Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Some of the Truest, Noblest and Bravest Men That Ever Faced an Enemy Were to be FOUND AMONlfTHE PRIVATES. BY J. L. STRAIN. A General Review of the Millitary Situation in 1864. In order to give the readers a comprehensive idea of the subject matter of these reminiscences, it is neee^snry to diarress freouentlv from the main lineaud give ihe bide workings. This will, iti all probability, be considered completely foreign 10 and forming no part of our reminiscences at all. It oulj remains to have the status and strength of our armies fully understood to give 'he young readers the idea that these reminisce-.cea as a history are expected t > furnish. In 1864 the Federal army numbered not less than one million men. while the Confederate forces (all told) numbered not more than oneforih of that number. In February active military operations began by the invasion of Florida. Some time in the early part of March the raids of Kilpatriuk and Dahlgrcn commenced in Virginia, ostensibly for the purpose of surprising and captnfiug Richmond, releasing the Fed. eral prisoners and leaving them to kill President Davis and his cabinet and perhaps buru the city. Two great campaigns were p'anned, MIA urainlf R.inhmnn A V. onA vcv ?? ^ T W'J WUV4 HIC other against Atlanta, Ga. On the . 8rd of May, 1804. Grant's army. | numbering about 140,000 men, began an aggressive movement by crossing the Rapidan river. His army was to advance upon Richmond from the north, Gen'l Siegel and Crook were to capture Staunton and Lynchburg and operate upon the rear of the Confederate army, while Gen. Butler with 38,000 men was to move up the Jamos river, take Petersburg and approach Richmond from the s uth. Gen. Lte moved forward to meet Grant with uli the tioops at his c<-minaud or disposal, number.ng n<>t more than 52,000 men. A detachment of our regiment, (hirty four men) sent to assist hi opposing the large forces of Kilpatnck and Dahlgren. The rrur?indet was left __ I ._i _ n t t OB (BO DOUIDIIUIB IU p WTO' IV" 0tno"U frotP ttiBt aid.* at Gooih and Court House. Va. Our <1 N?-hineiit c^tne in oontact with the Federal raiders in, overwhelming numbers. After a desperate euc.uo.oi our troops were tfiindrawii. (4 .lie a uuuiber of our company were captured. twelve in nataW, vi? Lieut. W J. Crocker, BeTgt. M. rf.'Putter. Corp'l Gideon V K.ia'T. C rp'l C. W Wh.tlook, I Privates Wilsm, A brains, Jesee Nanoe and others (1 can't now re OolW) Xia. was the 11th day of March, A. H. POSTER, Vice President. J . D. ARTHUR, Aeslstant Cashier. T inters' National Bank j OIV, 8. O. I $60,000 I 60,000 f 60,000 i $170,000 I CV. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, ?. P. McKlsslck, A. H. Foster, Z 'our Business. T ym mmmmmmmmmmJm '64. The night was disagreeably cold?it was taining. The Federal officer in command of our prisoners gave them permission to build fires, which they began to do by gathering up brush and wood for that purpose Some of them took advantage of the darkness of the night and conclucluded not. to return with their vovmI, etc., but endeavor to escape. Most of them succeeded. Entirely surrounded by the enemy and not knowing which way to go, they secreted themselves iu the wtawis and awaited the "dawning of the morn ing." But fortunately for them the enemy soon struck camp and moved on, being hardly pressed by our troops. I was told by some of the meu who did not es-cape that at day liirht they "called a halt" and called the roll of the prisoners, and when they found so many of them "absent witnout leave" the Federals began to rage and rant about it. The.-e unfortunato men were con. fined in prisons, and eouie of th? m never got home until July. 1865. Amongst those was Lieut. W. J. Crocker, wLo was nearly a corpse when he rAnr?hi>d 1mm ? Ttio <1? tHchment was commanded by C?pt. John D. Caldwell and Lieut. Haile In this engagement our company lost nine killed and but one or two wounded, among th^m J. Wesley McGown, that I now remember. The Federals, being defeated, withdrew and we returned to our command below Richmond. The evening's Koject was a complete failure, and alilgren was killed. The two main armies (Federal and Confederate) met in the Wilderness and a terrible battle was fought, which lasted two davs, 5th and 6th of May. The Confederates claimed the advantage and the Eederals were repulsed at every point along the line. Gen. Grant, being defeated, attempted 40 pass Lee's right by a flank movement made on the night of May 7th. He expected to gain a position at Spottsylvania Court House, but when he fot there he found the ubiquitous ee ready to receive him. Here one nf m / .O ilaonn.kto .