The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 04, 1901, Image 1
" RtolSOBNCES OF TI1E WAR.
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Interesting Incidenta Crfincctcd ,
WMhAho^Ljlt,< Wnr' Brloftbt&Qut
> Grdkt Deal of Unwritten Rio- J
tory, in Which the Plivate and j
Subordinate Officers are Given ,
Credit Justly Due Thcut* Some
of the TraoM, NoblcM and Hrav- 2
eat Hen That Bver Faced an; .1
'JBnem y Were to be , i
fOUND IWOHG THE PRIVATES, i
i 'i-w j. v. ntxXxs., i
\
* v tnede upon tho Jowu which ww?, I
trobgly garrisoned witb o?v?^ \
troops. We bad to go ?? 1
opon field for nearly helms,; ififfil' 1
hirfore we reached the ut ihie of t
end buck wuIIh, ar.d Jyy? >n 'be (
fiT*} ^JPf,Pl,ftr stor^*? ?^Bt Jn#> O^Hr buildings- '
the Federal- h td lalcon^-BexmQii of j ?
j ? w?? to 04 *"d?r(Ikir>? e
?/w* h?d ? , *? to Compel I
fZ >e of our
' VJ uake to<
iVl. W j;
?*? * *
guy
y<ytO>''g the li??e au4.grtting reod\ ^
to at^rm the enemy'* |-o-1 r j<?n watt tin* "
Bf .. work of only a few minute*'. Thb '
JO Xing wot ao thick we ooutd oul v see,p,
Jg < very short dis'ance ahead <?? us. 1
frs Bb. Cbalun-rs, of toe .New- 1
berry Rangers, while in the front
r&onQoitering with some otlnr men 1
&'> !..iaw in the distance what seemed to c
'--la 4,'Mll0 a piece of artillery standing in hi* 1
1*^ front with some one near it a* if to *
v operate the gun. The gallant Lieu 11
tenant (for he w?s a gallant fellow) I
' Salled oui to tlietn and said: "If yo?? 1
fire that gun I'll not leave a greasy 1
:--** spot where you are." With that *
they all broke and run, and when x
got uioso enough we found it was *
. -'.-J an old c-innon left by Uen'l Joseph
> f E. Johnson * army on us retreat Iron. 1
York town four months before that
V titne. A few little negroes han '
re* ^'ga'hefd about it when they heard '
:* y tjf(~ the firing at the picket post up the '
road. In a few miuutes, howevei.
? . - the fog rose and revealed the situa 1
1 tiou. In our front lay the town
; heavily garriaoned. To the left of i 1
V and rather to its rear at Fort Ma
Cgru ler was a regiment of cavairv '
(fith Penn ) numbering ab <ut 800 :
ready for duty. Only a few of the I
Holcouib Legion had long rat ge 1
guns. These had been picked u; 1
hvre and there wherever they c uld '
he found. Capt. Long s men h*d
Enfield rifles and these with the few 1
we had *nd some from Mnjnr R ?bin 1
. aons's batallion were thrown forward '
to dislodge the shai pshooters who 1
held the town. As we w??i ncross 1
that large old field about sunrise tint. 1
morning it was pop, pop, pop. The 1
noise on the skirmish line prevented
our hearing 'he report of the fiie 1111of
the Federals distinctly but weeou'd
ee the flashes and sparks from them
Our tine of battle kept moving up as
the skirmishers opened the till
*11 were within gun shot range. A
. company of mounted Federals formed
in die street. They were dressed in
gay uni:ori< b, then blue coats and
nicely caparisoned chargers were a
fine target for the riflemen. On the
ex'retue right of our nne of battle
was the hatallion tf Maj. Robinson,
of Virginia. The 11 comb Legion
A ?a? in lie enter and the squadron '
of sba?phoo'ers oreupnd the left.
Thu. a line of perhaps GOO or 700
Present. ^
? ?*? v% fflO.OOO X * .
