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

ana John Esten Cooke. Southern
historian, says, "It is doubtful if in
any battle ever fought by any troops
men displayed greater gallantry" than
the Federal troops who made these
charges.
On December IL the enemy crossed
over under the smoke Of the burning
city. Gen. Lee stood on Lees Hill.
and occasionally shell would be sent
among them TO show that we were not
inviting them over; but the general
attitude ct Ger. Lee seemed TO be,
'Walk into my parlor, said the spider
to the fy,' and they walked in. It
was manifest that the battle royal
must take place the next day, for
Burnside could not occupy his present
position except to fight. On the next
morning Q9tb) Lee and Longstreet,
with their respective staff officers and
courlers, rode together along Long
street line of battle. They stopped
at residence just at the foot of Lee q
Hill and to the right called, I think,
the "Randolph Mansion" took break
fast, and then rode up on Lees Hill.
a dense fog and smoke covered the
plateau and the eneAy. Nothing
could be seen and nothing heard, ex-
oept that indescribable buzz, like the
distant and uncertain noise of bees,
that 80 plainly tells the trained soldier
that an army is going into line Of bat
tie. On the hill were Lee and staff,
Longstreet and staff, Col. Freemantle,
OF the British army, as an observer,
and about one hundred others, officers
and oouricre. Gen. jackson rode up
and said few words to Gen. Lee, and
then went off and leaned sgainst O
pine, looking on the ground. He
seemed to be little ashamed of q
splendid new uniform he wore, and
pretty soon he rode off to the right.
Gen. Stuart, who had been makiug q
reconnaissance into the fog, trotted
up the hill whistling (he would whis.
tie; it was the only serious crime he
was guilty of. Wilcox rode up
awhile, aud MoLsws and Col. Walton
came over from Marye's Hell, just to
our left. Lee looked at his watch
several times. Gen. Kerahow, whose
brigade was at the time in reserve be.
tween Lees and Marye's Hills, came
up and talked with Longstrees, aud 20
the hours wore on. It was near ten
O'Clock when suddenly three heavy
guns on our line, immediately to our
right, doomed out in quick succession.
"There she goes, boysl' said Stuart,
and, leaping on his horse, oautered of
to the right, and the other. brigsdiers
and major generals followed suit to
their respective commands. It was
Lees signal Of battle. .. ~...
| Gen. Lee seemed to know that tbe
fog would clear up ia few minatee
and that the enemy would Immediately
attack, and so it turned out. In lees
than ten minutes the fog began e
! 4hssl upvard, and in less time siasn j;
takes to tell it the whole cloud curtain
rolled away, revealing the grandss:
panorama I have ever seen-an army
OF nearly one hundred thousand men
in battle array. A dozen field glasses
swept the plateau from right to left,
although tho whole field was Visible
Ito;the naked eye. The enemy5 did lot
j delsy their move; their$ iess.wine (oI
Franklin's grand diyision) marched
out against our right wing. q; The
WORD ran around: ::Tley are going s5i iil,5 "a
attack Jaoksonl': Oa they went, 5,an,d
there lay Jackson with twehtyStho
sand Of the finest infantry soldiers
!'the world has ever seen is silent ,ia aud
40 terrible as the tiger !: cat on The
erouoh.:: And on they; wsns: s Sud.
denly line ;:of smoke abousa q mile
long ran along Jaoxeon's o front, then
another, and another I've could not
near = sound, the wind was bfosine
in that direotion). Soon the artillery
On both sides opened with fearful
vigor, ours. playing on sha Infantry
with canister. !. The Federal line 81
battle was hurled back: They rallied
and charged again, and sgain were
hurled back. Again they rallied and I'D
charged, and again were husled hack.
This time JAG ckson' s men charge il, ! aud ID
the Federal, line, raked BY Stuart with
twenty pieces Of fisid artillery ut hall
! flank, were doubled up sjlu aud forced
back TO the river under Che proteostion al 81
of,their heavy gune. 81
t.$ $simnltane eonsly with the "a sfeat e 81.
their left they oomrnenced M attack
oH their aright--on Marye' Hill A
tremendous oannohsds was opened r .,,i 81 81
i tha Hill from tha SsAffn .Iy !. s