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WAR SI ramping "With thc I M.*?, ry In nfl W. li. A nd rc KR, i Thc fir-i of Januaryj 1802, ?icneral i.V.. Johnston's army of 00,000 men jverc in camp around Manassas Junc tion, a., busily engaged i ri building viut' qu'irtcr*. The weather r/as ex tremely cold; wiih ihc biting wind ..:ig doun from the north and a .>o:t!"u of the lime thc ground was ;overcd with six . -r ?. i ?:1? t i richen of mow. i * ir doublt: pen huts were built f oak polen and covered with .; a; .-. with a chimney at cindi cud ind a partition in the middle, ? ;L' 1.t non occupying euch r >otn. They 7/crc c mplctcd tho latter "!' .January ui? ; r0\ d to be quite wann and coin Portable compared to sleeping on the :rOUtid in tents. The mud, rain ami ;:: w willi thc biting cold wind had .he army housed up with nothing to lo Lut cut wood and make lires. Af :cr the fall of Fort Sumter, S. C., in April. 1801, President Lincoln called .'or 7f?,0G0 volunteers to jun down the rebellion,-and after Goberai Scott's ?ad Mc ['ewell's disastrous defeat at "Juli l'un, \ a., on the 21 day of .July, 'Ml, called for 300,000 moro. Thc "cderal defeat at Hull Kuri tired thc hearts of thc northern people and vol unteers by thc thousand rallied around the flag in defense ><f the union. A 'arrje army was concentrated around Washington and was thoroughly drill ad, armed and equipped under tho scBivaaud cf enc o? their most distin guished generals, George B. McClel lan. l>y the first of March, 1SG2, Goner ?1 McClelluu had one of thc largest and best equipped armies marshaled together during tho civil KC:, consisting of 200,000 men of all arms. Then, tho order was "On to jiiichmond, tho capital of '.he Confed eracy. " McClellan transported his rast army, except -10,ODD left at Fred zricksburg, down thc Potomac and up A.hc James, landing on thc peninsula iornied by thc Vork and James rivers, .u the meantime Johnston's anny left winter quarters on thc Sth day of Claren and marched to Orange court house, thence to Kichtnond by rail, ind from there down tho James river on boats, lauding in thc vicinity of forktown on thc York river about thc middle of April, where General J. Ii. Magruder in command of several thou sand troops, had constructed a, linc of breastworks from Yorktown aloug the Warwick Creek to thc James, both rivers being commanded by heavy land batteries. At proper intervals zlong tho creek dams were built so a9 "to overflow tho swamp and niako it "more difficult for the enemy to assault our works. Dara No 1, held by Toombs and Anderson's brigades was a holy terror, made so by tho federal sharp-shooters beyond the stream. Thc entire lino of works was held day and night by heavy lines of battle and .relieved every 21 hours. There were many falso alarms at .night commencing on tho James and Sashing over the linc to Yorktown, thc roar of musketry resembling a g. nc ral engagement. Tho enemy "^ould remain quiet with the exception 3f a few shells to let us know they wero not all asleep. It did not. take General Johnston long to discover that his position was untenable, as the enemy could by silencing his river iitttories pass up stream and cut him off from Richmond. Before day on tho 4th of May be withdrew his army from tho linc ol' works and started on retreat to Rich mond. At Williamsburg, in tho af ternoon, a heavy engagement took jilace between Longstreet's forces and the vanguard of the Federal army, which lasted until after night, when the Confederates continued to retreat. No doubt many of the old boys have a vivid recollection of that night's march with tho axles of the artillery skimming thc top of the road through the aaurl. * 'ic .he Gili a Federal forco landed at West Poiut, on thc York river, to intercept Johnston's retreat, but was .defeated in short order. From there .on to Richmond the troops marched it leisure, the enemy seemed content ?.io follow in our wake. On tbc 17 of May ihc enemy reach ed Tiichuiond, and linc of battle was formed 5 miles north of the city. General McClellan arrived soon after