The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-16

lime IS diW dSS SAolShihS SS-AS
thing from us; it's fleeting moments
pass as quickly as they come, never
more to return, as water which is
gone from it's source returns to 1t
no more.
On the 18th of June, VIXEN reach
ed Richmond, the fiftieth anniversary
of the great cavalry battle Of Trev-
lillian Station, Va, thought of Gen.
Hampton, who never cursed when he
would say, "Give it to them, my brave
boys" could see the clear cut, man
ly, handsome face of Gen. NJ. c. But
Ter when he met the Yankee cavalry
where the road turned IN the thick
woods and could hear him say "You
d. rascals, if you dom turn back,
I will murder the last d. one Of you,
and they obeyed the order, said not
word, but turned back. In crossing
the Chickahominy swamDs l thought
of the Bald Eagle, Gen. Mart Gary,
of Edgefeld, the hero of the Chicka-
hominy, as the people called him dur
ing the bloodiest year of the war, who
lived along the banks of that historic
stream. 1t seemed that could see
and hear everything vividly again
that 1 had ever heard or s>en in all
the battles that l had taken part in.
1 could hear the yells, the groaning
of the dying men and horses, l could
hear the dear old sweet "Rabel yell,'
which always had a moving effect on
the Yankees; I could hear the Yam
kee officers beg their men to fight;
could hear the curses of their OFF,
GERS when their lines would break;
/ could see Gen. Gary curse Con-
federate colonel on the End day Of
June, 1864, who WIS about to show
the white feather, at Bottoms Bridge
fourteen miles from Richmond, on the
Chickahominy.
AS the train was drawing near to
Petersburg saw the trenches where
so much of the noblest blood of the
South was shed. Aye, the blood Of
the flower Of the best army in the
world commanded by the matchless
Lee. The blood of the Hessians,
mingled with the best blood Of the
North-al done, as we can see now,
to make this the best and strongest
government in the world. I could
see Gen. Hampton with a few Of his
brave boys, as he called them, be-
hind Grants grand army, capturing
one OF Grants regiments of cavalry
and making them drive all of his cat
tie to Petersburg. I could hear the
shouts of our infantry when they
witnessed the sight of so many good
things to eat; could hear the in
fantry cheer Hampton and his caval-
~; could see Gen. Lee shake Hamp-
toms hand and thank him for this
the most daring deed that was accom-
plished by any cavalry officer during
the war. The old War Horse" Gen.
Longstreet, said that Gen. Hampton
was the greatest cavalry leader Of our
or any other age. could hear Gen.
A. P. Hill say to Gen. Hampton, 81
have lived, to see your sabres and my
muskets shake hands on the enemy's
breastworks," at the battle of Reams
Station, August 25th, 1854. / could
see Gen. Gary on the Chickahominy
meet some Yankee officers under
flag of truce, and hear him call to
them when they were leaving Hold
on there; am coming over here to-
morrow and give you fellows hell.
They laughed, but did not believe
him, but he kept his word. could
hear Lide Law, that gallant soldier,
fire his gun and see him take the
saddle and oil cloth from Yankee
horse, which oil cloth had the name
of one of McGowan's brigade marked
on it. There are many things l re-
member about my old Company B,
9Th South Carolina cavalry. Capt.
James J. Gregg was our captain.
When he was shot through the arm
on Saturday, the 18th Of June, 1864,
first days fight at Trevillian, he said
to old Ike Bush and myself, well,
I don't think a captain in Virginia
is as good as private on the coast. y
We laughed and told him that the
Yankees had very little respect for
either, as old Ike could testify to
when he was shot in the arm few
minutes later.
1 could hear gallant Nick Brunson
say in battle, Dad blame it, boys;
come on and lets give it to them. y
Henry Dolby, Wash Allen, Alb Bush
nell, Bob Broadwater, Williamson
Holloway, Henry Eubanks, Abe
Broadwater were always seen at the
front. Four men who reminded me
30 oamooockc in hattie were Major