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XVnlmht Jit' ? - ? ? CAMBER {S, C.) SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1919. ;si 1 "r - ' ' * filbmlxr 111 FovJHe Piqgrfetors. . ; T13E of subscription i% XUrec^ddW tars<p^ ami; jK?ta?tvc; of postage?and in all case^wftertfthe sha^l be xlejftered at Ihff cgp^tTftc of the proprietors be Threffidollars and cents? fpa^Kle at the time of snbscrilnng* ? Advertisements. . 50 centa for every eight Unes tl>e first inser-* tion-^h iK r'f ft ^ * ? gjj n tn\ F/oin tho Port I olio March, IS 18 d? ' ?*L / or Wl "BATTLE OK BUNKER HIIJ.. *WriUt%fofi the Port FdiOi 'ut the nqnesft of the Editor. , By;#. DaAHaoji*, Maj.X,*?n. U. S Army. ? *77?V it wrfs tfcat a fori iflcd post " lished SUiv -near Btw r . ?; v: ; ? tivcjpuettt or the army was early in ^, eieniug qfftmt jftj, an<l romramce , the erectfoa of a ?tron? work pn the heights in, the rear ofCharlestown, at that timfe called Breed's Hill ;but fro m itijiroxifoi ty - to Banker Hill the batHfe has taken its name from the latter eminence, which Overlooks it T6e work was commenced and . carried oh i under the direction of such ] "m|iieQrs as we were ablq to pro * dure, at that time. It wa$^ square redoubt tlie curtains of wlflH were ] about 0Q or QO feet in extent, with an intrenchment, or breast work, ex '^J,fng IK) or CO feet from the nor angle, towards Mystic river, course of the night the rtwn been fcised to" the height ? .1 A. I Mill . ??-' - : of 0 "Bjinstin myne< ? bjlho cno aa noon ?s day appeared, and A i sasajs jj^n t^taMn&w alarming ^ 'ercprornpt eCiltij this important movements of the Bri ting an -attack, wero f h* coirseqttttete of j i-v- - i" tV l - ? I . reMof^ c 3K afftf ?to reihforce t}>e. twloulit on JBi-cwVA j Mm (ftfl hniwrfefct I " want of know Cc> aaJ lite tle-d |of war," that Ptopswa* fx i ttefahlof evr i;fc?iment mander. SRST,*** About . received order* toijiitdi* The tc-^j !;imentl)cin^ destitute oftm munition, t was formed in front of a house ofS cupied as Jin arsenal, where each man retired a giu cup fntl of pow* dor, fifteen halls and one Hint. The fjeveral captains were then or dered |f> mafchr tlieir companies tt> respective quarters, and make up their powder and ball into cavtridg^s, with the pyeatest possible dispatch. As there weh&, scarcely two muskets in a company ofequal calibre, it was necessary to vedn<$ tt\o size of the halls Cor many of theirt ; add As but a small proportion rtf th? men had cartridge boxes, tlie remainder made use or powder IkhhS and ball ponch x es. 1 * it? ?Thhcjin*.;:r^inbr'.l r^ri-an is still alive, in the t.br V fir x year of hir an<l resides m trie S <A on^ ' om of !*c: livr-i I*! TH ?, ' : f ? i:.*"np?l>'iTO, He 1% ?l\' ihrrr ?? uv\vin?* Csr.n^ral v \ V r> >? . T)i?: M:.?. ' !? !>. Sr. { T .A!", v.V.o ? r < !?<? ('? ? ' > ~\\\ i ' > . . . . . ? . v '.j? v\> ' ? ~^<ler conipt?8B^ tUe - necessity pi^MiratioHs for action, the irp;iment forSfcd, and marched alwut one o'clock. When Unreached Chaf-~ lestown neck wc found two regiments r halted, ill xonsequenc^ of a Jieavy fmfilmlmg lire thVowirWross itj of round bar, ami chain shot, from t1>e Lively frigate and .floating baieiies anchored in Cluines river anil a j floating battery lyinp;. in the river Mystic. Jfejor M' Clary vent for ward, anraKfeerved to the comman ders* if they did not intend to wove on, 4te wished thorn to open and let our regiment pass : the latter was im~ mediately done. My company be irii^ in front, I marc lied by the side of Col. Stark, who moving with a very deliberate pace, I suggested the propriety of quickening the march i of the regiment* that it might sooner' Urn relic veil from the galling cross _ lire </f the enemy. With a look pe culiar to himself, he fixed Ms ' eyes upon mo anil observed wltn great composure, " Dearborn, one fresh - man ib atftion /> worth ten fatigued one," and continued to advance in * ? AiV * ***?? the same cool and college*! manner. When we reached the fopof BunkerV Htil^heregeneral Furx.vvi had ta ken lift station, the regiment halted | for u few moment# for the rear to rcome up. ' ? ? ? .' ?* ? " ' r Boon after, the enemy were ilia- ?] .covered to have landed on the shore of Morton's point in front of Frond's ^ Hill .under cover of a tremendous Are | of shot and shells Croifo a battery on l Coop's Hill, in Boston, which had ! opened on the redout}! at day-i>roak. ; 7^ Majjor$eneral Howe; ami farfoa* \ jllieV General Plgot, \yei? the roth- j wdci'H nf ? the British, force sn rich firct landed, corisistittf of four J itilions of infantry, ten (Sftpnnjes of gi?ni4Ut>i*K, and tervof light infiui- | *trv, wiih' ir train of Held artillery# Tney farittcd as they disembarked, ??! lint remained in thst position until they wcvetjrei n Arced !