The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-29


COlo"ci OF nattiScn's Battalion. -
tlered to the left where Hampton was
wounded and retired.
Reverting TO the four companies of
The Fourth Regiment placed at Stone
Fridge we found tnat about l2; 30 un-
der severe pressure from Sherman and
Reyes tliece Companies withdrew.
Dean, Anderson and Earle to the Lew
is house and Capt. Fitzpatrick to Hamp-
toms Legion.
At the lewis house the three COM
panies from the bridge (Dean, Ander-
son and Earle) and = one company
which had been ronted from the front
(Shankiin'sl under command of Lieut.
Cherry and twphcompanies u, of un-
known commands and numerous strag-
Jlers. were placed by, Gen. Johnston
under Gel. Thomas, who conduct
ing them to the left was killed, at the
same time that Mai 5Whitner's horse
was killed and the major. injured
Without field oftScers this force press
Cd toward tiie { &ffeino left and as they
emerged from II smail body OF woods
came at short kange upon Ricketts,
BatteFy Just aa 1t wa S lln limbering 10
orsfss e Is g liElss c J. {.
Captain Anderson, "a Scotchman)
here Shout the5 mem bTable command
nShoot The horses and keep Ene ram
merB on fsIe. ground !, The gallant Cap
tain Riekctf and ttapst Of his gunRers
ard horses fell In their tracks and
their support was tscatterede as we
charged. The enemy returned in force
and drove us back and undertook to
withdraw two. OF che pieces by hand
Hampton having been ordered to the
left was wounded and taken from the
field whereupon Fitzpatrick Joined An
derson and the seven companies took
and FINALLY held the battery.
.e4N SiOnntAppeaRS on Scene.
Col. Sloan, informing Gen. Beaufe-
gard that men Of the 9TH Regiment
we're unfamiliar with the handling of
artillery requested the detail of an ex-
perienced officer, Capt. Sam Fergu-
ron (e West Pointerl with a detail un-
der Lieut.. Benjamin Sloan, brought
one OF the guns into action, Jewish
soldier serving With great skill but
very soon the enemy having been as
saulted on his right flank yielded to
the final rout. The priRates eaFeless-
ly serving tie Riekett guns wltI4telen-
gated shells hut little appreciated the
danger until tho folIoHing morn when
one or tho shells VIE dropped from the
hand ard txpiodea killing Bellotte and
Hillhouse,
I Il niifnber ofsuhknown, troops seized
the two guns which had been dragged
by hand by lie ifederals q short dis
tance fossatd a I iit F1sfreElon turnpike,
and hence arose numerous claims as
20 the capture OF Ricketts, battery.
However. tiie battery as q whole was
first captured by four companieg OF
the Fourth regiment and two eor1pan-
les of uhlxsown command when the
gunners and horses were killed and af-
ter being temporarily regained by the
Federals the battery twssa the sxces; !
tion of the two guns above noted WAS
captured ~ FIVE companies Of the
Fourth and the two unkhopsft CONT
panies who had eFie eiRsiiy been placed
Iaet bHlole & Fight3 the Fourth at Stone
bridge T9le coIoFs OF the G fouisil
sseEssssest y sEe on tbs battery
by Eot1F Sen sFsns Gbh. Maxwell aud
there maIasaiaesf % the close Of the
battle. 4, SfSs.t i &
SaFhs,y leanrs sgagd sna z Col
fa guns tlte
sOEyulttSs uA SLktt - " ~ " Ot ot4At 80 u1l-
certain fiiat Gem Reaure gard Instruct
ed Col Sloan to hnsI his losfs ready
to more the hattSsS back 20 htnrasaas
Jaaeto Oh IL sson shpuisI becozise heceBz
sary. The nahies OF the gallant iliem-
bcfs of the FniifE Eh II eginseht who we're
Killed or souae eeslf ii q lEattes sE fee4
ord commemorative the natriotisAI
and loyal tlf the Il eIl ptnef of
She old district wh Tea contr!huteds "a
Hehe Fourth ReRfInent the man of whom
ard of 10th seAtre asii thus
speaks In his o Eie5Ss report: 70 raer.3
tion al D iiEltesi ahil sila brill
HAST conFase peFe imp ppssihl = La this
reppFt. IlcaA only h3eatfoa. those
ylfoE6 c6otlurf rallaS ilsstn civ lif-
der lsay ntflice "a Gems sedrensassn snf
whose aCtieas 5sd % Be aiEaal-
1y impHftant t is iis sbat I nlIoalS
IN this sNay con s1bua to snoiiee ITO
daunfieae con duct and iI1E Ba
sSOoIEess of Gel Evans ma sell siss
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