The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-06-25
Important from James Islaud-Bloody
Fight at Secesaionvllle-The Enemy
Repulsed with Heavy Loss-0ur
Casualties, etc.

Casualties, etc.
a little before noon, yesterday. our CT.
ty was thrown into a state. Of fsverish ex.
,citemsn, by the vague ,idings that there
had been bloody work a, SECESSION vile,
on James Islaud From the 6rst the
news vas Of an encouraging character,
inssmuch rs We were, assured that: a mere
handful Of our brave troops had iepulsed
= heavy coIumu o: the enemy, thrown
forward 10 assault the battery a. Seces
sionv;lle, manned by portion Of Colonel
.Lsmar's Regiment Of Artillery, 3. g. v.
From the various accounts which We have
received, we have colated the following
facts in relation to the battle
THE ADVANCE or THE knRMY.
About dawn yesterday morning our
pickets in front Of Lamar's battery we're
Grivon in, and almost simultaneously, the
enemy's column was aeon some four hun.
dred yards OF, advancing with the bayo
net, at double quick, to the assault. Our
troops, within the battery, had been hard
At work the evening before in throwing
up auctbs. battery, and were almost
worn out with fatigue. The first roun d
that was fred At the Yankees was by
Col. T. G. Lamar himself. His men has.
tened with aiacri,y to their pieces, and
were soon pouring grape and canister n.
gainst the rapidly approaching enemy
At each discharge great gaps were visi
bic in the Yankee ranks, but still they
came on, without 6ring a single vollsy.
II Was afterwards ascertained that their
muskets were empty, and that they had
Actually hoped to carry the battery with
the bayonst alone. But the rapid and
fearful cannona1e and fusiIade kept up
against them Was too severe for thei,
nerves, and wheL close TO our entrench
mems they wsversd, reeled and finslI,
fed in disorder.
Twice was this experiment repeated
and twice they were rspulsed. Thei,
losses were frighlful-amoupting. probs
bly,, TO some 400 killed, wouLded and
missing. Col. Lamar was slightly wound.
ed in the neck. Capt. Sam'I J. Reed and
serg't c. Baggot,, Of Lsmars battalion,
were killed. Lieut.. Humbert, of the same
battalion, was slightly wounded.
.THR EuTAw RsoIMEsT-LIsr OF cAsUL
TIES, ETC.
About half past four o'clock the me,
ofthe Eutaw Regiment were startled from
their slumbers hy the long roll. They
were encamped on the spo. occupied ma
ny weeks sgoo by the city troops, som,
two three miles fsom SscessionviIie, ant
some distance this side OF The entrencb
mehts which stretch across James Island
They we're promptly formed by CoIons
Simontou, aud double quicked toward
tho scene OF action, which they rsache,
little after Eve o'clock. Before ths
Lime the ersmy bad become convince.
that all efforts to carry our works b.
storm would be. futile, and hs was sndss
'oring, BY throwing ou, strong nsnkjpa
bodies, to gain the rear Of our position
The Es,sw Regiment was led iu,o se,ios
Jus. ir time to b.ms one Of these a.nl
nevsmssn They charged. imps,ssasly,
and forced The enemy back as far 40 L.,
gsrs's whore lbs sanboass sffsc,ually
protected the fugiuvs.. In this move
insnt, however, the Euta~ boys encoun.
tered very heavy fire Of muskssry. The
,psmbors Of the Regimen. speak ia high