Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-19
rhe Battle a, Bethel.


several accounts Of the battle ct Bethel church.
on Moadsv last The >uh ioined from one "t
The s1eci:.l correspondents OF Ia: Richmond
DisDaic,. is, we li.i'i:., tie most graphic:
"YnRE:o :oHS. June II. lSGl.-An engage.
rnenr, la>;im. shuHt four hours, took piac"
Yesterday Mnn,laY,l between FIVE regiments
u! the troops, from Old Poin: and l.loo Con,
federate ,ruops consisting OF Nlrglnans and
North C.rol;niani, under General Mag.uder.
at i,e,he! church. Yorl. county. Before tell
i.g von OF the battle, vii! give You sol"'
circumstances preceding it. Aontt two weeks
ay,n, party of 800 Yankees came up from
Hampton, ana occupied Bethel church, whic';
-,:s::i;,a they held 3 day OF two snt then re-
Tired. leaving wit OH cn the walls u ia,
.hnrch several in>cri;,tions. such a. "'ieat!.
a. tn. traitors {" nowa with the re5"is:
&c. 10 nearly all of these tho names ii -
writers were dctiiutly Signed, and a'l al III
,..ns,nei sis':cd themselves rs !r"m NJ"
York cxre;.t one, who Was tr1m B"st":'
n s., L. s." To these excursions int" tbs
interior, OF which this was the bnl'ie>t. &c
Na.r;.,lcr determined 10 pu' step a'id H.
,,ariinsly tilletl til. place after the YANKEE
!a.i with few c"mp,ll"> .; rs o%n Troop
II; addition ~ this, hc determined to carr
:h, war :nto the enemys country. and a.
"Wednesday las! Stanar'l'> battery of ne
Unwitzer Battalion WIS ordered down 10 IT,.
c..nrrh. whsrr il WAS >oon Joined l,r rort!"
%. Browns battery. Of llir same c"rpS. ! ii'
..tnr:h Carolina Regiment, under C"!""el ill.''
y.as also there. making in al!about ,ltW n"l:
snd seven howi,zer guns.
ION Saturday last lhn first excursion |
considerable Importance was made. 4 d.
fachlne,t Of go infantry and a howi!z"r g
nader Maj RandnIpii, and one of 10 ini;lnt'
rul another howizrr under Major LANE, -.
l;,e \. C. regiment, started different routes :.
cu, oa !. part which had left Hampton. Is:
,r.r;v w;;s seen and irrd ut hv Maj. Ra :.
t.olnl.'s detachment, hut made such fast 'lIn
;hs, tier escaped The ;r,"l's ander Maj
lane passed within! sigut "! Ham ton. AMI i'
,hey turned No the roa,: ~ return to BeiHr
encountered The Yankee, Numbering aho"
.r who w.re eu!re.rilad behind t,'nce l.
The iird. protected bya high ba"s. Our a.
vnucc guard fred or thea, and IN anotlIr.
,nomen. the North CnrniinianS were d;tsll'';
oye- ,Ee fence III regular Fre.ca (nnt Nj,
York; Il uave style, firing ri tne'n IN r.a
STU rel hunting sty!.. The Yankees tis;
-. their lives alter :ir:ng nr about three I''li..
r.rs w;tiinus eiIec.. r;.r!!. bcLi,l 'hem hicc
dead ono prisoner. The frl!uw Wasa 10
ugly i;,Iinw lro#.. T:nr, y. Y. liz saii Tia.
l.r had rn;hing against the :;'lii. h'i seize
bu,;T must !,. soldiers. and ie thought lie iia''
a. 4e! enlist ,Niumn ;rt ear !E.li were hur
This l,ld eycu.si.,r, ulti. + Il:e rr-y sI,..
nr the enr:m-. determines: lie authorities -
uli 2 int 20 i'rr si"p:" j, Aid Clear Us e."
frui. /; .i!.,.! His discrimination! Wa' c''!
veyr.: 70 II, by ;...S.,a. "" ca;n" ir'.!i. Ia
,raood or ii:: ti,"n::. On al"ad"
.b,m Ga nia';r?: ai:d IVA sl'''
rl,tipr Ge:, M..-i,',er, ivl'; III" Camp aai Pr.
r...clcl towards Elmnrton: bnt after ahva
c:ny " mile or two, received Information M
the Yankees We're cnt;i!Ht III large tcrce. W
:.len retired, and aii,5 reaching c'itnp he gun;
.;.r. ni.c,d IN harter;.. s'id the Infantry fn"'
the. pinccs i.shini t!,ci: sreast~o'k. Ever,
i.r!r vas cco, AID III! were anXlpHs I" CIV.
