Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-08-14
For the Advertiser.
Interesting Particulars from the 96
vienna, Va, Aug. 9, 1861.


9th July inclusive.
On the 10th, my Company was ordered to COM
plete unfinished rile-pit on the Flint Hill road,
which We wcre to occupy. was in command Of
Regimcntal working-party on the 18th; so this
was double duty for me and some of my men,
but we went at it with spirit and finished by
night. On the morning of the 18th, the cry Of
wolf again heard, and the @ol appeared.
We loaded our Company wagon and the train
moved off towards Centerville (the Captains
knowing that we were to retire. Tho Regiment
then formed. The 96 Rihemen turnedout LOG strong
with new uniforms. W. P. BUTLER S. S. ToMPKISs.
DR.. WALKER SAMUEL and j. 7. BACON joined Us
at the Camp. Maj H. c. WILLIAMS and his son
FRANK WILLIAMS, of Fairfax c. H., jOincdus in
the pit. We doublc-qucked to the trenches by
order. Soon one of Capt. kempcr's guns ap
pcarcd ut the pit, but thero being no cmbrasure
for it, We grabbed one in short order. In half
= hour Col. kEnsnAw's Regiment filed into our
trenches and we out Of them. Then commenced
the retreat for Bull Run in real earnest. Capt.
HODGES and my Company, with Col. RAproRD's
Dragons, covered tie retreat of the 7th Rcsi-
ment by the old Dradlock road. We arc under
q thousand obligations to Col. RApFoRD'S COM
mand, officers and men OF which gave up their
horses to tho broken down men-walked them
selves, and carried oUr kaapsacks and guns. AT
last we arrived at Ccnterville about l2, N. Ny
Company and Capt. HODGES were deployed en-
the old Braddock road to retard the onward march
of the enemy. At 1880 "A. n. (at night it vas
discovered that the enemy was about to cnt Us oil.
Maj. SElBELs came up aud ordered US to move
towards Bull Run quietly, silcntly-whieh place
We reached at p A. NJ, our Companies yet cover
ing the retreat. We fell upon tie ground and
slept.
, At o'clock was ordered to deploy my Com
pGny as skirmishcrS. near the Butler house, on
the road, thrce-quartcrs of mile in advance Wo
occupied beautiful grove Of chesnut oaks under
cover of an old fence. Capt. WALLACE, Of kER-
suAw's Regiment, was depoyed on my right, lOo
yards in advance of me, ut the Butler house. We
had agreed to support each other. 1t was he, at
this place and timc that killed the spy, with
$3.50 in his pocket. At o'clock, ordered buck
by Brig. Gen. BoSHAM. I formed my Company.
one half of it the Bluff under command q
LieuiS. HARRISON and VIEWER: the other hall
was Gcploycd under the bluff to join the left Of
Capt. SANDERS Company, which was upon the
left of the 1lth Virginia Regiment. did this
TO complete our line. The fight opened at 9, a.
NJ, lasting six hours, and reached tho right o:
Capt. SANDERS Company. We expected every
:auiacgt To become engaged: but it never came
nearer. Til" battle Of tie 18th closed with az
artillery fight of an hours length, during which
Capt. EscEEENAS Of the New Orleans Washing
ton Artillery was severely wounded. lie, with
another officer, rode up to my Company under Il.
the bluff and asked Tor Surgeon presented
myself, and with the assistance of w. L. BrTLE#
and S. S. ToMrHlXS, raised him from his horse
anu dressed his wound under the cacmy's fire o.
shot and sael. During the dressing, the Officer
wha accompanied the Captain asked for DR.. -
of the I'D Palmetto Regiment. Bein:; informed
of his whereabouts, he was satisfied l sent The
wounded Officer upon litter to the General Hos
ptcl.
At o'clock we were ordered out on picket. aid
occupied the battle field: posted scntincls il
the rain, and had watch!ul nishtof ii. Cap
tain Of IN advanced picket came TO me for in
strncton, saying that :c had never been upon
picket before. In two minutes after he !c;i. hi:
Company fred and double quickcd. towards US.
formed Company and ordered my scntnels in the
road to halt them, which DICK TURNER did well.
I persuaded them to go back.
At 1 on the morning of the 10Th, was order
cd to relieve this Company 4: the Chestnut grove:
here we hal fine sport. sent to Gntlcr's house
Scrgt. ADDISON and ten men and they exchange!
several shots with the encmy's pickets. This be-
ing rather an exposed position, COL LAY ordered
ne to call them in, but the temptation TO kill be-
ing very great slipped up Corp. FAIR and tw"
men with long range guns, each Of whom cot
slot. At IL NJ. the enemy was reported in ra-
vine on our right formed Company but they
failed to appear, and Capt. liEsrEE reporting
about this time for picket duty, VIC marched back
to the bluff. The other Companies we're ali this
time working upon their trenches. We siei; ii! IS
day.
On the Goth went 10 work upon our Eii!e-Pit
which we nearly completed by 10 A. ".
On the 2lst We worked all of the morning
under fire OF shot and she'll AZ l. NJ, u detail of
eight men was ordered f.om the 9G Rifles, as
sharp shooters to frc jusc balls into The ca'ssoms
.: the cnemy's batteries, to blow them up. The
call was answered 5y Cop. MATHIS, Corp. ryan
J. P ROBINSON, JAS. EARLY. N. GEIcE, Tnos.
STEVENSON, A. SwEAEEyGIS, C. NJ. GRAY, jr,
ard ninety others; bat the ubove names were
first out of the pix. About o'clock p. NJ. we
were ordered to advance and attack tie enemy n
front. We filed out Of the pit for fifty yards,
wien the order was countcrma:dcl. MEat l. mis-
take The falUrc Cf the battle proved tkis TO be
the moment TO strike them in iroHt. At 7. u.
the Regiment OK Brigade ordered to ftrcc the
centre. We yelled, ans, such yell. II Of ;sc.;
was sufficient to break the centre without bayo-
ncts. We moved forward to within one mile Of
Centrcvillc, capturing several prisoners We
halted. Gen. BoNnAM approached me and said
he wanted 4 reliable Company for picket, and de-
tailed the % Rifles for the service. We moved
towards Ccn,cryillc, a:,d l'o.tcd s"nircl<. hu
the Brigade being urdc!c,: back, VIC were relieved
by one Of LonSstrect's COMPANIES ;-marchcG
back to Bull Run :-ordcrs,l forward the
22l as socH as we crossed the Kun, the Sc and
Capt. HODGES Cou!ran: ,lrlloycd as Skir-
mislcrs upo;. eaci: siic q: Tie roa'. ,-.j On the
right, Company on thu left. When we depuycd
VIC reached for half mile through the woods
Ii ranci hard all day. Did you ever "..ok
through the woo,is rainy ''"y? II 90, you know
something about it. Several more prisoners were
taken h" Company i "n the left; Arriving at
Ccn,revilic, called in the Skirm.hrr$ ard Was
ordered to occnry the "'l Gr"n"ion the Era!iock
road ;n' scn !o:wal' ten !s.. un,rr L.. ElA -,
via, relurts = !csci;",! ercn'y's camp. 1t is
;:c.:.ii,.s TIC nr !y,i."i .'o'-circ< "a l;ul-