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Xjife in tlio Conicdoral -.A. Georgia Jto^ii Terror of t .1 uijustn tidilor nj il"' ll' r>ihi. Thoyi <r IKI?*S I was cailcd th?? ymir nf battles ?ti thu war 1M tw? TI thc States. While I | concede that as a truth. 1 Wini hi also call the year ISt?l as a year of bat tler 1 fii I have given you a story of IHiYJ, euc of lH?i:; and one of 18155. 1 will new give you a little of my ex- j prononce of 18G4. I shall not give you the entiro year in une story, neither did 1 in the others. The dates I. shall use I shall claim as nearly correct as my memory has been able to retain them for so many years. On the ,*{rd of May, 18*54, our bri gade ('Jordon's) drew two days' rations with orders to prepare and bc ready to march on the morning of the 1th. On the 4th we did move about the middle of the day. We moved out on thc old Orange Turnpike, our quarters being near there, at the foot of Clark's j Mountain. Wi moved .some live or six miles ?(own this old t urnpike and camped for tie flight in a large body of oak woods. On the morning of the 5th we were j again putin motion on the old turu- j pike. We had not gone far when he ? hcani heavy voil ?es of musketry tiring j immediately in our front. I w;l< marching at the head of tin .olumtl. very near to (?eu Cordon. ! W< ? ann to (?en. Karly sitting on lii-> horse in tin- road. Ile said tot?cu. Gordon "General, get your command j ir? lino and advance lu the support of (Sen. i?hodcs. I think the enemy i.-> j driving him hack." (j'en. Cordon put his brigade io line j tm thc right nf thc old turnpike, willi i his left, wing near the turnpike. Ile ? .((Jordon) rode out in front of us and i ?aid: "Men, there is danger just in our front and some one is going to get hurt. Now," he said, "if lhere is a man here that does not. want to go with me say so ami I will excuse him." ?lust then a bombshell came and bursted just about the centre of our regiment, the -Iiih Ga , and killed two or three, men and wounded some live o: six. There was a young man named White, who was se it to us us a con script. Ile hallowed to Gen. Gordon and said. "1 am afraid, General." The General told him to fall out; ht. fell out and 1 never saw him any more. I heard that a stray ball hit him on thc arm and shattered it so hadly it had to be cut off. f?en. (Jordon took off his hat and (cd the charge. As we started wc raised thc Hebel jell and run those Yanks about two miles. Major Hall, of (Jen. Karly's staff, came after us and ordered us to halt. Ge remarked that we had given tho Yankees particular h-. We moved back a short distance and reformed our line. In falling back one of our lieutenants saw a Yankee lieutenant lying stretched on the ground. He had on a nice pair of new boots. Our lieutenant stooped to pull them off and as he took hold of one und pulled it off thc Yankee officer raised up and said: "Hold ou, I am not dead." Our officer said: "Thc devil you ain't; Ii am "going to have those boots if you are dead or not dead," and took them and left tho Ynnkee his old shoes. Well, we all replenished wearing apparel. I captured me a nice felt bat with a fine largo plume in it, and j wore it till T lost it at the high bridge, ns I mentioned in another ar ticle. After forming our lines we took po lution upon the brow of a small hill, not far from where we had started. There was a small branch with deep banks just at the foot of tho hill. In the charge some of our men had taken Hhcltcr in the branch and of course did not know who was in possession of the held. We kept up a regular firing acros." the branch all day. Late in the afternoon 1 concluded I would ?lip to the branch and get some water, j I did so and found those men who had ' remained there in the 'manch all day j thinking wc were the Yankees. I can tell you they were a proud J set of men when they saw me. Oic of those men thanks inc now everv time he comes to this city for, .is he says, saving his life. We remained on ti? i s linc all night and the best part of thc next day. ? Just, a little before sunset we were . moved off to the left and form d a linc of battle running north and soi th. 1 The enemy's line.?; ian about east and west. Wc charged in and Struck the enemy very much by surprise. We completely routed them and captured Hoveral hundred poisoners. Dark came on us and we got pretty badly inbred. Our regiment got di vided. The left wing, the one I was with, had gone too far down into tho woods. It was fearfully dark. We turned into an old wagon road and wcro making our way back. As wc came up the road and hud como to Where wc thought our troops were, wc a I m m J lt 14? *. ^ V J . <- A?;-mv in Hie Sixties neut That Was thc? he Kiieiiiy. Ihrnhl. heard th?