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WAR SI First Georgia Regula After the companies were foruud he was placed in command of company 1 E, which he made one among the best companies in the regiment. Ile was a brave ever-ready and reliable soldier, and always at the post of duty. Wherever you found company E you would find Captain Wayne. Ile led his company in every engagement the regulars were in In Virginia. Com pany E with Captain Wayne, Lieu tenant Frank M. Myer? and First Ser geant William D. Kc!' tt, was a fight ing machine; In thc fall of 1863 be was promoted to major and command ed the regimeut until the fall of 1864, when he was promoted to colonel and was in command until the surrender at Greensboro, missing bat one en gagement tho regulars wore ever in and that was Olustie, Florida. Ile Was absent tbeu at Tallahassee, presi dent of a courtmartial. A* a captain I don't think he was admired hy the men of the regiment as he wa* a gruff, short ? poke II officer, a tuan of but few woidi?, but uieaut jun what he said. After he assumed command nf tbs regiment and wc learned to know him, he was the idol of his men, and there was not a man in the regulars who would not have died for old Sandy. You could always tell when he waB absent, the men seemed restless and weary, but when at tho head of the Tegimcnt the boys seemed to care for nothing, believing him capable of get ting out of any trouble wo might get in. The voice wo so often heard in command has long since been silent, the heart that knew no fear has ceased to beat, the strong right arm that Hashed his bright sword in the thick est of the fight has returned to dust, while his excellent spirit has winged its flight to the God who gave it. Sweet be- the sleep of the gallant Way no. beneath the. shade of the beau tiful tn es, free from war's oruel strife, the roll of the drums, the sharp re t port of the rifle and the angry boom of the cannon.' A br-, ver man ora better soldier never, wore thc gray or drew TORIES. irs at Pee Dee Bridge. c II . t d a y c k s d d e f e i a ? . e i r I e d r o n ?i e i e e it .8 e d d e D i 0 8 e .f 0 e d y 8 e e d i e t t > a e 1 9 r permission, or we are under many ob ligations, but it was Johnnie take care of yourselves if you can, we have pressing business beyoud the river and will see you later. After they had passed we looked to our left and haw tho enemy about 150 yards off, like a drove of black birds making for our roar. Uolouel Wayne ordered a retreat and we started down the street ut the double quick with the enemy at our bonis, lt was n running fight through ti e street; we would load on ?ae ruv, wheel nod fire while the wo men and children were screaming and waving everything they could get hold of that was white. I was beside the color bearer, Sergeant Bennett, who seemed to be enraged at the white sig nals around him and would wave his Sag around his head, yelling, ''You may wave your rags and newspapers, but here ia tho battle cross." We heard thc report of cannan about the centre of tho town and some one said, Cheer up, boys, we have artillery on jur side of the river yet." When wo arrived at the street that leads to the bridge wo filed to our left and as we did so, a Federal battery of several pieces about 150 yards on the samo street to our right opened fire. I_I It wa9 one of thc closest p'.aoes the regulars were in during the war, and while the grape and canister were cracking through the regiment our en tire length wo could do rothing but run, as our safety depended on cross ing the bridge, which was several blocks away. Beforo reaching tho bridge we went down a hill and were j out of sight of thc artillery with the exception of our flag whioh they wero firing at. Captain DuBose ordered the colors lowered but ?Sergeant Ben nett swore he would dio before ho would trail, them, but finally did as Captain DuBose ordered him. We then left that street by turning to our left around some buildings and entered the bridge over the Fee Dee, whioh was walled up and covered over. Rosin had been strewn on both sides of thc bridge uu? nu mc- of Butler's cavalry were waiting for us so they could stick fire to it. When the regu lars were about half-way through the bridge the enemy entered the bridge in our rear and wc fought through it, while the cavalry fired it on both Bides as wo went. It waB certaiuly a warm place and the boys were glad to get out of it and eater a large field ou the bank of thc river with the woods about one mile