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~'BL.~1E)WEEKLY. WINNS"BORO, S. C.. WEDNESDAY,INMARCH i. SrILSE 84 SOME WAR REMINISCENSES. tj An lilnstration of the Importance of -Old Soldiers Putting on Record c What They Know. Columnbia, S. C.. Mar. 9, 1903. o Ed1itor Wli7nnboro News and ler- C ald: b Dear Sir: I hand you herewith a letter from a lady friend which, 7 as von observe,. led up to the 6 correspondence following: First, a type writt, n copy of ay reply to her letter, she keeping my original inmy handwri d and making a type written copy, with permission to publish hers g to me. Second, a letter in the a handwriting of an old comrade, ] Capt. A. W. Hudgens, of Easley, s S. C, in reply to a letter from e on the same subject. The seem ing discrepancy in regard to the actingo Major of the battalion, as a set i4rth in our letters is account ed for by the fact that both Capt. Townsend and Capt. Watson were " killed and Capt. Whitener had to take command of. the battalion. c Lieut. Roberts, of whom mention R is mado, was killed in the fall of ' 1864, 1 thintk, in the valley cam paign under- General Early, and ro Sergeant Major B. F. Watt died t of srekness and was buried at b GOToilosVille, Va.b If vou will have the kindness b to puiblish these letters in their 1 consecutive order you will confer c an appreciated favor on some 0 anxious and interested survivors s Und oti-r filends of later days. h R. H. Jennings. i Union, 8. C, Jan. 26, 1903. t Hoi. R. H. Jenings, State Treas i'?er, Columbia, S. C.: b Dear Sir: I have been told that a yoU wrote an article that appeared t< in a Wiunsboro paper in 1897 a upon th.e batta of Chickamauga, c in whic you spoke of Kershaw's c Brigade 'and its gallantry upon T dg t~ i!trand ihat. you t mentioned Wm. H.' Evans, Com- l panyA,3rd Regiment. Kershaw's n Brigade, who was wounded at that time. I am-deeply interestad in this pgrtieular soldier, s lie was brought up by My father, e John N. Scotield, of Columbia, ei S. C., and was to me as an own brother. If you can give me any ci information as to his conduct or 'fate in that battle, I shall be very tj much obliged to you. I should e, gladly purchase any papers that d: contain articles upon that battle b or more especially that mention o Wm. Evans. I am very muchin- w terested in the history of our State, ard, as I am trying to h establish a chapter of U. D. C.w in Union, I should very much like h to gzet the record of this soldier, a] my mother's first -cousin, my s< adopted brother, and the only 4, soldier 'my immediate family g could send to the war, since thereu was no other boy in the house e save a little lad of eleven years. ih Thar king you in advance for tl any kirdr tess you may be able to a show ne, I am, c Very truly yours,m Mrs. B. G. Clifford. t Coluimbia, S. C., Jan. 29, 1903. o .3Ars. B. G. (Clford, Union, S. C: bi Dear Madam: I am just in 1 receipt of your letter of the 26th ai C inst. I would gladly send you a W copy of the Winnsboro paper int which the letter you refer to was a] published, or"o copy of the Co- P4 lumbia State, in which I have written a letter or two on the " same subject-the battle of P1 Chiekamanea; but unfortunately li for me I have not preserved a copy of any of these papers, nor d do I recollect the dates of their d publication; but . I will do for s iou the next best thing I can do, P i. e , write from memory a sketch t of the events that transpired in s that memorable battle as relates " S to the part Kershaw's Brigade ~ took in it. You have no doubt ai learned from histories and other t. sources, that Longstreet's Corps 11 of ee's Army of Northern Vir gii.almost uimmediately afterd its return from Pennsylvania to b * Virginia, after the 'battle of d Getty.-burg, was ordered to North b1 Georgia to reinforce Gen. Bragg's i Western Army near Chattanooga f( Tenu. hersliaw's Brigade, com-: il posed of the 2d, 3d, 7th, 8th, and b 15th, S. C. Volunteer Infantry, c and the 3d or James' Battalion 0 f S. C. Infantry was a part of ti iis corps. James' Battalion as composed of five companies om in and around Laurens )unty, one f r o m Richland >unty (principally from the city [ Columbia) commanded by apt. D. B. Miller To this attalion William Evans, of hom you write, belonged. The 'h company (G) was from Fair eld county, and Capt. B. M. 