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WAR ST Interesting Story of a the Ch; Thc 18th S. C. V. was organized in " January, 1802, with the following field officers : James M. Gadherry, Colonel. Ferdinand Scaife, Lieut. Colonel. W. B. Allison, Major. J. II. Montgomery, Commissary. P. 0. Lemons, Quartermaster. W. II. Wallace, Adjutant. Rev. A. A. James, Chaplain. The regiment consisted of four companies from Union District, two from Spartanburg, two from York, one from Darlington and one from Ander son. The regiment remained in camp on the south side of the Ashley River, near Charleston, for about six r onths, with short intervals spent on James Island a id Mt. Pleasant. About the first of May, 1862, tho roorguuization took place and W. II. Wallace was elected lieutenant colonel in placo of Col. Scaifc, who was dis charged, being over age, and Clough S. Sims, of company A, was appointed adjutant in place of Col. Wallace, pro moted. About tho first of July we were or dered to Virginia, and were in camp below Richmond at Malvern Hill. After remaining here for some two weeks the regiment was ordered to Gordonsville. Wo wero conveyed on the cars, and on the way several offi cers from South Carolina accompanied u?>, among them Col. Means, Col. Mirshall and Col. Moore. Col. Gad b?rry remarked that ho had a present iment that be would bc killed in thc first battle he got into, and asked Col. Marshall what ho should do. Mar shall replied: "Do your duty and trust in your God.,: This remark was made by Col. Gadborry not because he was wanting in courage or to shirk duty, for he deserves to bo ranked with a Hobson or a Dowey. When Beast Butler issued his infamous or der in New OrleanB characterizing the ladioB of that city as "common street walkers," ho consulted with somo of his friends a1? to tho propriety of hm making hie wny into New Orleans and shooting But'or down on hight and sacrifice his own life in vindication of the honor of thc women of tho South. . HP was anxious to put his purpose into execution, but was persuaded by his friends not to undertake it. There was not a braver man in the Confederate service than Col. Jas. M. Gadberry. He, no doubt, had in some way unknown to mortal*, been apprized of the fate that awaited him. We remained in camp at Gordons ville for several days when the order oame to prepare three days' rations and march in the direction of Rappa hannook Station. We were hurried off and left the flour and raw meat in the old field and bade adieu to our tents for tho remainder of the war. We soon came up with Gen. T. J. Jaok?on'? corps, whiah left us and went up the south bank of the Rappa fiannoak, while our command, in Gen. . Longstreet's corps, went directly to the railroad crossing on the river to make a feint at orossing and hold the Federal foroes under Gens. McDowell aod Pope, while Jackson with his forces orossed the river at Raccoon Ford and passed through Thorough fare Gap and got possession of Ma n aa sae Junotion in tho rear of the Federal army. While we were exposed to a heavy artillery Gre at Rappahannook Station where we could offer but little resist ance, having but one battery of artil lery, commanded by Capt. Boyoe, sev eral of the brigade were severely -wounded, among them Lieut. Munro of the artillery, shot through both thighs-flesh wounds. We then fol lowed in the footsteps of Jackson's I force", an Gen. Pope had hurled his 1 force-* against them and w?? pressing | them sover?'ly. when Gen.-Longstreet's j corps case tc his assistance. We .- ' countered the enemy on the evening of tho 28th of August, 1862, and I I think our regiment had but one man j killed in a charge we made after dark, j The next day we were under constant ; fire; but on thc 30th was the great i ?charge made in whioh our command lost in killed and wounded just one half of the number taken into the 'fight. Our gallant Col. Gadberry was killed, whioh fulfilled the presenti ment he had expressed some days be fore. Among the killed Capt. Hames, Capt. Tuoker, Sergt. Major Dawkins Rogers and a number of others. We were in Gon. Evans' brigade, support ing Hood's brigade of Texans. They almost completely annihilated a bri : gads of New York Zouaves; then our >br?<;ade was ordered to oharge a bai ?ter" on an .emioenoe near the Henry aHouw. and marohing to the front in line of Hattie and somewhat confused by having to pass through a thioket of sorubby pines, each wing pressing tho centre and. doubling up the column ' which caused muoh slaughter. v. ORIES. Gallant Com?iand by nj ilain. They succeeded in capturing thc battery ami firing it upon the enemy; the enemy retreated, anti the next day, under a flag of truce, thc dead wi re buried. Then cain'? the advance into Maryland, passing through Lees bur/, and crossing th" Potomac at White's Ford, arriving at Frederick City and going into camp fur one day, destroying tho iron bridge of the B. A O. lt. K. over the Mnnocacy river, advancing north, pressing through Boonsborough on to Iiageratown, twenty miles beyond. General D. H. Hill had been loft at thc pass in South Mountain for its defence, while Jackson had turned towards thc Poto mac in order to capture the garrison at. Harper's