Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-03
For the Advertiser.
virginia Corrcspondcucc.
CANr II FAIRrAx, c. H., va.
lime 10rh- 1891

/ june lJtil, lSOl.
Dear Colonel: On the 18th inst, we set ou, for
! Fuirfax Court House about o'clock p. NJ. Wo
reached Fairfax shortly offer sunset and erected
our tents in an open plain on the outskirts Of the
town. The following day, sufficient guard being
detailed to protec; the camp and baggage during
rur absence, we took up our line Of march Tor
Dreiucsvi!le, small town situated three miles and
4. half from the Potomac, and eighteen miles from
Fairfax. We performed the distance per forced
march, and notwithstanding the heat was very
oppressive and the dust weil-nigh sulnc.tirg, We
made only une considerable halt at an insigniG-
can't place called the Frying Pan. At llcrcdon,
village We passed through On our Journey, the
cail-road track had been demolished and tho ear
riages brrntby the incensed Eirsiniuns to prevent
the passage Of Federal troops. Some Of the car.
we're still consuming. II vas 6 o'clock when NC
reached Drcinesville, where we hivouaekei fov
he night. Early on the morrow, Col. GasGG
tric uut OH tour Of observation to the PotoIuut.
lie was ted 10y detach,uents Of twenty-five
nlea each Ircm two splendid companies Of vir-
slnia Ca4alry, which are attached To the Firs,
''se'''e'' AAe e"s''n i'A''''' o' ''' '"e.'''S'S
could be plainly c.ped cross the river, and they
occasionally, though Iarprchend With little sue
rs., ulake targets for their rifles Ct Confederate
.'rag.lcrs on this si'lc o. it. ~; o'clock, Col.
"EteG Fs'"'h'" 'r''" '"e f"'"'"ae' ahu gave Inc
'"eF 10 a"'""'t ~ ''"'''' WIRE II Was r'Por'e"
he tories were eHcami'eo l''l fourteen hundred
.'r"n.:' We arrive a. .ehna at Il ''ecr. r NJ,
ut 'se enemy IN" COX wihd 81 oura:'pr"arii, ahd
rer'i''ate'y a'ah''"Iea 'ae village TWO hoarS b'-
t"'e vs. entered II. = "e'nehmc"t was sent to
'r" IOWA 'lc ""'es-'a'h TN the haiir"ad, ah2
'ha S;" on "hi::i IN >'aFS a' pathways ot tic.
i''t'i''i fs''rra' i's had been sii'iern;: but 80
'!i' time rev. !siE. ihi> w"rN hcibs executed.
u 's h''as' 't enthusiastic eheer'nss "h hu%z"s'
'"' S'i.'n' h'@''heH' fesu"'e' Us ;'"!r'' To- f"n-
'"N "''.' r'"''e'eu "''' i 't'' h"''"re" FarcS
'e '''e ''s W 'ns 'ai'""e''S "flih'" tS
'''". ''e 4''""seS "''e ie'u'"''s' We fesa:h'a
''''' '"e loS''''h we nae jnS' rr-
'i''''''N :" 49," VI ."e ''' overlooking inc
y ias.' """ '"t"!e' cur si"e Oh battle. Every
"'"s was ''" .s'.! '"f '"e ACTON. II Las be-
''''e ' =, -"o'" "''' ''''' '"e ff" HCg'"e"f ~
F""'"9 .,"' :" '''"'' '"u ~" inc 'hueh'e"Vs'e"
yrr"''""''. u wis a"'''e, vs. Inc "'eSa"ar'a
''''ns '''".'''' 0"P'' hhSr'"' was s'atioEe"
"e'' '"e '''''''"'' "' .ae pieces were ranged 50
a. ~ '"''i' '"' ''''"' '"e 'S' l''Ese' pe'onSine
" 'h's r"'is "le ''e same 'nal lne intrepid and
lamen'ed Eings"ld served ~i'h sucb scatha 10 the
eae'ny nj inc h"stic ol i'nena VISTA The ears
s'"ilta' III" 'he aF';''ery was Ordered to fire. \
PORTION "' the tories hai sol out "i 'l'e cars and
partially 1'r"e' (; but they were unable to st"n't
'he severn: III ""s IRE nut le" hA"nien''.\ They
rIacne'l p'rslOn oil the cars, nEH Igattc good