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BY CLTNKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY MCKNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1897. VOLUME XXXIII. NO. 12. ??? m ? ? ??? O _ O We are now in our New Place, I (I We thank our friends and customers for past patron age, and ask for a contin uance of the same. vaos & Co. SE IL) Wc have made big preparations for an immense business this Fall. . . WE have one of the LARGEST and best selected Stocks ever brought to Anderson, consisting of? DOT GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, HATS ai GROCERIES. They were bought very low, aud are bound to go at the prices we have made ou them. EEMNANTS. Wc have been very fortunate, indeed, in our purchases of Remnants. We have thousands of yards of Calicoes, Percales, Duck, &c. You can find just what you want at unheard of low prices. STAPLE DRY GOODS. Prints, Bleached Goods, Shirtings, Outings, Dress Goods, Sheetings, &c, at very low prices. 52-inch last color Turkey Red Damask at l?c per yard. MEN'S SHIRTS. This is where we will do you good. 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Our prices simply astonishing. SMITH GINS, SAW MILLS, COTTON PRESSES, CANE MILLS, And all kinds of Farm Machinery at figures to meet any hon est competition. Call on or address iva Where can I get the vAry best fitting and most desirable as well as stylish Shoes ? Why, where have you been all this time'? Come ^ithme and just look at the most complete stock of Sho es, Slippers, and everything in the way of Footwear, at? THE YATES SHOE CO., Under Masonic Temple, Anderson, S. C., The only complete and special Shoe House in the City. Our prices are low because we buy close, and for cash, and we can certainly give you bargains and enable you to save mor.ey. DON'T FORGET mi WA? IIISTORY. Maj. U. R. Brooks gives some Inter esting Incidents which came under his own Observation, and which shou'd be Preserved for the Future Histo rian. A colti, rainy day towards the end of October, in tin; year lSl!4, Hamp ton's cavalry was guarding the right wing of Lee's army, between Burgess' Mill, on Hatcher's llun, and the Ko wanty. An indecribablc melancholy, which hangs over an army when on the eve of batik', betokened that some thing of a grave and serious character would usher the 27th of October out. It was the autumn-time, the glorious forests of 'Old Virginia'' for weeks back had given un 1er its foliage a gentle resting place for cavalrymen, infantrymen and artillerymen. Head quarters of generals had been located near farm houses or some old "Co lonial home.' - full of the traditions of the "Past," so fraught with the spirit of ancient and present hospital ity. It was the autumn-time, when leaves gently fall and cover oft in many pla ces the graves of the unnumbered and unlettered, gallant dead. The oak, the hickory and the dm had each in turn shed leaves; all delicate and ten der plants hid themselves away until the season came around once again to welcome them to sunlight and to sha ' j. The change of season was upon us? dull, dreary days of danger and death, rested upon the face of the earth. The campaign of a short time before had resulted in sending C?en. Phil. Sheridan and a Gen. Wilson to cover; they had been roughly handled by the "Corps of Cavalry' commanded by Gen. "Wade Hampton, and sought shelter under the protection of Gen. U. S. Grant and his superb army, well equipped and representing all branches of a magnificent array of men and horses, guns, carbines and im proved rifles. Sabres, too, glittered along his rifled guns he had near at hand to shell towns, to hurl into ad vancing columns or ::o cast over the tops of trees into the Confederate lines?the fatal shell which, upon leaving the gun, cast a circle or wreath of white smoke behind it that one might trace thereby the death mission entrusted to it. It way a sturdy set of men, seemingly withcut end of num bers, and they came "Like the wolf on tho fold; And hia cohorts were gleaming in purple end gold, Aud tho Hbeen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolle nightly ondcr-p Galilee." Graut's plan of battio was to drive Hampton across the South Side R. K., which, if successful, would have forced Gen. Lec to evacuate Peters burg. His forces moved in three col umns, the Ninth Corps on the road to Hawks, the Second Corps down the Vaughn road to Hatcher's Hun, and the Fifth Corps on a line intermediate between the other two?parts of which had to bo opened. Major Cenerai Parke was instructed to move on the presumed position of Hampton's men and, if practicable, drive them out. Major General Warren supported Gen. Parke, aud Major General Hancock, (who was called by Dan Dougherty ''the superb.' ) with parts of the Sec ond Corps and Gregg's Division of Cavalry was ordered to cross Hatch er's Kun and to capture the bridge at the Mill on the Boydton plank-road. Hampton's men charged his line from the woods to his (Hancock's) right and rear, and attacked him vig orously, at the same time advancing on his left and attacking Gregg in the rear. The fight was in an open field and very sharp and severe. Gen. Meado, in his report of date of Oct., 28th, 1864, says: ' the Second A SEA. OF FLAME. 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Il i- the Irne l.'