Ferry, which lie succeed ed in taking with 11,000 prisoners. Gen. Hill being hard pressed at South Mountain sent a dispatch for Long street's command at Ilagcrstown to join him. Wo arrived on Sunday about 4 o'clock p. m. and ascended the mountain under a furious cannon ading from the enemy, and were en gaged until after dark. In'this battle wc had .several killed and wounded. Lieut. Samuel L. Campbell, of com pany ll, was shot in the eye with a minnie ball, coming out behind his ear on the oppo?ito side of his head. Ile was left for dead, as we fell back that night to Sharpsburg. Two days afterwards he was found on thc battle iield still breathing by some persons living in tho neighborhood. They carried him to their home and nursed him for six months, and then convey ed him to Richmond, where he met with a friend who brought him oo to Kock Hill, in South Carolina, from there ho was taken by a friend to his home some ten miles distaut; he was completely blind und could not sec the face of his wife; but when she saw him tho rushed forward to his embrace and fell prostrate on the ground. He was entirely blind and resided ut Clover, York County, S. C., raised a largo family, supporting them by pumping water at the railroad tank. Ile died the year 1898. Tho command fell back from South Mountain to Sharpsburg, the enemy pursuing. We took our position on tho heights between Antietam Creek and the Potomac River. For two days and nights the two armies were engaged in deadly conflict, and the 18th regiment Buffered severely. Gen. Leo took his army, without molesta tion, acrosB the Potomac into Vir ginia, going into camp near Winches ter, where we remained until Novem ber, 18o2, when we were ordered to Culpepper, Va. From there our bri sado, under command of Geii. M. G. Evans, took train for Richmond, traveling on fiat cars and some boxes in a heavy snow storm; the soldiers, many of them barefooted and very little clothing. Arriving at Rich mond, we marohed for two miles through the deep snow, many tracks being stained with blood. In December we landed at Kinston, N.C., where about the last of the mooth the Federal General Foster ad vanced from Newberne; our brigade checked their progress at the Neuse River in a severe engagement. The early part of 18G3, we spent at Mt. Pleasant and on Sullivan's Uland un der fire from the enemy's gunboats, and part of tho time furnishing a gar rison for Fort Sumter. " Love lightens labor," the say ing runs, and in a sense it is true. But even love cannot lighten labor or make it eaay for the wom an who is in constant suf fering from inflammation, bearing - down pninn or other "womanly diseases. The one thing that can make work easy for wom en is sound health, and Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription is the thing that will give sound health to sick women. It cures womanly diseases which cause weakness, and cures the backache, aideache, nervousness and other ills which ore the result of woman ly diseases. "I suffered from female weakness for ?ve months." write? 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V. Pierce, Buf falo, N. Y. On May, 1803, we were ordered to Jackson, Miss. After remaining in camp fora short time, we were ordered with Gen. Joe Johnson's army to Big Black River, in rear of Grant's army, which had Pcmberton's command cooped up in Vicksburg. On tho 4th of July, we were ordered to cook three days' rations and be ready to cross the river at daylight and attack Grant's army and relieve Pemberton. Before wc had fallen in lino a dispatch was received informing UH that Gen. Pem berton had that day surrendered to (jen. Grant. Ina burning hot July sun, and with no water except from stock ponds, for three days and nights wc marched down to Jackson, whero wc built a line of breastworks and de fended thc place for seven days against thc assault of Grant s army, losing several from our command in killed and wounded. From thence we went to Forest Station, and went into camp in Scott County, Miss., whero we re mained for a short time, wb.cn wc were ordered to Savannah, Ga., and went to thc Isle of Hope, whore wc remained for some time, and in September, 1803, we were ordered back to Charles ton, and were on Sullivan's Island un der fire of thc enemy's gunboats until February, 1804, when the 18th regi ment was detached from the brigade and sent to Florida to check the ad vance of thc enemy across that State from Jacksonville, going in the direc tion of Tallahassee. Just before we arrived, they were met by Gen. Fin nigans brigade at Olusteo or Ocean Pond, near Lake City, and were re pulsed with heavy loss, especially the oolorcd troops, who had been placed in front and forced up within range of our sharpshooters. The enemy, all that survived, retreated, and our regi ment pursued them until they got un der cover of their gunboats at Jack sonville. We had an engagement with them at Cedar Creek just before they arrived at Jacksonville. There were no casualties on our side. On April, 1804, we were ordered back to Charleston. Remaining a short time, we went to Wilmington, N. C. About the first of May, trc were ordered back to Virginia; ar riv d at Petersburg aud marched in tb ; direction of