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

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tent, they returned to their positions.
Ofthc results Of victory gave an INSULT
cient statement yesterday. About six hun.
dred prisoners nave been brought in, and have
been sent off to Richmond, including Col
Corcoran, Of the Irish Zouaves; Col. Wilcox
of a Michigan Regiment; Ely, member oi
Congress from New York; the Captain Of one
Of the batteries Of artillery Edward Caring
ton. who, Of Virginia, accepted Office under
the Federal Government, and about thirty
other officers, whose names and distinctions |
have not been able to learn. While among
the killed was Col. Bumsiege, of the Rhode
Island Regiment. We also have taken &c
pieces of ARTILLERY six pieces on the field,
and 30 on the retreat, where they were
jammed in the hurry Of movement on bridge
across - creek. The hospitals and hospi-
tal stores of the enemy fell into our hands.
Their dead and wounded, TO great extent,
wagons, baggage, provisions, accoutremcnts,
guns, hats and haversacks strewed the road,
and quite feeling of exu:tation wns expert
iced By many Of the soldiers over d. ambn,
lance, which, from its furniture and marks,
was unmistakably the property of Gen. Scott.
1t contained an cpaulctte, which boro his
name upon it.
From the letters which send you, the for.
ces Of the enemy we're stated at 100000,
This is too much, perhaps, but it is certain
they met us a, the Stone Bridge with at least
5O,0OO-our own was not at that point more
than $4,000. They were whipped. therefore,
on their own ground, by less than half thcir
force of volunteers who had never been in
battle, and whipped with their best troops and
regulars at their head.
Just Mt sundown the 9Th South CoroEina
Regiment, under Gel. Wyndcr. which had
conc to Manassas in the afternoon, arrived
upon the field, and before the battle was
quite over, came the splendid troop orcavalry,
under Capt Boyiiin. Iiampton's Legion came
in time for bloody part in the action Of the
dav, but were moi able 10 bring on the cavalry
or Washington Artillery. 0ftbc members Of
the artillery conpsny, at least, many were
present in the action as Infantry, and shared
The fortunes OF ihe Legion.
OF the many personal incidents ofthc bat
lie nave no. time to speak tonight. My
cstimabIc friend: Il. Mckay: Of Grcenvil!c,
separated from lis company: Capt. llUkes
came upon four Of the enemy il charge OF
three Of our prisoners whom thcy hal iakc",
and WAS unc5ln:ortaLiy conscioas lie WAS
about 10 adj to their number TO he certain
of the fact, however, lie exclaimed iaterro
satiyelv, "pri<oncrs, boys?' y Zolavc an
swcrcd ''NTe don't know exactly who arc
prisoners here 'oh you Of course said
o,r ready friend wbcrcupon demanding their
arms, they laid iile,l down; aid were marched
oil, to The rear.
Six Enrse.Hcu detached from their company,
d:>hc,! forward a.l came upon Il company Of
the enemy ali armed, forty-liye N number,
demanding surrender as The best means Of
avoiding: lhcir owi, cap,Hrc. Tie cnc!ay com.
pied, aad the six n,rn with saLrrs only
marched them III.
Captain Richardson, Of kcrshaw's Regi-
mcrt, wounded in the Ieg, w;.s taken, ard
willie held by four Of the enemy, a party Of
lis own COMPANY caln2 l'y and marched tue
capturc:s of.
c:cral Braurcgar,l has to-day been crea.
ted a General of TIC Confederate Army. y
friend in conversation with President Davis
to-day inquired as to the rank Of General
Beauregar,l g Yesterday" said the Presl-
dent, he was BrigadierGcncral." And
to-day ?" inquired my friend. "To-day,''
said the President. I" he is a General Of the
Confederate Army"
have no certain data upon which TO go in
estimating killed and wounded, but, from all
The evidence before ln". should say that the
killed on our side mcrr 1ou wounded, 1000.
Ofthe enemy: thc killed must have been at
least 1000, and wounded and prisoners must
have diminished their forces 1000 more.
F.: Il mproYcs orr feelings towards men tc
ligLt ,l.rr: So il j. said, at least, ard 50 Il!
srrlnrd Ia Ln in this CASE. At the crisis ol
the fight, whcni it was 'lnuhtfnliiw We would not
I LawIlipp,rl, anu when nen, sinking from their
wolla,!$. werr coming from fight in which
their friends aud relations had been cHt 10
pieces, some three Gr four prisoners brought
were rather in H.: way Of being roughly
treated The proposition was made: anu
was responded TO, shoot them. | pass
cd them on the way when the light was
yoing On. and greatly feared that something
might be Zone TO shame US, hut y few words
brought tue sufferers 10 their senses, au't the
prisoners we're spared. In every other III
stance, however, after the act Of battle Was
over, the feeling was kinder than il could
have been before the fight began. SaW Tic
soldiers share their water with them, winch
they could hardly spare themselves. Many
of them were taken aud cared for ny the very
men who shot them, and friend, passing
through the field when tho fight was over
PASSED two wounded men, the one from
Georgia, the other from New York. Ihe
{, New York man asked for water, and the
wounded Georgian begged my friend for God
sake to give it to him; for that he himself
had called upon soldier from New York Tor
water when his column was i'll retreat, anu
though it was at the risk Of his life, he ran TO
the trench and brought it,
1t was in search Of water t'm, 49, liant D
NJ. Wilkes, of the Fourth Regiment, lost his