< med;, l'or all Uloo.l I Macases. ih;:'" F<>r sale by Evain l'liani?icy and Hill-Orr Dru-r Co. Corps the losses, owing to the severe Girli ti c:. were believed to be heavy," and regrets to report "that owing to the want of transportation and the character of the eases, sonic of the wounded were left in charge of sur geons in some houses on the field. No return of casualties has yet been made.'' lie might have added that they had no time to make out any re turn of casualties, as they were all loo busy getting back to their former po sitions in the entrenched lines. If this was a victory for the "blue coats," all I have to say is that about three more just like it would have demol ished Grant's entire army. "Whoever heard of a victorious army escaping undercover of darkness and leaving their dead and wounded on the field in the hands of the enemy? When this fight occurred Butler's Division was guarding the crossing of the Kowant}*. We were encamped on the Quaker road, some distance to the right of the Mill on Hatcher's Bun. Gen. Butler behaved with such gal lantry on the battlefield at Beam's Station, on August l' th, 1SG4, that he was promoted to Major Cenerai, and Gen. .John Dunovant, Colonel of the Fifth Cavalry, who. fur gallantry, was promoted to Brigadier Cenerai, took command of Gen. Butler's old Brigade and was killed on the Black Snake road on the 1st day of October, 1864, while leading his men to victory. Would it be out of place for nie to state right here that about twenty minutes before he led this charge he said to me, after I had handed him a biscuit and a slice of him: "Go back to the camp and remain there; sup pose you were killed, who would take care of me?" Was he forewarned that he was to die so soon? I did take care of him. I carried his remains to Chester, S.O., where 1 left all that was mortal of this brave, generous and chivalrous man with his brother, Col. Quay Dunovant. Butler's Division was composed of Dunovant*s Brigade, (which was com manded by the gallant Col. Hugh Ai ken in this fight,) and Gen. Kosscr's Virginia Brigade and Young's Georgia Brigade. When Hancock opened the fight, just at the break of day, Gen. Butler ordered me to go at once to the front and report the cause of the firing immediately to him, and on my way back I met a Confederate Colonel who asked me what the trou ble was. I told him that the enemy were advancing in full force. (Sec Molimi, page b'10.) After leaving the Colonel I soon met Ccn. Butler, and lost no time in putting him in posses sion of the facts. Hancock's Corps forced a passage across the Bowanty and drove in our pickets. Ccn. Hampton ordered G en. Butler to with draw and take a position higher up the Creek at Burgess' Mill. The left of Young's Brigade was on the extreme left of the cavalry, and rested on the millpond, having an open old field in our front. Gen. Butler was also di rected to move forward as soon as he heard the guns of Ccn. Wm. F. 11. Lcc, whose Division was to deploy on our right While awaiting Gen. Lee's at tack we had thrown up temporary breastworks of fence rails, logs and such material as we could get. Hart's grand old Battery of Horse Artillery was stationed by Ccn. Butler along our line with guns commanding the field in front; this was after the gal lant Maj. Hart had lost his leg about 12 m., but as usual Gunner Bamberg and (iunncr Ycrdier were at their guns. This gallant old Battery cover ed itself with glory. Gunner Bam berg is now the retired merchant, Gen. Bamberg, at Bamberg, S. C, and (Gun ner Yerdicr is none other than the Hon. W. J. Ycrdier, the distinguished law yer at Beaufort, S. C. At the signal I was sent by (?en.But ler to tell the gallant Col. Jeffords to move forward the entire line. As soon as Col. Jeffords gave the command to forward he was shot down and died instantly. His remains now rest in Magnolia Cemetery, at Charleston, S. C. Gen. Butler "fought the devil with fire" by dismounting the men, and they fought like devils, and at tacked a Division of Federal Infantry stationed in the woods and in the old field in our front. The firing was ter rible. As soon as Gen. Butler gave the command the whole Brigade bounded over the breastworks and ad vanced, firing; the artillery at the same time firing over their heads with great rapidity and effect. Gen. But ler's Headquarters were at the corner of Burgess' garden, near where two guns of the Battery were posted. Maj. Barker, Adjutant General of Hamp ton's old Division?Butler's then? was with t'en Butler that day. He missed Maj. Barker and Capt. Nat Butler from his side, and looking acrss the garden to his right he saw these two and I'reston Hampton riding in the midst of the line of advancing men. waving their hats and cheering thc:'i on. They were perhaps a hun dred yards to his right and the heavy firing prevented their hearing him. tien. Butler waved his hand to them, and Xat Butler spurred his horse around the front of the garden and looked so handsome "with long, dark brown hair and a rosy mouth, and eyes like the Hue heavens in a night of frost." I'reston Hampton turned to return to his father, whose Headquar ters was a few hundred yards to the right rear, and as he turned oil' in one' direct ion and Xat to the other, he called oh. "Hurrah. Xat," andai most instantly was shot in the groin and mortally wounded. 