'bitner, its commander, was Ating major of the battalion; ence the command of Co. G. evolved upon the writer, he eing first lieutenant. Our Bri Ide arrived at Ringgold, Ga., bout 18 or 20 miles (I think) om Chatianooga, Tenn, and >me 8 or 10 miles from Alexan r's Bridge on Chickamauga ver late in the afternoon of ept. 19th, 1863. After a long ad tiresome ride on freight cars -om Petersburg, Va., and camped util midnight or after, when we -ere aroused and marched to lexander's bridge, which we rossed about daylight, and from iere we marched some three or ur miles to the vicinity of nodgrass Hill, and were held in )serve for several hours, while le battle raged furiously not 6r in our front. This was on a eautiful, bright sunshiny Sab ith day, the 20th of September, 363, and all nature was in lovely )ntrabt with the raging billows I fratricidal war which were veeping over the plain, and urling thousands upon thou inds of our friends and foes ito eternity as by a mighty dal wave of destruction. It as a time of the most awful ispense, as we lay in line of tle, in constant expectancy of courier to ride up and order us > the front. It mnst have been )out 1 p. m. when the summons ime, and Capt. Townsend, from kesbury, a son of Rev. Joel ownsend, being *i 'ommand of ke battalion, - addre~sed ,.s ifn ving but firm tones, rirnding 3 where we were from, and cPouraging and urging every an to do his duty. Poor brave an, lie was instantly killed rly in the fight. W hen we nerged from the skirt of woods, here we had been partially con aled from the view of the enemy, e came upon an open field at te foot of Snodgrass Hill, the iemy being perhaps two hun red yards in our front on the -ow of the hill and under cover woods, mostly oak and hickory, ith here and there a large pine terspersed. Our brigade was stily formed in fiting line and e advanced under fire up the .11 under circumstances in which uy other. than true and tried >ldiers would have recoiled; but 2 we went to victory or death. hen we were about half way > the hill Gen Kershaw observ I that our line was not advane g in nuch direction as to strike Le enemy just aLs he wished. ur battalion was acting in the ipacity of what is known in ilitary parlance as 'the bat lion of direction,' and the -igade. had to' allign itself by ir colors, Sergt. Win. Evans ~ing the color-bearer. Gen. ershaw walked up to Evans, id taking the flag from him, alked out in front of the line so at the flag could be seen from 1 parts of it; Evans thinking erhaps that the General had an a that he was going to waiver, lked along with Kershaw, and eaded with him to please give mn the flag, and just point out him where to go, and assuring m that lhe would go there or e in the attempt. Gen. Ker aw kindly gave it back and >intingto large green pine at e top of the hill said: "Do you e that pine?" "Yes," said Evans, ITo directly to it;" and he went. assing to the top of the hill we Ivanced down the opposite side rough the woods uder a gal ag and murderous fire, in which any of our gallant men went >wu, we reach a ravine, lying tween the hill we had just scended and a much Lhigher one, fact almost a mountain, where e enemy had 'rallied in strong ~re. I saw through the forest, iat they were running up a attery, and I remarked to my >pany, "They are going to peu a battery on us," which e did almost immediately, and No Time to Lose You cannot afford to disregard the warnings of a weak and diseased heart and put off tak ing the prescription of the world's greatest authority on heart and nervous disorders Mie' Heart Cure. If your heart palpitates, flutters, or you are short of breath, have smothering spells, pain in left side, shoulder or arm, you have 'heart trouble and are liable to drop dead any moment. .. W. Woodcock, one of the Znown alperators in the coun try dronped dead from heart diseatte recently,.; i howe In Portland, Ind., whUe a his lawn.-The Prtm. Mrs. M. A. Birdsal, Watkins, N. Y., whose portrait heads this advertise ment, says: "I write this through grat itude for benefits I received from Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. I had palpitation of the heart, severe pains under the left shoulder, and my general health was miserable. A few bottles of Dr. Miles'Heart Cure cured me entirely. Sold by all Druggista. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkliart, Ind. with the very first discharge of grape, or canister, tire gallani. Capt. Townsend fell, seeminglr to me, as I passed . rig'bt nea-. bim, one entire side of his faco. was torn away. Death must. have been instantaneous. T passed Wm. Evans lying on the the ground, and saw blood oi, his face, and as I passed he said. - tre rse this flag."' I gathered it up, ano almost instantly the staff of it. was struck twice and nearly cut. in two by rifle balls, so tbicld were they flying. It seemed t( me that never before or since, ir all the many battles I took part; in, did I pass through such b. storm of minnie balls. I was. disabled with a ball in my left. leg and was helped from the, field, and did not see Evans for months after. It