The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-04-11
WAR STORIES.
At The Siege Of Battery Wager.


rifle and ammunition, we secretly
!c:: :hc ecrs about 3 j.. H., on the per. !
ilous expedition. Being q staff Off
Ger, was enabled to pass the party !
out at the sally port, and, orouching |
low and stealthily, in Indian file,
Tut being in the lead, we glided |!
slowly up the creek, taking advantage
OF its banks, the palmetto trees and
occasional sand dunes to hide us from
view. The house was about fifty
yards from the creek, and, when we
had reached point about one hun
dred yards from it, we halted, and,
lying down together behind some
stunted shrubbery, held council Of |
war. It was impossible to retreat
then, because the sharpshooters had
evidently seen soma movement and,
with their rifles in hand, We could see
them ct the windows, looking intent.
ly in our direction. The space be.
tween US and the house was a perfect
ly open Sand area, without the slight
est shelter or protection. There was
not moment to lose, as the enemy
Was growing more and more suspic.
ious. There were eight sharpshooters
in the house, but at the time We did
not know the number.
There were only five Of US. We at
once concluded to make dash for the
house. The enemy were at the win
dows on the side looking toward our
fort. We had crept TO point nearly
opposite the end, so that they could
get only few oblique shots ct us
from the windows before we could
pass the line of Gre, the end of the
house interposing its friendly shelter
after passing this line.
At signal from Tutt(wbo, by COM
mon consent, became our leader, and
raising the Rebel yell, we widely sep.
arsted, aud on the full run We rushed
for the building, a scattering volley
being fred at US, providentially with
out effect. -
Meeting together on the opposite
side OF the house, We ran pell-mell
into the building through the open
door in the back Of the same. The
enemy seemed stunned by the sudden.
ness and the audaoity of the attack,
and We we're fairly in the hall before
they were enabled to come down the
ae::sw stairway to meet Us. The
fret two we're shot dead in che gen.
> eFal fusilade whish followed, the vivid
: flashes Of the rifles lighting up the
bell, which was soon filed with dense
smoke. -. ... .: -: 81. :. .' .-3.' -
, Tha surviving six drew back from
our view and Tut, Taving like de.
mon, started upstairs alone, but We
pulled him bsok. He then, in loud
voice, ordered the: house set ON Dire,
which We at once. did. retiring. 70 the
open area in the rear after the fire had
made considerable headway. The
building was old and dry, burned like
.inae= =nd i zee eeee 4s ke.ss e.s-
mated or: leaving the house. Some ef
the sharpshooters ran out: Of !. the
doors, and others jumped from the
Hover windows. We stood around, !,
| with our rifles cooked, and shot them,
as they appeared: They made ! feeble
resistance, ah9oting wildly. and The
survivors took to their heels. Fous
ot thera were killed, s. one was .paaiy
I wounded. and three made good their.
escape. The writer drsgged s. Sthe
sounded man away fsona tue burning
i build.1s 70 prevent his bsihs sbprned
laliya, and lefs him lying sin,. ths, and
90 safe distapos from ths housso5.. 4 i Il
by thias sims The ;.apsk SD, ,, and d the;
burning Snilding hsd5 arsusad .hs ne H.:
ispaetive garsisonss sof thes tHo Ports, /!
Iwhich sHarmed ID i iaassssi on thsir
parapstas We were .at ;jjSaay riils range e,lI
ofthe Yankee q garrison, ,sslld il We ss. i,
tempted 30 retreat sacroaa tha:: Open.
area OF sand, death 80 uss would have
been the M inovitabj q 81 IL ssnlt..a .Tha:
only way baok by;H / tie II q sse,Isaek margin
was already sHspt byS a hrr,icaus |of
bullets, Che enemy Il syidsnsI suppps.. \,
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broush sna Iadsh nsssss,ssr shss & hM sdsrar s
I!sa'ofks, W. mad ID 8 dash forS 81 y sn order
lto S5shsl ltsr oursely from shs Gos1 s.
ls tiss ] s'hich as nov sonssntrA Atad poiis