>y another! detaclinjwt. Afcttiia moment the Ve tera a ftiid p^iJKuit Ci>lon^I Stank ?harangued bin re^iineut in a short Imt animuied ndthftto ; then directed tliem to gi\& three chc|p, and rjnke a rapid movement to the rail ienta which ran from the left, and about two yawls ill the rear of the njdoutit | lowards Myntic river.. Part of the graw having heen recently c?it, lay in winnmvs and corks on the. field. Another fence was taken nfjah"the 1 falls tun through the otm in front, and the hay J mowi? in th* vicinity, suspended upon theirt, frooi the Imt torn to the top, which had | pearance of a l?r^p?t work, bui was in (Wet no real oover to the men ; it 4to^tew served ** tuleeeption on tb#H imy. This was done hy the dV ftf thv5 " committee qf mfetf' nj^ 4Gfc?;\V ii> t hr o p , who aL nrt\t liven in Cambridge, ofet, *jie has within a fiAv years inferred nl$. JH ? $ At the reinfect was form eel in i*ar of IN HnpA fences with one otl\fV small rcgiirtent from New Hampshire, under tlic command of colonel Jlprd, tiro Hit. commenced between the left wins; of* the Ikjtfcli arrijjv annpianded hy general JVlrr, ami the troops in redoubt under co lonel Prescottj , while a column of Ihtve.qcttftv was advancing on ourlrf*, on t!m aniwro of Myotic river, with an evident intention of turning our left wing, and that veteran and most excellent regiment of Weidi Uisi* leer*?, so distinguished for its gal) Ant conduct iu^ tho battle of Minden, advanced in column directly on the ; railed fcncc ; when within HO oi* an 1(X) yards, displayed ,hito line, with the precisinii and liriftness of troops on p#rad<% and opened a hrifek !>ut ftrfc l>y jriatotitv*, wln^h vvn< returned hv n well directed: *? # i *;td (kfed iUsv fro'.n c-?n' .whole * line. TTse action iioov becaniogene ral ar.d wry heavy from right to left. In the co iivsc* of ten or fifciien minutes ^tie eneraygave way at all points, and rclreatej in great disorder; leaving ? a large numter of dead and wouud ed on the field. The firing ceased f;;r short time, until the enemy again Formed, ad- 1 vaitced and recommenced i\ spirited ? tl i re from bis winds lino. ~ 8eve. val attempts were again made, to turn our left, but {he troops having thrown . up a slight stone wall on ttio hank of (lie river, laying down behind itp gave snch a deadly fire, as cut down almost every man of the party ojv posed to them ; while the fire from the redoubt and the mil fence was so well directed and so fatal, especially to the British oflt&rs, that the tvhole army was compelled a second time to retreat with precipitation and great confusion. Atthis time the ground oc cupied by theeucmy was. coven4 d with his V dead and wc:ndcd. Only | small detached parties again advanc ed, which kept up a distant, ineffec tual fire, until a strong reinforcement arrived from Boston which advanced oil the southern declivity of the hill, - in the rear of Charlestown. When this column arrived opposite that an gle of the redoubt whWi faced Chdrleito\i^||it^lieele'd by platoons to the righWand advanced directly upon the ycdoubt witliout ftriug gun. By tlus time our ammunition^ w its exhausted. A few meiiVidjr bad a charge left. TMSfdvnnqinj column raail? im > attempt the nxlouht l>y as sault, very ftwtw*?* every man motflHptb 0 jmnpet >vas cat tlwvn? by tlm Wmi within; *v ln> hwl faroie<l en Hie iimKwite siil e, not being prepii" lAvitU^ay?iiet?4 U> mectg a chru ce. ' ? .?-> m The column wavered for a mo ment, bnt soon formed ~ a g. v it f a fiirtfard movemem \>as made with ^hucIi spirit and intrepidity kV to ren der the feeble efforts of a handful of mcj u without the means of defence, jinayailing, and they lied through an open space, iit^lhc rear of the re doubt, which linn been left for a gate way. At this. moment the rear of the .British column advanced found thr angle of the redoubt Jtml threw, in a galling flank, ftre upon out tnH>p*M ^8 they lushed from it* which killm and womuled a gfe&ieriumiher than had fallen before during tUfc action. The tvholcf ciF our line hnmdlAtely after gave away and retreated with rapidity and disorder toward* I5?ink cr HtW ; carryftisiff as ittititf if the wounded as possiftle, that