The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-09-10

ference That our forces occupied many Of
the positions which were held by the enc.
my NJ that time, and that the enemy fought
upon 'he ground that had been held by us
SevelaI OF our regiments entered the field
just where McDowelTs divisions did yeur
ago. The fight began about three o'clock
IN the afternoon, near Groveton, on the
Warrenton turnpike. Longstreet was on
'he right and Jackson on the left, their line
oeinS IN The form of II broad V, with the
enemy within The enemy made their FIRST
advance by endeavoring to turn Jackson's
Hank, but were repulsed in great confusion
a battery of twenty pieces Of artillery,
commanded by Col. Stephen ID. Lee, Of
South Carolina, moving them down by
scores. Longslreet ut once threw forward
H"ods aud Bryson's bHgades, and ad-
'nhced his whole line, which was in a st,or;
time separately engaged. jackson now
gave battle, and the enemy wns attacked on
every SIDE. The fgat was herccly con,es.
ted until after dark, when the Yankees
gave way and ~ete driven in disorder for
distance OF three miles. Their force con-
sisted OF McDowel's, Seigel's, Banks, Nor.
ellis, Sickies, Milroy's, McCleiluu's, and
Pope's divisions. The loss of the enemy
exceeds that Of the Confrdera,es in the ratio
OF i've to one. Their dexd literally cover
The Held. Our men captured a number of
batteries, numerous regmental coIors
thousands of prisoners, and from six To ten
thousand stand Of arms. We might have
taken more of these last but the men
could no, be burdrned with them. One
Yankee Brgadicr General Is nov lyinp
dead at The negro RoJms0n's house, where
the Yankee bodies are so thick.y sircwn
that IL is difficult 10 pass without stepping
upon them. Generals EweIl, jenkins, Ma.
hone aud TrimbIe, are wounded Colonies
Means, Marshall, Glover and Gadbcrry, Of >.
Carolina, are killed. Coonels Benbow,
Moore aud McGowan, of the same State,
are wounded. MajoI ID. &. Kemper is Sc
verely wounded in the shoulder Captain
Tabb md Captain Mitche! Of the First Vir.
ginia (the latter a son of John Mitchell, the
Irish pairioD, are wounded. Adjutant
Tompkins, Of the Hampton Legion, and
N"J"'ah' oathefoh' ot The I"eniy-Fourlh
virginia. were o''h wounded. About htly
i"u"ee ''''%ehs OF washington, VIII" had
come out TO witness the show, have been
baggrd 10y our forces.
i"' '>'."'''ohu Di'p"'en oil FRIDAY morn
says we nave e0h'er'ed with several
""' "''e !" '"e engagement, a"d 'hey con
''' !" representing II Us 'he most desperate
"'' u''e' "''"eu o' INC war Indeed, 1t Is
" oe e"pe''eu 'h'' II c"u'u oe OH
"u' ''sS' as wei Us That oil The
"'' oee" very "e"'y cut we have
s''' s'o"n"' LOT believing That their
''"'S"'e' 's "i'hout precedent IN the pres.
CIV war anu some declare II 90 nave been
40 many "S ee'e" ~ one o"e report says
''"' '"o e"e'y were e"hp'''e'y d.'Prraed'
i"' many o' '"eh were fe'r'"''ns IN tie
''.'''0u Vi ''eeso"fe ana Ed"ard'' Ferry
n"''"e' "1''e'' referring 10 Saturdays
"s"' says MS "ns '"e gran" u"y' before
o'e''""' 'in'ee"' rope ef III omne gen"s'
Ae e"'ne'ed o" 'he same p'a'n' and mar
'""' 'he'r 'n'2"'y hos'' Tor Tie suhJngaiion
" ''' 'eoe's No-'of Inc preservation OF
"e. ,"p'"' Ninety thousand i"hRees'
"' W ."e movement o' spring. ale
'",o"" WIZ" numbering force upon our
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'n'''"e' '"u eo"''hued hsh's. "''hon'
'"e usual P'e'"ue o' sN"'''S"'ng' 'hey AT
'"'A our W"o'e ''ne a'h"''a"e'"s'y' ana are
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