?^ ?|L * ? SO^OOO T
yard* ir^^gth moved *imtilraoeou?1*
upoji ib^town. A Federal oflWet
ipeaicing, 01 it 8am it toosea as it v
Was on drm parade. Up to this
time .the . fighting had . been done
ippstly bjj|$be sharpshooters including
G;tpt. Lubx company vof Georgians.
A well dittoed vglley from our nfl?
torn domnijshed thu line in our front
tnd the cbBBtand "charge" waa giver.
Q[> to tgBc not a word bod bee>
jfficera. ^ut when the commac:
atharge" vtm a signal for tHo 4,ltebr1
^oll" aud ^|h whole line joined >'
with a ehout t^h'l thcYnen with drawn
oibres arid pistols dashed into .the
me. Rxmfritaffic main a reet cross
ng the rewr|aj f}u- Confederate fiTr
*ii? BOeq w.jhe strug
;lmg wounded and dead
nen. ttpjifi wpre lying in the mid
te oL^^B|wet>Dile pthere >ere
it the^[BlDMp4 ?*nd on the p*v?u
le<i fo^
ahd 8aW?d the giinnera
rod took the piepe. the coluiqn
wift like a cycloi.e^fantil it reached
ho college bmldipg, which was used
is a hospital. Here the yellow Hag
ras waved and for a few minutes the
itniilr rvf Kuttlaa soajad
UUIU'V VI VUWIV V V UPV*4
We hadn't yet met the crisis, orer
tear Fort ty[*grud< r more than twice
Mir* nhrpbe* were making ready to
eccive us. - J1 he check at the hospital
(ave the enemy -nine to form a line
tnd arrest tojaonrt extent the further
irogress of the rfptc, but it was untvotdtble.
Aaeopn as Col. Shingler,
vho had command, ordered "forward '
he column tooved on with an imperlosity
that would have done drcdit to
John of old.
As the column of our cavalry de.
touched from the town it did it under
n enfilading ffre from the Oth Pennijlvaiiia
cavalry which had fount d
>n an eminence beyond a ravine t?
tur left and which separated it from
he street we were on. Hero across
his valley our. riflemen exchanged
hots with them While the main coK
itiin swept around the head ol the
ravine to nn opening where it formed
for another assault. This was in an
>1*1 eainp where our men had built
pine pole cabins for the winter
junrtcrs the winter before. Ity the
rime we reached this ground and before
our line* c'U'd be formed the
Federals were downing at us from two
(liferent directions. Our men began
to realize that they were not all going
to go our way and a stampede was
about to take place it appen ed. As
the main column of Federals came up
and began to swing round both sides
of us the situation was anything but
pleasant. But the elimax hid been
reached and something must he done
and done now aa Col. Shingler after
wards expressed it. So he called
upon Captain Walsh and asked him
to oharge a certain portion of th?
n 1 it*. - ^
reuerai line ana mm it. Uaptsm
Walsh who must have mUundrmtc o I
hirn and took his in?*n in a different
direction and this left our line in a
more perilous condition than b? for-,
The jubilant Federal- came on on ?
numbering and nu Hmlcing us bv
great numbers. They were thrown g
their coil round our comparatively
little group. Capt. McKissick aal
on his home with that characteristic
frown upon his faoo that always in
. footed his disapproval of wW.wai
> going on -about him. Seeing that
. Capt. Walsh had misunderHto< I him,
0M, ShiDgler called to.'0%p'.MnKis-ick
and said: ;,Capt. MeKwn k.
for God'# sake take your toeu And
charge those Yankees." it was
enough to turn the thuuderbol* of
war looae. Capt. Mcltissick with
the soag foid pfr a toast master
tiirned half roundJh his saddle to his
men (moat of.^hom just b"hind
hith waiting for the word) and said:
"Men, remember whart State you ate
from and what you 'are fighting for.
