The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-25
Foffy'Five Years Ago Last Saturday.
tFrom Saturdays Daily Mail.)

tFrom Saturdays Daily Mail.)
Today is the forty.fifth anniversary
or the First Battle of Manassas. The
1861.
The Palmetto Rifiemen. the famous
military company in which most of
the young men of Anderson enlisted
at the outbreak of the war, was In
this battle. The survivors always re.
member the anniversary Of the bat.
tie, for 1t was the first fight in which
tney were engaged. 1t was their ban.
tism OF fire, so to speak.
Mr.. j. f. Clinkscales, the veteran
editor Of the Anderson Intelligencar
was q member of the company. He
was asked this morning II he could
give the names Of those now living in
Anderson who were in this battle. II
would be afraid to undertake to do
co. he said, "for it was a long time
age, and naturally might not be able
to remember all who were there. VII.
ton Earle and A. D. Brown, members
OF the company, were killed in the
fight, and 8. J. Slowman, James Earle.
A. +. Hubbard and ]. r. Cochran, Sr.,
were wounded. 1t was our first fight,
and, OF course, those OF us who were
! In 1t have always remembered 1t. We
couldn't forget IL we tried.
| 1t would not do, of course, to say
| That any OF us Were scared, but we
were all mora or less excited, and
more OF us were very nervous. We
mad to go down hillside to get into
the fight We were halted and or
| dered to fix bayonets, and when we
1 lTfQ6 fha
| very high. One Of the men some
how rammed his gun between the
| legs of Tom Magill--poor fellow. he's
dead now-and Magill took a header
| and started rolling down the hill. He
| began protesting as soon as he start
ed Yalling-didn't wait until he got I'D
TO make his objections. He turned
| several somersaults, and as he went
down the hill he was tabbering ex-
citedly. Dang. you," he yelled, I'm
no dinged Yankee. Why are you try.
| ing to kill me?'
1T was very funny, and although
we wera going into our first fight, and
| our nerves were all wrought up, all
| OF us laughed long and heartily. And
| believe that very thing saved q
great many of us. It turned our
thoughts to something else, and en-.
abled us to get a fresh grip on our
| nerves, and we went into the fight IN
! good shape. It wGs a terribly ho:
| day--the weather, I mean, outside Of
| the battle. I shall never forget it."
! MIR. Clinkscales gazed on into the
distance and smiled reminiscently.
| War was terrible thing" he said,
"and don't want to be in another
one The soldiers had hard time
of 1t, and yet we had good time of
| 1t In many ways. We had lots OF fun.
We were ali young then, and we took
life easy. 1t was hard life, but ne
made the best Of It. No man who
! wes n th@ war regrets his expert.
ence, but have never seen an old sol.
der who wanted to be In another
| one." .. -. go"
| BESIDES Mr.. Clinkscales there are
number Of other veterans now liv:
Ing In Anderson who were members
OF the Palmetto Rii1emen and in the
battle. Messrs. Wood A. Fapt, A. H.
Osborpe, r. l.. Keys are among The
number, and there are no doubt 9th.
ers whose names could not be recall
ed by Mr.. Cltnkscales this morning.
There are! many veterans who be.
longed to the famous old company,
who were not in the first fight. The
company was recruited from time to
time, and great many men who en-.
listed In other commands at the out
break of the war joined the Palmet-
1862. .',,-'% 80. '''.'S ;:
The name Of the company, Palmet.
to Rifemen, is still used by the mill.
TIA company now In existence in this
| city, and It Will, of course, haT used
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