The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 25, 1913, Page 2, Image 2
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BATTLE OF '
The following interesting letter
tells of the tragic death of Capt.
Edwin V. Harris, uncle of Mr. C. H.
Crawford and Mrs. A. B. Lindsay of
this place:
(From The Daily Watchman. Salisbury,
N. C., Aug. 9, 1864.)
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHT AT
PETERSBURG.
n T aH.vk TVO.wl UA.?
?jAli atl A AUL11 a UUlrVUI waivu, wn
the Lines, Petersburg, Va., July
31, 1864.
The night previous to the battle
he Colonel Fleming of the Fortyninth)
and Major Davis and myself
had had a long and most pleasant
conversation. In fact Col. F. and I
sat up and chatted until midnight, '
little dreaming what a storm was
brewing or how fatal it would be to
one of us. Next morning the
Bpringing of a mine under Pegram's
(formerly Branch's) batery, immediately
on the right of our brigade,
a terrific volley from the
cLemy's artillery aloug the whole
lino and a simultaneous charge by a
large portion, if not the whole of
Burnside's corps, waked us from our
slumbers and called us into position
lu the trenches. A great many of
Elliott's (formerly Evans') brigade
of South Carolinians, who immediately
supported the battery, wore
blown up, and a still greater number
were swallowed up in the
chasm. General Elliott was wounded.
The men, of course, were greatly
confused by the terrific explosion,
and the charge by the enemy in such
overwhelming numbers. They poured
into the chasm ( a tremendous
one) made by their mine, and over
the works, on either side, in a resistless
stream of men both black
and white, crying "No quarter to
the rebels." The Twenty-fifth regiment
was on the right of our brigado
and ours next. The Twentyfifth
was thrown up a ravine to protect
our flank and rear and our
regiment moved to the right and
Joined the outnumbered South Carolinians.
And now we witnessed and
to some degree participated in one
of the most terrific and desperate
fights of the war. The enemy reinforced
rapidly. Column after col
umu 01 iroops negroes aim white |
men?the great dark blue lines
poured over the parapet and rushed
down the inside of the tronehes,
thus coming on our men from two
directions. Bayonets locked, ritles
were clubbed and men in desperation
threw away their arms and
grasped each other in the death
struggle. We could see a man
bayonet his foe and while in the act
of withdrawing his weapon have
his head smashed by the butt of a
ride. This is plain truth. It is no '
exaggeration. But overwhelming:
numbers ill such a tight must prevail.
Gradually the small portion
of Elliott's brigade which was between
us and the mine were ressed
back upon us But nobly? and you
may emphasize the word yes, most
heroically, did these South Carolinians
contest every inch of the
ground. Color after color was
placed upon the works from which
our men were driven until twelve
stands waved defiance to our faces.
Beyond the brow of the hill and
hidden from us, six more Haunted
before our outnumbered Im>\
thus making eighteen in all. While
tliis was going on we were not idle.
Boor Col. F. came to me, gave me
command of the same men I had on
mi- -11 in .iiiui', mill mi- in place
then) in a small ditch running perpemlicularly
to the main trench,
and il possible, stop tin enemy who
wore pouring around the inside of
our works and coming down on our
right Hank. The remainder o! the
regiment poured a galling fire into
the masses of tin- enemy who were
pouring over the works and down
upon our men. My this means the
enemy were first checked and then
caused to lie low in the captured
works. Here the sharpshooting was
kept up on both sides, but owing to
the position of my company it was
able to tire right into the ditch
packed full of white and black
Yankees. Kvery ball told. Three or
four times did a Yankee color bearer
bravely carry bis colors out and endeavor
to get his men to follow, but
they could not be induced to leave
the trenches, aud finally he fell a
victim to his reckless daring. Here
wo held them at b..y until out genoral
could concentrate forces. Hy
11 o'clock ail was ready. Just before
this and while the sharpshooting
was raging, Col. F. was shot
through the bead. Poor fellow!
