The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-07-03
The 8. c. Regiments in Virginia-Or-
ganization of the Confederate Forces,

the Charleston Mercury. writing from Camp
Va, under date OF 23d June, refers to the
South Carolina forces in Virginia as follows -
"Of the nine South Carolina Regiments organ
zed, the LIST, Col. Gregg 2d, Col. Kershaw, 5tl
| Col. Jenkins, 7th Col. Bacon, and Sth. Col
Cash, are here. The 9th, lately commanded
by COL Rion, aud the 9th, Col Uagood, are m
South Carolina and 4th, Col Stone, and the
| Sd, Col. Williams, are in Richmond We have
| therefore, seven regiments in this State, mum
bering about six thousand, and If all the other
States had hal their troops received in proper.
ton to white population we would now have
an army in the field OF exactly one hundred
thousand men. The Northern papers say they
have not; thousands were rejected at Mont
gomcry, because not Offering for three years
and electnS their own officers and that we
have, in fact, force Of but TO.0O0 In adli.
ton to these regiments, South Carolina ha.
two Others, and tiampton's Legion, yet to come
which, the other States doing The same, will, in
the course OF time and human events. swcl
our force TO 10000. Whether all will do as
well oi not, will depend upon the reauisition
terms and reception Of offers; but it is certain
that if Virginia shall continue the seat of war
she hc self will furnish 100, 900. That she ,,,e
not already done so, is attributed to the fac,
that they have not been called for, and tho au
thorities have not been ready to receive them. y
The same correspondent furnishes the an
nc1ed interesting particulars rf the c:tirc com
mand of Gen Beaurrgard, distributed at dit.
fercnt points between Manassas Junction and
Alexandria, now the largest Confederate force
IN the field at any one point : "Thc army here
now, known, for more convenient rcfercuce, as
the Army Of the Potomac, is assuming sucl,
proportions "a to justify a more particular no.
tcc OF it than have yet given. OF its pre-.
c'sc size It Is not perhaps, yet proper to speak
definitely, but that it is large may b. inferrc i
from the fact that its formation has tasked tho
available means of transportation for the last
six weeks, aud since my letter yesterday abou,
two thousand additional soldiers have arrived
"Oi this army Gen. Beanrcgard is in com
mand, with subordinate officers designated. i,
General Orders, "a follows:
Col. Thomas Jordan. y. A. v, Acting As.
sistant Adjutaut General
Captain Clifton III. Smith, =. A. v, Assis.
tant Adjuts,ut Gcucral.
Lieut.. =. w. Ferguson, C.. s. A.. Aid H.,
Camp.
Major Thomas II. w,am.on. p. A. V,
Chief Engineer.
Maj"r W. l.. Cabcll, q. 5. A., Chief Quarter.
master.
Captain W. H. Fowle, p. a. ", Chief Com.
missary OF Subsistence
Surgeon j. McF. CASTOR, Medical Director.
Ihcut. Col Samuel Jones, L. \. ", Chief of
Artillery aud Ordnance.
Coils A. T. Chisholm, j. l.. Manning, WIN
Porcher Miles. Joseph Ii.ywsrI, J. ) Preston
Volunteer Aids lie Camp.
Such Is the organic .tion Of this army in il,
chief executive department. Col. Tcrritt, a.
l have said III another letter, is commaudant of
the post, Tor was-hc now takes charge of a
brigade, - will be see below aud Major
Thomas G. Rhe,t il Adiutant.
Or the several brigade commanders, I am
only able to name the following l-,. Gen.
Bonham 2d, Gen. %. X Jones; 81, Gen. r.
s. Ewell 4th. Col. Terrlu 5th, Col Cooke :;
9th. Col. Farley
This army, A. have already mentioned. il
coming finely into working order, aud having
powerful nucleus of concentration here, Is
extended as far IA il is considered proper or
important TO extend it IN the direction OF the
enemy. would he glad to give the regiments
and their location, but in the present position
OF affairs il would be nianifcstly improper, aud
your home readers, am sure, will iorego the
qualification fany curiosity they may have
upon this subject, in consideration OF the fact
aid will rest assured, first, that the troop
from our State will ue at the post of honor :;
next. that however small our forces, they will
be exposed TO no unneccssa y peril unsier ,h;;.
circumstances; aud next, that step by step We
r'vet upon the enemy the incxorablc Necessity
OF either fighting us upon our own ground, or
OF falling back bsyont the Potomac.