Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-08-07
To our Soldiers.

"H"ppy greeting" TO you again, brave friends.
we are just in receipt of pleasant intelligence
from You through Mrssrs. WM. p. BUTLER, S. :.
ToMrKIys, Capt. ClcEEo ADAMS md DR.. HILL.
How delighted arc we MI to gee persons directly
from amongst you. The intelligence thoy bring
is better, because mure reaizable than what VIC
get otherwise These gentlemen speak cheering
ly Of you all. One Of them wv. p. b. says to us
in note this morning. They are doing, nnd in
tend TO no their duty ns becomes the representa-
tives of Old Edgeield." Do we not kno~ it? DO
we not feel it? The comparative safety Of our
men after the great battles of the 18th and 2lst,
now so we'll assured to uE, has given some buoy
ancy again to our peop!c,--a change to be appre-
ciltcd, considering the state of doubt and lear $"
uely pcrvading us. by consequence, quito
urge number of citizens were out yesterday (Salc-
day. and marked indications Of satisfaction ana
high hope were to lie seen everywhere. AT night
the Odd Fellows & Masonic Hall was once more
lighted up for an exhibition, which consisted "i
readings, dances, songs &c., by Miss hATIE ES-
TELLE II ri for the benefit of the soldiers.
the notice was not well given. The performances
were creditallc and we'll received. Some OF you
would have been reminded Of old times, had you
seen the impromptu band which opened the show
from the orchestral gallery. First with tlute
entered you knom mho. Next came certain Cap
tain Of great musical taste just returned from u,
and who has proclirity towards The Carnival
Of Venice. Next to him was the guitar under
the skilful management of ono Of the Morris Is
land boys. Then you might have seen, specta-
clcs upliftod and his old bow ready for execution,
our particular friend and standby who has so
long been engaged among US In ra'ching the
times. And last but not least came the big double
and quadruplo basc.viol under the energetic touch
of another "bowld sogcr boy" To say that we
spurged away from vim to victory, il useless
YOU must Imagine all that. The evening ut any
rate would have missed us, some.
Now next Thursday night again, VIC give a
Concert for the benefit OF the soldiers. Ladies
and gentlemen will unite in it anu possibly it may
result in It scrics. But many, many faces VIC miss
on such occasions that were wont to characterize
the picture. Yet not altogether so: for we will
see yuu in Imagination and hear your enc"res
through the mellow tube Of melnn'y, as they used
to stir he depths Of good feeling wien at home.
You will see by notice elsewhere that another
Company E."m this place goes I"rth to duty soon.
It is full anu will take up ts part in the war at an
early day. It embraces part of the most riso-
~ slnf ,Ln {
the Edscicld h:ic."ea (pcrhaps thirty belong to
il. The commissioned officers named in
another pia,c. The Scrgean's are lIAErEf CEoo-
TEn, EEAur W,LIArE. BEy JONES and L"rls
w YurxcGLoon. They arc fine set "c nc. and
will progress rapidly to eXcellenre--assisted ns
they are by so many :ctcrHnG.
We say in another place that Capt. PIcEESs BUr-
LrH'S Company is nearly ready. We learn that
i; is sn beyond contingency now. Camp Briler
will soon be occupied again with our troops, and
rhc tramp OF preparation again disturb it, recent
rcp"se.
NJ new: Of spccinl interest 10 give you. Sorry
to say that sorac "f the R;h',men lately returned
rrun Virginia are down with the fever. Capt.
DEAN, and Mc+sr$ IA,"E YuryGpLoop, WM II.
AB>l.Y. J. AEXEr. an,l perhaps few others, are
sick. We hope they will all Soon be convalc-ccnt.
The physicians rrpar: .nthcr iav"r"bly from thtm.
otherwise the health of the country sccliS 10 he
pretty g""l.
The ""iI .idr"rfi~'"i is pr"u; and thankful 70
near from several suurccS that it nlurS pleasure
To our distant soldiers. T" feel that VIC are in
s;rumcnta in ,l'in. some little to this end, is !:
hanpnrSs which we wnulri not barter for mint
Of patronage.
And now. soldirrs. accept in fancy from US the
salute mili,airc, AMI .l"icn.