1 rushed up to where lie was. und sonn Dr. W. . Taylor was at his side to ai leviate his pain, but ala-, too late: his young life blood had gone, and thus ended the can er of this, one of the bravest of the brave young men who died so gloriously for our Lost Cause. ' wo weep for the heroes who iliod for US, Who, living, were true ami trind lor us, Ami, dying, sleep sido by hide for us; The martyr band That hallowed our land With Ihn blood they slied iti a tide for ti.-?-1 1 learned right here my first great lesson life from Ccn. Hampton, which is felf-COittrol. When he saw his dying -on lying on the LTotind he* dismounted and kissed his brave boy, wiped a tear from bis eye, remounted and wont o? giving orders as though nothing had happened. How can we control others if we do not control ourselves? Gen. Butler rode up to this group and asked (?en. Hampton who had been wounded, and with an agony of expression he replied, "Poor I'reston has been mortally wounded." 't. h. Butler ordered a one horse wagon near by down so that hi-remains might be carried out. Meantime ilio enemy discovered tin- crowd around him and coticen (rated their lin- mi it-, and shot young Wade Hampton through the -pile- and killed otic of I !t II. Hamp ton's couriers. .Minili mie hour after t?cn. I lampion's sons were shot, one of the cannoneer- "I Hart's battery reported to G eu Butler tint Major was lying ?omo distance in our front in the broom-sedge, badly wounded. He at once sent some scouts out in search of him, but they returned un successful. After a time Maj. Bar ker dragged himself out terribly wounded. When Dr. Ti. W. Taylor, chief surgeon of the Division, exam ined him, he thought the wound fatal, but ho happily recovered. Our own Dr. B. V?'. Taylor took no heed of can non balls nor minnic balls that day, but spent the whole time in alleviatimi the sufferings of the wounded. Nev er was there a surgeon in any army who behaved with more gallantry and Christian fortitude than did Dr. Tay lor. Wc kept up the fight until nightfall. I can never forget that night: how young Wade Hampton was carried toa little hut. and when Pr. Taylor went to dress his wound. Capt. Lowndcs, who was as brave as Julius Cresar, could ftand and sec the enemy bleed and die, but when he saw how bloody his friend was he fainted and fell like a beef. Dr. Taylor had to administer to him at once before proceeding with the wounded young man who behaved so gallantly in the fight. Gen. Hancock was driven some distnnec and retired to his lines. Our attack saved fien. Mahone's Division, which was being handled well, but hardly pressed on our left by largely superior numbers; wc also heard that Hancock made a very nar row escape. A shell from Hart's Battery exploded very near his horse. It seems that Con. Grant always se lected (?en. Hancock when he wanted to attack Ccn. Hampton. He gave us a terrible light, but did not succeed in breaking into our lines very far. In the afternoon of this memorable day Gen, Lee sent Gen. A. P. Hill with his gallant old Corps down to help us entertain the several Cv?rps command ed by Major Ccn. Parke, Major Ccn. Gregg and Major Gen. Warren, while wc strained a point to entertain Clou. Hancock, "the superb," specially. Col. John Kstcn Cooke, in "Mo bun," speaks of Ccn. Butler as the gallant, noble Butler. "The bravest arc the tendcrest, the loving arc the daring." (Jen. Maury tells a story worthy of everlasting remembrance about three of our distinguished young soldiers: "Col. John C. llaskcll, whose arm was shattered so that amputation at the shoulder was necessary. The sur geon was about to administer chloro form when llaskcll said: 'Stop, doc tor; you must have very little chloro form since the enemy have declared it contraband of war. Is iL not so?' 'Ves, Colonel.' said the surgeon. 'Then keep it for some poor soldier who needs it. I can do without it,' was the reply of this brave, unselfish man. "Gen. M. C. Butler, of South Caro lina, was seriously wounded and maim ed for life at the battle of Brandy Station. He and a young captain named Farley had just come out of ac tion early in the morning, and were laughing together over some amusing incident they had noticed, and at that moment, a cannon ball came bounding at them. It struck Butler's leg above the ankle, tore through his horse and cut off Farley's leg above the knee. Down they all went. But ler began to staunch the blood with his handkerchief and advised Farley how to do the same. Capt. Chestnut, Lieutenant Khctt and other ofliccrs came running to Butler's help, but at that moment he observed that Farley's dying horse was struggling and seemed likely to crush the rider. 'Co at once to Farley,' cried Butler, 'he needs you more than I do.' They did as they were bidden, and as Farley was placed on a litter he asked them to bring his leg and put it. too, on the litter. Then he said: 'Now, gentle men, you have done all for me that is possible. I shall be dead in an hour. Cod bless you for your kindness. I bid you all an affectionate farewell. (?0 at once to Butler.' That evening Ccn. Butler's leg was dressed in the hospital just as poor Farley breathed his last. IIeneetor-.il," says Ccn. Maury, "wc shall not need to go to Sir Phillip Sidney for an example of noble self-sacrifice." Ccn. Butler's Division Staff consist ed of Major T. <?. Barker, Assistant Adjutant Cenerai. James N. Lips camb, Captain and Assistant Adjutant Cenerai; . . Butler, Lieutenant and Aide-de-camp; John S. Preston, Major and Assistant Inspector Cener ai; . W. Taylor, Chief Surgeon; James M. Mason, Captain and Ordi nance Officer; George Melton, Major and Assistant Commissary General; Major Emmet Scibcls was acting Aide-de-camp. The Couriers were Jim Nix, who rode a roan horse. Alex Taylor was mounted on a beau tiful little sorrel, Billy Garv?n was on a dark-brown, ball-faced, white-hg ged, glass-eyed horse, and a little fel low named Jackson, who was known among the Couriers as "Stonewall." rode a sorrel horse. 