The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-21
Jonesville News Letter.

memories to my mind for it was on
those two days in 1864 that General
Grant moved upon Petersburg, Va,
to lay seige upon that beautiful
Southern city of the old dominion.
Our brigade went out early on the
morning of the 18th and took position
along hedge row at big oat field
and awaited the coming of the Yam
KEGS. 1t was in the afternoon before
battle commenced and it continued
on into the night. Our loss was very
light. Our regiment had a beautil'
ful and very pleasant scene in the
evening, it was some North Carolina
troops on our left, charged through
the field and captured u whole Yam
kee regiment with the colors and field
officers, and marched them to our lines
and back to the rear as prisoners. The
night of the 18th our army fell back
to our line of breast works thst i'm
circled the city of Petersburg and the
next day the Yankees commenced
massing their troops in front of US
and we knew what was coming. We
could see one blue line after another
pass an opening in the wooded forest.
in our front. Every one of US was
eager for the fray and we had our
guns loaded and ready when the prop-
er time came to fire. After a while
we heard the commands given and
they soon came in sight, one blue line
after another at trail arms. To some
of our weak and faint hearted bows
the sight looked scarry, but to the
brave fellows it was q very inviting
and thrilling scene. The enemy's bat |
teries and sharp-shooters kept up |
continuous fire upon our lines, but the
advancing lines of the infantry didn't
fire gun. We held our fire until they
got within about one hundred yards
of our breastworks and we rose up
and opened fire upon them, and our
batteries at the same moment opened
a deadly fire with grape and canister
and we moved them down like grain
falling by the mower, but the enemy
showed pluck and bravery unsur-
for they would close up their
broken ranks and kept coming and
this of course kept our boys quite
busy. We loaded and fired as rapidly
as possible and well remember my
gun got so hot 1 could not use it.
but some fellow got wounded near me
and got his gun and kept up the
hre. Our batteries kept plowing lanes
IN the enemy's ranks and we thinned
them out so that not one of them ever
got to our works. 1t seemed their
plan was to take our works by storm. ,
as they had so many troops, but We |
repulsed them so heavily they ege
It up and the few that were leftsmaie
many Sf fsssM IN ss@ Is -nssS hess see l.
back. After the battle es.aSru,HSSf
Yank that had been yfkIndoVEn, .
jumped up and went adouBl -qu fck u
for the rear, but j. w. cott got bf fsy d
right off, and pulled den on him md
ne toppled over and b the dust, Ind Z
how we did cheer. We had but Sne
nan in our compsny llled, Abe Duh
away, a sharp-Shootr got him. He
vas shot throu@ thenead with min
nie ball and HI fell at my feet and 7
lied in less thn minute, never =
speaking. CAP. S. ]. Tomb of Com I
oany B was Killed. and few others in s
The regimeny and only few were 7
buewe sure piled up dead
Yankees in Sur front. Our brigade
was relievedtha night and went back T
and rested flew days on the banks of {
the Apponfttox river on the north
side of Petersburg.
FarmerShave been laid off from
their worl for few days, but the
crops are irowing and so is the grass.
Most of tie small grain has been cut
and the dts are good, but the wheat
is sorry.
Our pdple are talking politics these
days, bui lit seems to me that just now
there isjno time to give to politics,
that ca5come in later on.
Drs. F. M. Ellerbe and Smith
Mrs. Al die B. Hames, and some others
the Sunday School conven-
ton adFoster's Chapel yesterday.
DR.. Ind Mrs. M. w. Chambers made
a tripto Washington, d. c., last week.
MrI and Mrs. M. G. High of Spar
tanbtg spent Sunday in Jonesville.
Mis- Ruth Dorrell of Johnsonville,
S. q, is the guest of her school
frie5d, Miss Belle Free.
Rev. John w. Neely of Anderson is
vist ting his sister, Mrs. r. w. Spigner,
who is quite sick.
MIR. E. L. Eison and family were |