- noise "I mo vi Mg troops ami tlicy heard UH ahoul ihe same time Both |?.titics halted. The one in front ol' us hailed and asked what troops we were. Our Major said, "What troops are you?" The one in front said: "1 ' asked first. ' Our Major said, ''That ' makes no difference; what troops are I you?" The ollieer in front said, "Thc P'th New York." Our Major said. "Roys, save ..ourselves if you can," ami without ai iiher word we scatter ed. I tried to make my way out thc same way I had gi.ne in as well as I could t':ll in the darkness. After I had gone into thc wood about a hun dred yards I ran into some Yankees making their way out and in a cross direction from tho one I was going. I said to them, "Hello! Who arc you?*' They said. "Who do you want?" I said, "I want to (iud the "Jtith ('corina " One of them replied, ' And so do we.' They made ot! towards the north. I crept ahmg in the dark, woods till I supposed I was far enough to he safe. I then unrolled my blanket and laid down ami slept till day. 1 did not know where I was. When I awoke the next morning I lound myself within twenty -tcp-nf the 'Colonel's u na rt et s. We ali got in line and advanced some four or li?'o hundred yards ami skiimished all day. Just a little while before ?unset that evening the Yankee - itt our Iront beat the hu?g roll ami ordered their line to forward. We raised a yell and hallowed to them to bring sume coll ce and sugar, for what we had taken from them the day before wus all gone. Some nae hal lowed out. "Hello. Spivey," and Spivej brought forth one of the pecu liar yells I mentioned in one of my other articles. I heard the Yankees sing out "There is no usc in charging those fellows, for that's that d Georgia brigade of (Jordon's, ' and they never came. Wc remained on the skirmish linc ail night. Karly thc nest morn ing ono of my officers asked me to go out ami reconnoitre tho front. I went out some three hundred yards and found the enemy had out no pickets. 1 stood near the road whore they were moving with both infantry and artil lery. They wore quite jolly. I re turned and reported and we. too, moved on down to Spottsylvania. This was called tho battle of Locus (?rove, or thc beginning of thc Wil derness light. 1 will now go hack and have some thing to say about the boys in camp during our stay in Orange County. Wc were quartered in Clark's Moun tain for eight months. We came from Pennsylvania through the Shen andoah Valley. Wc arrived at this neighborhood about thc 1st of Sep tember, '63. We had come up the valley and across thc Blue Ridge "Mount-ins at a very moderate gait and tho boys were all feeling good from tho effects of the much needed rest. Wc were camped for the first night 10 a large field. Wc could look around and see neirly the entire corps. Well, just such a time you never heard of. The boys began to mimic everything they could think of. Some would bray like a Jack, some neigh like a horse, sonic bark like a dog; some would howl, sonio crow like a rooster or cackle like a hen, some squealed like a hog, some gobble like a gobbler, and some yelp like thc hens ; some mow like a cat, some low like cows; some would blato and some bellow. In fact one would conclude that tho old Johnnie R?bels were still more alive than dead. Tho next day we were moved a short distance and quartered in some woods. I do not remember these dates. Herc wc remained for a long time. We put up some large bush arbors and fixed logs and polos for seats. 