Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-17

extracts from the letters Of tn: Challest n
Courier's war correspondent. They will ain-
ply repay pcrnsal:
NrEn GEkxAxruw&, SeT. ,, 1862:
II INV l,rner letters aud t,:lrsramS hive
reached ti;eir destination, you already kn""
the circumstances nj our adramr" m;hrr; !;
The i,Imrlur. from Orange Court ll"uSc; ;hc
n,ovr,ne,,t a'r,,s. thc R,wd.i'; the steady re.
,rn.t of the Fed,.rnls before rs their Hlnn6
nt HI RapDshannnck the artillery airl a1
III. rail bridge: lhA flank movement up The
river i, Maeriuo. anu subsequently, '.:S:l
::;i.. ,r the lcir: our passage there The cor
tiuu,l edging nroHnd the !rit ut the en"'!'
a.s,, ,,y ] s:kSon, with l,ng>trcet in The r'ar
rr,, tr th. right the atrailcc vi Stnnrwaif
IN Hristow and Manassas; the capture an
,,is,rurtinr ,nere 81 iinln ,l~e stores nt pro-
,;s,,,s. ci.Mliay. l..eiicines ans! aatertGt at
wur, inclu.ii,.S CARS, wagon trains and nun
dreds of prisoners the burning ot tie rai:-
r.j t,riJr. over Ball Run at Union Malls ;
IN, seyering of communication with Wash
;,y,on. ,ha filling back of jackson; tln'
march uf Longstreet> corps dHfater through
Th,ruu.hfare Gap, in the Bull Kun moui:-
,,,ins. ,tnd Tie f !ht at that point; and tinHl-
" tb.cunc .1tratiun OF the entire army bebin1
Ard .round the old battle ground ot Ma
uAss1s.
All rhis was the result of the strategy ~
G.n I,c. aud il is needless 10 add that ull-
der J.ckson and I.ongs'reet tue details oi tire
grand plan wer. carried OUT IN every respect,
and that the enemy were uutwlttet-and dis
coniued at every y Int:
Far ten DAYS Ut more the troops OF both OF
,,.,e Generals in the advance Were constant
" under fire. The former had been engace'i
in no less than four serious fights. Many "t
,be men were bmreton,ed, in rags, provided
with only single blanket as protection
ny.inst the heavy dews and severe c''ld at
night frequently they would get nothing
frou, daylight to daylight: rati"nS at best c 'l:'
sisted ui hal, bread and wafer; with an &C
cnsiunal in;erminsIing % bac"n. aud tl.e whole
sr,nr were in what at ahy Other time they
w.ul! -hav. characterized aS suffering con-
ditiun. Notwithstanding these adverse CIR
run,s.aIices, MT a murmur ot conp'aiht has
h,.n heard, marches ut twenty and III one III
stance of thirty miles day have been pa
,irn,ly endured, and the spirit OF The army So
tar iron, being br.ken WAS elevated to x d':-
..r.e Of enthusiasm which fnrebudcd nothing
i'm, the victory it woT. The determination
,,,.yrr 10 me defeated was written in every face
Friday found JackSon's army nigncd OH
The lett nt the War enton turnpike, with his
left wing resting near Bull Run, and his night
rot far irun Grov:ton-the whole Column
,nrallel Or lhrrc.abou,s with the r'ad. When
speak t6f army lines, refer to the general
disposition ut the troops, and not TO Tie e$-
set situation OF brigades, which. in the course
,t an engagement, frequently face every arc
tf a circle. The division Of Gen. Anderson
Lad nol.yet arrived, and the corps OF Long
street had not been fully placed in position.
TIE euen,y; probubly aware of our miVe-
ments selected this opportunity to make an
attack Upon jackson, hoping thereby TO iarn
cur left. destroy our combinations, anu dlS
concert the plans which had already become
aonsrentso the Federal Commanders. Alter
heavy cannunading and skirmishing. which
commenced early in the morning, the ehtIny
st o'clock. P. N. moved in force against
JAckSon's line.
The Washington Artillery Of New Orleans
and several other batteries were planted upoi
high hill that commanded The extensive
ground over which the enemy weraa adVan
cling, aud just in front of this, perhaps lit
Il. to the lett, the fyht began. The teder-
ais threw forward heavy column, supported
by field batteries, and under cover Of their
: sir,. made bold stroke to divide our line
Tie bloSf!; upon portion Of Ewe!l'S troops
who were cuucea ell behind the embankmen:
of railroad, but no sooner had the enemy
s,pesrra within clvse range than they re
cei,ved terribly CALLING fire, which drove
them psriic-stricken from that portion ot the
field. AZ they ran, our artillery opened upo'.
thc Iring mass with shell and round shot
Every ball could be seen taking effect. The
enemy fell br scores, until finally tho once
beautiful lire melted confusedly into The
woplS. OF the Yankee regiments it is s'a
teG ,hs, but three were lett unharmed, Agsi''
they rru.wel the attack. and gradually t..
6sh, hHcsme general along nearly the entire
colu,nn os jackson. The en'my male trt-
mendo,s efforts, but the old "Stonewa!l'
wi;hstood every shock.
As the afternoon progressed, however.
General Lee discovered tina. strong 1ankee
reipf,rcements were coming up, and accor-
dinghy ordered the division OF General Hood.
bel ,nging to Longstreet's corps, to make
demonstration on the enemys lett This was
done. perhaps an hour before dark, and the
moment they went in, the difference became
perceptible at glance. jackson, thus strength.
ened, fought with renewed vignr, and the enc,
nv not knowing the nature OF the reinforce
men;s anl diverted BY our onset, which com,
pelled him TO change his lines, was proper.
ttionately weakened. The result was. that al
dark Hoods division had driven the forces
in front OF ,Le.n three quarters Of o mile from
our starting point, and had it not been for the
latar,ess of the hour, might have turned the
defeut into an utter ront.
In this affair, the Hampton Legion, 18th
Georgia, lst, 4th and 5th Texas, known as
q" Writings brigade" but more recently as
"Hood's participated, and from every source
learn they performed their part in the bloody
drama handsomely. During the fight the
Eighteenth Georgia, Fifth Texas and the
Hampton Legion, encountered the Seven,
teen.h. Twenty Twenty.:tonrlh aud
Fort fourth New y York regiments, who were
concealed iron view by a deep ravine, and be-
fore they we're aware of it, the antagonists
were within twenty steps OF each othsr Our
men secured thh advantage Of the first hire,
however. and rushing forward with yell at.
ter their rollcy, were i'll moment upon the
Yankee ranks. Adjutant Patton, of The
Eighteenth Georgia, made dash for the
color of the Twenty fourth New York but the
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