*1 -Til vi vuv uwjpcia?o uaiuro UI tUO I war was fought, in which the South I Carolina troops, and especially McGowan's brigade, bore an important part. Kershaw's brigade, too, took an active part. Charge after charge was in <de by the Federals, and many of their men were knocked off the breastworks by the Confederates with the butts of their guns. Before the break was made at the Wilderness on the night of May 7 Gen. Lee had sent Gen. Stu?rt to delay the Federal movement in the direction of Richmond until he (Lee) cou;d meet them with all his forces and again bar the way to Richmond. This movement culminated in the battle of Spottsylvania, as aforesaid, on the ljjth of may. Graut instead of surprising Lee was himself surprised as well as defeated. After this things remained comparatively quiet until the 19 h of May, when Gen. Lee discovered that the Federals were moving. Gep Grant made an effort to sei*e Hanover Juuotion, on the North Anna (liver, which would here enabled 1 hiw to enter Richmond from the i north. But Lee reached the pod- ' tion. Gen. Grant then made another | night march for (he purpose of get- j ting between J^ee'a army and B oh- ' mond. In rifia hie filled alao. He ' made still another attempt and found the Confederate army drawn up at ' Cold Harbor to dispute bia advanoe. During the oitnpaign Gen. Stuart : was killed and the oommand of tho i Confederate cavalry developed upon Gen. 'Hampton. Gen. StQart was i killed in the Mechanicsville turnpike in sight of Richmond. As a milit*ry factor he was Gen. Lee's right hand. While Lee and Grant were fighting at the Wilderness Gen. Butler, with 30,000 troops, made an assanlt on the Confederate liue at Petersburg. Beauregard bad arrived from Charleston, S. C., with his army in time to save the Capital of the Confederacy. Butler landed at Bermuda Hundreds, between Richmond and Petersburg. Part of our regiment was sent across to the south of the James River to reinforce Gen. Beauregard. Of this a goodly number was from our company. This was all the cav<* alrv Gen. Beaureaard bad Our men wero engaged in heavy skirmishing every day until May 15, when the battle of Drury's Bluff was fought. Here Gen. Beauregard with 15,000 defeated Gen. Butler's army and foiled his attempt to take llichmond by the "water route.'' The Federals were driven back to Bermuda Hundreds with an estimate ed loss of 5,000 men.* They were shut up in their fortifications and thus prevented from giving grant any assistance. In this engagement our loss was quite small. Our detachment lost some good men, amongst them Corp'l Halsey. Our detachment did some heavy picket duty on the south side, with now and then a lively tilt with the Federals. On the north side we had comparatively rest until the 3d of June, when every available man was mounted and moved across th Chickohominy, in the direction of Cold Harbor, to oppose Grunt's movements We have now brought our command to the beginning of active mil. itary operations of which we wdl speak hereafter. Our next chopper wi'l open with tho battle of Cold Harbor, and the part the McKissick Rangers took in it, with list of killed and wounded. (To be continued.! * / GOODROADSTHR NURD OF THR SOUTH. An Important Movement, Good Roads Train, Negotiations which have been pend ing fur some time were closed last week by which the National Good Roads Association, assisted by the office of Public Road Inquiry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, will run a "Good Roads Special Train" over the lints of the Southern Railway, stopping at various points for the purpose of building sample roads and holding meetings with the view of educating the people along the line in practical road building. These arrangements were perfected by President W. II. Moore, of the National Good Road* Association