He was carried past me a greatly
disfigured man. The ball and the
Here Is a message of hope and
good clieor from Mrs. C. J. Martin,
Boone Mill, Va.. who Is the mother
of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin
ttrn n /> it i*/\/l a# otf?m 1.1
WOO VI OLWllia- |i VIUU uiu UI1U
constipation by Chamberlain's Tablets
after five years of suffering, and
now recommends these tablets to
the public. Sold by all dealers. w
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THE CRATER :
sa
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blood made his face shocking to look
upon. But we did not then have *
time for regrets. We could see the fo
enemy's bayonets glisten and their 8a
colors move while they prepared to
charge down upon us. Oh, this was ur
a terrible moment! Each man 110
seemed to know, aud feel, too, that 'n|
. we must keep them back. If we co
! ili<l not we would be slaughtered
In
where we were, or all killed if we ^
attempted to retreat, and in either ,^r
case Petersburg was gone. The
South Carolinians were gone by the 8
left flank down the main trenches, an
and were formiug with the left of *C1
our regiment The right of our 1
rpi
regiment was then next to the enemy
and would have to receive the
assault. Just think of that mo- I
ment. Upon it the fate of Peters- I
burg, perhaps of our army, perhaps ?
of the Confederacy itself, depended.
On the outside of our lost works, on fe^
which floated twelve flags, we could mt
see the bayonets of men formed in
line of battle ready to charge over. 1)11
In our trenches were packed masses
of the enemy who, as soon as their en<
comrades had passed over them and cul
gotten between them and us, would kel
rise and follow them. All this we we
stood and saw within fifty yards of tin
us. Against this force was our reg- if
iment, and the remnant of Ulliott's pel
men?the remainder of our brigade dp
being scattered along our works to sui
hold, or try to hold, them in case of far
a front assault. The suspense was
awful. We kept up a Close fire and sta
endeavored to niakc the place so hot iiu]
that those outside of our lines pai
would be loth to come over. Oh, of
what a load was raised as we looked of
to the right and saw, coming up his
over the brow of the hill, the Hit
Twenty-sixth South Carolina, the a s
Twenty-fifth North Carolina and wh
Mahone's brigade. Still, knowing for
the tremendous force of the enemy, del
we trembled for the result of the dit
charge. Stronger and stronger we I hr<
made our lire upon the enemy. On, wit
on, right on, came the Confederates, cot
The yell was raised, the men took Inn
the run, and right on, right up to tin
our lost works they went. Such a far
shout we raised as we saw the en- bus
emy Mee pell-mell before our men. nio
Then was our chance. Oh, but we Tlx
did pour the leaden stream into the bel
thick masses of men that rushed
down the hill to their own lines, nii
Such a slaughter! The retaken L'n
works, the main trench, eight feet or
wide, the perpendicular ditches, the so
numerous "bomb-proofs," were lit- soi
orally packed with the dead and wc
wounded. lllack and white Yankees du
were piled and crossed and packed tin
I upon each other. The tremendous lio
loss of the enemy made the number be
of our poor fellows who hud heen su
killed whet' the works were taken gu
look small. Along here we had two pe
lines, running parallel and close to
each other. In an angle of our m<
front line a force of the enemy were co
penned. Our men determined to \>t
take these without risking the lives so
of our men. A mortar was brought pr
ip and a few shells dropped among du
them, when they surrendered. In ih
this dock was ltrig. Oeii. I'.artlctt tli
and stuft. He had a leg before in
Yorktown, and in this battle his ti
wooden leg was broken. Our whole j;i
1 iin* was again in our possession. u<
\nii now to return to our own n*
regiment. After the charge was of
niatle, our mine work- retaken, ami it
the tight over, our regiment was or- th
tiered hack to our old position, i-tl
('apt. Edwin V. Harris ttml myself sh
had just been eongratulating each j,r
other on our good fortune in getting th
through safely when the order to
move separated us. His company tll
wa- on the extreme left ol the regi- or
ment. and, in going back to the old
position, led the way. At the head m
ol his company he was following i,j
Major Davis along the trenches, j,,
chatting gaily, when they came to ,t>
an exposed position on the line. A tli
hall from the enemy passed close to jp
the Major. He turned to warn his ti
men to walk low. Just as he turn- m
ed a ball struck poor Kd, passing in
through his neck, cutting the great in
artery. The blood spouted from his m
neck in a thick stream and gushed
out a* his mouth. And now ensued fji
a most tender and affecting scene, in
Tin poor fellow seemed at once to t,
realize his condition. Me could not u
speak. Hut, stepping up to Major |(]
Davis, lie passed his left hand
p.