only thirty alxriiy a even fell into the hand* of tho enemy, aimmg whom ndfcre &t. Coh Pai&er awl two or three of ft&rs who fell in or ne^ tkfe redoubt. When the troops arrived at tho summit of Bunker HUK we found Oeft Pulmm with nearly a* many weft as bad-been engaged in thfe bat tle; notwithstanding which nft mea sures had been taken IbrM-einforriug us, dot w an there a sliot fired to co* vcr our retreat, or any movement nuykvHto eheck tho advan&* of $e enemy to this height, but on the Con trary, Gen. Putnam rode off, with a number of ftpmles avd pick axes in i hfa haiidn% find the troops that had re mained, with him inactive during the n hole of tho action, although with in a few hundred yards of the battle ground an 1 obstacle to impede their movement but miuJcet bath . The whole of tho troops now des cended the northwestern declivity of Hunker Hill and recrosseit the neck. Those of the New- 1 iampshire line retired towards Winter Hill, and the i others on to Prospect Hill. So;n^ slight H orkfl wer*. thrown 7?y> in thft rfairs<* of the r veiling.-* * strotr* advance pickets were posted <>:i th?' roads Utodio*; to < 'Iwrle^ow n. and tPtups* *Hiid|tatiii$ an at tack, rested on their It fo :ft POS?exlr?aed inary tVmt the I iritis h ?HtI not make iPRrn^lb. charge, duritfc; tbe battle, which, if attempted, win M have been fimsive a ud- fatal to tlu^ Americana, as tliey did not cnm^wto the flfcld flflj? ?m?s. In iny company there Yf$ iMlt our. * . 'v^ , boon nftcr the coinmetK*tT>ent bf ttavnetion <jg?lctachmcnt from the Sri iisfc.fort'C in lioslou >vaa landed ill CliarlMown, r^-d Avithfy *h?w tnh "meats the whole tnw# appeared hi ? blaze, A dense coMtom of smoke * rose, to a j^reat height, * nnd tlierp being a genUe brcca# from the souths west, it hung like a thunder' cloud over the contending armies,? A yeW ; few houeea escaped the dreadful con flagration of thin devoted town. , Frftm similar mistakey tte*;|lxc<l amimtttttion furnished for the pieces was calculated for gunSof a large* calibre, which pVeYfchted tlie use of ifcli^rtiHljfr; jtn hoth aides. Tlibre was tio aivalry in cither drip tp\ ' From the ships of war and the large battery on Copp's Ilitt* a heavy can nonade "was y??p* up upon *wvr 1W nnd redoubt, from thte commence ment to the close of the action, ami during the threat f hut with very lit tle effect ; except tlxat qf killing tlie brave Major Jlttdrcw^M 'CUrnj x$ Col. Stark *9 regiment sootttftcr wci retired from Bunker Hill. He was among' IM first offlc^ti% # tlm nnny. < Posaessihg a soundjudgmeui,of u^ daunted bravety,^o*etytf ahlg, ? ijh dent and zealpua, both a? jLtwitriot and s(>!iHcf. His loss WM-ig^rely ftdt by his tmnpatriohJn armfTNv^ hi* tommy was , <lo|*riyteu^?C' tlie ?r vicfts of one pvomiaitij; jAim! distinguished champions of U Twrty. i After leaving tlyjfcjd. of battl9 j met him and drank none i|ii|q?VK watet-wilh him* .He VKuBiBitcd "tjd W>S"ino 111 the result of th? ??n ilict for Independence* fiomfw clo i ioiw display of valor, which had dfctin^.iwtta hid country meu on thnt memorable day. Ilf soon oWtvfcJ JJriifeli troops on Hunker motion, nod said m recmHWlrc tlieiti, to-sectvlmrtnsf^iey ' ?*r^n>ing <>ut &??%$?*, at [ ilic wine tWnti wirecfc tf*y jtompany do\iJr ' ChtmcRtown<i Vf W tow* ft ttottelv m I immediately made ment to the poiitfom J to take, and hnlted ? oe pro ceeded to Uie old poubd, wbiclraiipl ?n % ?ite BOW occupied asatavem l">us?i not for from tbeentrah^e of the iu>ck. After he, had satisfied himself thnt the enemy did notiptend to leave their strung posts ontfie heights/ ho waS returning toward* me, and when tvitfata twelve or fifteen rods of Vh?ro J, Stood, with my company, arnlidom cannon shot, from omSibf tUfftlgate* lying near where the centre of Craig'* bridge now is, paased directly through Ma hlrdy ami put to /tight one. of tho most heroic soul# that ever animated man. Ho leaped two or three feet from tl?o ground pitched forward, and fell dead upon his face. ? I had him*car-> ried to Medferd, where he. was inter red, with all tho respect and honor* we could exhibit to die manes of a great nml good man. 1I? was my liosom friend ; we had ptnvn up togethf f on terms of the greatest intimacy and I loved him as a lAothea'. My pi>iti<w? in ?the Jiatllo, wan more the result of accident, than any regularity of formation, 1 was on tho ri^lit of the. lilt". ?t th<i mil fence,' '\lii(ii niTo:'.!?-! f;: ir view of thif V', ? ri'iii', >)!' v v4". ? mi ,