing up nearly perpendicular,
firmly imbedded in the hard clay.
Private afterwards Csptain) A. P.
McCord was on top of the traverse
going right down into the midst Of the
enemy not more than fifteen feet dis
tant. He even remained Ii this peril
GUS position until the bluecoats be-.
came as thick within the works as
blaokbirds upon millet stack.
In my hasty retreat from these un.
comfortably warm quarters I dropped
very fine sword, which was left to
the enemy's care. In our retreat from
the fort We were exposed to tho gall.
ing fire Of more than one thousand of
the enemy's small arms, which sent
numerous bullets in uucomfortably
close proximity to US. Ny purpose
was to rally as many Of our men as
possible at the next line of works aud
dstail the enemy until the remand or
of the command could succeed in get.
ting in their front. The I'd Georgia
Regiment, under the command Of the
gallant Col. w. s.. Shepherd, being
pressed by the enemy from Fort Har.
rison, now in their possession, took
position in a small redoubt on the line
of works about one.hale mile to the
left OF Fort Harrison. His command,
numbering less than one hundred men,
made a most gallant fight. Running
short of ammunition anu being hard
pressed by the enemy, he sent word
to some Of my command for ammu ]:
milton and help or that he would be
compelled to give up the fort.
A. P. McCord aud John Lindsey,
both Of my old command, volunteered
60 return near the cabins In the rear
Of Fort Harrison, occupied by the
enemy, where stood en- abandoned d
ordnance wagon, which they passed in.
their retreat from The fort. Protect. !.
ed by line of skirmishers, under the
command, think, Of Lieut.. Landee,
and undera heavy ire Of muskesys
and artillery, they succeeded in aeour-
ing each . box Of cartridges, and car,
rying the same under. . heavy fire
some half mils TO Col. Shepherds q
men and throwing the boxes npon q
dismounted gun and bursting them
open, the cartridges were u eagerly
gathered up by the brave soldiers
% renew the firing which had almost
ceased, Ss:s q
ERallyiDg q few men who had ;ss-
capped With me from Fort Harrison, i