and formed his line in front of the Confederates, extending from White Oak swamp to Mechanicsvillc, cross ing the Chickdhominy ?river at Mead ows' bridge, with headquarters and "jase at the While House on the Pa munkey river. As though acting on the defensive, the Federals ?culed .down fo business erecting a formidable line of works in their front with siege S uns at various points, while at others sharp pointed saplings or limbs were stuok in thc ground with wire stretch ed between them. In the meantime -the Confederates were oocup>ing their -time watching the enemy with no 'ORIES. Joys in Virginian rind in 1 H(>U. II Atlanta Journal. thought nf breastworks, at l< i^t 1 saw none between Meadows' bridge and ? S'-von Pines. There was more < r less artillery and picket thing along thc lin- 3, but no (.erinns i ngagement until tu?- l'il?-t day of May, when th?. Fed erals .?r<>^r-< d While <)jk swamp at Seven I'ines, or l' air Oakf>, and a hot ly contested brittle wa> fou-.'ht, ?md continued on the lir.-t <!a> nf .lune, ; hut ee? cd dtirinu thc morning after General Johnston was wounded ati<l : carried fr un thc Held. (?eu. 1!. I'!. ! Lee assumed command and tl:" forces j that had been concentrated ut Seven i Pines returned to their original posi ! lion ttlon-j the line. The Federals no doubt returned to th< ir picks and j shovels and continued to strengthen i their 1 IT of works. In the meantime the fertile military brain of our new commander, G.-r;. ll. K. Lee, was arranging to spring a sur prise nu his friends the enemy. Gen eral Stonewall Jackson with a force of HO,WM) men had just achieved a series of brilliant, victories In the valleys be yond the Hine Ridge mountains. He withins famous foot cavalry was i r dcred by forced inarches to report to General Lee. His command arrived iu the vicinity of Mcchauicsvillc on thc 20th day ol' .lune, and his opening guns was the first news McClellan had ?d' his approach. Jackson a'tacked his right and rear thereby enabling General Lee with Longstreet and D, II. Hill to cio?* thc Cbickahomiuy abi'Ve Mendown' bridue, in Ins assi.it anee, leaving General J. 1? M igrudtr with 2.">,OOO men between the enemy and Richmond. A bold move of Gen eral Lee, as it placed thc Federal forces between the t wo wings of his army, besides being divided by thc river, but he was n second Napoleon and in some respects assembled tho great Corsican, who was never known to make a mistake in the selection of his marshals, or the ability of his op ponents, Had Met Mellan been made of the same material, when Lee made for his Hank and rear, he would have defeated Magruder with his left wing and captured Richmond. No doubt little Mac thought he had enough ou bia hands to let his army remain in tact, iu which he was correct as future events will show. The battle of Me chanicsville on the 2Gth was a bloody ono, with the same r?sultat Cold Har bor on tho 27th, and Gaines' Mill on the 2Sth, Lcc'.s forces carrying every thing before them. During the night of tho 28th the right wing of the Fed oral army recrossed the river and joined the left, et thc .same lime tho loft withdrew from Magruder's front. While tho fighting was being done on the north side Magruder made feints on tho nine milo road and Golden's farm, to hold the enemy iu check, to keep them from aiding those beyond tlie river while Lee WBH cutting little Mac off from hie base at tho White House. When that was accomplished Mac had to make for thc James, bc low Richmond. On the 20th, Magruder entered the enemy's works at Golden's farm, and the Giorgia regulars bad a lively spat with a brigade which composed their rear guard, and in the evening a heavy battle was fought at Savage Station and also at Frasict's furui on thc 30 Ji, winding up with tho most desperate battle of them all at Malvern Hill on July 1st. Malvern Hill was the bloodiest of the BIN days' Gghting, the Confeder ates withdrawing about 10 o'clock at night from thc field. The hill on the bank of the James crowned with 70 pieces of artillery, with gunboats in thc river, was impregnable, and