1 was mounted on a bay. Starling Turner was Wag on Master and Billy Burrell was ca terer. Jesse Hart was Headquarter Commissary and John Wyehe drove the Headquarter Ambulance, and an old fellow named Johnson drove the Medicine Ambulance. This old fel low was subject to cramp colic as we will see later on. The day before the battle of Burgess' Mill, John Wyehe. Jesse Hart, Hugh Scott, the famous Scout, and myself messed together and had decided to celebrate my L8th birthday. Thursday. Oct. 27. ISill, in royal Confederate style. "Our birth days, what are they but warnings that sound at intervals from off the rock bound coast of time." Unfortunately for us, as wc thought then. Hugh Scott was ordered to go behind Grant's army. We knew from that order that trouble was near, but did not expect it so soon. For the birthday celebra tion we procured a canteen full of ap ple jack and .lohn, my faithful ser vant, had gathered together a chicken, a peck of sweet potatoes and some col lards. Jesse Hart. Wyehe and my self sat up around thecampfirc talking about the good thincs we would have the next day. and after passing sever al resolutions that wc would uot open the canteen until next morning, wc re luctantly retired for the night in the Headquarter Ambulance. Hart weigh ed 2(H) pound.-, Wyehe I1MJ pounds and I 120 pounds. 1 was wedged in between them; but for thinking of the good things that we thought were in store for us. we could not sleep, and 1 vent tired to say that I could not see how ju>t one drink would hurt its. So wc were soon again around the firo drinking from the "old canteen." and when we returned t" the Ambulance I soon discovered that llore was m I mum i t he A mbiilanee for me and lite apple jack t<>o. as I began In feel very ,-iek and every thing scented to be turn ing round. I put my brad over the hindgate of the Ambulance in order to pour out the "vials of wrath" of the apple .ia- k. I wns fij.'ii iclievcd. how- ' ever, but must s;ty. to my disgust, that I raised such a racket that Gen. Butler was awakened, and said in a loud voice to Wychc: "What in the (1?1 is the matter out there?" and he quickly answered: "Nothing, Cenerai, only old man Johnson has got the cramp eolie, but the medicine we re commended Will Sfinii fix linn.'' It is useless to say that wc ate nothing until Friday, the 28th. As above stated the fight began at break of day on the 27th. Hancock's men pressed us very hard, nnd a desperate fight took place right in nur camp. We slowly fell back to our regular line of battle on the Boydton plank road, where we fought stubbornly until black dark, as described above. After tlu battle on Friday morning j I asked where John, my servant, was, and Wyehe said: 'i hever saw a nig ger run so :-'incc was born, lie pass ed the wagon train With double bar rel shot gun, with nearly ali of his clothing torn oft. and said he would kill every d?d Yankee that was fool enough to catch up with him?that he was getting mad." About three days after the fight John got back with his face badly scratched up and no hat and begged me to let him go home, where he remained. Ile was an alice lionate negro. When my brother was Killed at Travillian Station, on the 12th of June. 18G4, John wept like a child. Well do remember how my brother and myself, when little boys, would beg the overseer not to whip him for running away, livery time the cotton got in the grass, John was just as sure to run away as a wild horse to run when the trace breaks. John's first trip to Virginia was with my father in 1S02, and when he re turned, so full of romance was he that all ths negroes from the surrounding plantations would stretch their eyes and inal vei at the wonderful talcs as told by him. After the war, I remem ber in October, 1SG5, a Yankee sol dier hat! straggled away from the gar rison at Kdgcfield C. ., and asked me for dinner, which J gave him and soon discovered that he was in liquor. He, wishing to return my kindness, said he would go into ihe field and straighten out the niggers, lie went alone. The first order he gave John jumped on him at.d beat him unmerci fully, and told him that if he ever caught him on that place again he would certainly kill him. The soldier evidently thought he was in earnest for he never returned. I asked John why he beat him so, and he said: "Well, Marse Nuly, I just wanted to show these niggers how I used to do them d?d Yankees up in \ erginny." If John were here to-night how natu ral it would be for him to ask if he was the only nigger who ran at Bur gess' Mill. Lot history answer: In the Field, Va., Oct. 30, 1S64. Capt. Israel l?. Scaly, Assistant Adjutant (renerai, Department of Vir ginia and North Carolina.?Army of the James.?Slit: We, the undersign ed officers of the 22nd Regiment, I'. S. C'jlcrcd Troop?, most respectfully and urgently solicit an order conven ing a court of Inquiry to investigate the action and conduct of Col. J. B. Kiddoo, while commanding the regi ment during the 27th inst., and lead ing it into action on the evening of the same day. Fully imbued with the responsibility resting on us while tak ing cur men into action, we hold it to be due the honor and name of the reg iment to which it is our pride to be long, as also a duty owing to ourselves as men aud officers and to the men under our charge that the veil be lift ed which enshrouds our disgraceful rout on the 27th instant. 