The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-09-18

ent, he likewise added you had better ge,
up and take off your clothes. I told him
was all righ, between the "shee,s"
Our picksts are very active and vgiIaGt
The least movement Of the enemy is report.
ed. A"Bo"ery boy" was brongh, in YES.
lerday. He WAS detrc,rd high up in u tree
was shot at twice, and upon being ask ed
how he WINS missed, he said he kinder
sqirreled it" Spoke of his Colonel, said
he was afraid he was shot, that he had seen
his hors. running without the rider, but
said his Colonel was cute, had been to
Mexico and Nicnragnr and knew how to
leave his saddle when he was fired at Up
on hearing one of the pickels say he smp-
posed he had killed one. for he had a good
aim and saw the man fall after the fir. and
and crawl off, the Bowery boy replied, "wry
You did hit him, he was acting tne Znuavr
1t seems the Zoua,es nfter being fired at,
vii. fall and lie, or crawl off, To induce the
belief that thew are hit The Bow"ry boy
belonged 10 Regiment from New YORK
city, composed of The Bowery street row
dies
We had visit from Gen. S. r. Gist, of
our State, to day. Ileis on his way home.
having furlough M Adju,ant General to
visit the scene of wnr for TWO months -
lie came in the right time aud Was in the
right place at the Manassa battle, was aid
to the gallant and lamcnted Gen Bee -
Gen. Gist gnllantly led nm Alabama Regi-
ment, whose field officers had been shot
down, into the ihickest Of the fcht--this
regiment was in the Brigade Of Gen. Bee.
lie has been sick since and is looking ruth-
er pale-but few escapes here soma sort Of
sickness. The Gen. goes home 10 take
charge Of our State military offices and
have everything in readiness FOR the winter.
| He is u-t the man TO do it correctly aud
with satisfaction.
| We also had a visit from that good and
patriotic christian Rev. Mr. Mcynurdie III,
is well. The service has given him any
other appearance than that Of preacher,
n sunburnt and unshaven face His voice
ism will do. The I'd Regiment (Col. Ker-
shaw is most fortunate in its Chaplain, and
no are We Of the 9.h Regiment in our Chap.
lain, Rev. J. N. Craig. lie is highly es.
teemed and beloved, always moving, qnick
and willing, ready to preach, pray, visit and
wait upon the sick and dying. 60 to the
post office, explain the map, and geography
Of the country and ready to fight; when
the regiment moves towards the enemy he
shoulders lis gun. Our noble, gallant and
generous Lieut. Col. d. w. Raw, was SO
pleased with him that he would have him
to be one Of his military family at his gen
crous table Onr chaplain fares well, !
might say sumptuously, notwithstanding
we are living in tents and in IN old field.
Our Brigade 10 one of ths three advanced
Bigades-many others are close behind
us. In forward movement we will have
the second position Gen I.ongstreet lead.
ing the way. Many other Brigade. are jus,
behind ia, extending back and b"ow NJ.
nas.a. We will soon have TO look out for
wiLter quarters BY the lst December the
open field here will be too severe But
few here believe the war will end soon,
every preparation is for n protracted war
no one desires IL. but how can we help il
We must repei the invaders We must meet
them and drive them back. Should they
drive us from Virginia, destruction will
follow their footsteps The most merciless
viadictive and fiendish feeling is openly pr o.
claimed against our State. Charleston is
to be laid ~ Ashes and our State devastated
ard our people slaughtered. Come here
and see the devastation and destruction
whiGh follows the march of so tremend ous
an army, even Of friends, and every one
would exclaim, keep the ensmy ost Of my
! region-driVe them back al all hazards
We are not fighting for territory, for mon
| ey, for power. or FOR ren0wn; we nre not
invaders , we will consent to peace to.mor-
row il our enemies would withdraw and
let us alone. We have no alternative, no
choice theirs 10 n war Of determination
and sutjugation. Ours is the defence and
protection of onr homes, our fresides, our
families, our honor, our pre- psrty, our all
Those who cannot come, should contribute
freely to the comfort, health and clothing
Of those who are here aud who have no,
the means to provide what is Indispensable
for the comfort, health and life Of soldier
DO hot suppose all the nch men are here
such is not the fact. I. IL true, u,pny ricI,
men IRE 10 The army and are doing good
service, and who are able to provide them.
selves, but it is equally true. there are many
poor men VINO have left their families de-.
pendent ut home, and who are not able to
provide themselves with clothing and com
forts here. Thers 10 no clothing. shoes or
hats about here. All you con get m store
is tobacco, taeks, and little paper. AZ
Fairfax, tho msrchaDts cay the Yankees
took all the goods soldiers wished, and they
can get no more. They cannot got any
goods from Alexandria or Baltimore, and
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