in the private opinion of one of the boy, Leo made a terrible mistake in hurry ing his hitherto victorious legions against it to bc hurled back in defeat. At that time tLce's army could not have been whipped, but little Mac will go down in history asoue of thc great est generals in modern times, hand ling his vast army with consummate skill aud ability, making his retreat over a single road through White Oak swamp without the loss of a wagon. During the night he withdrew his army from ?he hill and retreated down thc river. On tho 2nd and 3rd day Leo's army remained on thc field bury ing tho dead, and on the 4th continu ed in pursuit, finding the Federals at Turkey Bend, 30 miles below Rioh mond, bottled up in tho bend of the river with their gunboats around them (had crawled in a hole and pulled it in after them ) On tho 9th Lee's army left the bend and returned to Riohmond, going in camp near the oity. In August the Federals returned by tho routo they came and were sent to General Pope's oommanl. Being de feated, Little Mao lost his job, but 1 think he deserved a bettor fate, as ho j neither pillaged, burnt nor made war on old in ou and defoi o desi women and ' children. Thor? waa' nono . f your .Jake Smith about him, I if. a humane man overflowing uith lio ::J?'\ of JIU man kindness, uti American whom we can all honor, tin- <<r?'.y and well aa thc Jilac. General Pope, with head quarters in the Baddie, was in com niand of the forces left at Fred? ricks bur.', marched his army through thc country for Richmond, but was met by Jackson at Cedar Mountain and defeated early in August. Long street's eorpB having arrived by rail at Gordousvillc from Ilichmoud, a forward movement of Lee's army was begun on thc 17th of August in pur Siit of tho man who claimed there was :i i such word as retreat in military tactic-. Aller maneuvering a few days wc crossed the Lapidan river at llaccoon Ford and on tho 23rd at thc railroad briilc? across thc Itappahannock near Urandy St;-,ii in, encounter? d the ene my, Anderson's and lOvans' biigades attacked Iii pieces rf artillery, but being on thc opposite bink of the ii-er had lo retreat. Again General Lee executed one of his bold move ments, while Longstreet bore down on Pope's front, Jackson passed aiojnd j and through the Hull Jinn Mountain tohis rear destroying large quantitiet of army stores at Bristoe and Manas san .Junction. For playing thc mis chief in his back yard, L'ope hacket Jackson up against the mountain willi no outlet for escape with thc federa army between him and Longstreet Longstreet's mules had to do sonn fast marching to his assistance, fol lowing him around thc mountain b; White Plains and Orleans to Thor ouuhfare Gap, where 0,000 of the ene my were stationed to dispute our pa* sage. Anderson's brigade by hcalin the mountain dispersed those on to und thc division fell back on tho ruai army near Mauassas Junction. A noon on the lilith Longstreet roache th? field und formed on Jackson' iL'hi. In tlie iviMiii.g Jackson had warm time with thc enemy but drov thom back. On Saturday, the 30th, seemed that General l'ope was m aware of Longstreet's arrival an about 3 p. m. ordered ti encrai Fri John Porter to turn Jackson's rigl Hank, when bc struck Longstree which brought on a general cngag merit. .Jackson breaking his right, ai center, Pope massed his troops front of Longstreet. Thc second ba tie id' Manassas or Hull Hun was oi ol' the most desperate battles foug during the war, 200,000 men and 31 pieces of artillery were on the fiel tho light continuing until 10 p. u Pope withdrawing during thc night thc way of Centcrvillo. Lee's art remained the most of the 31st on t field burying the dead, but lato in t evening moved forward in pursu Late in the evening of the first September, Jackson again encounter thc enemy at Ox Hill near Fairf court house and a sharp engagemc ensued, tho Federal General Kearn being killed. During thc night Gt era! Pope retired to thc fortificatic around Washington. On tho c Leo's araiy started on tho Maryla campaign wading the Potomac river