1'ndor these wo had preaching ami there ivas quite 11 revival in tho camp. There was anywhere from ten to as high as sixty baptized uta time. I saw Gen. (Jor don come out from his quarters, fall in line with his men ami march to thc bush arbor, ascend tho little rude platform and hold services with his men. shake hands with thom and tell thom how they should do. 1 tell you, wo every one loved that man, and we love him now, for he is one grand man. I have soon him get ' off his horse and put up some sorc j footed soldier to ride, and let him ride i fur miles, while ho would take thc mud with tho mon and crack jokes with them. When he would ask us to light ho would always say: "Come, boys, follow mo," and there was not a man of that brigade who had one grain of grit in him but what would fight till he died for John ll. Gordon. Of course there were some who helped to make numbers and some timos answer to roll t all, but they were not solders. I bad nothing to I say for them then, I have nothing now, for I cm clean them all up at thc C. - . I . ? ?ll?, - lill V. Well, nome time io th" fa'l wc made a Inti?' ni'l over m ar Warn* tito h and around Uristow. This little Ugh', however, did not amount to much, though we did capture MIMIC .1000 pi -?.ii. rs. The lighting was ?ill sk ir m i-hes and artillery. We theil re turned to very ina - the .-a ne ijuar era We dad left, and went intowin'er 1'iiarlcrH. Here we began t" gel fur loughs fur thirty days. We would draw for them. Say uno comp my had -ii men, there would he lil blanks arri one marked furlough. Tue drawing 1 was very interesting and exciting. One day about the first nf April. IHol, the Colonel of my regiment sent au officer to my quarters with instruc tions to write me up a furlough. I never was more surprised in my life. I do not know how I looked, I know I felt about as heavy as a feather. Was I proud? The proudest fellow you ever saw. When the furlough came back all approved the Colonel gave it to uie and told me good b>e Ile said be hoped I would have a good time. His name was Col. Iv N. Atkinson. Now here was another mau I loved, and I believed he thought as much of mc as any officer in his command or private either. 1 never asked bim a | fuvor he did not grant. Well, 1 caine homo and spent my thirty days and hadan all around goud time. I thought the girls looked as pretty and as sweet in their homespun dre ?ne s as I had ever seen them before or since. Would it not have been a heaven s blessing had they have kept it up. When my furlough was out I re turned. I passed through this eily on the iHih of April. 1 HU t. ? was caught in a snowstorm at Florence, S C., and had io lay over there fur two days. All up in Virginia the snow wa.-, from eight to twelve inches deep. In the railroad cuts in places it wa* four feet, deep. They had tu run snow plows to clear the track. While I was away Cen. Cordon concluded to organize a battalion of sharp shooters and .-cut t . the Co c nels of each regiment for four of the best men from each oom patty. My Colonel put me down for one of them. Now you will say I want lo brag on self a lillie; well, why not: it's a poor dog that will not wag his owu tail. Hut before you pass judgment see me through and see where I have been, for I was thc only mau of the 20 Ji Georgia Regiment (or 1 should say boy) that was on every hallie field in which the army of Virginia was en gaged. Well, we organized our battalion bf sharpshooters and perfected ourselves in the skirmish drill. Now, I um pre pared to say there was none better and will only put up two witnesses, Gen. (Jordon and Gen. Kvaus. Wu did more fighting and whipped more Yan kees than any brigade in thc Second corps, and our strength was only 240 men. Well, spring came on and we were ordered to the front, ail have already described in thc first part of this story But my readers, hero comes in a ?