with the Southern Railway Company. It is planned to spend several days at each point, giving ample time to construct a robd from one half to one mile long. President Spencer, of the Southern ttaiiway Uompany, is taking a great deal of interest in this subject of good road*f?r the South. Ever eince the organization of the National Good Roads Association, the Sou:hen Railway has been represented at its National meetings and many of its public demonstrations; and this train is distinctly a Southern Railway under takiug, to be carried out at a heavy expense to that company, and is in line with the development policy so persistently followed in building up the coun'ry tributary to the lines of the Southern Railway. The train will leave Washington j about November 1st. It will con sist of about ten cars, on which wdl be transported all necessary machinery for the building of roads, officers, road experts and laborers. The trip wiP consume several weeks Sq much hap been said aid written in reirnrd to this auhirnt of irond ro wl* that the people of the South are practically in thorough accord with the idra that good roads are au ac. quisiiion to the country. Ii is hoped that every citigen of the South will, if possible, attend these Good Roads Meetings and witness the modern and up to-date methods of building public highways. As the linos of competition are being drawn closer and margins of profit narrower, every element looking to the economical production and distribution of the products of the country should be employed, and as it has been thoroughly demonstrated that good roads are the prime factor in the upbuilding of every section ol the country, every citizen of the South should take a personal interest in this subject. The South needs better roads; every farm would be benefitted thereby, the public will appreciate the advantages thereof, and it is hoped the educational feature Carried on by the National Good ltoads Association,JOpported by the Southern Railway Company, will accomplish the purpose of this movement. The South can have good roads if it will, and the sooner the citizens get together 'and work along some well organized and practical line these results will be reached the Juicker. There is nothing that will o more to increase the value of lands and advance the development of the rural districts than well-constructed roads. The improvement of the road system will have a wonderful effect in stimulating the settlement of people on farms, and as these settlements are being made so will the value of the land increase. Wherever a city or town is found possessing well made roadways leading therefrom, the business of that point will be found in a prosperous condition. Therefore, the citizen of every town in the South will be promoting his own interests if he gives this movement his moral and, if necesssary, financial support. Every State, County, City and Town Officer should give this subject of better roads serious consideration, take the matter in hand immediately and show his constituents that the movement for better roads will receive his utmost consideration and co operation. It is universally decided that good roads are wan tod. In order to secure them all must pud together, working systematically and on practical .lines. This grand tour planned by the Southern Railway Company is a signal for action. If the States visited are not alive to this and do not avail themselves of the opportunity to secure information afforded by the "Good Roads Special Train," no one will be at fault except the citizens of the States in which the exhibits are made. Let it be resolved to have good roads and to put that resolution in effect at once. For the purpose of interesting the citizens of the oommunities adjacent to the points where these meetings will be held in attending them, low round trip rates will be made from points in the territory tributary to the central meeting places. Annie Laurie's New Home. Blacksburg is a pretty littlo city of 2,000 inhabitants nestled at the foot of Whitica raouutain. It boasts of four churches, several business houses, an oil mill and ginnery combined, lime works, a large brick school building, a nice post office building, an opera house, three hotels, viz: The CJherokoe Inn, the Iron City and another, two railroads, a railway shop, a phosphate mill, livery stables, a new bank is being opened up, and last but not least a large knitting mill. Blacksburg is.the mecca of all trains on this route. VV A ViavA o/l f". I ww V UWTV 1VIU1VU ?CI Jf 1UTV ttC" quaintanccs since our sojourn here, but judgmg by those we have met we would say that they are a very hospitable people. Among those we have met are Mr. J. F. Whisonant, president of the knit ing mill, who has been very courteous and obliging to us every since the evening of our arrival. Mr. Whisonant is said to | be the best business man here. He is also a successful farmer. We believe that most everybody here farms to some extent, Bl .oksburg Is not as wide-a-wake plaoe as Union hut, is much healthier. In fact it is said that the doctors have 10 make their liv.ng by farming. Perhaps a few words about the knitting mill would be appreciated. The mill, a three story structure, is running on full time which is ten ntmrn a nay. nvcry thing hero 18 run on the ten hour system, but we need more operatives. The machinery here i? very much improved for in etance a knitter does not have to pick up the stitches around the top, all that he has to do ts to place the transferers in p sition and start the machine. Tiius von are a knitter's t labor is greatly lig t 'ued. ; Wm. A. NIC! BAN Transact a Regular B Branches and Insure Boiler, Liability and A of Indemnity for Offic Individuals as Admini: vhiid diioimtoo 10 n i uur\ UUOIIILOO 10 K Miss Cassie O'Shields and Mi: Mobley, of Joncsvillc, are here i work in the knitting mill. Mit O'Shields is inspector and Miss Mol lty is looping. A protracted meeting has bee going on at the Baptist church th past week. Hey Denver, your description < tho negro reminds me of an ej periencc I had with one not loDgagf 1 have a colored hoy to run errand for me. One day last week I sen him to the post office. He was gon a long time finally returning withou my mail. "Did you go to the pos office?'' I asked. "Wollurn," he rc plied, "if I s didn't go to der pos office I's don't know where I's went 1 Later on I sent another boy who oi returning with my mail reported tha the post master said that the othe j boy had never been there. Now wh? I would ltke to know is where du that boy go and call for my mail? There was a heavy frost here S.it urday morning, 19th inst. i We never knew until we cam here how welcome a visitor Tin Timks was. There is but one person Policeman Thomas Lockhart, in thi _.l 1 - -U- _-l nuuic eiiy waom we ever once knew and The Times is like a ray of sun shine on a cloudy day. ' Strange that summer skies and sunshin X'ver seem one half so fair, As when winter's snowy pinions Shake the white down in the air." And a word about ourselves and will close. On our arrival we founi a very neat four room c .rtago whicl was b ing repairod awaiting us. Thi house an 1 lot does not belong to th? company but one c rncr of it join the company's land. We are think ing of trying the p ?u!try and trucl gardening business nno'h-r wr Annie Lauhie. [We are g'ad to hear troiu you Annie, come <>ft.-n and let ns kno\ of the happenings around your ne* home.?Ed ] Jonesville News Notes. Jonesvillk, Oct. 21.?The wea ther is all that coul i be desired, regu lar Indian summer. Frost has don but little haim so iar and pea vin and grass hay is still being saved, nl of which will greatly help the shor corn crop. Mr. J. L. McWhirter has beei giving part of his attention to hi farm near town for the last few year and has made a success with snml grain and pea culture, he plants n cotton. For three years Mr. Mc Whirter has planted his fartn ii wheat and oats followed with pea* on three acres this year the resul is as follows: 3f?J bushels of when per acre and then followed with pens and the other day Mr. Mack sold th pea vines as they stood on the lan tor ten dollars per acre, now as t cost and profits the wheat nt 31 pt bushel, wheat straw at $2 per acr< pea vines $10 per acre, total $47.0 per acre. Expense, seed wheat. oil bushel p? r acre $1, sowing ami piov ing in wheat per acre wuh a grai drill $1, fertilizer 80i) lbs froi I Union Oii Mills per sere $2.5i reaping and binding per acre wi? reaper