Leesburg. Jackson on tho 0th a Longstreet on thc 7th and on the ? arrived at Frederick City where 1 enemy remained until the 10th wi tho march was continued westwa Herc General Lee executed anot) ono of his bold movements. Jack: was ordered to recross thc l'otou and capture Harper's Ferry. Lo r treet was ordered through Crem pto Gap in the Blue Ridge mouutaius Hagcrstown and Hill to remain tween Frederick and Crcmpton's G On tho 12ih Longstreet read Hagcrstown and Jackson besiei Harper's Fqrry. In the meanti General McClellan had been rcinsta and was in pursuit with a large ar; like a blind man feeling his way, knowing whom Leo was, or his int lions, until he reached Fredcri There by somo means ho ?ceuret copy of General Lee's order to Gem Hill, which gave Lee's plan away on the 14th at Crcmpton's Gap lou ca on Hill like a duck on a June k While Jaokson was raining shell Harper's Ferry Longstreet's long co mules were galloping back to Hill's lief, passing back through the ga? time lo save Hill's bacon after a < perate fight lasting until 0 or 10 p No doubt some of tho old boys short on wind now when they thinl that tiresome run baok to the < Numbers of tho boys never oaughl until next morning, many of tl must hnvo been captured. Dui thc night Lee withdrew from tho and on the morning of tho loth, a crossing the Antietam Creek fon line of battle on thc rH?ro in front Sharpsburg, with Longstreet on right and D. II. Hill on the left. ? after McClellan arrived and forme Leo's front north of the oreek. 1 the morning of tho Kith there wi heavy artillery duel on Longstn right. Longstreet's guns having withdraw. About noon General ] mounted on Traveler, was in the i in front of Sharpsburg, when Gen Jaokson rode up and sainted him. should have scon the "smoil" spread.over tho faoes bf Longjtre boys at the sight of Stonewall. 1 knew his foot cavalry was not fai liiui] bini ut.'l ilio ncc (ind u 4 lectie' inore reinforcements. Jackson caji turod 11 rtrj . r*.- Kerry with ll,.r>0U i-ri~ oner.?', 7'? cannon, l."),0UU Blands < I small anns and a large quantity <?f army stores. Il>- formel bis linc on Hill's loft with thc exception of A. P. Hill's division, which was left to pa role the prisoners, but arrived in time to take a hand on thc 17th. During the evening of the 17th the Federal forces crossed Antietam above and attacked Jackson, but wore repulsed. As soon as the pickets could see each other on the* morning of the 17th fighting commenced, and soon became a general engagement. Generad Lee had 33,000 men and McClellan 87,000, 00,000 being actively engaged and 27, 000 held in reserve. It was an all day fight, and the bloodiest during the war, the Confederates losing '.VA per cent, with 8,000 lost on the field. At night the Confederates held thc irround they occupied in thc morning. O i thc morning of the loth Lee open ed with artillery, but receiving no re ply, silenced his guns. Little Mac had enough. At night the army wad ed thc Potomac, Jackson crossing ut daylight, posted his artillery near the river, with infant ry concealed in rear of it. General Featherslonc's division *aded the stream in line of battle and charged thc guns, to be repulsed and driven back across the stream under a deadly Gre of both infantry and artil lery, the water? of the historic Poto mac being colored with blood. Jack son continued his march, the enemy remaining on the north bank of the river. This coded the Maryland cam paign, Lee's army going into camp around Bunker's Hill, where it re mained until November, when it re crossed ihe Blue llidge and marched to Fredericksburg, arriving about the 22nd, in time -for (ieneral Burnsides, with his whiskers, the now eommandei of the Army of the Potomac in little Mae's boots. Fredericksburg is on the south bant uf thu Rappahaonock river, while th( enemy occupied thc heights north ol the stream. Tho weather was bittet cold and no one will ever know th< suffering of our bare-footed, half-clai men, but the peerless Lee with hil heroic legions were Btill doing busi ness at thc same old stand and ready t< give their