-ad story. On this (?th of May and at Li eus Grove sleeps some of our best men "Asleep in Jeaus, blessed a'eep, From which uone ever wake to weep, A oil m and undisturbed repose. Unbroken by the last of loop. When shalt me meet again ? Meet never t ? sever ? When will peace wreathe her olaims Round UH forever? Our hearts will never rapo*o a fe ii oui < boh blas-, that blows In this dark va'e of wods. Never-no never." G. F. AOEK, Co. F, 26th Ga. Kegt. - There is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works. ? In thc >lden times it was na un-.'onimon occurrence for sentitive, delicate women ;o be be headed for trivial or imaginary of fence**. In this re spect the world has made great strides. Nevertheless, wom en still suffer death in a slower and more torturcsome form, and for no offeree kwhatever, pave i a little iguor lance, or pos sibly, a little neglect. Tlie woman who suffers from weakness and disease of the distinctly feminine organs, whether she realizes il or not. is being slowly hut surely tortured to death. She suffers almost con tinually with sick headache. She has pains in thc hack.what she calls "stitches'" in the side and shooting pain-, everywhere. She experiences hurtling ?uni dragging down sensations. She becomes weak, nervous and despondent. She neglects her home, and is petulant with her husband. If she consults the average physician, there is not one chance in ten that he will hit upon the real cause of her trouble. He will attribute her had feelings to stomach, liver, heart or nervous trouble A wotnau in this condi tion should consult some eminent and skill ful specialist who has had a'wide experi ence. Dr. R. V. Pierce, for thirty venrs chief consulting physician to the Invalids* Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y.. has, with thc assistance of a staff of able physicians, prescribed for many thou sands of women. He has invented a won derful medicine for ailing women, known ns Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It has stood the test for thirty years. It acts directly on the delicate mid "important or gans concerned in wifehood and mother hood, making them strong and well. It allays inflammation, heals ulceration, soothes pain and tones and builds np the nerves. It transforms weak, nervous wom en into healthy, happy wives and mothers. " I was ntl Invalid for over n venr willi change or life." writ?-* Mrs. C. Smith', of Orr. Cascade Co., Mont. "Hail prtins across the pit of my Momnch and such extreme weakness 1 coulil hardly walk I tool- ont bottle of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery ami five of hi? 'Fa. vorite Prescription * and am entirely well.*' What tbe Colored People vi ('rreu Winni ? '<iimi y Hay? Th?' rulori'il peuple ot the town of Itradlcy, (it conwood county, bega little spa to put on record their utter con tleinntitioii of nonie of their race at Phoenix on november 8th. They de hire to make thin statement, as to their feelings ami intentions: While we deplore the reckless igno rance nf those ot' ?mr race in the Phoe nix adair, we at the same time dislike to see the entire race aratgticd in the public prints as a lawless people. We inveigh against lawlessness, by whomsoever committed. We are en deavoring to foster the good feeling between the races. \V? have striven for this end in the past, and shall con j titille this course in the future. We can but deprecate the folly and I ignorance of those who blindly follow the lead of demagogues, who would hurl them into turmoil and strife to I carry their own infamous purpose-und then abandon them to their fute. All good citizens, butti white and .olored, deplore the sad affair at Phoe nix. We are sorry that some of the white Republican leaders did not see the. mistakes ol their relatives JW years i ago, or even one month before tim last election. Probably there would have b 'en fewer widows and fatherless children thrown out upon the charity I ?d' this hard world. lt has been said that one whiteman can easily lead one bundled negroes bis way, while with great difficulty a colored man may draw ten after him. If the white mau has this great in ti nonce over the negro ho should use that influence in leading the negro to peace and prosperity. The colored people have gotten noth ing for following these demagogic po liticians but w ?dows, orphans and con tempt, while t he demagogues got the idtices. We have sworn our et?