4 * * Signed by six Captains and one Lieutenant of this Colored Regiment. It seems from their own report that the "Kebel Veil" (as usual) had a moving effect on this occasion. Comrades, did you ever light niggers in the war? Well, if so, did you no tice that your guns would shoot faster and straightcr t, u ever before? Did you ever sec a m rade after he had surrendered to . jgro soldiers, and, if so, where? And did you ever take a negro soldier prisoner, and, if so, what did you do with him? I never saw one captured nor one after he was captured ! (?en. Sherman says "War is Hell." and we found race prejudice to be strong there. A gallant private soldier, who had won laurels on other fieldn, just one month after this memorable bloody day, was captured ami held as a prison er of war and kept in the pens where the private prisoners suffered. This private soldier belonged to the 3rd Virginia Cavalry, although at one time he was a Colonel and at another a Brigadier Gcucral in the C. S. A., and is now engaged in dispensing jus tice through a judicial quill to our friends, the enemy, in New York. Listen while I. read letters from Cen. C. M. U'ilcox, C. S. A., to ??en. tirant, . S. A., and from < ?en. Meado to Gen. Wileox in reply about this distinguished man: Headquarters, Wii.cox's Division*, November 2'Jth, 1804. Lieut.-Ceti. . S. ('rant. Command ing Annie- of the Cnitcd States. Sik: I take the liberty of writing to you with reference tc an incident that oc curred bctvrccn the picket lines of the two armies on Sunday, the 27th inst., about p. in., and after my explana tion of the affair 1 trust tin' request may be granted, believing that my statement will be confirmed by the re ports of the officers and men of our forces. The affair that I refer to is the capture of Private Hoger A. I'ry or, 3rd Virginia Cavalry, on (he UTC; inst., by the pickets of the troops un der your command and under the fol lowing circumstances, viz: At the time mentioned the soldier rodo up to our picket Lue. and looked for a while at the opposite line through his glass, then dismounted from his horse, and taking from his pocket a newspaper, waved it toward a group of Federal of ficers, 'hie of these rospo; <\v{\ to this with a paper in a similar in: - , and tlii't wo mm ually approaehi '?;?'' exchange o? papers. Private i'ryor asked the picket.- on our side not t" fire. I'pnu meeting each other they shook hand- ami exchanged papers. The Federal officer then seized I'rynr by the arm and I? d him oil to the rear. I 'pon reaching the line in the rear a crowd gathered around them and seem cd t" regard hin a? a prisoner, and since then lc lias nut been sci ri. 1 feel much intere-, in the caso nf this vom?:: soldier, but cannot a-k of our commander < f our forces to intercede How's This. We oiler One I In ml nil Dollar* rrwanl for any . . ? ? ('atarrh lhal ninni Im; ru nul liy Hall's : rrli < ?. \\v,,lliR . ?1?? ? ?i.:il il lia ve known ,1. Cheney f.ir lluvia?! ? viMM, CikI 1? ?! ? ? him |m>iTeelly li.oioralile In ali Imi?>?ii<ws imns.n'ttans ami tinnii <!.i!ly alile, io rarry out any oli'Rations made by Uielr firm, \\* 8 Tri'AX, Wholesale Unip'Nis, Toledo, O. tt'.w.nis?;, . Makvin, nini salel'rny Kisl!*, Toliilo, i?. lla'Cg Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, attlni; ilireelly | > hlooil ami imii'ou.i Mirfovi" iti Htii vjjism. ^i||liiioniils .^jiii free. Price . for him. for it i- against his positive orders to exchange papers with tho Federals, and doubtless like orders from yourself. It is. however, well known., that papers are exchanged, and. as above indicated, when not ac tually engaged ?;: deadly strife, men fri?n both armies are anxious and willing, and very naturally so, to hold communication and exchange papers. This soldier is, I believe, thoroughly imbued wi>h a sentiment of honor, and could not have approached your lines with any sinister purpose, and though at this time a private in the ranks from choice, has been both a Colonel and a Brigadier Cenerai in our army, aud filled both grades with cred it to himself. Should my statement he corroborated by that of your offi cers 1 believe this man's case will be favorably regarded by you, and that he will soon be returned to our lines, to bis friends ami family. I am with high respect, vcrytrulv, &c., C. M. Wii.cox, Major General, C. S. A. The next day Gen. Wllcox received this answer: Headquarters or the Potoj?a?-', Nov. 30, lSb'-t. Major Cen. C. M. Wilcox, C. S. Army?Y'our letter of the 2Stli inst. has been referred to me by Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, with directions to reply to it. I regret extremely that it is not in my power to u< cede to your request by returning to your lines Private 11. A, Pryor, Third Virginia Cavalry ''lie .