The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-29

tOiO- Gt o. hatl!s0HS BattaltOD.
dered to the left where Hampton was
wounded and retired ~ ~
RevcrtinG to the four coInBariies,a az
.hc Fourth Regiment placed at Stone
Bridge VIC found that ahOut 1890 Yuii-5
der severe pressure from Shcrmaflai ana
kcyes thesc companies withdrew.
Dean. Anderson and Earle to the Lew
is house and Capt. Fitzpatrick to Hamp-
tens Legion.
At the Lewis houEe the threes copil
panie5 from the bridge Dean, Ander-
l;:on and Earle) and one company
which had been routed from the, front
(Shaaklin's5 under command of Lieut..
Cherry and two companies of un-
known commands and numerous strag-
:r;lers, were placed by Gen. Johnston
under Cot Thomas. who ycohduct-
ing them to tho left was killed at the
same time that Maj. WhitnerFs horse,
vsast killed md the major injured.
Without field officers this force press
ed toward the exgcpe-left and ast they
emerged from .s1iall body of'woods
}!sanne 5at chort >falfge upon Rickett,s
BATTERY Just 7E IL was unlimbering TO
onfAade 'Bearfegard's line. s@a8 jT23s
Gaptaitta aknderson, 10 Scotchman1
here SHOUTED the memorable command
''ShpotEhe hdrSes and keep khesram-
meTs on tiIssefound." The gafIant Cap
tain Rickctt and most of his, gpnneEs
1Id horses tell in their tracks and
thcire support wac scattered. as we
charged. EThe6cnemy returned ip. force
aud drove us /6aek and undertook to
with dfaWs two OF the pieces by hand,
Hampton having been ordered. TO the
left was WotiEded and taken from the
fled whereupop Fitzpatrick Joined An-
derHpn2 apA thesseyel companies, took
and FINALLY held the, battery.
SlOnn Annenrs IN Scene.
Col. Sloan. informing Gen. Beaure-
gard that men OF the ith, Regiment
were GIs liar with tho handlitg OF
artillery requested the detail of an ex-
perienced officer. Capt. Sam. Fergu-
:on Ca West Pointer) with detail un
der lieut. Benjamin SIoan! brought.
one OF the guns into action. q jewish
soldier serving with great skill, but
very s0un the enemy having baen as,
saultcd on his right flank yielded 10
tho final rout. The privatess eafeless7,
lyRserving, fhe RfssSett guns with elon-
gated asheiIs ibat tile appre reciSted, the
danger 9until tllis blowing morn when
one of,tte eheliB was dropped from the
hand and Gpicdad killing Bcllotte AID
Hiiihonsc.f 80 'ifl 50
A number OF unknown troops seiEs6f
the two guns which had been itiraS god
ny hand iy the fSderais a short rs
Itance toward the Yarrenton turnpf pfke,'
ana hence aroSe numerous Chains as
to the capture Of Rickett'sS abatteryli
However. the story as d whole was
frat, capturesi by four companies of
the Fourth regiment and two. coinpAn-
iee OF unknown command when the
gunners and horeeh were Killed and af-,
tet being temporarily Shinnd by the
Federals the batkery txiith itli q 5excep-
tion of the two 6 nsya abgvs not ed j was
captaredl By I'VE companies ,pf the
Fourth and Stiles two unknown COM
panies who had originally boon placed
jnsts6eIew (Fisht D tho Fourth at Stone
Bridge Tie scpiors OF tho fourth
Regiment were planted on thes battery
by Color Sergeant RebbS gz&xwell and
there maintained to tbc close, OF the
haltIe. ~ ! s. i !.
when Eans b and Gel.
Sloan first approached the ghna the
fortunes of the day were still 50 T.
certain that GEN Beanfeg gard ilstiSfctg
ed Col. Sloan 20 hold his men ready
to move the haft cry back 10 iianassas
Function lif Siich lI6uld become nscHs-
sarss. me nSI OF flie gallnRt paeras
6ers of tho i s. lInenk mo; Neee
llxillei D. a ca Is q mat ter OF sFeS-
ord sof6rab1iUs 6ra Itss ~ & fpa ElettsIp
ana Loyalty erf she Iaea and abirsen of
iIaa Old firi ~ tcli oIitfibuted 70
the F'oHrtil ReRi ent the. men st WHOM
and III otlsHFs s s,i Raaiiregari lhns
spealrs ;in D q 8 q III gepa 20 men.
tson Ssii 3 j b 4 = B t. & j d sIt isti%
liant courage aefes inspossfbie IN this
report. can only h1e On ss those
Swhose conduct cams slsSIns1 lately tifis
der 8 ~, lsa ses 30
whose ael Gas hnf eG t0S be alggass
ly inboFtant II Is II iliaf ] should
Ia tlsssMay cpnafn end 10 ;nntice the
deunt condpct and ilsneEtur hle
6oDlness OF Col. Evans and Reil indeed
waa be supported By Col Sloan and
the of5lrers az "a : Fourth South Caro-.
lima Reg. .nent asaleS Mai Wheat.