Will you follow* me?" " Yes, yea, yea"
#aa the response from-' 3jl sides as
tne bmd spurted their horses and advano^o
f**r paces ,to bis side. Had
an inquiry fallen From the clouds it
Would have met With no more ready
response. It would give mo great
pleasure to produce a Ijst of names
who I well remember as joining in
that chorus of voices. * e?me of them
areftill living but most of them have
gdWe'wirh their brave loader into that
> realm from which no traveler re
. turns- Aft was the work of* moment,
and ^ho Captaiu^wlth sword uplifted
cried Our, ''CM*(mVmon, charge."
litke a thtmqSSjflbh that impetuou^
cavalcade rualiea forward weemingly*
lu'io the very jaws of death. TJhw
uep delivered a* volley as they tftft
h^eneiny'H limfe. This produced'a.
momentary eon,cremation, seemingly,
vhich Capt. McKissickV keen e??*
-"i^-the necessity of taking advantage*
if. D?"ppiog their guns which >brer
ayruug by a shoulder strop they drew
their Rabcrn and dashed foward cut
ing and sloshing as they went.,
foqp the H^edemh line gave Way and
yRprbe T>rber iroow f?ur.?1 this they
too Joined it* the *'?t?ropede" and the
route waaoomplcte. the victory gaine/l
'wjnd/yrfpt M^Ki-?ioic.crowuw aa the
bfjro of the occasion.
We do not claim for McKiarfek'*
men all the honor bu' their Captain
fMK tK% moving spirit that tunred
def-at infcty victory almort ih ah ?r-1
(?**? coined)
d i it y victorious
host, consequently were not honored
with a paiole. We made our way to
Charlotte, N. C? which at that time
was Confederate headquarters There
L mt A m Af tKo Kt- n? fi
ffo uivv vnv iiitiuviuio ucu. uoi jr.
lie refused to surrender, replying to
& Federal officer who demanded it,
"that ho and his command wero
8outh Carolinians and don't sur
render.'' (Ah! General but we did
though ) lie and two or three of
our CNituand evaded the enemy and
inu'le their escape and leached Charlotte,
N C. At this place we were
organized and had the honor, with
others, of escorting President Davis
to Union, S. C. Here we were disbanded
wi?h eight days written permit,
at the expiration of which we
were to meet him at Cokesbury. S.
C., and proceed to the trans Mississippi
apartment. When the time
expired things had so changed we
did not deem it necessary or prudent
to obey, and so far have not been
court nmnjalcd as yet. Under no
other consnlcration would we have
..ulLn. ?.. .i i n ?
inucu ^r?iiaii t OHM uciuvrii ui ll"
er?l. I will here state that the permits
were executed in the palatial
residence of the honorable and greatly
beloved T. B Jeter, of Union. John
K. Jeter, Joe Fant and the wriier
were in advance of the por?y as we
approached Yorkvillo. 'ihe o'd and
maimed men, women and children
were congregated at their respective
gatis to see and do honor to the
President and p>?rrie which they
1 wa?a ann*AA<ihu>.? *
| icaiiiru n t ? u o|'|'i vfituni^. 1IICH
I hands were burdened wiih rare and
1 I beautiful flowers for the ''Grand
Old Man" and his dejected and homeless
protectors.
It was currently reported that the
President was in disguise which was
' | not true. lie was attired in plain
Srey suit and a broad hrnned black
at. Many and earnest intpiiries
1 were made by the ladies, their faces
' aad. tears trickling from their eyes,
"do be so kind as to Hhow me the
i President, do please point him out to
us." Our party was made up of all
sorts of humanitv. I dare say every
State in the Confederacy was repret
sented, Mounted up'>n the poor
starvtd and battle scared mules and
1 horses, remains of the grandest army
' ever known to the civilized world
' Amongst the crowd was a conspicioua
i'*i|ty|?pBS with ? ragged and dirty
' arms adorned with tho
"tri^W^if a corporal. It looked as ;
4 tiiOuJgteiv.wS>uUl require all the thorns i
iri tU^Sneimndo Valley t'> have re I
pair<jn*tu totents. lie was absolute'y
drs'ttitadf any fiont teeth, iinuth
wide'ope? Itoa iva exuding f ora the
same. BV 'es cut on the wr.rng side i
llher. To make uih tns (
Voiwe, lfOTOesible, he was mount* d : .