-ame considerations which prevented you from applying to your Commanding; General preclude me from sanctioning this irregular in tercourse between the opposing pick ets, which is in direct violation of my orders, and for violating which and thus permitting himself to be captur ed in a similar manner, I recently dis missed Captain Burra.ee of a Massa chusetts regiment. Private Pryor will have to suffer the consequence of his imprudence. Ile will be bold as a prisoner of war. and with all consider ation due to his position. I remain, Cenerai, with great re spect, Ac. GjEO. C. Mkade, Major General Commanding. On the 28tli of October. 1864, Gen. Hancock sent over to the Confederates a flag of truce to be allowed to bury his dead. The men on both side had become accustomed to see each other suffer and die. and the men in blue who were detailed to perform these last said rites were callous and easily contented themselves with shallow graves for their dead comrades, and after the first rain that fell on these narrow holes in the earth you could ce an arm showing here or a foot in the open air there, &c. Now the grave diggers they had? "Gone, and tbero was not gleam of them, Goon, and wc could only droiitn of tbom (.?one into tin; bight o? the ueverruorP," so far as their dead were concerned. November nights in Virginia are chilly, and our men being thinly clad, and shoes and blaut ets were not to bo had. they were forced from necessity to see that there could be no harm in uncovering these above-mentioned graves and get the blankets, shoes, hats and pants that could not be of further service only to keep those of us from suffering who were fortunate enough to get them. I take the fol lowing from Colonel A. . Elaskcll's address, delivered in Sprtrtanburg, S. C, May 10th, 1897. In speaking of Confederate soldiers take them as de picted by the enemy in '"Recollections of a Private Soldier of the Army of the Potomac," as his line lay before our works at Petersburg in the sum mer of 18C4 awaiting the order for the attack : "Every man in the Second Army Corps knew," says he, "that not many miles away that the columns of the Army of Northern Virginia were marching furiously to save Petersburg and Richmond and the Confederacy. Wc could almost see those veteran troop?lean, squalid aud hungry and battle torn, with set jaws and anxious looking eyes?striding rapidly through the dust, pouring over bridges, crowd ing through streets of villages and ever hurrying to face us, and we knew that once they got behind the works in our front wc could not drive them out." In Gen. Butler's book is another testimonial to the physical suffering of the "men in gray." In discussing the treatment of prisoners under the non-exchange policy enforced by the Federal authorities lie writes : "I. feel bound to say that from care ful examination of the subject I do not believe that either the people or the higher authorities of the Confederacy were in so great a degree responsible, as they have been accused. In the matter of starvation it is incontestable that a soldier of our army would have quite starved on the rations which in the latter days of the war were served out to the Confederate soldier before Petersburg. I examined the haver sacks id* prisoners and found therein as their rations of three days scarcely more than a pint of kernels of corn, none of which were broken, but only parched to blackness by the Are. and a piece of nuat. most frequently raw bacon some three inches long by an inch and a half wide, and less than half an inch thick. Now no Northern soldier could have lived three days upon that, and the lank, emaciated condition of the prisoner fully testi fied to the uicagrencss of his means of subsistence." With regard to clothing, he goes on to say : "It was simply impossible 1'??;? the Confederates at that time and for many mouths preceding to have suffi cient clothing upon the bodies of their soldiers, and many passed the winter bar: foot." ' The ?? W! ? men Whom power could not corrupt, Whom iie:i!!: couhl noi lerrify, Whom riefen! could not dish nor; A Ii i ili -ir \ ??lusa pload I-Or just ,i nlgrni in the CtUau In which they pf .iihnl. ' Maj. Hart makes a statement which 1 lien to attach, with many thanks to this gallaut old hero. Vokkviu.k, S. ('., Sept. 2, ISS'7. My Dear Mr. Brooks : 1 would like of all things to be present at the read in.' of your paper to-morrow night, on the buttle of IJurgess' Mill. My in t. re.-t is something more than of ?i partit ipatit. for 1 h ft a leg there on thai early, morning light. I have no doubt your paper will bo filed as a part of the history of the battle, and s I participated in a corner of it away from general observation, I give you my story. My Pat ry was on plank road near Wilson's house, when firing was heard at daylight that morning i:i the di ree ti- of Armstrong's Mill, "lino! and saddle. ' souudid al oiler, and Battery was put in motion for the l?r iiii'. Met a courier from Hampton saying' "Prue: your guns to Arm strong s Mill at once . em .\ attacke ! in heavy ' ??. I! n;ii iug t lie ',' . Iter road, win iy road etched it at school house, (near the sawmill,) some Cavalry came iu stampeded, from the direction of Stoney Creek, saying that the enemy had broke;! our lines, and a heavy force of Cavalry was moving up that mad, and would soon be there, closing [lampion's outlet from Ann strong'.