turned on. that he was not very seriousl. wounded, but not from any fail ure on his part to do his duty, for he was a good soldier. I hope I have not wearied you. with this long letter. I am. always glad to give any informa tion in my power in regard to events of the war, and to answer: any questions about any of my former comrades. You will never, I am sure, have any cause t ,regret that you v er -so intimate ty associatLed with myv old comrade,. Wmn. Evans. Please excuse any errors or interlineations, as I. have not time to rewrite. The. beautiful monument erected by South Carolina on Snodgrass Hill stands within about fifty yards of the large pine that Gen. Kershaw pointed out to Evans,. and the battlefield looks now~ very much like it did the day of the fight. Very respectfully, R. H. Jennings. Easley, S. C., Feb. 4, 1903. Dear Friend and Ceomrade: Yours of the 31st ult. to hand and the information that it con ains is highly appreciated by me. You know that it is difficult for two or more persons to see or remember things exactly alike.. Yet it would be well for thos'e veterans yet living to compare. notes and leave for the good of posterity and the honor of fallen. omrades a true history of the. war between the States. When Lee started on the Penn sylvania campaign, while Ker shaw'< Brigade was near Culpep per C. H., Va., Sergt. Watt, the. sergeant-major of James' Bat talion, was ta.ken sick and sent to the hospital. At his request 1 was detailed to act in his place.. I served in that capacity during-~ the Pennsylvania and westeri. campaigns, or about nine months. in all. I merely mention this to'. show my relardon to the comman. at Chicka mauga and I now wiL [p the hill Capt. Watstn sent me n an errand to the commanding >fficer 4n the right. I saw Capt. Pownsend and walked with him little way in rear of the line. Yhile we were passing Coinpay ), a minnie struck a testament'in ,he side pocket of L. G. Ball and odged in the book. Ball thought Lt first that lie was severely vounded, but finding he was not, ie did not leave the line.' The )ook was a present from his weetheart and lie carried it over iis heart. He told me a few rears ago that he still had the )ook and the bullet. Whe-n I returned to the left the )attle was at its fiercest; our line vas being raked by- schrapnell hot. Capt. Watson was missing Lnd I stepped across the ravine nto the itterval between onr left nd the right of the 2nd regiment. en. Kershaw was but a few feel wy watching the conflict. In a thort while a courier arrived faom he right of the brigade and de ivered a muessage to the general, vbo then ordered the line to re ire to the foot of the hill. As be general turned to go the cou ier was shot down. Kershaw< >ade him good-bye, but a com ade and myself took him up and 'arried him to the foot of the Lill and gare him to the litter iearers. When we reached the oot of the hill the men took efuge behind the trees. Here re remained for several hours )efore we were relieved b y xracie's Brigade. At this point lie enemy ch:agred ,ns twice and -ere repnhbed. In one of the harges some of their men were illed in ten steps of our line. Iere I witnessed the coolest and ravest act I evera saw. 'ieut. toberts, of Company B, acting jutant, that day while thore as a lull in the firing during the fternoon, went, up the i. ea'rch for Captane . 1i nd buch valuables as they might ave in their pockets. Whilk toberts was stoopingi over one f the dead officers five federal ldiers rushed towards him from cluster of bushes near by with be view of capturinghim. Bob- 8 rts raised his sword and ordered hem to surrender. Two of them n and the other three surren ered and were marched by him ito our lines. About five o'clack in the after oon we were relieved by Gracie's C ;rigade of Alabama. 'thus after ve or six, hours of continuous ghting ending, so far as we were oncerned, one of the hottest ontested battles in which I was ver engaged. Mr. Will Evans, of 1432 Main I treet, Columbia, S. C, says that I e is a son of Ser'gt. Evans. -a Sincerely yours, I A. W. Hudgens. t Foley's Kidney Cure makes the kid-~ es and bladder right. Contains otbing injurious. Sold by McMaster 0. It is proposed to make cock gbting a misdemeanor in South arolina. Now, if- they would nly matke homicide at least' a reach of the peace, things would righiten up a bit.