Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-27

April, 1861, aud surrender OF Maj
Anderson the 13. A few days later
this Regiment of State troops
volunteered to go to Virgins, ard
was the first command from any
state to reach Richmond. We
marched some time in May from
Fairfax, @. III. to Drauesvllle aud
on the return 10 Fairfax, G. II.
skirmished with some federal
troops at Vienna; killed seven
Yankees without Joss to our sid9,
and then continued to Fairfax.
AS this regimen. had only ell
listed for six months it was dis
banded in July, the men joining
other organized commands or
making up new ones A month
after Brunson was 2ud LieuteD-
ant of Company D 18th S. G.
Volunteers; was in service on TIN
South Carolina coast until 22nd
of April, 1862, when the regiment
was ordered to Virginia to the
command of Brigadier Gen. Max
cy Gregg, Anderson's Division at
Fredericksburg.
When the Confederates retreat
ed from fredericksburg, Brunson
in command of his company,
covered the rear OF Anderson s
Division. At tho battle of Gains
Mills be was slightly wounded
early in the day, but while in a
charge about sun down he was
shot in the mouth, the ball pass
ing out the back of his neck. Be-
fore this wound had healed he had
one hand shattered while his
regiment, -14tb S. c.. was charging
redoubt i the battle of Chan
cellorsville. In the first days fight
at Gettysburg be was shot through
both legs. He fell on a Federal
captain who WAS shot through one
leg. Af;er getting binsslf off the
Federal officer he said, "Captain,
you are bleeding profusely, | have
some whiskey in my cantsen that
I thought I might need if badly
wounded. Drink it, handing him
the canteens; the: :other;taking the
.canteen and seeing it wasllght
said, there lis not more .thansssa
drink here Have you had any 2"
when Brunson said be hadsnot
Ehet for a time refused to take it,
until he was convinced that. he
Rould d soon faint if he did not.
Two heroes had met. They both
recovered. After Brunson was
again well enough for duty. he
was assigned to the command OF
the End Company of the S. G.
Battalion of Sharpshooters COM
manded by Maj. w. 8. Dunlop.
McGowans Brigade. Beginning
with the battle Of the Wilderness
on the 4th day of May, 1854, he
was constantly under fire until
22nd of June. While III command
of his battalion of three compa-
mics, and opposing the advance of
the whole of Hancocks corps Oh
Petersburg, he was shot through
the foot.
He received no more wounds Of
Importance after this, but wa;
constantly fighting after his foot
bealed. At the battle near Peters
burg. known as Jones Farm, Both
[of September and 1st of October
1854, with his little command
charged the Jones House, cap.
turing a detachment of the 1sl
New York Mounted Infantry
With the same little command OF
sharp shooters on the 1st of Octo.
Der he drove in and captured zoe
men of a Pennsylvania regimen
behind works. Brunson, with bis
sharp shooters was constantly
fighting after this.
On the 31st of March. 1855
they were on the right of Lees
fortifcation, and when the liner
were broken brought up the real
to Sutherland Station, lighting al
every step. This constant fighting
continued to Appomatox, where
the army surrendered on the 9th
OF April, 1865. The last Is days
these men never knew what it was
to sleep.
Capt. Brunson is the post mas.
ter at Edge6eld, S. c., now.
No man ever had a truer friend,
no community a courtlier gentle
man, no country a better soldier.
The foregoing article. 30 fraught
with interest to hundreds of cur
readers, was written by Capt
George 8. Lake aud was published
IN the Clinch Valley News, of
Tszewell, Va, where Capt. Lake
now resides. 1t is with peculiar
pleasure that The Advertiser pub
fishes the account of the de- DIS
of vaFor of our .fellow-townsman.
Capt. w. H. B1upeon. 1t is far
better to scatter kind words,
"welI dones" and flowers, about
his pathway while in the flesh
than to withhold them until be
snail have joined. the ImmortaIs
in the years to come. Doubtless
Capt. Lakes being among the bat,
tie scenes of old Virginia has in
spired a reminiscent mood, so VIZ