-' and capture his trains packed at the school house. I took two guns and went at a gallo]? to Gravelly .Run 1? ridge and swamp, three-four is of a mile (or perhaps half a mile) south on Quaker road, and sent remaining guns to Hampton with message of what I had dime. Maj. T. B. Barker was at the Cross Roads, and I asked him to send everything he could find as sup ports. Capt. M. J. Hough, of the 6th L'avalrv, brought his company, and some dismounted Cavalry also were brought in, and with these I protected my planks ; the guns held the bridge until Hampton had retired from Matcher's Bun and the trains had got awar. ? think Gregg's Cavalry Division must have been held here from two to throe hours, for I moved out before sunrise and it was VI o'clock before he got to the Cross Boads at Dabncy's Mill. Young's Brigade came in be hind my guns and enabled me to get away. Sec Gen. Gregg's report, War Becords, Vol. -J2, part 1 ; also Col. C. ?. Smith, commmanding Gregg's 1st Brigade, same volume. They both lie like dogs when they say they charged and carried the position, and that it was held by a "largo force." I don't think 1 had over 125 men, all told, during the fight, and with Young's help, the guns were retired when the end was accomplished for which I car ried them there. I was shot just before they were withdrawn. fours truly, Jas. F. Hart. The following letters shows that wc had heroes to die at home as well as on the battlefield : Camde.v, S. C, Aug. lGth. 1897. Capt. U. R. Brooks, Columbia, S. C?My Dear Sir: Your telegram re ceived yesterday, aud I write as early as practicable. The tragedy to which you refer, as reported to me and as given in an account of the affair pub lished by the commandant of the Pro vost Guard, occurred under the fol lowing circumstances : "In Februa ry, 1HU3. while Sherman's army was passing through South Carolina, Gen. Fraueis P. Blair, commanding the 17th Army Corps, caused twelve citizens of Chesterfield County to be arrested, and required them to cast lots, to de termine which one of the number should be shot in retaliation for a Federal trooper who had been found dead in the woods. It fell to the lot of James Miller to die. His compan ions stated subsequently that upon their expressing regret that he should have to die. he said it was hard, but that it was doubtless best that it had fallen to his lot, for he was prepared to die, and he feared that not another of the party was. lie protested to Gen. Blair that he was au old man with a large aud dependent family, and that while in sympathy heart and soul with his country, he had not borne anus, except when called into service under the couscript law as a member of the reserves. Blair could not be moved. Mr. Miller then asked to see his wife and children ; this privilege was granted him and his family, living sonic miles distant, were sent for. His last interview with them was most touching, but without demonstration ; he asking that they control their grief. He gave directions as to the management of his affairs and the conduct of his children, took leave of his family, and was led out of sight, but not of hear ing, and shot by the Provost Guard. Before being put to death, he told the officer iu charge he had some requests to make, to-wit : 1st. He did not want them to tic him, for he was not going to run. L'ud. lie did not want them to blind fold him, for he wanted to look at those who killed him. ;)rd. lie did not want them to shoot him in the face, for in all his life he had never done anything to be asham ed of. (Sublimely heroic, was it not?) His requests were granted. And so died James Miller, who is buried at Five Forks Church in Chesterfield County, half way between Lancaster C. lI.to Chcstcrfield C. il.; and there is in all South Carolina no holier spot than in the country churchyard where that brave man is buried. It was afterwards ascertained that the Fed eral trooper was killed by a negro be longing to Mr. Win. Sowcll, of Ches terfield County. Mr. Sowcll had con cealed his horses and mules in Lynch es' Creek Swamp, and left the negro to feed and water them ; they were discovered by the trooper, who requir ed the negro to take such of the ani mals as he wanted and go with him. It had bem raining for some days, but the sun was shining, and the trooper complaining of being tired and sleepy, said to the negro that he would lie down and take a nap while he (the negro) looked out for him. While the fellow was sleeping, the negro killed him with a lightwood knot, and taking his master's slock and the trooper's horse returned to his place in the swamp, and saved all of them. This is the story as told to me by the peo ple in the immediate community. Wish lie had more James Miller's ! Hurriedly. 1 am Most truly yours, \V. D. Tbantijam. In August, ISOt, our Infantry w;is in the trenches at Petersburg, and with so much practice the men on both .