upoi^'tbe ajlb.tt dilapidated, miserable lookjwgjgrey
bob-tailed horse I ever \
>aw,jhis flips protruding, his ears
' 'm?rfe^Pme o "he movements of !
Ilia Set, which wero nearly as large j
' ?e ck measure, with a little nip |
of h*y, attached to the extreme end t
of tw caudal appendage. lie was h
beadflMhrt&rs for all tho wit and jokes (
of t&fnwdisposed. Of this he was x
apparency uncouciou*. Wo had t
?lt in front of the beautiful ^
tosideice of Dr. Crenshaw with the t
???<? vprpumi iu 11111 view. ui repiy j
to thqdadies, "do show us Mr. Davis," '
the writer in a tow whisper replied, [
at tbjiAame time pointing to the c >r- a
portlffrthere is the president." They j,
reshwl* out of tho gate, completely u
-surrounded him on every side. t
"fiowdy do. Air. President, so glad v
to vBcc^you, etc," at the same time j
throwing and handing him flowers g
until he was absolutely hid with them, 'j
KThere he stood with u'ter astonish- g
roent depicted upon bis face. The g
way he stood his ground and looked ^
was judicative of ever remaining in ^
the same4 place. We moved on w
Idavipg him in the care of the ladies g
a^ children. I h"pc the readers will
pardon qjo for my mischief. The j
cirduj^tanoes might have forbidden Q
,TV? shows to some extent some of ^
the Characteristics of the old vets, j
d[?'felled not whipped. Only worn H
ou^nipping the "Yanks." I niu t g
(joufwa that I am badly ieconstructed ^
amiTxhat* I long for my old rifle^jrhen w
pw|'iwi ?u,t of blue. The police j,
of yo?r oH^ puts bad blood in my j
the great change which came over 1
the people. A' first it was neoessary
for us to speak to the occupants 1
of a house some two or three times I
during the round about their lights, '
and sometimes we would have to 1
enter the houses and make all kinds 1
of threats and demonstrations to 1
make them keep quiet and orderly,
because as a rule among enlisted
men <?f the volunteer service, thvy
wished to he exact in the perform- |
ance of duty and kind to all. but at j
the time of which I speak everything
became us silent as a grave yard and
their lamps or lanterns were kept |
trimmed and burning, making the
oirujpt wnen i' come in contact ^'ltlt j v
theti^g I told
that has oontinunHy been "crossing
over the river to rest under the
shade" has been an large that the
remnant is comparatively small. But
here is consolation in the fact that |(
the charncer'of men who comprised u
the Confederate army has been main- r
tained to the hon^r of the six hundred
thousand who rallied under that ban- j.
ner that was furled without strain 0
It is a fact not only to console but t(
to gratify and animate with worthy
pride that the fame of the Confederate
soldier in peace, as well as in war,
is absolutely peerless, and there is t(
no known record of any Confederate t,
jioldier who had the courage to do his v
duty and the zeal to remain true
who in not proud <f it. If I am
proud of anything it is that I was a ^
Confederate soldier. To write these
reminiscences melts my cnlou9 heart
and brings tears to iny c\ es.
d.m m\\ TIIK l UILlrl INKS, i
Capt. Frank W. Greer, ef Racalet, J
Writer Interestingly qf the
People qf the Island. '
THE CITY OF MALABON.
Mr. Editor:?from ft few days '
following the oath-tuking of Doctor "
Luna, mentioned in my last letter, N
the natives began to got more friend '
ly towards us, and in u month's time
their manner was of the most profound
type of friendliness and respect.
