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.???...eoecoeeooeoaoe . . HAWKS' 8H0F -.. fl I - ?4 .> ". ' ? Where Uta. C A. Recd Lent His . o Ara Jaii M Yean Age? a a . 00 ooccooooooooooooo Reminiscence* of Gen. C. A. Reed of Andprton, 8. C., of the battle ot Hawes Shop, Va., which waa fought on the nt* of Mbjr, 1864, and waa declared by Gen. Wade Hampton of tba south ern* army and Gen. Sheridan of the unten torees, as "the most severa car? airy fighting of the war." "The en gagement lasted from about 10 a. m. un m 8 p. m. tba union" forces losing about three to our one lo killed and Wounded," says Gen. Reed. Follow ing.1B the suet?** ba bas prepared: , Having left camp on May 27th on a scouting expedition under charge of Ltebt. Hinson ot Co. B. 7th 8. C. Cavr airy; and after proceeding ? few milan no arrived at a forked road whare our commander divided the squad of men, be taking four out one road, and sending the remaining four under charge of Sergeant Lawton, out the other road with orders to meet him at Qld Church, several miles away. Our party camped, that night- hi ?& oak.grove and daring tho still boors ot tb? bight could bear bugles. Bound ing in tbe distance and what appeared to be tramping. o?jhoraea and men. U?A ?IA??? V.... ll...-a - VT" S.Cpv wuv <I?IC, ouu mi xzauif dawn, started on our way, in direction of. the noises heard ob the previous night. We had pot proceeded .more ?nal two mllef^efr-w?^ef.iqr?i ? ^m^mt^^^m^jMlm??^ P*S H ^^^^^ 1 The . V WA th? consc ? sr iv '.; ~* on ev It's a cn We gave mk ;" staten* woman, whose borne wc passing, that we had better not go on, aa there -vas a oomwanyspft WanJsea Cavalry,' the wood? ju?t ahead, did ant see them however, ead ?tarted our way, but had not ' gone- - Ihr' until a number-nf ?ahilera appeared in the road ahead atad ordered UB to surren de^ ?" As we were not Inclined to tte cap tured we quickly turned, our, horses ?*dl*t Vyspe^ aad-lt fftaayad. r~y -r i- - ?- ? f r Ve Art ?1 ich that if the wasn't of the ll? ap if fifty guns wara fired at aa and we could hear tbe "sip" of the bullet?, but luckily nolie of us were hU? W*. discovered whore Gen. Wickhaiils cav alry brigaAa-was ia camp a few mlle? away. . j .; j -vV- ?. t., 4 We reported what Jbrd occa^at-an?i immediately thabugl* call was sound-, ed sad quickly a force of ??valry waa on the marah to meet the enemy and soon Wickham's and Rosser's brigades wore advaneJag to hatti?., ?, The 4th 8. C. Cavalry waa also ad vanced and our little party realising that- we could sot obey ardern and meet Lieut. Hinton at Oid Chureh uu> les we whipped the Yankees, out of our wajfv< decided ?> go Into the fight witbXapt. J. C. lOplhoun's company of th? 4|a/ wagrimeat.ewhicb sr? did- aa* th* fight was bot and Curious iH# forcea pressed Sheridan's ?Cavalry hack for two miles, when they wage supported by Grant's infantry. sad there we halted, and the firing was In tense,, ,{.. ,. Mia, . y.l<iU. y .. , My gan. a breech loader, had got hot from frequent firing end after my taft shot aa I waa reloading the gun by inserting a cartridge in the chamber. I waa struck by a minie bait which' went through my left wrist severing the artery and entered the palia of my right bandy going through the .wrist joint and Out about four Inches above tk? wrieV which wound rendered nec essary the. amputation of my right, hand, -thus severing my connection with ?iy comrades and friends apd ending my active war experience. The last day Cf our otate reunion. meei al otk s the service eat U- this WW . Ai. Iv SH-? .#? .?rt? /i wouldn't sell it for tt?ie?t another." THaTs ers have ^S|^^^f f?bl-e tfeul ??if ? million sb its \jvorid-wide popularity. Five ri?ri?fed dollars is liiuauvm, tuc luuriiig car IS ?ii-fifty-f. o. b. Detroit nient. Get c?t?ldg?e arid \ L Arid?rscri : i ' T ?'?' ]' ? . ? . ?^B^??^'Eii?D -? .tnm? mtmm r-'-'. m\\\\\\W' W?m\\\\\\\\ I nean tba' band of olden tim:;, when I you and X were'bojfi?' 9 When muele, to be sweet'to UB, must .drow/_ all o^cr naipe. BM Wbcn martial aira entranced our oars, BB ead every. ?eellM J^Wiv _|_HH-_______________fl-_ When uniforms . with .gulden braid 99MNRKH.^HI^H were all our Hea.ts desired. . H || Oli. bow those fellows marched about . oa;cvery holiday i n B Tho "Square" was filled with. music B ? aweeW thc streets with bright arra __H-___BH________I sweet, the etrv *a with, bri ght array. The towa folks stood upon their steps, S thc ^untry folks, discreet, __________ With . horses prancing to the tunes. ? drove up some other street ii The boya? Well, you can easy guess- . SI . we ahhli nbt try to hide it, "**....... H H Whenever that old band was out, wo H fellows marched beside lt. .."s ?fl Wo kept the etep the bapdmen did, sad ?fl kept it quite ea wcU, UH UK And alwuyji held onr corner bp who? U it w?? time, to yett. JflQ_|HHQB_fi_BS_9 Perhaps.--they made some discords- - perhaps the side horns . plew . ^ Yutiy^u? Jfrftestasisf (^?atender te the. Bi ^?l?"?ii:~* -"gP^SfwaiS Perhaps,the cymbal? dfdnt clang es- *H? rOWBS?T COLONEL "It . hotly with the-base- 'tr- '_ .' Perhaps Ute "B-fiW* misted so?* '&. ?^'^'". ;. ?:. i*? , notes sud tooted out of place, r, it ? -dB?- jf| /'sr BPpl-seut at ii?; for 4 Rut what cared we when we WOK _____ boya?-to our unce^tw^sd-bre?* ?^??-. I^.L?TH ?JJ J._T ? tls*' "Tbo Glrl I Left 0ehhW^,? iras ?# ?>_8b?ttj~?^Utt?.h?d the distinction r>g.i ^-t^*a- 4bw?^ ?* having th? youngest regimental ecVb Thc berne of our earthly blise-to pier 8__KK??nt ??tii?TI??. ??* J. * horn some day. ?** 'MW*? orMlcoh Jenkin s daunt- _v . le*? b?gad?, ifs was. Uw* than J* fig ^^?sartjul^t^ JJ?^ J^J -J. L_ Ehroy1!* ?Miu?&^ ffij^ ? ???.'-?? ?. bis wi ivt^WHptekos o^QiMppwo?l?.. - **M? 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