The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-13

/ Cowan's Co ]. | was called ont nm
tae evening of the 18Th to meet the
lankees near Fishers Hill. About
one mile from Strawbury,. Va. We
lay In the road waiting for orders TO
go into battle. We got to the ton
md the Yankees were stationed be-
mind V shaped rock fence, opepcd
IRE on Us. They tried to see how
many bullets they could shoot at our
regiment. They shot down a heap of
our boys In few minutes. That
time had to bat my eyes to keen
from getting hit. That evening | saw
Capt. kinard, rs fine looking man as
ever saw, sitting by the road wait
ing for orders with his company to
pass up the hill. 1t was but a few
minutes after that that he fell with a
bullet In hig heart In the midst
OF MS kinsmen and friends negro.
Ham Nance, bore his body from the
held and never left 1t until he re-
turned 1t to his home In Newberry. s
[. He has son or two in Newbcrrv
that Snow. l have met them seve-
raj times when in Newberry deliver
ing trees. They are as clever men
as have ever met. After the retreat
OF the enemy across Cdar Creek on
the 18th, the brigade returned to
Fishers Hill to encamp in a beau
titul grove. Now, we expected
long rest, not so. On the night OF
the 10th of October, 1864, we receiv-
ed orders to prepare for marching at
midnight. No drums were to be heat
en-, nor noise of any kind made. From
THIS we knew advance !ras 10 Sr
made as Gordon's division had orders
10 march soon after nightfall. The
profound secrecy. the absence of all
noise from rattlng OF canteens or tin
cups were enjoined upon the men.
+ kershaw moved out South Carolina
IN front 3rd. S. c., Sth, s. c., goth, s.
Z, 18th, S. c. and 7th, S. c. Two
companies were to. charge the ford
and capture the pickets. A picked
body moved cautiously along in front
and, when all was readiness, a charge
was made and flash of two guns
from the enemies outpost, and all
was ours. We were feeling our way
along the dark road that led to the
ford.One poor fellow who was fore
most in the assault on the pickets
was carried hy ns or :. .!:tSr, NS0shh-
ing but low deep groan was heard
which told too plainly that
battle had been fought. 1t was cold
and we had to keep moving to keep
warm while We were waiting for
orders. The morning of October 70.
1864. dayligh t was making little
show when we got near .he Yankees
breastworks. At thc foot of the
hill we heard the guns Of Gordon's
men belchlng forth to our right. |
They were in the rear of the breast
works. We moved IN double quick ,
to reach the enemies Lreastworks.
The first one we came to did not !
nhoot at us but the next one on top
OF the hill opened fire on us and we !
returned the fire. 1t did not continue
long. Two of our company were shot !
down and one wonnocd Marion |
Gambrell was killed John Keaton of !
EbeneZer neighborhood had hole
shot In the top of his head early In |
the morning. Some of the boys saw |
MIN at sundown and he was not dead i
but has scratched his brains out of |
the bullet hole. That was the last |
seen OF him. Silas Pearman OF Co. |
II. was wounded at the same place, I !
think. We got to the breastworks, |
there was nobody to fight. We got a |
rev shots at them as they left, men !
shoeless, and hatless were flying like |
mad 10 the rear. Their tents and
blankets were just as they had left /
them., Cooking was going. on and
nobody to finish 1t. One living sea
OF men and horses. all fleeing for
life, such pani2 was never witness
cd before by the troops. AS got
over tfie breastworks I picked up
haveTsack Of crackers. bread and
meat put it on my shoulder with
my canteen and pair of shoes. My
old shoes were about gone and
treated myself to better pair. The
Yankees were throwing shells back
at US. l ran on in front into the :.
hollow. There saw a Eox of liquor
and gawdust that our boys had torn
nup and / aelped myself. l put a
bottle Of wine In my pocket and the
liquor in my canteen. When the
boys cmpt!ed that we went on four
Miles toward Winchester. driving tie
Yankees. We lay behind a rock
fence until late In the evening. The
Yankees we're reinforced and ,ourt
men fell back. Dick Robinson be-
ionged 20 the same company. We
ran po1n 3kffs,aa nv, Srya III ~ som a q :, n