The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-16
MEMORIES OF THE WAR
BETWEEN THE STATES
Col. u. R. Brooks Paints Some Vivid Pictures of
the Battles in Which He
Took Part

! Sheppard, sergeant major, how he
! fell rallying the men at Trevillian? l
can never forget the fearless scouts,
Wallace Miller and Hugh Scott, who
risked their lives almost every day
to keep Hampton and Butler posted
as to the movements of the enemy,
and gallant Dick Hogan, Shadburne,
Jim Sloane. Phil Hutchinson, Walk
er Russell and others too numerous
! to mention. Of Gen. Lees scouts,
Stringfellow and Ike Curtis, the dar-
ing and brave, l could see Shadburne
with his twenty scouts all dressed in
Yankee uniforms in December, 1854,
when Warren, of the 5th army corps,
wanted to burn the Confederate ar
my stores at Weldon. n. c., but
Hampton and Butler turned them
back. On this raid Shadburne and
his scouts, while dressed in blue, kill
ed a whole company Of Yankees for
their cruel treatment of some ladies
below Petersburg. These poor devils
thought Shadburne and his men were
Yankees. l could see our cavalry
ride through Petersburg to relieve W.
F. H. Lees cavalry on the 23rd of
August, 1864, at the battle of Gravel
Run.
But their memories e'er shall re-
main for US,
And their names, bright names, with
out stain for US,
The glory they won shall not wane
for us,
In legend and lay
Our heroes in gray
Shall forever live over for u.s."
1 could see Mat Hough at the bat
tie of Burgess Mill on the 9th of
October, 1864, with eighty dismount-
ed cavalry behind some old breast
works holding back about two regi-
ments of Yankees for hours until
Lanes North Carolina brigade and
Barksdale's Mississippians, came to
his rescue after killing several hun
dred of them. Hampton congratulate
ed him. On the 3rd day Of July,
1853, at Hunterstown, near Gettys-
burg, Gen. Hampton, cool, with noble
eye flashing fire rings out, charge
them, my brave boys, charge them"
The whole Yankee cavalry bears
down upon us with all its energy and
fury, still the line bears up with re-
newed shock. The whole line seems
to be striving with his man, and
more of the enemy pressing on; two
have dashed at the gallant Hampton,
but paid the penalty before his dex-
ferrous arm; another fresh squad
rush from the line and bear upon
him. The flashes from the muzzle Of
his pistol keep them at moments
bay; two Mississippians, Privates
Moore and Dunlap, of the JEFF Da-
Wis Legion, fearlessly dash to his res
cue with sabres lifted high in the
air, bringing their sharp edges down
upon the heads of the pressing as
sailants, but sadly they go down be-
meath the angry tread. Now, still
cleaning sabres from several arms
are playing over his head, already
squirting with gore, his unerring pis-
tol sends another reeling from his
saddle; frantic with rage, they press
his back against the fence. Just as
the column is being borne back two
brave men, Sergt. Nat Price, Com
pany A, 1st North Carolina, and Pri-
vate Jackson, Company B, Cobb Le-
gion, deserving the woful dilemma of
their beloved commander, recklessly
dash into the unequal contest; sure
shot from the pistol Of the former
blows the nearest one through just as
he is repeating a blow upon the gener-
ais bleeding head. Throwing them
selves between him and the pressing
antagonists, still chatting for their
victim, the former earnestly shouted,
General, they are too many for us;
for Gods sake leap your horse over
the fence; III die before they shall
have you" The spur is suited to his
suggestion, his noble steed clears the
fence amid a shower of balls that
shred the air, one severely wounding
him in the side. The party furiously
dashes after the deliverers just as
they too are wheeling to follow the
uplifted sabre. One is coming down
on Price; another barrel sends him
reeling from his saddle. The next
in vain raises his vengeful arm to
cleave him down; his uplifted arm re-
ceives the blow, and before another
is raised to finish the work his faith
| full steed follows in the leap and
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