The patrols, which consisted of five
privates from each set of quarter-, ^
were sent out regularly at hours j
known to the patrol only, and while 1
upon these patrols 1 noticed more 1
than I probably would otherwise, '
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i
ong streets look bright ancl sparlf- |
ing the darkest of nights. iSoui^-.;
itues tho patrol would be sent out!
kbout ''taps" which was at nine
I'nlnnlr nf r?i.?Kr * on.l l.-.ltf i
r v.mvu iii^iiv, nuu ihu ilttlL' U'li^ i
dad children would rush to the win
lows and yell "hello" .at us, they!
laving heard the soldiers speaking,
o one another this way and evidenty
thought that it ineaut 4,how are
rou" or something similar It wasn't
ong after the picanitiies (children)
tart ul before the Senoritu's began
t aud then the older people took it
ip until it became to be a common
hing to be hollered at and donda .
as (tfhere are you going) questioned,
n the young ladies of this citv we
>und our truest and best friends
^hough loving their country's cause,
jr which they had suffered so -errily,
they t^ere willing and seemed to
e anxious to make in their feeble <
ray, some sort of a concession, which i
rould ameliorate their sufferings and i
ling about the ways and means of a '<
lorious Peace. We received on the I
Oth of November the proclamation t
f the now martyred President, set- i
iJ Ti 1 -I ?
lug a&iue luurauay, me -u n or 'ha' 1
lonth, as a day of thanksgiving,
^hose who had legons (sweothfeai ts) ,
mong the natives told rheiu of our
**sta (holiday) and it s*on became :
nown throughout the city that we
rould give (hanks to Dios (<iod) and
1 other ways rovcr< nee Uii-. day.
n the qieaptimc on the 22nd of Noember
Pedro Pallida presidente
uarters of Col. JohrI vH.. BeacocS, 1
nd after an impressive ceremony of (
urrender of the municipal governlent
and arms of the policemen,
>ok the oatb of allegiance, him and
is official Imu-ehold, to this great 1
epuhlic. Two hm-s bunds acc-m- 1
anied the presidente and rei-d -red
me as excellent pnces > f inu-ic a>
ne would wish to hear. They too '
><k the oath. Presidente Pedro,*'
s wc called him, healing of theaj,?
touching fiesta of the Americans. '
sued a proclamation to his people 1
aprt pire in the (irate e l'la/a a |
able of the delicious fr >pical frutt*
hich could be procured, and to pre '
iare for chow chow (eatitiy) many
janucks (chickens-) ?d' which he knew j
ull well we wtoc f<nd f. Thanks- i
;tving arrived, and we were up
rised af the fact at 4 o'clock in die
uorniiig, by a brus- band t<pp:ng|
ti front of our (pouters piping out
he the sweet strains of "a hot time
n t^ie pld town," at which man;- 1
oldiers raved and complimented in
anguago too profound, too deep for
ne to reproduce here. At reville
ve were told by the First Sergeant
hat wo were free to go where we
ihoose that day uri'il the n- x' morn
ng wl-< r, we would risnme our duties,
iltd w tff a few remarks of precauti on
ve W'"-e d HMii-sed from ranks and
Voni military duty f r that d ?y.
Gleanings from Goshen Hill.
The sun is sdunimr ju/ain and the
_ -- ? r r>
Fanners have resumed their ch< erfulaini
are h' work in earnest pick
ng c ii on. cutting hay, etc. You
would hardly recognise him n? the
.fi'iii that wan go blue a few weeka
igo.
The rivers have been higher than
ihey h ive h^e i this year. A
jreat d< al of ihe corn was destroyed
Uid th? f ?lder wag much injured,
ind yit "The man with the hoe" is
no again and doing with a heart for
*ny fate.
"Still achieving, still pursuing
Learning to labor and to wait."