-ritu1 "No" to support, politicians whose greedy ?-nd is muiiey and office. The negro should by this lime sec that their votes have only been used as cat spa w's to pull po litical piuders out of the lin* for these demagogues to crack. Then; are hun dreds who have not bowed their knees to Baal. Let others say ami ?lo what they will ?>r may, we and our house will servo the Loni. We are going to economise, get homos, get education. ROUT. II. BKADI.EY. Rradley, S. C. Purify the sewers of thc body and stimului.0 thc digestive organs to maintain health strength and energy. Prickly Ash Bitters is a tonic for the kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels. For sale by Kvans Pharmacy._ Greenwood Index. A War Tal? from a Veteran. io conversation with Uev. J. li. K Smith, of Georgia, who is visiting in the city, the Spartanburg Herald re porter obtained an interesting story of thc late war, which has never appear ed in print. Mr. Smith has just re turned from a visit to Virginia. The st jry is as follows : While Stonewall Jackson was march ing to strike thc infamous Milroy at Winchester, Va., Private D M. Hell, of Co C. 5th Virginia, Private Sh i Illy, of the ll th Virginia and three other Tirginia soldiers were resting on the roadside after slaking their thirst at Gordon's Spring, when the thunders of "Old Bluclight's" artillery opened before the stragglers, footsore and worn, bad time to decide what route to take, to join their comrades in the fight., they discovered a regiment of Yatiks in front coming in a swinging "double quick," away from the field on the road where they lay. After a hurried coosultation they threw them selves over a stone wall on tho right, distributed themselves at regular in tervals, and as the fleeing enemy ar rived at the right place, ordered them to halt ; the order was repeated aod the second time accompanied with a threat of death from a battle linc which they informed the Yanks was posted in the pine thicket on the other side of the road. The order to halt and lay down arms was promptly obeyed by the ter ror-stricken Yanks and Bell ordered them to form in column of fourH facing toward Winchester, which they did. Bell then passed down the line, count ed them carefully, and placing him self at the rear, ShifHy in front and the three others at proper distances along the line, marched them a mile toward the place he supposed General .Jackson to be, when they were met by a regiment of Ashby's Cavalry, who, in spiic of their protests, took the prisoners away from them and carried them to headquarters. The five weary comrades who made the capture were so outraged at being robbed of their prey, they never went back to see about their guns laid down io the road -there were 450 of the prisoners. Comrade Bell is now a resident of Stanton, Va., in the undertaker's bus iness. Rev. Mr. Smith spent a week or more delightfully in his house and had tho story from his own lips, the linc of battle on the other side of t'r.e road was a first class fake. IRON BEDS, BED SPRINGS. Big lot of BUREAUS just in. WHITE SUITES, CHERRY SUITES, PARLOR CHAIRS. DINING CHAIRS. SSS- EVERYTHING tu bc sold SO LOW that Cottou-raieere CAN AFFORD TO BUY. COFFINS AND CASKETS In stoek to be sold at LOW prices. tTust get my prices to know how much you gain by buying my Goods. FEANK GRATTON. The Great Oliver Steel Beam Plow. OVER ten times more OLIVERS sold in Anderson than any other make. They have been tried. The verdict is unanimous for the OLIVERS. The Steel Beam a great feature. Warranted to stand anywhere. Handled in Car lots we give lowest possible prices. The sizes for this section are Nos. 40, 20,19,13, &c Buy only the Oliver Steel Beam Plows if yon are after the best. DISC, SPADING AND SMOOTHING HARROWS, &c. Twenty years experience has taught us the needs of the farmers, and we know our Harrows are just the Implements for this section. An absolute, broad, personal guarantee given by us. