The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-10-22

kerry was encountered 6y our boys, bu,
they stood their ground il the unequal
contest, retaining volley for volley, until
LearIy their last cartridge was expended,
The enemy remaining firm, Gen. Ker-
shaw ordered the Third Regiment, which
had been retained in his second line Of
battle, and at the same time sent Barks
dale with his Mississippi Brigade, to make
an attemp, to flank the position. 1iie
nature of the ground prevented this from
being fairly done, but his men posted
themselves among the adjoining rocks,
and there opened an ann wing fire. Fur
there instructions were sent To General
Ba'&sda!e TO throw his brigade or n por
toa Of it, if possible, in ther rear, but be.
fore this cou be done the F.deraIs had
fled down the craggv sites Of the noun
tam carrying vita then, most of their
dead and wounded. The vigorous nature
of our onset may lie imagined fr m the
fact that The GgAt commenced At six o
clock A. NJ; anil was confined until ten
O'Clock, A NJ, with an in,ermissioa Of
only twenty minutes. No artillery was
used on either side.
The casualties in kershaw's Brigade,
at this point, were log. THIS list has
been sen, home Capt. Moultrie Dwight,
Of the staff, was wounded by fall among
the rocks, while conveying an order TO
Gen. Barksdale, and SO severely disabled
that he has gone TO tue rear.
As soon ss the enemy re,reated, our
men, exhausted as they were, wen; TO
work and built road, and after an i'n-
mense bestowal Of labor. succeeded on
Sunday noon in hauling four guns to the
mountaio. J, was a position which com.
manded every portion Of iisrper's Ferry,
and when We opened fire, every shot told
hemmed in, and surrounded as il wcro
by wall OF fe, the Federas could make
little effective resistance, and on tue morn.
ing OF Monday the surrender took place
On Sunday night, however, Gen. Nc
Laws having Intelligence Of the repuIse
Of Gen. Cobb at Champions GAP, and
that the enemy were in his rear, ordered
kershaw to evacun,e the Heights, and
fall back upon Brownsville, which Was
done on Monday. In the afternoon, the
command moved to H,rper's Ferry, and
in the evening to Sherpherds,own. On
Wednesday morning, at day light, the
march was resumed for Sha,psburg, and
about 8 o'clock the entire division wen,
into the action on d.e tett, relieving, rs
have informed you 10 describing the bat.
lie, the hard pressed division Of General
Hood.
Some disappointment has been express
ed since the bauIe that McLaws did no,
come up an hour earlier, rs his WAS prob
ably the most valuable reinforcement Of
the day. it is believed that we nigh,
lhen have commenced n series Of decisive
victories by following up the strong blows
We had previously inflicted; but for,u.
astely for the enemy, IA well as for our.
selves, their own reiaforcements and our
own came in together, and thus the "nip
and tuck" Of battle was renewed II is
not for correspondent, however, to crit
icise points Of this nature, and | leave
them to the disposition Of official reports.
The division fought gallant no brigade
10 it more so than General Kershaw's :;
and no regiment more 30 than the Sew.
enth, under tue command Of Col. Aiken.
II charged n battery and drove tie enemy
from the guas; but before they could Le
Withdrawn from the field boti. infantry
and artillery opened with such terrific ef
feet that the regiment WAS in turn com.
PEELED to retreat. MAJ. White was sho,
within thirty yards OF the guns. and Col.
Aiken also here received his dangerous
and painful wound learn that, though
his injuries were considered mortal, hopes
are cow entertained Of his recovery. The
flag OF the Seventh wac "shot all TO pie
ces." But all the regiments fought no
bly,, and | regret that the facts are no,
near me 80 that could speak Of each in
detail. The loss in the brigade At Sharps
burg was three hundred and Iifty five.
PERSONNE.
Clothing and Shoes for the Army.
We cannot avoid again recurring to
this subject. It is the most important