friends thc enemy a waru reception. About 4 a. m. on th< morning of December 11th three sig nal guns were fired, notifying th< ?rmy that the federals were buildinj their pontoon bridge across the rive opposite the city. The long roll call ed the troops to. arms, and by sunris Lee's linc of batt lc was formed aloni the ridge about one mile from the ri ver, with Longstreet on tho left an? Jackson on the right. The cnem; shelled tho city all day, and durinj the night completed the bridge. On tho 12th troops were crossei over and considerable fighting ii Jackson's front, trying to turn Lee' right to get possession of the railroa< to Richmond. On the 13th a terribl battle was fought. Another Malver Hill with the armies reversed, th Blue saluting tho Gray. The Feue? als were mown dowu like grain befor the scythe, while the Confederate held their own, night putting an en to the slaughter.' On the 14th Burn side failed to come to time and s night recrossed thc river. Thu*? end ??d the brilliant campaign of tho Arm of Northern Virginia in 18G2, havin defeated four of the Grand Armies c the Potomac, establishing a reputatio for fortitude and courage equal to th Legions of Rome, or thc Old Guard c Napoleon, whilo Goneral Lee prove himself the greatest general of moder time?. The armies eocamped around Frei oricksburg, and in the opiniion of on of thc boys who never missed a rc call from winter quarters to Frcdei ioksburg, the boys had earned a muc neeled rest. Cow Is Man's Dearest Animal Friend. FJdora, Ia., Dec. 10.-One of th best live-stock auctioneers in th State of Iowa is Col. F. M. Woods, < Nevada, Ia. At a sale receutly he] at Springfield, Colo., as ho had nioun ed the block to sell a fine old mile cow, he stopped for a moment to loo the anuna! over, and then said: "Of all the animal friends of mai she is thc greatest. I wish that T, t you are about to sit down to your Sui day dinner, might take from your ti blc what she had plaoed thereon, would removo tho cup of milk waitin at tho baby's ohair. I'd take th cream, theoheeBe, tho butter, th custard pie, the ere mu biscuit, th roast of beef, and leave you a meal c potatoes, beets, pickles and tooti pioks. "Every scrap of her from nose t tail, is used by man. We use he horns to comb oar hair, her skin upo our feet, her hair keeps the plaster o our walls, her hoofs make glue so her tail makes soup. Her blood i used to make our sugar white, he bones tro ground to fertilize our soi] "She baa gone with man fron. Flj mouth Book to the setting sun. I was her sons that turned the sod i settler's clearing; it was her sons tha drew the prairie schooner for the st UT dy pioneers, while she followed. Ao< when the day's march was done sh came and gave thc milk to feed th babe that was perchance to become th ruler of his country."-St. Louis Re public Wa kill on Iiis Hoad. Berlin, Nov- 22.- Crowd.? of people who thronged thc hu?y crossing where thc Friedrichstrasse and Cntcr den Linden intersect wen; treated today to a sensation. A \oung, slenderly built fellow was noticed to take oil his hat, look around in all directions, and then suddenly to stand on his head in the middle of the btreet, not using his hands to balauce him. Having poised iu his position for a few moments he began to hop on his head, to the in tense astonishment of fLc rapidly gathering crowd. He continued hop piug, and but for thc extraordinary museuiar force and tr.'."ming he dis played he would have beeu voted a madman. A policeman soon appeared, and politely asked the gentleman to reverse his position, for, although no law existed forbidding this method of progress through thc streets, it was calculated to interfere with traf fic. Thc gentleman reversed, and told the "Schutzmann" that his name was Baptist, that he was engaged at the Winter Garten Variety theatre to walk on his head, and that several people refused to believe his performance a genuine one, thinking rather that he was assisted by some wire mechanism on thc stage. Baptist therefore de termined to walk from the corner of Unter den Linden to the Winter Gar ton-on his head, of course-and would have carried out his plan had not the guardian of the law intervened. He was invited to come to the polise station, but was liberated, the officer in charge warning him not to repeat his singular experiment. Prof. Holla, well known physician, has examined Baptist. Ile reports that the man has abnormally develop ed muscles io bis shoulders and neck, and this enables him to endure the enormous strain.