The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-06-25

| :" e'"ng Us on, they began to
land again sbou' four O'clock In the even
ing Our regiment wxa then marched
through corn field which was about head
nigh, and Which nLut US out from the view
OF Tho enemy. Hxving marched about a
quarter of milo No were drawn up 10 line
oi Cattle, 'st behind a large dwelling
which belongs TO n Mr.. Rivers. In I'll.
position We were in hopes to giv. the enc.
o'y "'urPrlss should he advance. After
remaining here for about two hvurs and
seeing that they We're not going 10 advance,
We nd TWO pieces of artillery brought up,
l was looking at them a. the first shell fell
amongst them, you may depend it caused .
scattering Of them. The enemy went b.ck
10 their boats and then We were yi.it-d
win another shower Of shell. We were
ordered to lie down faron III. ground, nnd
although The enemy continued 10 shell u.
all night, We sustained no damage. The
on'y Thing hated, WAS lying on the wet
ground sll night. II was M, thing else than
pleasant. Next morniny finding tha, the
enemy had Withdrawn. We we're taken back
about too miles and e.iub.ishrd our CAMP.
in rear Of our breast " urks. The br.u,t
works are extensive, | am sutisfi, d, if We
could get the fight here, We could whiu
'hsm h.e to one. Their. is no duubt bu,
Tint Mey will ha,o to tight Us here. unless
they c"n pass Fort Pembrrton with their
gun6ont-, which o".ry body thinks will b.
Impossible. ! AIN unable 10 give YOU any
"p'n'on about the strength Of the Fvrt.sI
have never ~, u it,
Last Saturday uy company and Captain
Rrkland's were sent down 10 n cro.s roxd.
on picket, We were 10 act m 4 suprort 10
some c"mpanies that were in advance Of us
Col. C"pors, who Vas in c"tu,npnd of the
out P".i., was at III. ceoss rusds with us
II rained very hard all day. In the evening
seout four O'Clock We were utterly surpris
ed oy seeing the companies that were in
advance Of us, cunning back without having
hred gun. As they came up Col. Z. jump.
ell up and asked them what was th. u,a,,e,
they replied the Yankees ars down th~r.
about four hundred yards in p.rf-c, .wxrm..
COL Z then ordered Capt. X and myself
to form our companies immediately As W.
marched into tho rond is Wis black with th.
enemy. Fearing that they might b. trying
I" flank us. To cut us of. Col. T.. ordered ,u,
company TO d-ploy MS skrrmish~rs ia a Geld
to our right, hich was ,hut out from tho
rond by thick hedge ] had but forty men
with me. Just Us entered III. field [ saw
some fifteen or twenty Of the enemy Ut tn.
edge "f a riIr thickei, rs they saw ins
they lodged back. when my BOYS fired upon
'hsm. My attention Mas next attracted by
= voiley from n company that was drawn
up OF s,y left, ~ ssvn as saw them half
wheeled my company to tho eft, so a. to
lace them, and commenced to f.s on them
by rank 80 managrd it ss to keep on.
rank ull the tiui. with load ON hand. 1
wa, fearful that / nigh. b. charged from
The thi.kot ON my right and !n that event |
wanted 10 ba ready for them. Afler fir. |
ing several s"uId. mto them they give Nay
and retired into n thick v oods. am sa,i,.
h-d ! must have done them consid.rabls
daninge, us nvmber were seen 10 iuI; n, |
my drai lire. Col T.. and one Of tho cou.
riers who were ih tho road on their hurss..
aud wao had much better chance OF sec.
ing what was going on thxn myself, (,h.y
not having any smoke between them and |
the rneiny) say. they saw 4 number fall and |
could see them being sarrisd buck 10 the |
ambulance in the rear. Having driven the |
camPa"y on thy left out Ut the field, Col |
Z. ordrred iue 10 drP,"y as skiruisl,.rs and |
le: my right wing drive tho pine thickx,, |
~hi"t my left could advance along the edge,
and hre NJ they advanced. drov. through
Tho 'hekei, driving before us that portion
of the enemy which Was 10 it. aud put them
also into the woods. ! succeeded iu cutting
of one fellow who vas taken pri.onsr
oy party of our men who were in the
r"ad. How they missod killing soms Of 40
is more than ] can see, as they had a fair
open hre ut u-; but thank Gud We e.cnprd
without one b-in. hurt. wish you could
""se Hecn now cOOI tue boys We're unde:
hre They far surpassed my most sanguine
exPec Htions. In fact the grea,est difficulty
hsd Was to hold then. back. Think they
scared the Yankee. by their ,s.ls. Afrr
the hight was over, Col T. drew us up and
complinentrd US thighl, for our behavior
lie saIdtt Was 10 our coolness aud prompt
nes~ OF action that he MA saved from the
disgrsre Of SURPRISE and complete route.
lie VA. ho"evs. very severe upon the eou.
duct OF The companies " io We're iE sdys-ce.
tie wound UP by saying that we had proved
oursrlvrs worthy Of the advance, and thu,
hs Would give Il to Us for the night, t,el
ing confident that wo would hold the enc.
my in check with the sans spiri, that We
had driven him back. Next morning, when I
go' back to camp. Col i,agood sent for
ME, and told me lh II hs WAS proud Of the
very fiattsring account which .h. comman
ding othcer had given him Of the sct,on of