Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-11

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Mountain, having accomplished the
purpose Of the campaign, which was to
divert the enemy while jackson cap
tured Harper's Ferry.
"At Sharpsburg or Antietam, on this
return, the Federals were again engag
ed So far as experienced or saw. the
artillery, in this battle was the most
pronounced of all. Here saw Lieut..
H.. j. Allison shot down. A few days
later his brother; was looking for him.
AS he questioned some men about him,
| they told him he was dead. =; Imagine
his surprise to see his brother walk up
at this moment He reported he had
been shot in the head and during his
sickness had received nice treatment at
the hands Of the enemy:
ITO days later we crossed the river
into Virginia. Just about this time I
had a severe chill, I I;got a pass and
was going out of the danger zone. got
we'll on the road however, and return
ed to my company at Bunker Hill. I
always did think that a chicken which
woman gave me had a lot to do with
my recovery.
I'VE stayed at: Winchester, Va, for
I'uuite a while Later. we crossed the
Blue Ridge down to Culpepper Court
house, and from there we went to Fred
ericksburg. About CHI listnnas time we
had a fight with the Yankees at Fred:
ericksburg and defeated them. "a.
"The next year, SO, we, moved about
considerably. Our. whole brigade went
back to Petersburg and son to Blackwa-
ter, then down to Suffolk, back to
BlacISwater for several weeks" and on
to Petersburg. During this time the
only fight worth while took, place! at
Suffolk The: rest Of the fighting was
mere skirmishins. -
Later we were transferred to Ten
nessee with Longstreet's brigade. and
wound: up in Chattanooga: I remember
we'll a prayer meeting that was being
held In the vicinityjof this city under
an apple t:ee. The; Yankees over across
the river, in. Moccasin Bend, began
shelling us A cannon ball went through
the top of the trees under which the
prayer meeting was being held. The
chaplain glanced ;. up and said, Hello!
Prayer meeting adjourned. -
ION the other side of Lookout Noun
tain from the city, our brigade attacked
wagon train; but swesfwere driven
back. We had unknowingly attacked
q, division. after Bragg>s defeat we
moved on up to Knoxville. where we
spent the winter;of 1894. In the
spring of,'64 we marched to Bristol
and took the .trairAen to Lynchburg,
Charlottesville and Gordonsville.
next battle I: :was:ih was that Of
a|tfie |Efi wilderness. We lost: a: rot Of! ven zen
in the second days fight, Then came
spottsylvania, where. / .waslso tired l
laid down on the ground and went to
sleep. When woke'I had pneumonia.
Mr. linn Robinson took care OF me that
night and had me sent off to Richmond
was out. two weeks and: joined my
regiment at the:last battls4of Cold Har-
bor. I was in no big battle after this
time.
"There was only skirrnishing around
Petersburg, where we went next Inen
we were ordered to AppomattoX anu as
word came that Lee had SURRENDERED
4 11,@4
4 we were forming line of battle. Yankee
officers came along and stopped thelr
men. We went into camp, but pretty
soon ran out of provisions.
I'VE were licked. but not in spirit
We tore our flags to bits, only preserving
one star, which we gave to our colonel
When the time came we stacked our
arms, waved our flags and yelled con-
siderably. But it was all over. we
had lost. so we secured our paroles and
came home to start all over again.