The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-08-14


tents We're taken down and the v hole seven
loads Of yesterday were carried by ourselves
To this present place, ha!fa mile from our
first stopping place. We are in Fairfax
county, mile or 80 from Ceutreville, abou,
lS q tnlnD from Alexandra. Col. VIA.
der's Regiment arrived few minutes after
we did Coi. Sloan's came in to day. Col.
Jenkins was here, and these four have been
put int" the 3rd Brigade, 5. Z. ", under
Gen. ID. X. Jones formerly of Charleston a
graduate Of West Point und of experience
IN the Mexican campaign.
We have met with many York, Chester
AMI Fairfield ncquaintances We heard ia
Richm"un ,hat Col. Jcnkin- "a- n", cn
gagged in the great battle on thr list, bnt
ne was, and that in very warm place lie
was under very heavy fire from the enem,
AMI AT the sa,ne time was vigorously fired
into b, one OF the Mississippi Regiments,
whose business it was To assist hun. Such
WAS the confusion that this Regimen, dad
not seem disposed to listen TO any q. ,denc.
going To show that Col Was not Al yam
kee He tried several times TO let them
know better but to no purpose. Once, as
many us four of their rifles were aimed "a,
tne Cot himself, when one If our young
with two drawn ievoivers, told them thai
that man vas his Colonel aud thal # the,
shot him, he would urop every one of them
in their TRACKS. heard ih, C"onel 81, to
day. that he had no doubt l.is ynumy u,an
saved his life. The Mississippi Regiment,
brought drown not less than 20 Of his men
between Their fire and that OF the Yankees
about 10 men Of the brigade We're brought
N m m, m tps-- h,t = -
them killed
We are n,w close by headquarters,
which quarters are IN the uou-e of e, de
canped tory. The countr, around is roll.
ing and all in grass-quile prrlu,, uut u"t".
ing like so beautiful ~ many other situa
lion> in the old Dominion. We ar. about
$500 strong and are in The face of the enc
my. How long we will remain here, or
what is before us is better known to YOU.
VINO read the papets, than to Us. We can
hear almost nothing aud see ies-. the
J aukee, were in camp about IL mile from
this pace tney left their camp and went
into the hgn, without dreaming, GAS | verify
beIieve,) that they would meet with any re
sis'unce worth naming. They expected our
forces To retreat ami their, 10 take Manassas
aud Richmond, just Us they had taken
Alexandria. Fairfax and CentreviIle. |
tu,nA they We're aiuuZsd at the way the
COntederntes met them. They never RS.
turned to the camp above mentioned. Il
vas finely equipped and was taken as II
w"ol- by our troops. | diued on their
crackers To dav.
All the Regiments that have heard from,
claim the honor of taking Shermnn's Bat.
ter:. One thing however seems to be pref.
" certain, viz that Capt. Allen Green, OF
Columbia, had men enough 10 man two of
the guns, which he turned on the vnndals
and with which he gave them full benefit OF
their own ammunition. May he i've to do
40 again
Nh army hospital ls an aWfui thing. Just
lhiLK of It. Take II dozen me-, and spread
them around, some in cots, some on mat
trassrs, some un STRAW. One vita nieasels,
one with lever, one with hux and another
with Testing soune Of them men who
uake but little pretentions To gentiiity ~
any time or in any place. Then Increase
me number, perhaps Ia scores, aui see
them all attended 10, as they must almus,
necessarily be. only III n general, business
like way, and how would you like to be one
"f them For III, part, would take my
c'ancus "n The battle held much more
willingly Than ~ Tile Hospital. 1t would
almost Kill we'll man 70 ,lay there long
Our men are no better than they oughI
L. be, but the. listen to religious Teaching
and AXE part In the exercises witn great
eagerncss | have had Chance t. preach
only once, that was in the open air to u
very 'a,gc and very attentive congregation.
We nare number of good singers and a
cLOlr such as no church IN the land can
boast oE ] have nearly all Of the Sumt
Village choir There is large orcr ard
next 10 our ground. in which shall preach
while we stay here. ,;Oi Jenkins who
comes next To us has no haplain. ! small
n-k my Colonel TO inviJs him 10 Join us
with his Regiment, and if they do so, | will
nave congregation of 1900 men, to all of
whom shall say. that Christ did mot com.
70 :ail The righteous but sinners to repeu.
lance ] visit the companies. sing, read
and pray every night, when uot pre-. rnted
BY weather, can only get to about l"ree
companies in one night. The men tUrn oui
finely aud anything in The shape Of reading
is greedily taken. ! ,hink our Regiment i,
rather more moral than some others. see
n" reason why any christian man may not
be as good christian in camp as at home
so far rs my experience goes, there b not
the shadow OF an excuse for those who ad
vocate the contrary Nay God it our men
for all that lies before them. Ma, lie bless
tn" p ople Of my charge. and re.unit- us al
some not distant day, is the prayer of their
PAS1Oa.