The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-06-06

bled on the Geld before t "a gallant
men would consent to .-toeat; but,
cut 20 pieces as ehey were, it was ina.
possible to do otherwise; and when
they at last rstired, we thought the
battle Of Fredericksburg was over.
The sun was ebout two hours high
and the center of the armies had not
been seriously engaged, still we
thought that che repulse Of the right
and left wings was SO bloody and ter
rible that they would not venture to
renew the contest. But not SO, as we
soon discovered. Another assault On
Marye, even more formidable than tho
hrst two, was making ready. Five
lines OF battle were to throw thom.
selves headlong upon it. Twenty
pieces of field artillery were brought
to bear upon the stone wall in the
open plateau at point blank range to
tear it to pieces with solid shot. a
hundred guns were raining shell on
the hill preparatory to tbs charge.
Lee had sent another brigade to re.en-
force the stone wall, and now they
GOULD present quintuple lines. Au-
other battery was sent to the hill.
just ct this time Gen. Lee desired
to send dispatch through Lopgstreet
to Gen. Kershaw, behind the stone
wall, at the foot Of Marye's Hill. 1t
was desperate mission, for the oou-
rier would have to ride over Marye'.
Hill, through the tornado Of shell,
down 70 the stone wall that WAS being
pounded by twenty pieces Of srtillrry
and about to be charged by five lin>s
OF battle, but it seems it was Of press
ing Importance. What Che dispatch
Was, Of course, never knew, but I
was quickly tolled off by the orderly
es the courier 10 take il. 7 was
splendidly mounted on horse I had
recently purchased. The dispatch was
quickly prepared and handed to me,
with instructions shas 7 would find
Gen. KeEshaw behind the ;etone wall.
l was ready to start when Gen. Lee
himself turned to US agd said: .'Let
another courier mount and follow the
fret. Let the first courier hold the
dispatch in. his right hand in plain
view, and it one Falls let the other
take it, Henry. Smith, Of Kershsw
County, Was named as the second
courier, and Immediately mounted. I
had touched my spirited horse for the
60, when I saw by q glanos that Gen.
Lee was in the act Of salutine as.
The compliment was so absolutely nm.
usual, and, in fact. unheard Of before,
that I was taken abaok. I I:resiized in
moment, however, that IL was proba.
bly, in recognition Of the importance
and peril Of my mission, and, refining
my horse back on his hsunoh es, T re-,
turned with thrilled emphasis the per.
sonal salute OF my commander in
chief, ss did. my comrade, and che
next moment we were flying down The
hill toward Marye. T<.. Ii EE$$
There was . military road i between
Lees and Marya's Hills connecting
the telegraph road with the, Orange
plank road in. the reas Of: Marya.s Hill
end eessccssss::ss~ HEsszss! I.u1. I think i,
was originally made for /. Q railroad
t. y nth embankmepts. Just at ths
ru,4 tsas . large old mill house, an;s, az
we passed this q shell went ahroueh
A., scattering boards immediately be.
hind sua. 10 8 few leaps We overlook .,,,
an ammunition: wagon %mAking ita way
over under whip and +, spur. "a sheii
took of the two lead mules. sHs ss,pinle riirl
them of thit embankms 81 {. I'm ii a a. SevI
moments We were on ssrarys. III saw M
just ahead of mo COL. WaI,on on h hiu
black horse with bis battalion, !sI
knew The Colonel vel, and + I he 1 Knew 81
me- FOR Il had often carried him iii ais.
patches. 4 shouted 10 him as:S laiIs 81 i; 40.
proaehsd :ss.' Colonel. whore sdau I I d add m
Gen. :KershaN r. He pointed, i al , aud h All I'D y
I feR past him ] heard his, voice ,,i,s "a 3.
froms long distance say:: ,,.At 3 sthe ii,
foot: OF tho hill, but y!ou will never 1I,s,i
reach him =. ;s3 q,
M Under ordinary eirc instances III 81 u nj
Righs have checked mp at this warn. al /
Ing, but the words Of Cen; Iae 81, came & q
70 me, 4 ono falla.I tho her mujst III;
take it,' and without drasinE Isl /, Ne J
shot down the deep ,deoliyityy, B I, found ,,,
Gen. ,Kershaw behind the q stone 81 van
delivered The dispatch took 81 the t,Isuai az
recsipt + envelope u & and ii 81 pp we
went again and through 3the batteries s.'
The braye Louisisna boys tthirtysn ine i,,i
,!of IS ahom were killed aorw wounded there's ,i,
found time ,to give us .,s 8 { Wild hnisxs.
aud tho nobla Old W alton; l 81, Snou dis.