and hinder 7oc, hauling an threaning per acre. I \ bush peas sown p.r acre $1 25. per bmhi putting in p?as with n.t>^ hai row o( per acre, no fertilizer under pea Total cost $S.]7. leaving a net pr??f per "Ore of $<10.32 and the Ian inuoh improved and in a fine state < cultivation, which is much bett< than cotton even at ten oents. Joneiville has been tjuite Iivol f >r tome time, new buildings goin up, cotton wagons and lumber wai ons hardly have room in the streei and everything indicates pro-perit but after all money seems to be ver scarce. Re*. Mr. Funderburk preached i tbeBip'ist church yesterday, tl mooting will continue f>r some dasMr. Joseph L-Jwery and Mi, ?.vv 11 1 liAUi 10LSON & SON, IKERS, anking Business in all its Against Fire, Tornado, ceidents, and Issue Bonds iials of Corporations, and strators, Etc., Etc. IESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. 98 Mary Minton were married a few days since. Rev. David Ilucks offici'9 ating. A. nice reception was given the young couple ana a few friends by the father of the bride, Mr. T. II. n Minton. e Mrs. W. C. Dial, of Woodstock, Ga., is visiting relatives in Jones)f villa Mr. Reuben Lindscy, who has for > some time been clerking in Green's ville, has taken a position in the t Company Store of the Olympia Mill, e at Columbia. The Misses Murphy, of Pincknev, r are the guests of Miss Etha Ilames. Miss Alice Littlejohn, of Star t Farm, bought a town lot in town last week, upon which she will build 1 a handsome residence, and her t- father's family will then move to r Jonesvillc. The white people and also the color1 ed people deserve much credit for their prompt response at the fire last week * at Mr. L. K Littlejohn's when his barn was burned, an account of which e has been published in The Times. s Mr. and Mrs Littlejohn extend their * thanks to all who gave assistance. ? \ir. and Mrs. N. B. Eison aie * visiting at Cliutnn. Telephone. e Sedalia News Notes. News is scarce here, but as B. B. nas not been reporting any new# of I late he wili try and give you a few 1 dote for your valuable paper, i ltev. Watson filled his appointment 3 yesterday at Padgett's Creek preache ing a good sermon to a large and ap3 preciative audience. Mr. S. L Sparks, of your city, t was here at church yesterday. He is a regular visitor in these parts, more attractions than home it seems , over here for him from what we see v and hear. v Miss Fannie Robo, of your city, spent last night with her parents here. Misses Emma and Ilettie Cunningham, of Maddens, spent several days with their sister, Mrs. Bailey, of this - place. They are two very attractive - young ladies and who knows what e the outcome of their visit may he. e Some of the voung tnen are now carrying their hearts in a sling as it t were M iss Iris Wilburn, a charming I young Miss of Cross Keys, is visits ing her sister at Earls, N. C. s Mr. J. E. Mutter, the hustling II farmer of Sedalia, is very busy at 0 present shrcding up corn and baling - Iiay. Anyone wishing to buy hay n next spring will do well to see Mr. Minter's as he has certainly a fine lot of it. Mr. Editor, unless signs fail there b will be some marriages in this section e before soon. ' If 1 hear about them (1 I'll tell you. o B. B. ?> New Notes From the Junction. 0 ie Mr. Editor:?News is scarce v. around this side. Everyone is using n this beautiful weather picking cotton rn and gathering other crops. The hay >, and pea erop h?s been the largest h crop made. From rep -rta some (1 farmers have gathered and filled th?ir el barns full to the brim, while some Las el made .enough to do them and some )e to sell. Mr. Oliver Eavea says he a has gathered and sold off of his farm i' one hundred dollars worth of peaid vine* anil hay. This is more dive siof fled farming and this beats coro i. ?r Mr. Eaves is one of our hustling farmers. y Some are sowing oats and rve and ig some are preparing for sowing wh<at soon. There has been some very to fine com gathered in this section. y. Mind you this is up-land corn. We y were very sorry to hear of the sad death of Mr. David Orr who was it killed by a freight train in SpartanIA I Kll l?t? loaf nr aa!/ I * ? > ?> neon, i nyill|)?HII7ie Willi 8. his family in their sad beroavement. ? Moxv#