-London Telegraph. _.-->. o - - Some girls marry for money be cause it is necessary to have some ex cuse. - It doesn't do people any good to bi old enough to know better unless they arc also too old to enjoy mean ness. WELL BALANCED. Your accounts cannot we'l Ret in H tan gle if your money in deposited with and all paymtnta made through the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, Anderson, S. C. It is cur business to take care of your business-tbe banking part of it-and we do lt with accuracy tbtit cornea from ex? i ?Kji'uiuee. Tho Bank's past history is a guarantee for the future. Deposits of any amount reoeived. Interest paid on deposits. Good bor rowers and good deposito-a wanted. WE WANT ALU I NT tn EST ED IN MACHINERY TO HAVE OUR NAME BEFORE THEM DURING 1905 Write us stating what kind of MACHINERY you use or will install, and wo will mail you FREE OF ALL COST A HANDSOME AND USEFUL POCKET DIARY AND ATLAS OR A LAH OU COMMERCIAL CALENDAR I Gibbes Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, S. C. I A 8T00K Ol* HORSE V?wft? HAY PRESSES TO BB CLOSED OUT AV SPECIAL PRICES BE HUMANE! Get your faithful Horse a BLANKET to keep him warm these cold days. We have them from 75c. Up. I. e. joint SODS. BRING ME . STRING BEANS, BUTTER, * KGG8, CB IC KENS. HONEY, Ac. Beat possible price paid. In Cash or Groceries. J. C. TEMPLETON, 181 North Main SL JL* ?m\ Jm. A A ?Ia- ^ ? A? A A A A A A A rfh ^A^ ^Av AAt 4 CET THE HABIT ! To Buy Your Shoes AT THE BOSTON SHOE STORE WE have the strongest Hue of BOVB' and Children's Shoes that ever came to Anderson. You find the beet Plow Shoe to the very finest Drees Shoe. We sell only Shoes which we can guarantee. Why should you buy others when you can get the VERY BEST wear at tue very least mouey. Do not buy before you have seen our Shoes. Buy your Shoes in a Shoe Store. You get the right fit. If you have corns or bunious we ca" ehaps your Shoes e? that you will be relieved of pain. Wo have a Shoe for Sunday. We have a pair for Monday for work. Surely we have a pair to ptaase you. Respectfully, MARTIN SELIGMAN. Next to the Farmers and Merchants Bank. 4 itu THE SOUTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM! Unexcelled Dining Car Service. Through Pullman Sleeping Cars on all Trains. Convenient Schedules on all Local Trains WINTER TOURIST RATES are now in effect to all Florida Point; For full information as to rates, routes, etc., consult nearest Souther Railway Ticket Agent, or R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. Car JLoad Studebaker Wagons just arrived. Gar of Kentucky, Old Hickory and Tennessee Wagons t? arrive. Also, three cara of Buggies. Carriages, Surreys and pleat ure Vehicles generally, Gall and see ns. FRET WELL - HANKS CO ONE CAE OF HOG FEED. Have just received one Car Load of HOG FEED (Shorts) at ve?y close prices. Come before they are all gone. Now is the time for throwing LIME Around your premises to prevent a case of fever or some other disease, that will cost you very much more than the price of a barrel of Lime ($1 00.) We have a fresh shipment in stock, and will be glad to send you some. If you contemplate building a barn or any other building, see us before buying your- . CEMENT and LIME, As we sell the very best qualities orly. O.-D'. ANDERSON. A. C. STRICKLAND DENTIST. Office Over Farmers and Merchant Bank. SPECIALattention given to thehlghe classes of Dental work. Crowns, Bridge and Porcelain Inlays, auch aa are done t the larger cities. All kinda of Plates made. Gold Fill inga in artificial teeth any time site Plates are made. 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