The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26

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Second South Carolina Rifles, remain
ed In service three years and twenty
days, had fever in Richmond, Va, and
met with one wound from the effects
of which he suffers today. Mr.: Bar
nett's war trials are so very interest
ing that one never tires OF hearing
them. He tells them IN such pleas
ant frame OF mind--but a cloud came
over his face when he spoke of the
battle near Spotsylvaaia where seven
hundred men were killed on one acre
of ground. EA asa
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ia. BRoCK CKAYelunteered In cor,
hanys g, Second Snuth Carolina .e-
serves. Doing guard duty In Columbia
over 1,4o0 prisoneF,i. all being officers
In the NoFthefE Btates. The prison
Easa part Of athe old asylum Mr..
Brock was one Of the boys, only IL
years of age and says they found war
life tough, many Of the yonths dying
from effects of meahloa AIe na>ck
says In his short term OF serving he
did the best he could, never drew D
cent OF Day and thiIttra .sa-". ,s.
place for play or pay. Mr. Brock. was
an officer of his company and q fay-
orite with his men. He Is one Of the
best loved citizens of Anderson coun-
ty.
]. H. .{BURDINE- Entered service in
Enm:Eans = Hem ,S.e..a ten z lessc.. .s' the
infantry. Was in the war from start
TO finish. Was o prisoner for 18
months in Rock Island, Ill. Was taxa
en- prisoner at the battle OF Lookout
Mountain, Tenn. Mr.. Bnrdine's REM
miniscences are perfectly beautiful
and could tha readers realize ii, COM
ing from dear old man who lies on
a bed Of affIiction, they: would sap-
preciate 1t more. The friends OF this
grand old hero l1npN. Hlithput d doubt
that his days iife nqtnh Cd 81 Medi-
cal skill so far has done but little
good and today he, lies Mt his home
is one OF the lovely old men of the
waiting fQrsthe summons. Mr. Bufdine
army Twhpse ranks ire fowfnE thin
neFS as the years 20 by, q true Con-
fedefate soldier. he Iekt his fi0iae D and
loved ones at the tit&t cali of duty
with his company there riever was a
truer man or a betters e6Iiier. He
.51sT 70a fii7 country faitnTuiIy ana well
to the end OF the. bloody struggle. He
takes great delight In talking of the
awful experiences, llardRhips and
courageous aaadg eE sk=ssEt yeags e5
spent fighting with the boys in gray.
In tho struggle he was wounded but
once. MF. Burdine CAME out of The
war poor man, but with determi-
nation TO- make the best 0f life, and
today is an independent man. He has
lived a soldier "a two lines or battle
one for his country and one for mis-
Savior. Now as he Is, near the shore,
he feels that al Is %Tssli.a3a &
r. J. HYRuhE- Entered service in
company Fl. Fitsf South Carolina regi-
mept with Captain T. II. Hall in COM
nlahd. Mr.. Bytum says he was never
In many battles, but was in come skir-
naiRhes. He served as WAGNER. Mr..
Byrpn was always ready Cor duty OF
any kind:
col L. e. 6ikiEPBEIs First .cor-
EOral OfscoEDanS +. Second Rifle req
Iinent, Jenkinaf Brigade Fields Difis-
Ion, Longstreet's corps. Col. Camp
bell was q hreve soldier and did d
great deal OF active service. he has
promised to give us some 0e; mis- ex-
periences which win Be read with in
terest. &. S. 8 q IS
w. G. CAflli- Entered the army In
1861, served three atid9a half years;
belonged TO the second SOnkh Carolina
cavalry, company H. Ha6 but one fur
Tough and that OF 10 dbYs only. Mr.
Cam was q splandl "a Aol dlhg, and no
doubt his feeble condition today is the
result of. faithful sefslas, He, ike
other heroes, ha3 It'll 70 say OK his
fighting days efuses "a remember
anything but the few they had
while they suffered tor fScd and for
clothes. IS f
He aaid wheR he ztefed the war
ne had no thought o2 e4As 4alSsag aay-
thing, He believed ne would never
7 De hungry enough Tor tsSat. but later
sutzering caused him "a t5 b heFwise.
He told of where ne afif two others
found two bea gums d a III aefaIg bank
{ to camp had 10 cross ever 4 rn1iie
By means nf cc1tls sIaaif I1k. The
first man and enn ca oyer All right
hut the second broke. which ended
eeriOuB1y % Sthe fal and fsl = gry
bees cams near EiiiIH Is tssssss nan Tileh
he 9oid If6w one % his u1eSsmRtes
ioes his horse. Eze had son d 10 q ei1r-
dan and lot himself down Into q tia 1.
hole Of p0tatoSg at5d shea ha caNae
out with his pctat6es horse was
gone, the owners cf otatoes had
HIN. But nexs ri1rniA AZ elEeF brought
the horse 90 canap ana q officers
! tia fellow who wore 81 s sray yi,ls a
stfktegist he he'd taken tho hdrSe
81 one or tiss sol dlsfa ssitD tgz7s 81 flis,t
time dane eFouAIy ili arl tise felEos
Who had gotten the pot toes could floi
be found si7l aftet s tone