-ides had become excellent marks men with artillery as well as with small arms. So expert were our friends, the enemy, with big guns that they could throw a shell with almost as much accuracy as an expert pitcher in a base ball team, and when mortar shells were thrown up in the air they would frequently fall behind our breastworks and burst, killing three or four men?the fuse was arranged so that it was seldom the shell did not explode the very second it touched the ground. One day one of these life-destroyers fell behind the breast works, right between the feet of a gallant young soldier, 17 years old. and instead of running tosavo himself and Kiting his comrades die. as quick as though I he pitched it over the breastworks, and it exploded before it touched the grniiml. The brave boy who performed this heroic deed belonged t" the 1st S. C. Y.. Jcnkin's l?rigade, which regiment was com manded by the youngest colonel in cither army, and who was only 11' years o? age. llow touching the seem: was w (ten the boy-colonel compliment ? th.' b??y sin 11-pitcher before the whole regimi m for this deed. Tin's was witnessed b First Lieut. ?I. !! I!. and Lieut. J. !'. Bryan, of Co. V, . l-i :;. (' V. This gallant young boy colonel. James llagood. who sur vived ili war and was killcu iti a rail road accident ju>i after tlio surrender, and Ilio iM?aiil ronng shel?-pitchtr is none other than Col. F. M. Mixon, of our city. A report of this incident was made to Gen. Lee, and so impress ed was lie that this is what he wrote about the hoy-colonel after the rail road accident had occurred : It gives me much pleasure to state that Col. J. l?. Ilagood, during t,hc whole time of his connection with the army of Northern Virginia, was con spicuous for gallantry, efficiency and good conduct. By his merit, con stantly exhibited, he rose from a pri vate in his regiment to its command, and showed by his actions that he was worthy of the position. (Signed) R. B. Lek. Lexington, Va., March 2"), 1868. "Hut their memories e'er shall remain for 119, And their names, bright iiiucps. without utaln for uh, The glory they won shall not waiu for jp, In legend and lay Our heroes In Grey Shall forever live over again for us " U. 11. Brooks. Columbia, S. C, Sept. 3rd, 1897. All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? The man who thinks he is clothed in righteousness usually has a misfit. ? Blessings in disguise usually have a hard times proving their iden tity. ? An Indianapolis man swore in court the other day that he did not know his wife's first name, though they had lived happily together for thirteen years. ? "Why do you think him such a fool ?" "He asked me to marry him, and of course I refused the first time, and he didn't have sense enough to ask me again." ? The latest official statistics show that the depositors in New York sav ing banks number 36,000 more and have $20,000,000 more to their credit than a year ago. ? "Daughter, what time did your company leave last night?" "Why. papa, he started home at half-' "Never mind when he started; I want to know when he left." ? ' don't see how getting one's feet wet causes toothache." "You don't ? If you had ever had a tooth pulled, you would know that the roots run clear to your toes." ? An editor became martial and was created captain. On parade, in stead of "two paces in front?ad vance !" he unconsciously bawled out. "Cash?two dollars a year?advance!' ? A little fresh-air child saw a herd of cows for the first time, and after watching them chewing their cuds, in amazement, he said, deprecatingly, to the former, "Oh, mister, do you have to buy gum for all those cows ?" ? "What a silly expression?'no more sense than the law allows!' Did you ever know a man who had more sense than the law allowed ?" "Cer tainly. The jails are full of fellows who got there by being too smart." ? The greatest of luxuries in Cen tral Africa is salt. The long contin ued use of vegetable food in that country creates so painful a longing for salt that natives deprived of it for a long period often show symptoms of insanity. ? A Kentucky womau has been fined $250 forgiving her daughter's beau too warm a reception. She scalded him. But after all it may have been a lucky scald, for if he had married that girl his mother-in-law might have kept him in hot water the rest of his life. ? A Lyons (France) cyclist, a plum ber by trade, who had undertaken to ride around thecoping-stone of a house in course of construction, successfully accomplished his feat in the presence of a large gathering. This coping stone is barely two feet wide, and is about fifty feet from the ground. ? "Huh !" snorted the husband who had been inveigled into attending the rendition of a sermon. "Call him a boy preacher ! He is forty if he is a day." "He does look that w>y," said the wife. "But," she continued, in her anxiety to plead, "don't you think he has the mind of a boy?" ? Thomas A. Edison was once asked the reason why he is a total abstainer. He replied, in effect: "Because 1 always felt that I had a better use for my head than to fog it with liquor!" The world would, indeed, have lost a good deal if the Edison brain had been confused by intemperate practices. ? The hair on the heads of most of the hundreds of thousands of dolls now being exhibited in shop windows is made from the hair of the Angora goat. This product is controlled by an English syndicate, and is valued at 80.000 pounds a year. After the hair is prepared it is scut to Muuich and made into wig3 by girls. ? Mrs. Briskc?"Johnny, did the doctor call while I was out?" Little Johnny (stopping his play)?"Ycs'm. 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