Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-26
For the Advertiser.
virginia Correspondence.
CAMr TwIGG:. Eear Manassas Junction,
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hours notice fora Regiment of nine hundred men
No sooner said thun done however, md II, twelve
every thing was ready; tents struck, men ae col
tired and Companies formed. We marched from
The Reservoir 10 the Central Deput in RirlmorT.
and ut seven j. u. were whilc oil hv the train
towards Manassas Junction, our destination, Col.
CASH moved wish his Regiment a, The same time,
ont marched t"a different depot; We all came
together again at ,)ordansvl!c. Cur .rip 10 the
Junction lasted night and half thc mex, ,iar.
Vt sunrise we arrived at Culpcprcr C. H., whc,e
ali the >mbering soldiers :,woke and shook them
selves: those who didn't awake and shake yolun.
iarily had it done f"y them Ly kin.l neighbours.
The arnIarns of Culperpcr {. II also awokc and
came "Ht /" cheer us. We found ourselves in the
midst "i 4 rich and beautiful country: such grain
a!d clover fields never before greeted our South
Carolina eyes. Clover ia TO us II sealed mystery.
nc'cr Knew what twas before And as back
;rn"nl /" Tie smiling Landscape doomed up tie
distant blue ridge. deer, deep blue, and glowing
in the golden sunrise. Until noon we ran alol.
through u country blessed Of heaven, uud coul;
not nj all realize that the waving grain Was socn
l., be truddcn down by the war horse, anl the
rich dark earth to be stained with the blood of
her own SOM. 1t seemed to me on tie contrary
tha: we were making grand gala excursion. 4
single glance upon the scene at Manassas howr,-
er served to disabuse NE Of this pleasant idcr
Here the note Of preparation is heard morning,
and night; here is '.alI the puu md cir
cuns;nncc Of glorious war; military drills, re-
vews. raradeS, marches guard mounting:, un:-
forms and banners, all aggrn, a,cd with drum md
trumpet and full band Don't suppose however
tliat Manassas is a town or even village Before
the cncaupneht the place consisted of TWO dwell
ingF. The incest Of these is appropriated tn Gen.
Bcauregarl and is termed Headquarters: tie
o.her il ;ile hotel. The encampment is very
extensive one, the soldiers almost entirely Viz
ginans. At Manassas Col. CASH tlismountel anil
marched seven miles through the country to Cen
rcvillc which pest had jus: been left by Col.
GMrGG. The Seventh Regiment keeping their
seats in the ears, were carried two miles beyond
The Junction to m open clover field upon creek
called Bulls Run. And here upon this clover
field we are now encampc' Gel. kERsnAw is 4
mile and half North Of us en- the satire stream.
We arrived nj fur J. NJ and by eight Camp
T@iggs ha sprung into full being. The scene Of
pitching the tents is very spirited and interest.
ing one. Nine or ten Officers arc laying out and
stalking the gronnd; the lren Of the different
Companies Juggling in from the road sile their
tents, boxes and bags; horses are led about hy
little boys: dozens scour the hollows and ravne
il search Of water; numbers, sick aud exhausted.
Ire lying about on the grass: md negroes are
running abou, ec!I nell doing nothing. For
few hours ali seems rrctrievahle confusion, but
light sra :ually grows cut of darkness and soon !.
neat little town Of white tents. with regular streets
and open places. stands before You.
= The day after our arrival was Saturday, and
The Col. instead Of proceeding with the usual
lri!l-, advised the men TO spend the day in put
ing up bush arbors before their tents. Mr.. W.
p ErrLER and vert ever in the morning to
visit certain friend, in Col. kEEsHAw's quarters.
md upon returning in he afternoon. found Camp
rwir rgs covered and adorned as if for n May pnr-
-. Each stree, ha> nm a,bor running the whole
lcngil'ani stretching fr'm side TO side. The ar-
:nr in Talbcrt Street IS II model, and uEder hat
Mr.. CARLISLE prcarhes. Each Officers tent h:s
.lsu an a-Ior in front of it. Every thing is nice
md comfortable: that is fer Il Camp. Water i
not very accessible but several Companies are 60
SrGxHG lii d dDyFmNSSsS2ss Wsl S lie SasGs e. Esn H.
:, ready up TO their waists in The dan earth.
On the !ny after arrival came C.l. j. y.
SeiEELS, of Montgomery, Alabama with his Rife
regiment numbering thirteen hundred men: they
have pitched their t,n:* about fifty yards To cur
1T Col SrInELs is an elder brother Of tho much
.<recmc Moi"r nf The Seventh Regiment, nnd
Ibis fac, has ut n,rc placed the two Regiments
=, rnppori Yesterday and last night Mississippi
Regiment commanded by col CLARK cam. up
MI have ,ncampri sli!l further To our left S.uh
!'ar"!iniars, Alalamians. MiS.;,srpans Three
.i:ccr: Tor them -.
At ca" kEESn;w's, Camp Bcauregar,!, We found
perfect model of an cnc"mr;nent and everything
Il ur-hing. barring Il lille lucas e. amen: the
!. G..c;E. Here they are strongly cn:renrhe,l and
appear t" he really for anything. The brca:,
"7ks of i!r Hallrr Guards :,r,Dy far the sroucc.,
rm,l srnr,iic.t works If The kitl have sen.
!maene men reared as the! have been. building
up such Lnira:k>. c"ald <carr"'y believe my
eyes! Yc>.cr.lar Mr.. GrrlEE and your CORES.
i, ,nent spcri the day at Manassas Junction, ard
saw the cl !,aLt--lhc cn:irc animal. General
EEArREGAnn sec;n$ I" live un the yo he has rA
IL.
lirerin he '!''"rss iin,. entirely to this al,
giving tie necessary orders from his uunr,rr.
The future il! .hdw that his capabilities are
greater, even than we n"w give him "rr,i;t for.
in The coming struggle lie will prove him<cl: no
only a military leader Li; Il hero in Ire G..h,...
His Gcnrcmanly and nolc> d.portmcnt to-, j. .
model lie has tha; perfect an'l profound cuirtu.I,
uf manner whic: always bctokcEs tie frnm-Li.
birth high bred gentleman IL" p:n..-r,ng h
u>itiup. II" &c, motion HAT r";ll draw nm eve
upon him. How ptirhc l'"S< the absurd VANITY
ir many inferior Officers after this
Oar Camp n.;$ visited Yesterday aftcrnonu H.,
Gen. EuSHA% an'l his stall. The .icn.ra lo,t-
yal!aat and we'll an' appeared delighted to gree;
his I'D fri, ui- and these T"l may he sure were
eiualiy delighted to greet their lid and po,,ulnr
Ga:oritc. ! wan; t" tell You something more .r
Ike General, hH; .as We have seen him hu, once.
and his quarters are FIVE miles away. mms. wsir
inr further chance nj Him.
Col. GHr"G. wlhc first Regiment, has GONE
crom Crn;rcyi:lc TO Fairfax c. H. fourteen mil, :.
from this This Regiments Term Of service ex.
pres carly in July, anil the Colonel AMI hi. men
are burning to have l'snSh before their time i.
nut. Ne hear that nd Scott sent him word ,c>-
erday to leave Fairfax or be ready to abide ,h.
consequences. What dp you suppose he will ,t..
). leave abide
lIarrer'> Ferry has been really Evacuated, or
most o! 'lic troops Withdrawn from it. BUT nm
not writing TO tell y"u of the war news the ra.
u,rs 7 well knup brinu Won all fhnt m nro ,,,,