Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-09-24
From the Southern Guardian.
Canp Notes.

| Camp NOIeS. -
Grovetonseems to be the name agreed
upon as that of the great battle near
Bull Run-being portion of it upon
the field of the battle of Manassas
: Plains, which the Yankees, and after
! them the English, wiU call Bull Run.
It was fought upon the 28th, 29th, and
Both Of August. -.
J The 28th was Ewell's fight. It was
principally to hold the enemy in check,
to ascertain his position, and to. deter
mine his strength. Ewell succeeded in
all these. ~ -:
I The 18th was A. P. Hills fight. It
. was. made to hold an elevated position
on the Independent Route Railroad
track, las Indicated in former paper
which commanded the surrounding
country for miles, especially the Lees
|burg-turnpike direction; secondly, to
hold the enemy in check till Longstreet
and Jackson got into the most desira-
bic position upon his (HilPs) right. He
succeeded in all these, The ball OPEN
/. ed about 8 a. M, and closed after 8 p.
m. The principal work was in Hills
front, just where Gregg's brigade were
posted. Upon this point the enemy:
hurled his freshest and most confident
Ebrigades: and in eight successive charges
with probably a fresh brigade IN each,1
they dealt out that entire day in. blood
and finally, as darkness closed over the
scene, they were driven back deepsinto-
Ithe woods, several hundred yards from
the lines Of dead. Hills orders to
Gregg were to hold his position, and
avoid preeipitating general engage
ment by advancing. From 8 q. M. till
4 p. m: Gregg stood his ground as gal
lantly and as successfully against five
separate charges as ever general did,
and stood alone. At 4 the fury Of hell
seemed infused into the spirit of assault;
and Gems. Branch and Fields were hon
ored with place for a portion of their
brigades In this focus of danger and
glory. Branch with one. regiment,
assisted in: repelling one subsequent
charge. Fields moved up, and with his
brigade aided in resisting two other as
saults. In the first charge in the morn
ing the 1st S. C. ". (Maj. McCrsdyl
commanding) wasSordered forward to
meet the enemy, to be supported by the
18th, (Col. Barnes.) Atthis. juncture|
the keen eye of a Catawba, Jim Harris,
in the 18th, caught sight of a Aanking1
column Of the enemy upon their left,
whereupon that regiment changed front
to the left and charged the =hankingl
enemy, driving them back a quarter Of
a mile or more, with heavy loss on both
sides. We point with State pride to
the gallantry Of this charge, in: which
Colonel Barnes and his command won
foMthemselves imperishable honors.-I
Immediately the 18th, (Col.. Edwards)l
was thrown forward to support the 1st,
left unsupported by the detour of the
18th. Col. Edwards advanced by the
right flank upon Major Nc CradY'sfight.
He was but well across the railroad cut
when the enemy appeared on bis left in
rear. He challenged them in person,
and when certain Of their character
fred upon them. Immediately another
column advanced in similar manner
upon his right, to which he gave sim
liar reception. Whereupon the firing
became general, and the enemy bore
down with storming fury upon his whole
lines. Advance after advance repulsed
them, but still they came. Our men
emptied. their cartridge-bexes forty
rounds) and distributed those of our dead
and wounded. The mutual firing here
was unexampled; and the hardihood4
and gallantry shown in maintaining the
ground against heavy odds SO long and
SO hotly, and finally in driving back
from the field the whole assaultingf
forces, reflect unsurpassed honor upon
the command. The colonel was shot
three times. but refused to leave the
field. The flagstaff. of, the 18th regi-
ment was shot in two, and the bearer
shot down, and his successor wounded.
Just subsequent to these brilliant ma
neuvres of McCrady, Barnes and Ed
wards. the 18th (Col. McGowan) was
fronted to the left, advanced, and
brought into rapid action. A charge
was made, and the enemy forced back
considerable distance: Later in the
day, and upon nearly the same ground,
after the colonel had been. shot id the
thigh, Lieut.. Col. Simpson led the 18th
through an ordeal of lead as trying as
anything of that. trying day, and the
ordeal left the stamp Of gallantry and
honor upon the leader and his command.
Thus the days work was made up of
desperate assaults and stonewan resis-
tances. Each regiment in it's turn, and
several times during the day, had its
part in the work Of glory, Of bravery,
and blood; but we have not space here
to trace the seperate and brilliant tracks
of each, nor is such tracing necessary.
The field, the day, and the results are
all one monumentum perenni4s acre of
South Cardinals military fame. There
was not an officer that did not distin-
guish himself, and not man that did
less than Carolinian's whole duty.
General Hills orders in the morning
to Gregg were to hold the position with
out advancing: and at night he held it.
In the afternoon Hill sent to Gregg an
inquiry as to the supply of ammunition