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When the doctor orders you to
stop work It staggers you. I can't,
you say. You know you are weak, ' 1
run down and falling In health day "
by day, but you must work as long ? <
as you can stand. What you need la |0
Electric Hitters to give tone,
strength and vigor to your system,
to prevent break down and build
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ailing when Electric Hitters will
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THE LANCASTER NEW S, MA]
rough his arm to support himself F'DfE'T)
jm falling, and extended his right f |%||MJ
tell the Major farewell, while he 4
ve him a look which Major Davis K
vs he shall not forget to his dying
y. It seemed to say, "I am killed;
know you cannot help me; do not
rget me; good-bye." The Major Public H?
w he was going fast, the blood First
is spouting from his neck. He Physicii
ged him to sit down. This he did
prAiilfl
t seem inclined to do, but, totterg
to Lieutenant Crawford, of his nations
mpany, shook hands with him, Washin
ve him the same look and fainted puj,iic he.
>m loss of blood. He ceased to
eathe as he was carried out. Thus
was that poor ''Spec," as wo al- state
lys called him, died. I cannot, l'le 8?ver
d, therefore, shall not try to de- ^" *r'
ribe the sorrow I felt. He was my losls ('un'
st, inv most Intimate, friend in the t'rophasize
nigment. to Procee(
"On Ms
. treasury,
FARM MARKETING the "urK"
health sei
medical
State governments, as well as the niuite a 1
leral government, are recognizing Dr. Frie<
%
>re and more widely the need of tuberculoa
siness methods and facilities in <,Ret*ed to
, t. i . with Dr.
I conduct of the farm. It is not
stration ol
mgh that crops be scientifically suffering
tlvated; they must also be mar- (iem0nstra
ted economically, they must be jn (.,.rtat
II managed from seed to harvest through tl
le, from the soil to the consumer, Sp(>ctive a,
agricultural interests are to pros- un
r and progress. The same prin- jias i,et,n
les that make a factory or a bank ()f an 0p|n
cessful must be applied to the treatment.
"Consid
If this is to be accomplished the sarj|v i?. r
te and the nation, as well as the jI1Vestigati
lividual planter, must do their ,;irried ou
rt, especially in respect to the sale ..ju the
products. Governor McGovern, informed <
Wisconsin, has recommended in j.n,;1t rnaji
recent message to the legislature i0,,K (jista
; enactment of a bill establishing t.eiving tr?
state market commission through )or <iemoi]
ich the farmer may be kept in- lute onjy
med concerning the supply, the piicants.
xiand and the prices of commo- "Certair
ies and through which he may be jK, ox press
Might into more direct contact |)oanj Gf
:h the consumer. From the rural j,?*a 1 th ser
nuiunities of Wisconsin, there vestigation
i come an insistent demand for papers T
! state's co-operation in placing ,.(l no op|n
in interests on a business-like snjun to i
sis and in protecting them against advanced
mopolistic or speculative schemes. jd,.a of 1)
e farmer must know his market *i.?r. oh
fore he ran proceed intelligently. Stimsoi
It lias been estimated that ol a .ir,. kenpii
le-billion dollar food crop in the ()f rast.s ir
iteil States about three billions, th(, Xew ^
one-third, remains oil the farm, (,r(Js wjji
that the producers actually sell r,.,)(,ris w
inclhing like six billion dollars )taH accuni
rth. But by the time these pro- "Throuj
cts have reached the consumer. j0 (]ayt su
eir *ost lias risen to thirteen bil- tare, ilisa
'ii dollars. Thus it is evident that cessation
tweeii the producer and the con- might met
mer there now stretches a great uni, case,
If of unnecessary waste and ex- this renst
HSC. rnffii
? i jit m *J
It only a fraction tit this inter- any repor
jdiule cost could be wiped out, the readv to
nsmner no less than the farmer, point out
mid be benetited and the burden- a r,.,.or,i
ine expense of living would be ap- ca8,
eeiably reduced. When the pro- 1(pon whb
icer receives only six billions and ,() ulo ,.||j
e consumer pays thirteen billions, Thus
ere is clearly some radical defect b,si> cure
the system oi farm marketing.
