Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-10
Virginia CorreSpondeEcc.

FAlErAS e. H., VA, June 2a, IHl.
wrate yon last, friends beloved, from Camp
W;.:a.r re&r Manassas junction. On the nine
t'en:h we lett tbs Camp and marched e. Lsrt.e.
VILE, snlc TX " seven miles further North, where
mc enr"inp:'l in l'ea",frl grove -u-rrrn'ir;i rs
t;,.: .riuys ar.i beautiful grain fields. T.ry ncur
y. Wa COL CASH with the Eighth Regiment, and
il the han., ui Crnrevil:e, :. wm-h-ynnc little
country village. wrS G.m. EpSEaM With his stuff.
rkc march from Camp Walker 10 Cen:ve"iilc wAS
the iir<, oar men had undertaken, bu; they mind
ci no more than they wpul Lave Gone an attr'.
,.par ,..ca.ure walk. All w"rc IL full Ln-ness;
m;,s,ict, tnap:agi, i;arcrS "k. cd!,T..dge h"N &c.
dc: tic SUI Was unrar,:"i..y hat and the dusi
r;p:t iurruAl We lnrrird ,i:r:. days a. Centre
vile, spending the t:me in severe drilling ami
aching, i'i!;geat cherry eating and chicken hunt
ias, un.iru: clo:hcs washing and personal r+nc.
va;i II.
The nigh. before We left Camp Greg: Centre
ril!e,l The Second Regiment passed rs nn their
way to F.;r:nx c. H.; they came fr"m Bull''
Run four miles below ,:s. ard were achieving o
marcll Of eleven miles; leaving Bulls Run 1T Fix
p. NJ. they reached Fairiax nt tSo a. NJ. Cprn
ncctiny thcrt the aext AFTERNOON, fvaAi htla
in he highest possible sate di a'cei IL 'iat!oa,
h,th hudily and mentally. inst s.c wLas men
rsn undergo with M clrvating m"iif" in their
bcartS!
On Saturday the twenty sctcad, VIC !.:i csraV
iirscy aud also marched to Fairfax. Here catue
.ne,her tramp Of seven miles which was gotten
through with Just MS much coolne,s az the first.
Gen, BuEnAN and his .taf moved up on the sur.s
;;as. So here we arc in old Fuirfsx c. H., En,
wkerc n, nto,i:inces entertain IL: with lepe nsr.
rst;rr. concerning the onslcngh, of Lirco:n.
l"il dragons, and pc:nt Out the snot where fell
the yrllnn: MAE. The four Regiments composing
.hr Brigade of Gen. BoSHA:. are Eow here To-
.cther they arc encamped i'll r row, not hall.
u;lc apart. Fi.st Col. GREcc, then c"l. KERsmAwe
then Col. BAcoy, then Col. CASH. Imagine tbs
visiting and Irritation :hus gees cn between tho
four Camps! Col. khRsHAw's quarters eye most
th.unsed hnwcre7, he berc in the heart ut the
tnwL-.--~-- in the very Court House yard. Gen.
l'oHnAw makes bis headquarters in the Female
: niuary, large AID comfortable huusr with
beautiful gurIrn und grove about it. An tfic,r
Of be day. chosen from among the field officers
OF the four Regiments, keeps watch oTer the NOV :
mcntS of the Brigade. As write, Col. BACON,
attended by Adiu.aIt AIKEN and the Rev. Capt.
CAELlsLi:, is riding forth as field ctIccr of the
day; they are inaamei with most uuholy desire
t, cntrap live Yankees! Gen. GoNHAM, with his
.rsc Bureau of assistant officers is nce<sant:y oc-
cu:,ied morning, moon and night they work, aud
Tic GcErrnl moro than nil. Wirn ! Sec him c.
raa:cnally. think Of the affection -brnriug .vb
,H,i his friends; with the difference that in Il il
Yua have no idea Of the work to be dune By tie
tcMl Of Brigade; were 10 attempt to enumer-
a,c the cares and duties, tho Day of Judgment
would find me at it!
Gen. BrArREGARp, "thc noblcst Roman cf
thum nl," was up day "r two ago, hut returned
to the Junction in the afternoon. 'Tis suid here
be has telegrnphed to President DAVIS that he il
ready, and anxious to push on still further and
hcgin the fight. lie thinks "if ',were done when
It's done, 'twerc well 'twcre done quickly" but,
The Presiien: has answered him ordering him to
act strictly on the defensive until further orders.
II 50, We are p:ubabfy at II siand-s,ill for s.ne
tine to come. 1t seems almost clear that DAVIS.
and ScorT intend to keep matters in stata cue.
until otter the fourth Of July