distant. After leaving thc bridge the road inclines down the river and makes a gradual turn to the left. Colonel Wayne must have thought he had fulfilled his orders to thc letter, as bc galloped on to tho front, leaving tbc regiment to follow at its leisure. When we were about HQO yards from the bridge General Huller rode up at full speed and asked for the officer in command. Captain Tom Fort, of company L, and Captain Frank Myers, of company K, have both toid me since the war that they were in command and as both were officers of known courage and veracity, I will leave it for them to settle. General Butler ordered the officer to face the regiment in line and retake the bridge, as the enemy v.ero putting thc fire out. The officer replied to him by saying that the regiment had run at least four miles and had fought a portion of the way, and they were physically unable to make the charge. General Butler got his dander up and told the officer the bridge must be re taken and burned and to whse! his regiment in line and charge it. The regimen? was ordered to wheel to tho left in line and as we completed the wheel a battery of six guns unlimbered on the bluff about 30 yards below the bridge. Some one yelled look out, and I saw a puff of white smoke and the next instant a shell went crashing through thc li ie to my right, cutting off the leg of Sergeant Charley Bruce, of company I, who was one of the best and bravest men in the regiment. Thc regiment was in line below the bridge and opposite the battery. We were then ordered to charge, and instead of charging the bridge we charged square r'own ou tho battery. General Butler ordered the men to bear to the right and get thc bridge between them and the battery, but by that time all six guns were raining shell in our ranks, and tho men had but one object in view, and that was I the trees along the river bank. Be lieving General Butler's order, "Bear to the right, men, and get the bridge between you and tho battery," waa the correct thing to do, I left the right of my company and made for the right and the bridge at the same lime. Several others left the line at the same time, but I can recollect the name of only ono of them, and why I recollect him we both escaped death, as it were, by the skin of our teeth at the same time. It was First Sergeant Alex. Clemency, of Co. G, and a braver or better soldier did not belong to the regulars. After we were some little distance to the right of tue regi ment Sergeant Clemency and myself were near together, both running our best for the bridge, with Clemenoy about six feet ia the load. A shell struck thc ground between us and ex ploded, covering us completely with dirt and smoke. The shock staggered me for a moment, when I again moved forward through the smoke, and as I emerged from it stumbled over Clem ency, who was lying on his face stretched out his full length, dead, as I supposed. I could but envy bim his condition, and expressed my feelings by saying, "Alex., poor boy, you have received your last furlough, bat you are better off than I am." Desperate did not express my feelings. I would not have dodged a shell as large as a barrel had I seen one ooming at me. I tried to run, but it seemed to me a terrapin could have made better time, The powder puff may help to hide the ravages of time but it avails little to hide the ravages of disease. When the face is disfigured by eruptions, the treatment must go below the surface to thc blood, which is corrupt and impure. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures disfiguring eruptions which are caused by impure blood. It cures scro fulous sores, erysipelas* boils, pimples, eczema, salt-rheum and other eruptive diseases which impure blood breeds and feeds. "I waa troubled with ecxemn from the crown of my head to the ?ole? of my feet.0 writes lire. Ella Quick, of Caw City, Tuscoln Co., Mich "Could not walk nt time? nor wear my shoes. Thought there was no help for me-nt least the doctor said there wa? none. I went to see friends at Christmas time and there heard of thc Rood that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery had done for them, and was advised to try it nt once. For fear thnt I might neglect it my friend sent to the village sud got a bottle and made mc promise that I would take it. had been getting worse alt thc time. I took thirteen bottles of thc ' Golden Medical Dlscov cry * and ten vials of Dr. Pierce'? Pleasant Pel lets, and used ' All-Heallug Salve,' which made a complete cure. It was