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

:. bullet huie through h'S breast His hand
Was pressed on the wound from which his
lie blupd had poured. and the other was
clenched iii the grass that grew near him.
Lying on the ground was a Testament which
lad fallen from the pocket, dabblel with
blood. On opening the cover found the
printed inscription, : Presented to the Defen.
ders of their Country, hy the New York Bible
Society,"" An L. s. 6!g WAS alsu stamped on
| thr title !s@e.
"Amrmg toe haver.acks picked up along
the r.u,e were r:,iiy letters FROM te n rthera
Slaies, asking # hey likd the Sou,bern farm ;,
and il the Southern barbarians Lad been
whipped out yet.
"Ih- force Of the enemy brought asainst
! US was 1000, according TO the statement OF
/ the siS prisoners VIC took. Ours was ,lG0.
| Their loss il kill Gnd wounded must be
neatly :G0 Our loss is one killed and three
wounded. The fatal case was that Of u North
Carolinian who had volunteered 10 fire one OF
The houses behind which they were stationed.
| tIc started from the breasIwork to accom-,
pliSh it, but was shut in the lead. He diei
this morning at the ospital. The wounied
are Harry Shook. Of Richmond. Of Browns
Battery, shot in the wrist: John Wer,h, OF
Richmond, of the same battery, shot in the
leg, and Lieut. IIudnsil, of the same battery,
shnt in the foot. Nome of the WOUNDS are
serious.
"TLe Louisiana regimen arrived about
one hour after the fight was over. They are
fine looking set Of fellows.
GAS there was force enough at Old Point
to send up to Bethel and surround lis, we took
;; up the line of march and came up to York.
town, where we now are.
II heur to-day that troops from Old Point
are now marching up to attack us, but cum
not say whether it is 80 Or not.
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE enemy,
when ;ley first approached, tried 10 keep up
tlrr courage by repeated cheering, yelling
Ike SD many savGges, which the writer of this
neard distinctly, while our men said not a
! yord but, with upilted hearts to tue God of
| .q.iI.s, stood silent aud cuurageouslT await
| ng I'll IN.
| One ofthe Captains OF the advancing column
/ the eueuv approached near the \. G ragi
nett's lines. and. standing Oh log, cl"crca
i is men. He was seen, and private in one
! the Companies took deliberate al,n and he
| ell dead The man raj, out and secured his
word rs q trophy ui his vaur.
The II .wilzrr Battery, under superinten-
icnce oi Major Randolph, eli:ited tue cheers
ii the entire ldlery, every man performing
is part with the celebrity '.fpracticed lsunucr-,
md often exp sin, tn mSelrrs upon the para.
.; 10 see rs they said, the ci,emy's eyes, So
5 20 take ain!. In !. w"rti, no man OH the
,rnupd Gould express how much ol the result
inur victory is due tie llnwitzrrs.
; Late in the evening The eIcamplnent WAS
r,.er: up, and We returned t. I'rktOwn.
Long live Magrm!er, Hill, Stewart and a.
~. iIlu,,rioils leaders Is. this, our first great
:.ll.. and glorious victor: while 10 God
ranks be given for His proyiienlial care and
! ~apport.
The soldier who was killed at the battle Of
:..c,,rl Church was Mr.. Wyatt, of the North
,rnIina Regiment and iormcrl Of his city.
i,s rrma.ns were brought to Richmond Wed
.s,iav morning for Sepu!ture. The funeral
l..uurSa WAS preached i'll the afternoon 10y
iev. James A. Duncan, and tne burial took
,lacr with military i:'ntrS.
raruuGh rae kindness uf DR.. . w. Mahrey.
rallmro. North Carolina, who is list from
so ba,.lr ground, we ara enabled TO lay betnre
r readers the following interesting details
ithr ti.h, al Bethel Church
jus: before entering the field, the doctor
-: two uf his friends. who w.re wounded
.d on th.ir way ~ u house near br. Their
a,res were Charles Wiliams and Counri!
i. gers, both l,eirS members Of the E'isc.rnbe
;uards. North Carolina. One was wounded
n tive shou' der, the o her il the chess. Ga
s,,rning to tpe field, ths doctor Erund the
,;rst ir.. from the enemy was heirg poured
: uur cntrenc!.m.;tts from, the won!s. 1t
Is :ruir! iE,r'>n same w'n"iS HAT Captain d.
!. W;.l.Errp ;.:!v:,ncs,l 4, Ike he:s;! of Il b"iy
tie e,e;; and wien within aTn!t sixty
.r.. a.f orr t:uops fell pierced wit;i
II. lie w:.s upon i !.llce al ;slc time. ana it
50! ,as discovered by a. Hill, of Ire North
,...,;i, VA frvr wh"i:unr';at"v guri.e'l
his men a:r! r*caiMtri. :,urS, th@s,. i
.u.- mark. take tin, L:.w:!. The wr7':s
,; .c.Tcri: passed from his mou;:, before III,
,ii,r;rn;.ts, !r!iYi,'u. trll dead. DR.. Mabrry
la!.s .hat the impression gs','c:a!'y pre:aiied
camp among our soldiers that another CHI
rr of \ higher gra'ie vas killed. as h. WAS
.crratcd with gold lace, and Was HPnn horse
.ack; bat h:;ns irSta'.f!.y rs:IH"Se;i from the
i..!a there are l:n muaiIs ut asrcrta!n::ig what
~. ri, name. Anp,lrr account says tile
.sfic.r killed was Col. Drryea, oi the Seventh
New Yorl: K gimcnt.
During tie engagement strong iorce as
.aull-d and carried una o! or rentrenchmrnt>,
nm, were afterwards driven back, in grcat
confusion. b. body of North CarolinlanS,
,n.l,.. command Of Captain Bridges a por-
;;pl Of the enemy took refuge il huu>e
,Lout one hundred wards distant from one of
,,,r series Of cntreachmcnts, when the above
t.,.t;,in called for volunteers to set The tene.
meat on fire, and thus di>lodgc them. Five
Immediately responded, among whom was
yourg Wyatt, (who was buried Yesterday
;These advanced, firing ashley went and then
Houavc fashion. throwing themselves on heir
lacks TO load II was then that young Wyatt
received ball in his forehead. At the same
,ira. ,ilry were supported by howizcr, which
was throwing its snot into the house. lie
tween these two Inducements, the enemy
speedily evacuated the premises. |; was i'll
,n orchard in this vicinity that several "f the
dead were found During the acion both
Coils. Magru,ler and Hill behaved with great
..allan,rv, moving on foot among the soldiers
during the fight The Louisiana regiment;
lid moi arrive until nearly al hour after tie
affair, snd manifested much regret that, noi
w;thA;anding their advance a greater pact Of
lie way at double quick" they hsd not been
able TO reach the sceae Of action in time to
participate.
The prisoners taken state that tie Yanke"s
,xpcc,,i to take our amtire force prisoners it
thsy did not cut item to pieces. Sa, rg that
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