Richmond. The ene my ?vere advancing on toward tho rail road; we encountered them at Clay'e Farm, about midway between Peters burg and Richmond, on tho 20th oi May, 1864, each regiment of the bri gade attacking the enemy by detail Gen. Walker being in command of thc brigade. While leading a charge ic front of tho 18th regiment, the enemj fired a platoon at him breaking hil ankle and killing his horse and taking him prisoner. The enemy were oom pletely routed, our forces occupying their rifle pits. In this engagement we lost several in killed and wounded Among the killed was Sergeant Majoi Thomas Sims, Lieutenant Bobo, oom pany E, with several others. Th< failure of Gen. Grant to reach Rich mond by other routes led him, afte the battle of Cold Harbor, to plan ai aBBault on Petersburg. He accordingly brought his arm: across the James River to City Point Juno 12, 1864, and three days later ai unsuccessful attempt was reade by hi troops to take the position. We hat previously crossed to the south side o the Appomattox River, taking posi tion between Petersburg and the Fed eral army. Gen. Beauregard was ii command of our forces wbioh enoii oled Petersburg as a mere picket line but we repulsed the enemy in the firs attempt to take the city. This attaol was made at night by greatly superio forcea and wag renewed the next day our thin ranks maintaining thei ground, anxiously looking for the ai rival of Gen. Lee from tho north sid of the James River. He arrived will his foroes, whioh drove the Federal back, and on June 19th, 1864, th siege commenced in earnest. Wit' the design of outting off food supplie to the Confederates from the South several miles of railroad traok wei destroyed. Col. Wallace being i command of the brigade, about thi time rceoived bis commission as brigi dier general. ^ In July part of the Union force crusted to C * north of the Jame River and took a position threatenin Richmcsu, tu hop? Gi ur?wing pa?? ( the Confederate army from Petersbui and thus facilitating reduotioo. 1 this they were unsuccessful. An in menso mine, whioh the enemy ha formed, extending to our fortificatioi immediately under Pegram's batter; was fired July 30th. The right of tl 18th regiment rested on this battei and nearly every one of company. was lost. One mao, Sergt. Cham Greer, with Lieut Hill, of company < were buried about six feet unde ground, protected by some slantii timbers, whioh enabled them to dig hole with a sword large enough f them to come to the surface. Tl enemy rushed in, the negro troops b ing in front, several of our men we brained with the butts of their gue the negroes crying out, "No Quarter The explosion destroyed the batte and formed a crater 200 feet long ai thirty feet deep. It was a despora assault. About midday the line w" retaken, the Union troops being i pulsed with losses far exceeding tho of the Confederates. The siege n continued during the fall and winter, | confining ourselves to trench life, be ing under thc fire of the enemy day and night, exposed to the rigors of a Virginia winter. Various attacks were made but the enemy gained noth ing. Early 'n April, 1865, bombardment was resumed in earnest all along the line. This led Gen. Lee, his forces having boen greatly reduced by expo sure and disease, to prepare for the evacuation of the city. April 3rd, most of the Confederate force was withdrawn, and after a sharp contest at one of the forts, thc Union army took possession of tho place. These movements were followed April 9th, by the surrender of thc Confederate army at Appomattox. I neglected to mention in the proper place that when W. II. Wallace was made colonel, Capt. Hobt. Bctsil, of company C, was major And when Adjutant Sims died, from wounds re ceived at thc explosion of the mino at Petersburg, Lieut. Wm. Munro, of the Macbeth artillery, was appointed ad jutant and held this position at the surrender. This brief sketch I have written en tirely from memory. There may bo some inaccuracies, and I know there are many omissions. No grander command went into the Confederate servie J than the 18th, S. C. V. It went wherever ordered, led by its bravo commander.-Rev. A. A. James, in Union Progress. Took Up The Slack. Stonewall Jaokson had small mercy on soldiers whom ho caught straggling, but is said to have laughingly condon ed one instance. During a forced march in the summer of 1862 he stop ed to consult with one of his general officers. The entire command had passed and as Jaokson and his officers rode forward to rejoin the former dis covered a private up a persimmon tree. Asked by the commander why he was so far in the rear, the private replied: "En?' V 'simmons." "Persimmons!" roared Jackson. "Why, they're not even ripe yet." "Like 'em green just now," explain ed the soldier. "And why?" asked Jackson, soften ing a little with amusement at the fel low's laconic answer. "To draw my innards up to fit my rations," was the answer.-Philadel phia Ledger. - A coward likes to believe that discretion is the better part of valor. QUALITY, QUA? THESE are perhapB the three combination of the trio make BOLTS the Ideal St First, you're assured of quality, r< over my counters. 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