The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-20
WAR STORIES.
Seven Days Battle Around Richmond,
A Georgia Colonel in the Sunny South.

ou 10 hiCumouu, was tue cry.
The army Of the Potomac, under COM
mand Of General Mcclellan, was NOV
ing carefully and slowly toward Rich
mond, for it had met with bloody
checks at Williamsburg and Seven
Pines. He had, it was estimated, be-
tween 125 900 and 130, 900 active men +,
But he was still calling for reinforce
nents. His army was occupying q
position in the form of crescent with
the left resting near James River and
aot far from Richmond.
It had been determined,by the Con :
iederate generals to attack the invad-
ing host in their fortified positions,
and the bulk of the Confederate forces
we're quietly drawn toward Rich
nond.
That was the situation on June Is,
1862.
Thursday, June 26, Stonewall Jack.
son crossed the Chickahominy River
and began march between that river
and .ne Pamunkey River. General
Branch crossed the Chickahominy
and wheeled to the right. General
&. p. Hill crossed. The advance
march was taken up with jackson on
she left, Branch in the center and
Hill on the right. The march, wss
eastward to flank MoClellan's left.
Hill engaged the federals at Mechan
jeBville under CALLING FIRE aud carried
che enemy's Notifications. The battle
3'-'"d two and half hours and the
'>.u..onadipg was fierce. The enemy,,s
s,ans we're on hill one and half
miles away. Mpley's and Pender' 8
fr zades made an assault. The charge
"as one Of the most memorable Of tho
war, and it was then that the Forty
fourth Georgia and the First North
Carolina won their laurels for bravery.
The cannon FIRE from tho enemy was
murderous, aud the Confederate loss
was great.
Rhett's battery crossed the river
s'ad got into position on q high hill
and fred over the Confederate heads.
Bondurant's battery oame up and the
SauuonadiIg lasted until &c O'clock at
night.
Mcclellan had retreated to Gaines
Mill and taken up strongly fortified
Dositicn. The Confede.ates on the
morning Of Juno ~ began again its
march forward. General Gregg and
Pryor, Of L5Hsstreet's corps, turned
the enemy's left flank and carried
with the bayonet what guns still re-
manned in the enemy's batteries. The
I Confederate army was still moving
forward. General p. Fl. Hill Joined
jackson ct Bethesda Church.. Both
corps proceeded 60 Cold Harbor, Hill
in the front. The enemy was en-
trenched on high hill. Lougstreet
= was onth6 right near Chickahominy
swamp, Hill on the left, then Whit
/: ing, then EWell, then jackson and
shen D. q. Hill, v
81 At 3 o olock in the afternoon the
. Confederates were in sight Of the Fed
eral camp. General Pryor advanc ed
and drove away the Federal skirmish.
ers. Wilcc= and rvyor deployed their
! men in line Of. battle with Feather
atone in their rear. Then the charge
was made up the hill under terrific
!. Are Of shooters aud an ineessans dis
charge of grape and canister, Such q!
1 position was never stormed before.
One Wiloox's regimente wavered
aud he rubbed forward with sword in
I in hand, far his horse had been killed,
and he sht uted:
ssEll byaead the first man that
stops: i
Pryor steadily but slowly advanced
aud BY the time the three brigades
had stormed the enemy 8 position and
carried the hill, ! 3 Featherstone was far
10 advance, Every ofiosr was ON foot
Rof all the horaes had been shot from
adder them. What 8 sight met the
e7es Of the OonfederatesI InSs front
federal camps .stretched for miles to
the northeast. The dir Was dark with
smoke and the cannon kept up .an in-
4 &eessant and deafeniDg roar. Heavy
|: massea Of Federats were mqyi6gStp
the left to flank the Confederstas.'
I Yet onward marched Wilcox. Feather
stone and Pryor in . matchless lins@R
/ bsttle, Then the danntless Jaeksen
B came to the rescue and checked the
I aank moyeap ant OF tho Federals. All
i along the sonse ederate line the e.ory OF
Forward Sang out, aud 1000
! Federals went before them 10 full
retreat. h; SIX :ss5: s3s
ssG 81 in the meantime Gold Rarbor had
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