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. THE ELECTRIC CITY SHOE STORE. BUY YOUR . . . And we will keep them Shined FREE as long as you wear them. COME and seo our S?IOTCS and HOSIERY before buyiog anywhere ehe. We will SAVE YOU MONE ?. Try us once, and you will try us again and again. School Shoes and Rubbers By tim Hundreds. Your money savers, * ?T. T. XJIOOIST SC CO ^c?elfiblePreparatioafor As similating u^ToodandEegula ting HIE Stomachs aniiBowels of IM \x ts < HU]>KI:> Promote 3 IH^cs?on.ChacTful txssairiftestCoatains neither Optum.Morptiine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. AxJmmm* Ao?t Stat . ? tina Sud . nenn A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish .ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature of ?vTEW YORK. A t b til o ii 1?Itt J5 Dosi s ^33t. Sis .XXACT COPY OF WHAPPEB For Infants and Chiia.^ The Kind You fa Always Bought Bears the Signature of Till Kim You Han Always Bough! CUSTOM THt ctnxauw coMPAwr. mwvon?CIT? SHOES TO BEAT THE BAND. W E don't bave to talk through our bats to sell our Shoos. The SIIOOHtsetlUjaj .solves if you will only take the trouble io look at them. Quality and PriewdoT Work. We jual Htaud asido aud iirln. You don't have to buy from us just becj we grin We have to grin, anyway, because we can't help it. When ourShwa almost double lust y em's- we don't bave to look sad-oyed and Imposed upoD,beeJ we can't. So come on to the place where the brainiest feet in Anderson Coaotu shod, and if we can't Shoe you and your family, your non John and his family,j be because you rather go barefooted. P. M-We can also "Shoe" the inner-man with euch substantials as DE Ap PATENT FLOUR and J. K NO. 2 COFFEE that will make hiB mouth waterT clothe oom ton ?ld v the lega of tbe outer-uian with a First Class, Capital pair ot? tleman's PANTS for Sixty Cents that will just elevate tho superannuated linenfl the infantile shrubbery. DEAN & RATLIFF! W. B -Parlue owing us on Note or Account will save thomselvo9 consider expense by ttettlhiK up i-?mn hefore D?oember 1st. If you haven't got. a olear rs fruin OH we are talking to YOU. DEAN <fc KATLlKFE O. D. ANDERSON & B?5\ Strictly in it at Lowest Possible Prices. Two Cars Texas Bed Bust Proof Oats, And alt the country raised Oats y* ut want. These&f go, no matter what Cotton sells at. Pure Wheat Flour Hock Bottom Prices. We can give Country Merchant* close fignriw on CHEESE. OYSTERS, TOMATOES, SALMON. SARDINES ano TOBACCO. Everybody knows we beat the Town on 8BOES, and we propose to ts oar reputation. BAGGING and TB ES guaranteed pri?es. Send us your orders Yonrs for BoBluess, O, P. ANDERSON A CEYLON AND INDIA TE XS WSIOXJE?SO^S?. IT ia manufactured in a scientific manner by cleanly machinery, PURR, so that a short infusion extracts all the good, qualities. rjIRECTlQMS-Take half usual quantity, see water boil?, after five minutes ateepi .*> TELLE Vd CEYLuN-INDIA TEA. "Two cups in one," Delicious ! S SURPASSING COFFEE. Blue Ribbon, Genuine Mocha and Java, 25c. per lb. For streo richness of flavor in the cup it surpasses any coflee on the market great seller. Don't Buy Fruit Jars-Buy Sealing^Wax. Manufactured expressly for putting up fruit. STou can us'<my old) and we guarantee the fruit to keep perfectly. Soliciting your orders, Very respectfully yours, JHO. A. AUSTIN ft] THE OLD, RELIABLE Furniture Ston OF e. F. ' TOIAI?T * Still in tile Lead! They have the Largest Stock, Best Quality, and Certainly the Lowest Prices ! OTHERS try to get t?tere, but they miss it every time New, ben uti ful and select Stock of Furniture, &c., arriving ^ and nt PRICES NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE Hera you have the Largest Stock ; therefore, you can get ?urt want Here you have tho Best Grade of Furniture ; therefore, y?'J j Goods that will last Here you have the very LOWEST PRICES ; therefore, yon big money. > SOT Come along, and we will do you as we have been doing forty years-sell you the very best Furniture for the very lowest m The largest Stock in South Carolina abd the Lowest Yr Southern States. New Lot Baby Carriages Just Received-) C. F. TOLLY &> Si Depot Street, Anderson, 8. ?. IP lo tl ?Dj hi ?Vi Ith Ht ?nd rs . wi any ?0?! Qt] Ibot b led, fea red feet PU, ki n ti |ota Mit c0ltlt M ?en 0\< "fm 1*110*