-Mail and Ex ress. Cough Settled on Hier Lungs. "My daughter had a terrible cough hich settled on her lungs" says N. J4 ickson, of Danville, Ill. "WVe tried a a enat many remedies without .relief, r rili we gave her Foley's Honey and .a ar which eured her." Refuse substi- t ites. Sold by McMaster Co. SIX MONi 50 CENTS IA To New Subs< This offer is limited. I aking- advantage of it. give yon an account of th. r' 1i0 tle as I saw and remember i - Our command arrived at c gold, Ga., on the evening of .. tenber 19, 1863, where three ( aQ t q rations of corn meal was iss * O to us and instructions given t it be cooked and that we h.,u t ourselves in readiness to move. 1 The orders to move came beforA e midnight. and we marched in the I direction of where we had heard I cannonading in the evening. We I crossed Alexander's bridge ove'- S Chickananga creek about one or I two o'clock that night and bivou- i aced for the remainder of the night on the right hand of the road, close to the creek. On Sun - 1 day, the 20th, we marched for i soie distance towards the left E and reaching the vicinity of Snod- v grass Hill we formed line of bat- i tle in a large body of woods. P While stopping at this point, Capt. Townsend, acting lieuten- i ant-colonel and commander. was e in rear of the right wing of the t battalion. He called me to him II and told -we to tell company com- N manders., to come to him as he t wanted 'o talk with them. I t obeyed his order, and on return- r ing to him found him talking to I some of the officers. About .tis r time some order was given, which c indicated the forward novement I W:.s to bein, and he told me to 1 tell such officers as had not i reached biu to take charge of r their companses and for Lce to y go to the left and assist Captain 1 Watson, who was acting as major. C Thie brigade moved forward, and t after going sonie dJ,tance reached V an open field. 'Here for the first c time we beheld Snodgrass Hill, I which was soon to be made famous I by one of the hardest battles of I tie war fought for its possession. I The hill was covered in original a forest and occupied by a heavy v force of the ~eneny, consisting of a infant nd artillet .They also a west ' the hill. From their a position they opened fire upon b us. Gen. Kershaw here ordered I a change of front in order to o place his line nearer on a parallel s with his antagonist. a Though this maneuver w a s t made under fire, I never saw it e more accurately done by any com- t mand on a parade ground than it r was executed on this occasion by d James' Battalion. Gen. Kersaw ii was immedietely in its rear and clapping his hands be exclaimed, n "Well done, battalion!" These I words of praise had the effect of fi greatly enthusing the men. The fi command was then given the C fifth battalion the battalion of c direction. This made sergt. EVan4 e the color-hearer of James' Bat talioni, the guide of the brigade. s Kershaw then went to him and h pointed to a tiee on Snodigrass said, "Do you see that pine on yonder hill?". Evans replied that. e did. Kershaw said. "Go to ' it." Evans replied, "I'll go orhi die." A fter proceeding some dis - C tance across the field Kershaw discovered that the guide was not moving exactly in the direction he desired, He went to Evans* again and attempted to take the colors out of his hands, but Evans refused to give them up, and told b him that he had beeni mistaken in P regard to which tree he was to go to (for there were several large pines on the hill). Kershaw wasw satisfied with the explanation and Ja again giving him the direction he g returned -:o the rear of the li ne. U' Evans was a worthy successor oft Simpson, Stokes, and Harris, those gallant heroes who had borne the colors on other fields the two first having laid down ther lives on the altar of their country, the latter, Sam Harris, was at that time suffering from a severe wound received at Gettys burg. The last impressions that I have of Evans' face, as he* crossed that field, was that of a man whoe knew his duty and was resolved to do it. C. The enemy who occupied the wooded ridge to thne west of Suod grass gave way without much re sistance and J..h-ft a battery of artillery behind therr. The lines were adjusted in the hollow at the foot of Snodgrass and then followed the enemy towards the top of the hill. The left of the battalion was in a ravine imme diately in front of where the ironi tower~now stands. While going* t A Word to Nursing Mothers It is a well known clinical fact that babies who depend whoHy. am mother's milk never have cholera and are exempt from two-thirds the ailments which afflict infants. Some inkling to this has checked the resort to artificial foods and begun to make it " good form " for every mother to nurse her own baby - when she can. Some try it, and grow weak and sick under the strain. With others the milk flow is insufficient, and the poor baby is at last given' over to the tender mercies of the milkman with his corn fodderand stale slops, and worse. 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