The corn generally is very poor,
but the present outlook for cotton is
much better than at this time list
year.
The orchard finite have all gone,
but wild grapes and muukadiues arc
very abundant.
)LSON & SON,
:er s,
king Business in all it*
Against Fire, Tornado,
tidents, and Issue Bonds
Is of Corporations, and
'ators, Etc., Etq.
spectfully solicited.
This immediate n< igl.b rhood has
i. .?
wen uuin aim uv ninny young l?ny
visitors. The Misses Douglass, of
Glenn Springs; Moors, of Columbia;
Misses Mnthis, of Jalopn, and Missis
Oxner, of Newberry. Complementary
ice cream suppers were given
thein at the Douglass homo, Mrs.
Chick's, Mrs. Whitney's and Mr.
James Henderson's. These were
pleasant occasions an! much enjoyed
by tin se present. It hae been several
years since Clara and Millie Douglass
visited this neighborhood and all
of their old friends were delighted to
see them once more.
Hig un r.iugs, base bad and picnics
are the order of the day. The
Muy1>int"U and Goshen llill team*
piny <1 a match game recently. The
Gosh' n Hill hoys were victorious.
Although the day was (juice threat- .
!>ning the Indies of the immed'Me '
neighborhood tinned out and tug
men f 111 everv Iiiortcr. A nn<?
- J I ' "? ' M,vw
dinner w as served. The boys played
ball with much vim, and be it an.d
that all present behaved beautifully,
not an angry word, not a profane
word marred the pleasure of the day.
I'hanks to the bo\8.
"It %hills my blood to hear the bleat
supreme
Slightly appaeled to on each tritting
theme,
Maintain yopr rank, rudeness dispise,
l o swear is neither brave, polite or
wine."
I was glad to see Mr. I. M.
Mobley's and Mr. Betenbaugh's
facet,.^^the girls che? red freely
'^r.'teVv. ??? r^.AdVv.11 .
work'd^wwtAoiew road opened from *
Mrs. Chick? Hon. W D. U?rxfj*<
thus c"|in^fe(u<g the Buocoutb road
ind? the rotfH from Maybinton and g
lioidonVbridge.
Aiisa. tfudie and Bende tlughey
ire visiting relatives in the Black
Rock section.
Johnnie McCrnckcn walks high
trestles over deep water to get oxer
o join the young folks in their social
[JltJUMITl 8.
An ice cream supper for our string
band is in coist< rapixtion so that tUe>
"old folks" can get to hoar m,
play. They have sov? rul instrur
merits and uinko fktto music.
Uev. NV. 11. Justus hei?i a splendid
meeting at Uodgers oju tbe last 3rd
Sunday that continued six day*.
I nure were ten acte.-ions and the
membership was muca revived. The
sermons were striking, appropriate
and refreshing. lie is un umn
and is growing in the affec'i ?ne of
his people. Ilia sermons always
gives us food for thought.
It has also been my good pleasure
to wor.-hip vtito the lllack K-ck
congregation. They too have a fine,
preacher. His sermon from thetext
"He that believoth and is
tuted shall be saved, etc./' was ha i
good a sermon as I ovor listened tm
lie too has a warm place in the affections
of his people. He is doing*
much gaud in tin* cumin inrv.
The many frioiitist of Mr. \Iilo
Evans ami wite were ronde sad by
hearing of the death of their beau i??
ful little girl. We ex'eod Uieui our
heartfelt sympathy. 'Tt^ufwoll nab
the child." Qt*
" ?h! Father, wherever she maybe,
Whether around tlie starry sphere
ahove,
Or in si.me wot Id no humane ve can
see,
Guard and surround her with thy
love.
We ask not that the street) be shining
gold,
Through which her young add tender
feet shall stray,
But that within a safe and quiet fold
This little one, this lamb may atay."
With kindest wishes for the other
cor.esponden's and long life and sue!
cesi t> Tub Timks.
1 Ivy Gr*en,