The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26


whole terni, and as we heard on Of
his comrades say mo better soldier
ever carried. a gun than John Eskew.n
what Mr.. Eskew knows about the
CivilS War 4 q ittfentyEIhe. hasn't any
great things, to tell, but stin water
runs deep and today John Eskew !s
as good q citizen as he was soldier.
He is the leading spirit In keeping ~
the county singing aSsociation' 10 An
derson.
]. M, HARPER-Eltered service in |
| company X, Orf's Regiment, Mr.. Har-
per says he, was lucky, was never
wounded nor AIKEN prisoner. had but
one furloueh waB In seyera! hard |
fights, sachSas tIiet " ilderness, Spot
sylvanfa and Cold EIaFb6r. Was at APP
Epomatox az the time OF the surrender.
/ Alr. HarpeT says ne has nothing won |
ldeffu, 70 tell hut he found flying bull |
4 let's the most interesting thing he ever
saw" and while they rained about
him he had no thought for anything
4 else - = 'fs''E2t
/ c. NJ. HARPER-Entered the war
in 1862, Joining cotnpany * Orr's regi-
4 ment South Carolina volunteers, re-
manned dn, the ARMY iof Northern Vir-
lgihia till the Sci0Se es war. Was slight
Iy wounded In eflis Secohd Battle. Of
Manassas Mhere Orrss regiment lost
two OF Its Gallant colonel larshail
4 and .Lefbetter, iIr HaHger Was again
J, wounded at the! !hat attie d of Eer's Ford
i on the Potomac rissrS tas he
EaxpresseS eyseB call he
lever had I. Yes Ia M Harper, "I
4 d:thopght my: time had 6assi 8 ,4sS
n c IL WAS IN 3 Stnall' rife pit guarding
Ia battery that was shelling gun
boat on. the James River. had been
( watching quite nuMber of shells
! that mornihg as they came flying
through the liff & from the gunboat,
D ON getti The pit u me- but aE
st 81 eounfl d 1aIf yards in. front
! fIcf tfe pit end rol Isd mp within q
4 ffeH Inches of, d ,Be edge SO close
q could well hear the 0usning Of the
. tflise, while i laS down In the pit as
Q flat as any old dsIlzardi on g fence rail,
/ There I lay until It exploded, The
e grandest scene OF victory witnessed
9, during the war was the surrender at
i lHarper'k ferry where $4,000 Yankees
Q were taken prisoners, We were ON
I. itop Virginia heights overlooking
t }Harpers ferry when the white, flag
g went up. Orr's regiment was among
: the first troops To march into the
d Ferry and witness the Yankees march
8 up and stack their guns, after which
9 the Yankees and Johnnies t1a So
8 cial time, and as the boys IN blue
}, were going co leave they we're anxious
:, for souvenirs andI wasn't long in dis
tposing OF all the palmetto buttons
n that i had on my brown jeans coat
+ and now some metimes wonder who has
l. Imy palmetto btitt ds. was severely
II wounded In the Baftle OF Chancellors.
r-lville, but came home alive and today
r. feel Ane for an old man OF 72."
4 q. j. HENDERSON BEGAN service
in 1861, Joining company e. fth Soutt
ri Carolina regiment, Wit Col oseph n
I'll Brown In command Was en pris
J. oner april 1855, sent. ieart's Is
D. land, New York. Wlie hemainet
d three months afser the ahErenfer. II
Is speaking OF his sllisgy mr.. Hen
= been one sof tiia s5etlth' q grandest he
{ .rosa. ssYass said the vateran. /" WI
81 were just as prolt p93 Col Brown o.
Isl we were of GensfS inpei MCGOWAN
I. siid / am. proStt d 4 was q Driyat
= - sss L.. b ~ 81
a 81. \. {. JONES Joined company q
III second Rifles Carolina regl
- ,msfit. Entsfed ses March 16, 1856
ke with Col Joh1. ". 1re and Captai
;ai TT X. Norris 81 com nd Mr. Jone
er first night at .'cat Adams Run
adi coiletoa county on his flfteent
or blfthda alnsss wa
not TO be yi1nd err Ek IS he was thtr
ar ! in She kenel MAS Esrying j
=. the WI him & !. a Ii her and gran
af fathey ali ii ~ sir rights. III
sr father was ID 81 liz Company 4 (
e, fIEamptcn,s 70 alt II; Is said {
rs she three Esfie islley we're bray
az land true. M war record
Ne very fnteress IS l alfst expe7Ienc
hh vas at Jeliys 3sl sEuS 9h ere there vel
.htl two com sanfes 81 zfinent. Tho
ed teaptvre C 81 From this cam
~ they went to Jlnach plant lion yfhei
en- Mr., Joacs did pic lSet duty. On the 26i
tea day 6gs Aey they marched throte
81 EkarIe oa tNesrs way 20 Hichm0n
81 This journey in & iox elss vi scare
ne " stand < gCDnIs ens the night
Tas e.hisriho 20 hos ~ ~, e(ext day vi
.ad "a hearshR of th 3 0f ie eyaa Pine
Int saw many 81 MS - ads bfouEfa fro
ora / ifhies ha ttl lc deaf sSll lying IsaterA
3utI tsns placed q slef sl,sty on "a
& q q dec k.s
bat ibsttlsflIed l6ss as ssa das
ow many killed, ~ son
not IWere Alf, yoneg snds g g