The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-09


when not yet 16 years or age.
The army had been divided up into
Drigades and divisions, to 6 regj-
ments, usually from a State, in
brigade under brigadier general,
and brigades in division, com
manded sy a major general. The
3rd s. C. Regt., now commar by
Col Jas. D. Nance, in which * ert's
company belonged, was attached to
Gen. Kershaw's brigade ard Gen. Nc
Gruder's division. The army was
now put to fortifying Richmond and
preparing for the great seven days
battle. which began on the 9th or
June. On the 2nd day of July was
fought the battle known as Savage
Station, the day known in history as
the day McGruder with his dlvlsion
tonight one of the seven days batr'e
Here Dickert was badly wounded IN
the chest and thigh. He lay on the
battlefield with the other wounded al
that night, as the battle was fought
late in the day. Two days Afterwards
he was removed from the field nos
pital to ChamboraZo hospital III
Richmond. The bullet in his chest
could not be extracted, but the one
in the thigh was cut out days after
being wounded. He returned to MS
home on a furlough of 80 days. Re-
turned to the army at winchester al
ter its first Maryland campaign, while
it was slowly returning to Virginia
The army began preparing to meet
the enemy, now under Burnside al
Fredricksburg. BY the loss OF MS
! snnerior officers by death and ciS-
ablement at this battle and the one
81 sharpsburg or Antietam in Mary
, land he was promoted to the cap
taincv of his company. His company
was stationed at Marie's Heights 5uS'
ohove the ancient city of FredrloSs-
n,,re during one of the bloodiest con-
eicts during the warm which MS
,oo;mont lost seven different regf-
mental commanders and half Oh 'ni
men.
His regiment went into their sec
ond winter quarters on the wooaeo
hills hack Of the city. In the sprlns
of 1863 was fought the battle o.
cbancellorsville, the first engagement
IN which Capt. Dickert had the honor
IN lead his company in battle as cap
+o;n fought 10 or Is miles aooV:
Fredericksburg, on the RappanannocA
In the suLner Following ne COM
mapded his company through tie
pennsylvania campaign, and was ln
the hattie of Gettysburg, on Llt1ie
Round Top, in Longstreets corps
MAS with that corps in McLaWs' elVi-
sion, he participated in the nor'n
Georgia and east Tennessee cam
naigns. Was in the engagement ol
chickamauga and knoxville, and VIII
+er-ouartered on the Holstein River
about twenty or thirty miles ABOVE
Knoxville. In the spring OF 1863
Jonsstreet's troops were transferred
back to Virginia, and joined Lees
army in time to participate in the
Battles of the wilderness. On t'~
18th of May 1854 Longstreet's corps
in which was Capt Dickert's compa
nv. lay at Gordonsville, 20 miles
from the Wilderness, on few Gays
rest from east Tennessee. They could
hear all day long the roar OF Lees
and Grants guns. At 2 O'Clock on the
morning of the 9Th of May the troops
were aroused from their slumbers and
rushed through a cross country road,
on a forced march, 20 miles distance,
and reached the battle field OF the DAY
before about sunrise. Here was met
a part OF Lees army, having been
stampeded by Grants troops at day
light. In forming a battle line among
the stampeded troops, Dlckert's com
pany was badly cut up, himself ano
all his officers and half his men be-
ing badly wounded. He was wound
ed through the leg and sent to Lynch
burg to the hospital Remaining
there for two weeks but learning
that the whole regiment had been bad
" cut up, and his own company being
without officers, he returned to his
oonnany inst az tho regiment was