slow, but sure. I wai taking thc medicine about eight months. "1 would say to all who read this; try Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before wast lng time and money.0 The sole motive for substitution is to permit the dealer to make the little more profit paid by the sale of less meritorious medicines. He gains ; you lose. There fore accept no substitute for "Golden Medical Discovery." * Dr. Pierce's Pellets cleanse the clogged system from Accumulated impurities I as i jumped up and down in the same ?tracks instead of going forward. On ! thc Cheraw side of the bridge wa^on ou a level with the street, but on our side there was a plank roadway slop ing from the bridge to the ground, and ss I reached that Sergeant Clem ency caught up with me, he having stepped in a hole and fell at tho same time thc shell exploded, instead of being killed as I supposed, which, no doubt, saved his life. When I passed over him he was too near exhausted to get up. When near enough to see through tho bridge the soene that met my gaze for the time being transfixed me to the spot. About 30feet within the bridge I saw an officer with his horse lying dead near h;m: ecol and deliberately firing at the enemy, who were trying to put out the fire, while others were making the minnie balls fly thick and fast around bim. If he had been baoked by 1,000 men he could not have been more cool or self composed. Time was flying and the bullets with it, and the few regulars who had reaohed the bridge with Sergeant Clemency and myself decided thc offi cer was like General D. H. Hill's cor poral, needed a little reinforcements. Dropping on our knees we orawied to thc \iouth of the bridge, placed our rifles on thc floor and made musio in the air. I don't claim it was sweet musio, but if you had seen tho enemy scam )eriog out of thc other end of the bridge you might have called it hot musio. The fire seemed to leap for joy and it seemed like only a few minutes before the bridge was in flames fromona endto the other. During the time the artillery had been turned on our end of the bridge until thc heat of the fire caused the boys to take shelter in a gully not far from thc river bank where we stretched our selves at full length and inhaled oui lungs full of God's pure, fresh air. It did not seem long before th< bridge gave way and went down int( the river. Our difficult task had beei accomplished, and the muddy waten of the swift rolling Pee Dee wen whirling on in its march to the sea while Sherman's forces were on om Bide and Hardec's on the other While lying in the gully I saw Colone Wayne on his horse behind a tre some 500 yards from the bridge, am from the compliments he was receiv ing in the way of bursting shell, th enemy must have seen him, too. Sei g?ant Clemeney, myself and four otb ers crawled up that gully some 20 yards to where the bushes OD the river bank concealed us from the ene my and then made our way to the road and our brigade. It was 10 a. m. when the bridge fell in and the regi ment was ordered oat. They were nearly all below the bridge eoneealed behind the trees on the river bank, and-would have been exposed to the enemy's fire at least one mile. So getting out was ont of the question until night cast her dark mantle over fields and river; then they silently stole away and joined the brigade. Lieutenant Palmer with his detail of three men, Sergeant Watson, Corporal Musgrove and Private Overman, were captured and carried to a Northern prison. That night while resting our weary limbs we could see Cheraw in flames several blocks at a time. Gen eral Sherman had been careless with fire again, and treated Che -aw like he had Atlanta and Columbia.-- Atlan ta Journal. _ - Thc opportunity of a lifetime seldom, has a label on it. DISEASED KIDNEYS Cause more deaths than bullets. Their symptoms ere not alarming, hence the j are neglected and quickly frecome dangerous. Prickly Ash Bitters Is a kidney medicine of great value; it strengthens the kidneys, allays inflam mation, eases backache and arrests the progress of the disease. It ia an honest remedy that can be depend ed on. AT ALL DRUGGISTS. PRICE, $1.00. Evans Pharmacy, Special Agents. SEED OATS, SEED OATS ! J?3T RECEIVED a Car of TEXAS RED RUST PROOF OATS for Fall sowing. Come to see us-will make prices right and eave you tnouvy. SEED BARLEY AND RYE. Cl fil ID -Eglelieart's Swan Down, one of the best Patent Flours iLUUn* on the market, at 84.50 per barrel. 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