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

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him empty two saddles in the charge
after We had routed the Yankees and
saved Hart's battery. | asked him
one day in May, 1901, how many OF
the enemy he had killed during the
war. He said. "Eleven-two with
my sword and nine with my pistol,
and l said, How about the two at
Trevillian Station?" His reply was,
| "Oh, | didn't count them, they were
running" At the battle of Bethesda
church, 25th of May, 1854, after a
Yankee sharpshooter had been cap
tured, he inquired who that man was
on the gray horse, and when told it
was Gen. Butler, he said, 81 shot at
that man six times today and missed
him every time The gray horse
was killed under Gen. Butler in the
next battle. l could see Gen. Hamp-
ton with FIVE men, Privates Bellinger,
Wells, Fishburne, Hugh Scott and J.
C. Colvin, charge in the streets of
Fayetteville, n. c., 18th of March,
1865, a company of 6S men, and kill
and capture 4S bluecoats out of the
6S; one of whom had no better sense
than to come at Gen. Hampton with
his sabre, and when he got near
enough Gen. Hampton Strengthened
in his stirrups and with one slash OF
his sword split the poor devils head
down to his body. l could see Hugh
Scott capture Capt. Dan Day, dressed
in a Confederate captains uniform,
the chief scout of Gen. Frank P.
Blair's 18th army corps Of Sheridan's S
army. Hampton told Day that he
would have him shot the next morn
ing, but that night the scout got
away, and next time Gen. Hampton
saw him was in 1896 at Denver, COL,
when Gen. Hampton was United
States railroad commissioner. Dan
Day sent his card up to Gen. Hamp-
ton. When they shook hands, Gen.
Hampton said, well, Day, am glad
1 did not shoot you
How vividly this pathetic scene
seems to me, which was truly dis
tressing. AS We were moving along
in a sweeping trot, near the White
House on the Pamunky River, 2Oth
of June, 1864, on Col. Warnings track
who had charged and routed portion
of Gregg's Union cavalry, Gen. But
ler observed large man with long
red side whiskers lying on the road
side on an improvised stretcher, an
army blanket with two poles attach
ed on each end. 1t turned out to be
Lieut.. Col. Covode, of the 4th Penn
sylvania cavalry. Butler halted and,
upon Col. Covode being informed
who it was, said among other things,
This is the fate of Sheridan's raid
ers, but, General, I have the consola-
ton of knowing that I have done
nothing dishonorable during this
raid" Gen. Butler replied, "How-
ever that may be, sir, I certainly
would not remind you Of 1t under
present conditions" And then he
inquired if he was seriously wound
ed. Col. Covode replied, eyes, my
left arm is shattered, and our litter
bearers dropped me here when your
cavalry charged and overlook US. 'Dr.
B. w. Taylor, the division surgeon
upon examination, found that he was
shot in the back, but Covode would
not disclose it, as he was ashamed OF
it. The poor fellow died in about
an hour. "The next most dreadful
thing to battle lost is battle won. -
On the 29th of June, 1864, at Sa-
pony church I could see Gen. Butler
with one hundred men at o'clock in
the morning get in the rear Of Gen.
Wilson's cavalry, surprise and rout
them, with his 5000 fresh troops.
I could see Shadburne with Wallace
Miller and four others capture 80
Yankees who turned out to be Will
sons advance guard. When they came
in sight Wallace Miller said to Shad-
burne what are you going to do?'
shadburne responded coolly, cap
ture them," and then, wheeling into
the road, Shadburne, in stentorlan
tones, commanded the enemy to sur
render, saying that he was a brigade
general and had Mosby at his back.
He ordered his men forward, and they
defled into view, one, two, three,
four, five, six (and that was ALL
The command rang out, Ready, aim
when the enemy responded, Don t
shoot, don't shoot; We will surren-
DER. Without halting them, they
were required to throw down their
arms. Gen. Hampton asked Shad-
burne how many men he had. The
answer was six-the card table is
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