Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-20
VOLUME XxVI.---Ne. is.
Incidents of the Leesburs Battle.

"PERSnSNE," the ever-interesting cDrrc..
ponicnt Of the Charleston Courier, writing
frum Leeabnrr, Va, furnishes The following
] hunnsaus incidents:
| am glad to sa;? that the w''uE'lr'i prison.
e,s are ns well cared for as orr own mcri az!
receive tho attention If Dr. Mott, he BE-; ;ad"
Surgeon, and the various medical gcntlernt:.
| in the regiments. 1t is related Of one Of them,
"a broth ofa boy" from the "ou!l colnrry,'
that when he was shot ne had a pipe in his
mouth ani was pufi',r away most industr
euslr. Unfortunately tor him, ans4vtr, the
ballet ca,sred the cc.rcr of OLE eve :r:c "ans
! out behind the esr: causing prt,t',sc low ui
blood; in Tie n:is! oT whirh he los: his ,,iia
Shortly after being broush: TO the Lrlia,
another young Pat, Is 10 was shot ia lie
lreast, recognized his voice as hrloug;ng 10 a
uemLer ot mis- c,ra paay, and csc.pins "ssr
10 tic bedside c: his coinrede, who was ing
on his back with \ we! clcil, uYer bis !scs,
his i,rs saluta,iou as DC raised tie latter. ~s<,
Z" Au sure Mike, where's ye! piro.''
"Arrsh, lad luck TO :hs pipe. !, lsret
lrur ,ue r,oa!L when struck tie GROUND,
aad l'ps II zane it sincs. It's tlty c.nts IN
good pipe that's gore from NE, bedad"
"Sure Why didn't ye gave it, Nike? ?' "savo
it, replied Mike, Ad~ the l;yi could -ayo
it when coudn', 81 suitherco b:.ysu, TIE
pint o me uose2 Faith, it wns all star> ard
no stripes that saw in the air, Pa
Frequently the ladies are i'll lie aa'':t of
visiting toe i'riso.iers, but oftcncr irc;n ruti'
csisy than sympathy. Another il"idrtt:-
told 81 an encauuter telwrea several q: '';t;.
a.d all lrishman.
1t hal haconr Inll:ter of EGhit Nit!, /. e
fair ones to open conversation with tks r~:y
natural inquiry, Where are you wo,lldr4 !
and accordingly when u party III threr''r fur
TIE other tug approached orr cell, :hey
launched out in tue usual way. Paddy made
believe that he ':cn't hear distinctly aud r.
Piled, pretty Sell, thank yez.'' Z" Where
were sou wounded % again fred away OH; Of
he ladie= Faith, I'm not badly hurt, at
al, Iii h. travelling in Richmond iii Ii
wake" replied Pat, with pccn:arly distress.
Ing Look, Is il lie 0ss in tight place. Think
ing that he was deaf, one Of tie old ladies in
the background put her mouth down 20 bis
car and SHOUTED again, :: We want 10 kuow
where You sr= hurt;
Pat evidently finding that If the lombard
ment continued much longer he would lave
to strike hia liag anyhow, concluded 10 .'o 50
at once, a:n'l accordingly with a face as rosy
rs boiled lobster and with al angry Kind Of
energy he replied: Sure leddirs, its Iot
daft that an, hut since ye are determined
to know where I've been wounded, it'So my
safe. The bullet entered behind ov my breech
es. Please to excuse me feelings and az me
no more questions"
! leave it to you to imagine the bushins
CONSERVATION Of the imquiaiIors ard sudden
locomo;ion Of the crino!inc out Of tho icont
1qor
Since then Paddy has oeea the hero Of the
hospital and receives airy amount Of senale
visitors, fcr you know such thing circulases
among the COX like quicksilver on S smooth
glass, but they bestow their ssmrathics in 81
lence and no more ask him, "Wherc are you
hurt?;'