The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-16
T. J. JACKSON,
Major-General

MaJOr-Gcncral
A despatch to Governor Letcher, this morn
ing, says that General Jackson telegraphs that
we have gained brilliant victory in the Valley
and that the enemy is in full flight, hotly pur-
sued. Onr loss is 40 killed and 200 wounded.
The enemy's loss was heavy, and all his dead
and wounded were left upon the field. Of the
Twelfth Georgia Regiment, Captains Furlow,
Mcmillan and Patterson, Lieutenants Turpin,
Gouldware, and Woodward. were killed. Cap
tain Dawson was badly wounded.
May 1l.-A later despatch to Governor
Letcher, dated Staunton, Saturday evening,
says that the enemy's loss at Mcdowell was
500 killed and wounded. In their flight the
Yankee troops burned all their baggage and
wagons. Our forces are pursuing them closely.
Some of our wounded have arrived here.
Evcrything-property, life, all-says the
Southern Christian Advocate must be cast into
the scale, or the weight of our enemy's metal
and the malignity of hate and greed, will make
his cause preponderate. We shall be weighed
in the balances and found wanting. We may
as well, at once, make up our mind to fight it
out, and if our liberties are lost, to perish with
our Government. If We survive it, we arc to
pay the cxpences of this war; we are to be
ruled by immigrant Yankees in our own be-
loved land; we are to be kept in subecton to
Northern law makers, by the bayonet. For
one, we would be willing to sec both our large
armies going into the fight, when the impend-
ing conflict comes, with only the black banner
"no surrender" "no quarter asked or given"
"only victory or DEATH" carry terror to the
hearts of the cruel and wicked aggressors who
seek our destruction. Such sight and such
sounds would appal them: and they who truly
60 into the battle with the spirit this course Of
action pre-supposes could not but conquer.
GEN. "SToNEwALL" JACKSON. "A letter from
near Winchester, speaking OF events before our
army evacuated the place says: At the Union
prayer meeting (of all denomnations) one af-
ternoon, that gallant soldier and pious man,
General (StonewalD Jackson was present and
led in prayer. At the upper table some pro-
Tossing Christians, when told of it, expressed
regret at not having been present. Had they
known shat Gen. jackson was to have been
there" they would certainly have gone
Alas! they forgot that greater than jackson,
or any other mere man, had promised to meet
with his people, even the Lord Of lifi. and glory.
1t is certainly gratifying fact, that General
Jackson is an active, humble, CONSTANT Chris
restraining profanity and Sabbath-break-
ing-welcoming army colporteurs, distributing
tracts, and anxious to have every regiment in
his army supplied with chaplain Would
that all our leaders were men who thus served
God, and looked up to Him for help.-Soath-
erm Christian Advoeate
The YANKEES AND THE NEeRos AT FERNAN-
DINA, Fla One hundred and fifty attempted
to escape from their Yankee task masters the
other day, at Fernandina, upon which they
were fred on and fifteen Of their number were
killed Or wounded.
The Yankees are fortifying Fernandin. ..a
have large number Of negros
their works Whenever the sogageu ~, ~
opportunity they escap" negioe nave ="
They report that y "a from their opPressots
little rest and ;.aey are worked hard, ee,,
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