The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-06-26
VIRGINIA CORRESPONDENTS.


Mn. EDITOR: This il IL delightful morn.
ing, n pleasant breeze comes from the noun
t9ins. 1t feels quite different from the sui
try mornings in Lancaster at this season,
bnt towards noon the sun shines very warm
and 1t feels almost rs Unpleasant here rs
there. Notwithstanding the pleasant eli.
mate, men from our section don't enjoy good
health, the cause is said 10 be the limestone
water. When we are here n little longer
| think the water instead of having bad
effect will prove "A benefit, as many of The
sick from around Manassas Station rs can
be accommodated nre brought to this place.
There a:e now about two hundred patients
in these hospitals aud more are expected to.
day. Several have been discharged and
are now on duty Three cases only have
been fatal, one Of which was from South
Carolina. belonging to the Sumter Guards,
whose name WAS Vaughn. He died of
"Typhoid Dysentery" complicated with con.
sumption. The other two gentlemen We're
Virgnians. One had "ryphoid Dyscntery"
the other "Typhoid Pneumonia. Mr.
Vaughn was buried here with the usual
military houors, with the addition that all
the military now here turned out instead of
just certain number Of men and officers.
This was done, so | was informed, because
lie WaS u sOn Oh opN'N baTbiiilt. aost III
the Virgniuns believe in the Palmetto boys.
They are very anxious for them to have
a fight They think the Yankees will stand
no chance before the balls aud bayonets Of
men like them.
But know YOU are interested in the sick
and must tell you something more of them
Out Of the 200, more than three fourths are
South Caroliuiuns. am glad To say that
h,,t fu,, Of Ia, sic ~
are very well provided for and are deeply
Indebted to Tie good ladies'. v ho are always
kind aud svmpathising, for their comfort
The ladies furnish all their bedding and
send them great many dclicacies in the
way Of diet, which they would not get 9TH
| erwi,c They visit them too occasionally
! which the sick men say is very consoling
Indeed, think the ladies of Culpepcr de-
serve great praise for the interest they take
| in the cau>c Of the S)uth They not only
look after the sick soldier-, but they see Ia
! the comforts Of the well also. They know
| what the needle was made for ] am told
! that the uniforms of several compaGies
were made by them, among others were the
refugees from Washington. They are still
ut work uniformng other companies.
| We'll Wit about the war, the fighting
part Another battle has been Tough, aHd
II reports are true, we whipped them badly
again, killing two hundred and only losing
one on our side, bat am afraid that is toe
favorable. although from III. source " whic
it came. it is very gcr,ral!y believed here
| The fl .ht was near Hampton aud Yorktown
Nhcn "Oti Il y" had u GLANCE o &c; finger
| in the vie. Wih all du" respect To Mort Ii
Larolina for the g,llautry aud bravcry oI
hcr sons, | 'Iink ~, on.ht 10 3D. something
rioht hand ,omc 10 caEcc. th, act Of her liv.
| inr undrr a.i Nbr's government 80 long
| Rat sb. i. with uS now, hear, anal soul, and
We can louk over IA. past wilh faln in her
for tuc fn.urc.
WAS very r!.d 10 Nee, our e.trcmed fel
low citizen. Ur. w. & Cauthrn nj The depo,
the other muruirL. lie had been To ,our
camp and was on his way home lie haI
carried flap 20 81. "iaurn,,cr ln..ncibles'