lis d i It erelice of seven billion dol- indkjk:
r.. arises partly ol course from
cesarv and legitimate expenses,
r Instance, ot transportation and | Time
a fair profit to the distributors j five ill
is nonetheless evident, however, ery is
at a tremendous saving could be "Itcnlly
lected by the establishment of in order
lorter and easier methods for indigestio
inging the farmer's products to burn and
e consumer's pantry. that -jus'
A market commission directed by pepsin th
e state or the federal government, regulator
better still by each of them, would you eat
t far toward * accomplishing this lumps, y<
.ei ul end. Senator Hoke Smith's sour, ill
II creating a division of markets head is
the 1'iiiled States department of foul; ton
griculture is directly in line with filled wi
lis progressive purpose. The na- waste,
onal government can render ines "I'ape's I
ma hie service by keeping the far- tact with
its continually informed concern- tress van
ig the demand for farm products ing altni
i trade centers and the current is its har
ovement ol such products. A state A larg<
jvornmeiit would promote the wel- Diapepsln
i r#? ni sill i t ?c tviuinla I??* ? ?
I"- BU|#|nouirop iioiiars
ig such uii enterprise with a view your drus
ward giving the farmers of a par- back,
cular section more detailed and It's we
teal Information. men and
It will be interesting to watch the stomachs
rogtess of tiie proposed movement your hon
i Wisconsin. II such a measure as handy in
?>\ernor McGovern recommends is stomach i
lucted, it will prove a far-reaching It's the <
ivanlage to his state and other harmless
uninenwealths will inevitably fol- world,
iw the example. Atlanta Journal.
Do you know that more real dantsr
lurks in a common cold than in t
ny other of the minor ailments?
he safe way Is to take ChamberLin's
Cough Remedy, a thoroughly
liable preparation, and rid yourilf
of the cold us quickly as posslle.
This remedy Is for sale by all
ealers. V L*
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UOII 25, 1913.
1ANN CURE |5r?=
PiiltiirPd hni
5 INVESTIGATED 25SS
lin doctor sc
"The testi
?alth Service Board Issues derson pro
Statement ? Government would prop
ins Will Require Consid* cu^ure aQd
nri < ? . ... ? . begun with
Time for Extended Kxami- . , ,
tory animals
Proposed. have proved
gton, March 22.?The they have b
ilth service board, through ,ous chemict
o a Tii > j j* bouillon, gel
General Blue, Issued its ... _
subjects. Ei
meni yesterday reiauve to been develoi
anient Investigation of L)r. through mm
edmanu's alleged tubercu- further testa
The statement, which bacilli whict
s the government's policy to have derl
1 cautiously is as follows:
irch 8 the secretary of the 1 at,enta 1,1
on the recommendation of
on general of the public New York
rvice, caused a board of
officers to be detailed to
thorough investigation of
imann's alleged cure fbr fcj
is. ' These officers pro- M
New York and arranged Kg
Fried man n for a demonf
his remedy upon persons Bl
from tuberculosis. These _ .,
tlons are being carried on H rari )a
n New York hospitals KOod 1
lie cor", tesy of their re- pl| to Sllfl
Littioritirj mid will be cou- rj3 SO Wf
til sulAclent information R^j bottl-e.
