The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-08-07


Confederate Army"
While not able 10 give II full list OF tn.
killed aid Wounded, | will add, that OF tue
dead from our State. nre Gen Bee and
Lieut.. Cot Johnson /; from Georyia, Col
Barlow of the 9th, Lieut.. Col Gardner. of
9Th, Adjulaut Branct, of Sth, and Capt.
Howard, 9Th from Alabama, Col. james,
Lieut.. Col. Law, killed, aud Ma or scott
wounded; all Of 4th
have no certain dati upon which to 90
IN estimating killed aud wounded. unt ir,.In
ali The evidence before me. | should s.,, ,
thnt the Killed on our side we're 500; woun.
dtd, 1000. NJ the enemy, The kIIici must
have beet at least 1000, and wounded and
prisoners mast have Diminished their forces
5000 more.
II" Gen Evans, as have said, Tue task
of defending the bridge had been commit
tch. lie s""n detected the rnemy's pur.
poses, anG advanced TO roun,ernct lhrm.-
Under him, as | have sad. were the 4th
South Carolina Regiment, Col. Sloan,
Wheats battalion, two guns Of Latnum's
Battery Quot the Washington Arlllcry, as
was ut first intormed), aud two com punles
Of Radford's cavalry. ruese he advance. d
to Sudley Ford, but had hardly placed ihem
III position before he saw the euemy in
overwhelming masses on his flank, having
already crussed. 10 resist them success
fully Was beyond reasonable hope.
portion OF his small force had already been
det'c"ed 10 defend the bridge, and with the
rest. not more thaw 100, h. could not hon.
To stand against the accumulated thousands
on his ieft but lie hUew that victory or
death Was lue determination for The duv
he could AT least arrest them. u"d ordering
round his Two pieces OF artillery, and rap.
idly throwing forward his fnrces to The l.ft,
in lhe face of the enemy's battery, ulr.ad,
in position, and Of their serrled ranks neal
twenty times his own in humber, he nd, un.
ccd to the ri,arge ; Tor time he was GOV
cred b> ,Iump Of trees. but passing these
lie came directly III front of the enemy,
within easy distancr, aDi u..is nls Charge
upon them. Tne result. "f cou! Sc. could
n". b. questioned "Fur one bal of ni,,"
there wer- ,wen,, Of The enrury, aud Inere
c"u'd be no expectation bat l." 3e cut To
pieces but he could sch hi forces for tnrir
utmost value. aud la did. The enemy IN
fact recOi.ed from the intense severity Of
his onset, but recovering. they began to
bear him back. General Ber, with his
Brigade then came to his support that
again checked the current for an instant
Colonel Barlow then carne mat again iuI.
prhed i.s rr,i,rIes, progress /; but the dis.
pa.t. -. s'tIt too great rheir forces !
were driven down - IN. Wnrrenion Turn |
pike. I,rn rr"s> it. and back tu the woods !
nnc hundIru yuri> below When lamp
Ions Legion came with inis ~ rnury. was |
made. wm,cn drove the cnrInv b rk to ihv
road From this ,m-y Mere aulr H. recover.
md drove our forces back in turn /; again |
hey rallied and drove back the enemy. but |
extending To The left, they forced .s back !
again. Jackson and Curke had also com, !
Ia maintain the UNEQUAL strfr, aud IN ,ns !
n.ldst Of fearful carnage srr"ve 1" hold their |
own against "ver~ h-iining numbers.
Then IL %as, whit the victory waved III
the balance and nope scrnvd almost gone
that the gallant Second. vita keup.r's bat
terv, and the Eighth, of B"nhain, brigade,
under II previous and wei. timed order of
General Beaur-gard, came sweeping .,ery
thing before them. tne foe lying from their
deadly fire and fierce charges.
Du the other hand smith. too. marched
with four eginents. tersh fr"m the railroad
to the vicinity Of the .neiny, pat them 20
flight and commenced The pursuit.
U u
Of the da, of battle, the scene, M 1 have
mcnti"n' d. was gloomy, for the battle wa,
undecided, and tile chances seemed against
~. but did not menliou all that made i, !
painful. Ia peaceful life we are not FAINT
lar with the scenes of war, aud il has nap
pened 1" me, at least, 10 have seen bu, lit
tie suffering from the casualties or c"mbats
Of life. ] had not. therefore, the advantage
tlIl unH IIIar nj
was one To task the nerve OF ant man A.
The first trench came 10, which was just
beyOrd ia. range of bullets lay one hun. /.
dred ut east, iu every stage of suffering
md endurance One had Ills leg shot ufi ,
wi II "A cannon ball another had his arm bro |
Ken, anptner nad his jaw snot away Col !
Hampton met us with the appearance Of :
ing had bali IN hi, temple, and he said ,
he had be. in-ensibe from The effects, but !
hoped soon t" be upon the ne.d again A .
few steps further on | saw u Palmetto boy /
with his under jaw shot off at :he instant. I |
met Col Shinger riding before an ambn
ance, which, lie said. cont ntaned the late Ia.
nen!ed Gen. lee. The General lay pros.
rate. and almost expiring from The wound !
n his abdomen, which Of necessity must !
move mortal A few steps further still, /
md there lay the helpless form Ut my late I
friend, Col Johnson. Others there were
'ged men, whose grey hairs proclaimed !
Ihem sixiv and more boys, whose young /
hearts ycarnef, know, for softer hands /
md swre,er faces than We're around them .
Lnere. 10 this spot all hud been impelled /
be- the aoundcd soldiers constant want Of |
water. The stream, BY The constant cross. !
ing, wns so muddy il was scarcely Hnid, but /
lhey drunk IT,; and, with the njght npproncb.
ny, through which they must either be un
der the cold sky or bear the joIting Of u ,
ourney to Manassas, and without aiten.
lance or the certainty OF medical attendance, /
hey yet were cheerful, or, if not, enduring. /
No one added 20 lae Suffrrings OF Others by
sxi'ibi IONS of nis ana during the time {.
rh al liberty To stay for The order came
f"r all able I" bear gun To enter in lhe
'anks Tor "a final staIid-l Geard no solitary
:roan from any one
But of aiI n,agInable scenes Of horror
he nat,le field To day exceiS. Upon the
hills from which the enemy was last driven,