;he inys l.rs a e,.ni r,%epilna.
.,b, u; niu. u'..;"ci: liie gl;,!er;ng ba!%onais
c' the e.,eiuy appeared ~. TIE Hill opposite
aai ui,va dem wa>ed the star slsa led ban
7e.. lii. ,nnn-a, the mead @: "a" colrni
.hcanced far enough To s!icw ore or 4"
companies. The pai..t gan OF Ike howitzrr
baitrrY opened on them. throwing shr!i
into their lnid>;. Their RANKS hr2!" IN con-
fusion, and the colaIan, or as much oi 1t hs
we could e.a rctrc.,ed behiad tao 5mal'
farm houscs From their position lire wa
np.ne, on Us, which was replied 20 by our
battery, which Commanded the route OF their
approach. Our firing was excellent, ana III
Shells scattered in al directions when they
s,ur.. They cpul hardly approach the guns
v!.!ci, they were firing for the shells "hlc:'
came from our battery. Nithin cur etlca!np'
1.i.nt fell perfect ilsi!-,:arin "t canister sEo',
s.,iilcts end balls. Remarkable 20 say, not
Ole Of our men was Killed inside oi or Ell
camWnent. Several horses were slain by The
rarlls and bullets.
Finding that bombsrtiuent would not an
5wer. tie enemy, about III oc!"cS, tr!ca 'n
carry the position By assault, hut met lers'.
lie rcpui>e at the hands of the infantry As at
tried 10 scale the breastWorki. u a':'.
uisrerarLcd sometimes the detences erec'c'!
ta- theu., and, Ieap;ag m tie en!3anEnicht
STOOD and fired at The Yankees, c'!:tl"g lE"i"
down US ;hey cam. Up tinc cu'nlaE7 u. la
New Yor,. Seventh Regiment G'.Ler CAP.
.yardrup. OF Wi:..Lror, attempted t. LAX;
.hc rcroaht Oil tie i,.!. The marsh ;he'
r.osSei sraa s.r,:wn with lsi'ir lodies. le:r
captain, !; fine !unki'Ig man, reached he t':''c'
sn., lea ping o, Il log. waved hi .w'hd. cry
lg. Come on, boys: Gaze Charge and tar
;;;y il ours" The words were lis las, i'r !.
Carolina rifle ended hi life ;he next ln"inelI.
and ria men He'd i. terror back. A, ,he re
cion:,s on the right company OF uin'ut 3ol
.,w Yv:k L ,uavcs charged one Of oMr guns.
;,.: could nv. stand tie fire Of the inIa"'r,,
sn: retrea,ed precipitatciy.
=. During these charges the Eiain boaS oi
.,.e eremr, on the h!!i wcrs attempting IT,
concentrate tur !: general aSsau!i lii he shell
from tie IIowizer battery lreTchte9 hem.
ls one regiment w"uli @iEe np the III" :;
:,,other would La marched to tie p's;i"l',
,,,;. with no bette. sGcccss, !ur 3 -hcil ~"ut:
,ssnt.r thcla like chaii. The men DID not
-.,e,o siip to sta;,d fire at al.
g! bou.one o'clock their gua we're si!e"ce'i.
nd = few ,AGment$ alter t!''lr l'i!a'tr' re-
.tea:ed prec;G.iateIy dvwn g road TO iaull''
.ch.
:,Gue cavalry, r,..s-herirs three companies.
re n: in pars,lit, and bars them gov" to
ehe edge q: Hampton. As :hsy retTeated
,nany of the s,.,iled fell n!Ing iio -oaf ':nu
died, and the wEse road 10 Hampton. Hts
..rcwu with harersacss, ovcrco;lt>, can''ehE,
.nuskcts. DC. v lie!l the :men had thrown Oh
N their .c;gca..
a:icr tie i,ctrlc visited 's.e t's.si;a: '':"y
geld. Y47r hnses bsii.,l whic tii"y :is3
:nea hid hal been burnt BY our tr"ors.
the gard were tt.,: dead i''hi," ol ''ic
:res, who had been killed ~ our carn"n'
,nsngied liz tie most fri-h!nl manss' '.y ne
shcls. The uniforms 81, ihe bodies w,.re ,":'}}'
different aud .n.. nf t',cnr "r,' lhe ti'o.e l.:
Tue Virginia sol!iery. 4 ]; tic ar,lr ''' W.,
,.ne % tho poin. IL WHICH they EAd cA.S.ed