obtained for the forming KgB * pn
ion as to the merits of the kuj
crabie time will neces- HK
equired. to carry out these
oils. The work will be fvjj B
t as rapidly as possible. Kb B
meantime, the public is Be
if the inadvisabllity in the ?'}
ority of cases of traveling ^B
nces in the hope of re- ^B
;atment, as those selected gj ^ , ^
istration purposes consti- ^B '
a small proportion of ap- ^B
gl relieve
i statements purporting to ^B the si{
dons of opinions of the HP p(
oilicors of the public Y(
vice carrying 011 the in- H ^
I have appeared in news- _
'hese oflicers have express- ^B . 1
Bd for Speck
1I011 and will not be in polo
so until tlie work has KStt&ro .
far enough to form some
r. Friedmann's treatment, ~~
II F. Anderson and Dr. A. I"~" ~""""
11, who compose the board,
ig a daily clinical record y yr^i
eated by Dr. Friedmann in LJoJ
'ork hospitals. Tliese recfurnish
the basis for final
hen sufllcient information
lUlated to warrant them.
?h developments from day
rb as lowering of temperappeamce
of night sweats,
of coughing and the like,
an something Important in
in others it would not. For
in flic public health oflird
it as dangerous to make
t whatever until they are JL.
report finally. They also
that it is neressarv to keen
in many cases, as two or
s would not he sufficient THE
h to base a just report as
cacv of the treatment,
far Friodntann's tubereu
has been found to be a
STION, (?AS OK ?
I< K. SOl'U STOMACH 1 hi
Cape's Dinpcpsin!" In
inutes all stomach ntisK?ne.
does" put bad stomachs i i
-"really does" overcome i
n, dyspepsia, gas, heartsourness
in five minutes?
l that makes Pape's l)ia- L'H
e l.ii-i t selling stomach * ^ J
in the world. If what
ferments into stubborn
in belch gas and eructate
idigestod food and acid;
dizzy and aches; breath
igue coated; your insides
itli bile and undigestible
remember the moment J
)lapepsln" comes in conthc
stomach all such dlsishes.
It's truly astonish >st
marvelous, and the joy 0
mlessness. "
c fifty-cent case of Pape's <
will give you a hundred
worth of satisfaction or JfOllIT
tgist hands you your money
irth its weight in gold to
women who can't get their xSmWj/*
regulated. It belongs in
te - should always he kept ^
"'HI , j
during the day or at night.
luh'keBt, surest and most
stomach doctor in the J ?
L*r?* t CtirlHt
J -W .1
i
?crding to tests made by from tu
: laboratory here, sub- maun ti
lug been grown from country
culture submitted to
jalth service by the Ber- ? 10
jveral weeks ago. cablegra
3 conducted by Dr. An- George
ved that some bacilli Bellevuc
tagate from the prime caine fr
experiments have been o'Hanio
warm blooded labora- j_jr pj
i. The sub-cultures also here yei
to be acid proof, and postpom
een propagated on var- untji ja
il media, such as beef ^l8 vacc
lallnn hronH nnrl nthpr
voted m
aough of the bacilli has aration
)ed for the carrying out _____
nkeys and guinea pigs
i of the anti-tuberculosis por t
1 Dr. Frledmann claims King's I
ved from sea turtles." late the
move bl
Berlin Show Improve- eruption
ment. and bod
March 22.?Sufferers p harm a
Young Wo
;ad what Cardui did for M
ult, Minn. She says: M Let rr
Cardui has done me. As a yoi
er so much with all kind of pai
iak that I ceuld harc'ly stand
of Cardui, at the druf store, ;
a few doses, 1 began to feel
oday, 1 feel as well as anyone
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ou will never regret it, for ft w
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berculosls whom Dr. Fried eated
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are responding remarkably f
treatment, according to a
m received yesterday by Dr.
O'Hanioo, superintendent of
i hospital. The cablegram
orn a Berlin physician, Dr.
n said.
riedmann treated 16 patients
3terday, but was obliged to
3 the treatment of 14 others
Ipr nwlnir in tho fact that
ine was exhausted. He deiOst
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