Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-24
Virginia correspondence


,nce in wbie We hear of the reported advance
If the enemy. and then all is excitement; chi-
ridge. are vigorously distributed, and no one
1srobes himself upon retiring for the night
begin to believe however we sball have 10 80 10
them (Abe's pcnrle) If We see them ut all. en-
tirely agree with the servant Loy of Lieutenant
ToM SMIru, who said to Iii. master on the night
the Regiment turned out in line Of battle: Mae
Tom, want n gun dem people amt goin to lat
me get nigh nough to 'em 10 cut 'cm wild dis
sword" Skrmishes between the Pickcts Of tie
armies are so frequent as almost to pass unno.ictd
among us; in these skirnishcs are invariably
ia luck, killing sometimes one. Two aud three, ard
often bringing in . brace or more OF prisoners.
Our present position about Fairfax is being
strongly intrcnched and for,ifed cur men work
like Trojans--every day and Sunday too. Every
morning, we ,eDd out seventy-hve on Picket duty,
seventy.fve to dig trenches and plant cannon.
some thirty or forty for police guard about the
town, and much larger number. still for guard
around the Camp. These different squads, being
divided into rc'icfs, continue on duty four and
detachmcnts in liko manner. This, with unn-
mitting drilling, leares the men very little tine
for leisure. They stand it nobly however, and
deserve the crown Of reward; what is mere igh'-
ing in battle compared to this exhuusting labor
and privation-and anicr heat too which is new
appalling! l look at them with feelings cf tie
greatest respect and admiration, and feel deeply
| my own inalequacy, fnr must acknowledge thu,
one day Of such service would be TO lie worse thsn
the Hebrews three centuries Of Egyptian honiagt.
0c the movements Of Cadwulladcr and pa,t,r.
! son you probably know more than We they rrc
crossing "r attempting to cross the Potomac, md
Col. Johnstcn is enieavorirs to drive them buck.
If they succeed in getting over wish any couid
erabls force, we shall 10 all probability have
.pecdy battle. The late reported advance of tie
enemy from, Falls Church was entirely false. Capt.
CICERO ADAMS went out on d scouting expedition
with Col. TERRY the somewhat famous Texan
Ranger, and penetrated nea. enough to the Yankee
| Camp to discover that they had not advanced on
inch. Capt. 4. is now out on Eve days excrr-
sion with Col. T. and his party.
What is there now concerning the Seventh
Regiment that would prove interesting to you?
The venerable DR.. CALHOUN, Of Abbevile, has
| come on and attached himself ns IN independent
| volunteer to Capt. TALggRr's Company in which
h, has gallant son tie object Of this noble
gentleman is to contribute his valuable medical
services to cur Regiment Col. ToH LAMAR too
made his appearance among us yesterday ard
was uuite The lion of the day; it was Sunday, q
dull day in Camp, and the Colonel proved de-
licivus novelty he is here 10 be in atthe fight
Col. KglrT is expected daiiy. Col. HAGoop is
with Col. krhsHAw experimenting the erection
of batteries. Mr.. WI. p. Er1lER has succeeded
Col. SIMPSON as Provost Marshal in Gen. BcS-
HAMS staff, and Mnj. :. S. TOMrx'Ss assists Ln'
By this time suppose, maay Of you have bud
the pleasure Of shaking by the hand our esteemed
fellow citizen Gen. MURAGSE. Professor NESABLI
Of the South Carolina College, is serving az
private in Capt. CAssoS's Company of the Second
Regiment.
Ere this reaches you, Capt. DEAN and his sun
burnt boys will have arrived in your midst;
hooe YOU have given them such welcome NJ
they deserve. Having undergone what they did
IN Morris Island TO say nothing of Virginia, they
nuy well rest upon their cars for many months I"
.o.nc. hope they have already exchanged tho
"larkinc tin plates" and all their dark!:ns NJ :
para,us Cor China and all other comforts aLd con-
Has Lieutenant DozIEr reached his home yet !
For his own so", or his III: ratbrr We ICED
siim off, but we regret his departure most deeply :
the men Of his Cumpany'mourn over hi. state Of
health rs il b. were brother to each. Brave,
'ra,.k an,! ausale, he has the warlnc:t wishes a!
:lc Sbuc Regiment for bis ultimate il not speedy
every. The aaaso;nc ar,l stalwurt S,rscan;
H.SEi: has hetn elected to fill his pscr-:o the
er:i.e satisfaction, Ms we'll i, nay he, Of ali ;he
Hinrig-G.r Eifss.
Our Regiment has hceu augmented lately Ly
he *'l;';tion "s new Company. the Hor;y Vol
ai:tesls under Captain WHITE; -, OF noble
! l'akins Young men, oue hundred in nulabcr,
icadet. by Il gentleman wknsc lcarrg manner,
aad appearance nj tEc: nica'c him Jor., for the
H:nili;iry.
P,e"i-r:a'o. ci"rgs! from the Ir=ve t., the
/, the fail! have made the l,aintsne- OF Mrs.
md Miss TrouAs, tic fea,lc.s ar rat.i,.ir sister
Az! niece Of the ,nar.yrsd JAcKsoH. S-r"yirr
Hr .u:l town VITA tho witty and eccentric H. g.,
the baxlcr Of Company Ii, hunting for q piano
upon wi::si. :" accompany Ike .ail II. 6. who
are un'l.: his ann his Coin"pcnn, we entered the
.lrcllirg of the sai'! Ladies. who seeing our Pal
mc;tcs, received Us like old friends. To hear
them tell the tale IF the entry of the Federnl
!! tro ,ls ntp Alexandria, snl the murder Of their
kin.man, is most thrilling Miss T. is Young.
beautiful and enthusiastic; both .he and her
mother are unrc:niting in their kindne$srs to
the s"ldi.r4. Mrs. JACKSON, with her iLrce little
! girls is also here nil these lul;cs are insilives
from AlsIaniria.
| The weather is now oppres,vely warm. We
have m abundance of cherries md blarEEerr.cs;
c .u!d you hut see the ta1ts which are ihanu:ac-
t.lred thereof! the pun paste Of Paris Ees'au-
ran, is now here! Happening in at Col. krn-
sMAw'S Camp the other day, WAS present at the
i!rison of insignificant black cake, = present
, frutr Mr. SwAxnALE of the Mansion House,
,ifecnyil!c, to the Butler Guards. oh what cake
big MS hou-c and with icing half inch in thick
ness inimital:y ornamented (bv Mrs. S. with
star each Confederate State and appropriate
Inscriptions. II was amply sufficient for the whole
hundred men, to say nothing Of ravcnous visitors.
s,,,h attentions are ~ eousideratc and dcl:cn,e,
an make poor iirtoprressc,l soldiers 50 Lapry.
d. Some OF vna go and do likewise Don't send il
10 the whole Regiment. that were folly but 70
some wise and impartial person who will make
i,nrpy dis,rbaion Of it. modcs.ly, hu. at the
same time stre"n""''y, s"9ge't ~y'r!I. Send is
by eayr.sa to Fairfax Station.
Last evening crowd nigh. have beon seen