The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-30

left the camp of instruction and went
to the sea-coast, doing some picket
and guard duty. Several incidents
happened here that would be delight
fu! to rchcarse.
They left the coast for the active
scat Of the war in Virginia about the
last week in April, 1862, and after
a short stay in Richmond went on to
a station near Fredericksburg, where
We arrived about the 4th day of May,
when there was still frost on the
and--and the memorable incident
happened of the guard (T. d. K.)
making the Colonels Of two regiments
wade into the water to give him tho
conn'crSign. Also, Lieut.. Fellers and
squad were taken prisoners on the out
frS'. tNery sick. that saved myself
from capture by letting f.. Moss go
III my placc.) But short time was
allowed us to remain here before we
took up the line Of march back to-
wards Richmond. After several hard
marchin"S. we campcd on the Chick
ahominy not far from Mechanics
VILE, and were held in readiness for
the seven days fighting around the
liCApitol of the Confederacy. Though
III hearing distance, we did not get in
the battle of Fair Oaks on the last
day of May, nor in that Of Gaines
Mills on thc 27th Of June. but were in
the engagement at Cold llarbor on
the evening Of the same day where the
Union Corps were divcn from their
POSITIONS with heavy loss.
This battle cut off Gun. NJ: lellan $
supplies on the York River. forcing
him +" seek Il new base on the James
River. causing" him to fight the bat
tie Of Savage Station on the Doth of
June. Glendale on June Both. and
! 2llvern Hill July lst, which we. ai-
IL hard march, reached just after
&"k and "gave n yell to let them
know that South Carolina was in",
but III the morning the enemy were
all gone toward Harrison s Landing
on the James river.
Soon after the seven days fight
and McClellan's retreat down the
James river, the Southern army
turned towards the Potomac and
perhaps Washington. Jackson lead
ing the head of the army attacked
Gen. Banks at Cedar Mountain on
August 9th, 1862. and rulcd him
Old comrades will remember by the
stampede at light.
Gen. Lee was pressing" heartily upon
P"pe's army tryin" to reach Rich,
mond from this side causin" him {,
retreat northward from every posi-
ti"n. And soon followed the forced
\ maches Of Stonewall jackson. which
resulted in one Of the most bloody
battles of this campaign, Secon'
! Manassas, near the old battle grouni
Of Bull Run, on the Doth and 3O;h ot
. August, 1862, in which our company
, suffered sevcrly. Indeed, Gen. Pope!
army was defeated and reeled bacl
} towards the Potomac and Washing
ton, but we kept up the line Of marcl
TO Ok Hill, or. as the aYnkees call it
Chantelly,' where we had shor
} but bloody fight two days after thu
: fight at Second Manassas. The Yam
. kee Generals krarnrv anl Steven
were killed there. And no doubt ou
: men fred into us in the disorder o
J the fray. | do moi remember any o.
| onr number killed here, but som
were badly wounded. From this poin
our army pushed on to Fredcricl
City, Ahd.. across the river Potomac
Then moved westward and croSset
back again into Virginia. Then down
| the Shenandoah river Il few miles t,
llarper's Ferry the garrison u
which. 10000 strong. with it
| vast supplies were surrendered on tn
l morning Of the 18th of Scptcmbr,
/ 1862. All of You that were there re
Y mcmbdr the heavy rannonadc owe
+ us and the shouts as Gen. \. p. Hill
5 went out to receive the white fla
sent to him for terms Of capituatinr
i On the evening Of 10th Of Septem
ber. we crossed the Potomac again a
: Shepherd Town and We're in tn
: battle Of Sharpsburg and held tina
flank whilst the great battle of Ar