The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-20

prise from the enemy crossing either
above or below us. The Pea Ridge
volunteers under the 1st Lieut.. Scott
were posted as reserve. The firing
on our side commenced at about z
o'clock A. NJ, and was at first di
rected at long distance about 1000
yards, which it was understood, had
been occupied by the enemy's troops
as barracks. This we succeeded in
hrlng several times by shells, the
Yankees swarming from it in evident
terror and dismay, and with screams
and oaths. The flames were however
eXtlngulshed by them, and at first a
whlte flag and afterwards a yellow.
! were hoisted over the building. Our
artillery then directed it's fire upon
the encampment, visible at the dis
tance of about 100 yards, and several
well aimed shells were seen to fall
and burst in the midst of the tents,
again scattering their inmates in the
greatest confusion. There were plain
~ Visible upon the enemy's side n
park OF some pieces, of which one
was judged to be 20 pd rifled Par
rot gun. Not single shot however
was hred upon US in return, some
falnt show of manning them having
been easily quieted by few shots in
their direction. Their surprise was
complete, and their loss, accord;n.r IN
the most reliable statements we have
received both from their accounts ann
ttose Of our scouts, at least 40 in
Killed and wounded On our side
there was no casualty whatever. Af
ter continuing our fire for as minutes.
no resistance having been made, and
thelr men having all sought cover
In the dense woods which line the
opposite bank of the Potomac at this
point, the order was given to cease
Hrlng' and after some delay, we took
up our march back to camp. The
condition OF our men was pitiable in
the extreme. Having had no sleep
the night before, and made a long
march over rough and difficult roads
rendered more tedious by the dark,
ness in which it had been conducted
they were completely worn out, be-
lore they started to return. For sew
eral miles, as there was some risk
OF our being attacked by a column of
the enemy advancing from Chain
Bridge, or Georgetown. some effort
was made to keep the Reg. together.
ihls soon ceased however, and we
struggled along, scattered over dis
tance of several miles, in which con-
dition if we had been attacked, a very
'ferior force might readily have cut
US to pieces. The largest part of the
Reg. returned to camp that nigh,.
some reaching it before nightfall'
The march may be called an uncom-
mon one, as we accomplished a dis
tance of AZ miles in "a hours, be-
sldes conducting an attack in the
same time which consumed several
hours. From this time the 5th S. c.
Reg. was dubbed the "Marching Reg
iment."
On the 10th September, William
q. Gallman, died of typhoid fever at
our regimental hospital near Camp
Pettus, and on the 17th his body was
conveyed to Union district by friends
visiting the company.
On the 21st September, at midday.
our regiment started for picket duty
on Upton's Hill, and arrived there
next morning having been forced to
take shelter the night before from a
drenching rain and the almost i'm
passable condition of the road. Upton
Hill is situated about 2 miles N. F..
f Falls Church about 1 mile north
OF Munson's Hill, and eauidistant
from Washington and Alexandria
about z miles. From it fine view
was had of the country towards Wash
lngton, the dome of the capital being
plainly in sight, while the Potomac
was visible in some of its windings,
with the Shipping moving upon it's
wide bosom. loves balloon could
likewise be plainly seen ascending
high up several times each day. The
enemy's pickets were only very few
, hundred yards distant from the line
: OF ours. and on the right and left of
us continued firing was kept up be-
tween them. AS our orders however
were, only to fire when certain of hit
ting and as the opposite pickets very
rarely seen, and then only at extreme
distances there was no interchange of
, civilities between US.
On the afternoon of the 25th our
Reg. was called upon to support a
portion of Gen. Longstreet's Brigade
which had been thrown forward to re-
sist threatened advance of the ene-
my by way of Lewisville. After a
brief engagement however at "I.ang.
taw" the enemy retired, and we re.
: turned to our lines having at no time
been under fire, or hardly within hear.
ing of it.
, On the night of the 9th Septem.
Der, at midnight, we received orders
quietly to leave our lines and retreat
back to Fairfax G.. H., our general:
having determined to contract ou,
: lines nearer our base of operations
f, Our entire force at our outposts were
=, withdrawn at the same time without
: the knowledge of our enemy, anG
without a single casualty. Our lin,