The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-06-18
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CAxp GnAuAMy!Es, June, 1852.

CAxp GnAuANy,Es, June, 1852.
Mn. EDITon.-As the enemy has been
out to visi. US, auG committed more ieprs.
aatisns spon osr rights and properly in
this ssc,ioa, and the CatsMbs Rangers
have had long march 10 pursui, Of them.
i have thought il might Be Interesting 10
your reader, to bear few hsts coucsru
Jog the tSspssetiou.
On the 2oth ult.. about . o'clock p. m
tho Cstswbs Rangers received orders to
report themselves .. Grahamville, in half
an hour, armeI aud equipped for action.
All In camp, except two or three who
were unable Tor duty, were soon in motion,
and seldom, perhaps, did soldiers roll up
blankets, saddle up horses, buckle "u
swords and revolvers, swing on double
barrels, and hang on canteens and hsver.
sacks. than was done At this time and
near the time appointed, We arrived n,
our post. completely armed and EQUIPPED
for the fray-~ish the exception OF provi.
sions-the most Of u. from the hHsty pre-.
para,ion having only a few hard crackers.
But this was matter oflittls consequence
when the enemy WAS in len than two
miles Of the Railroad. The Ranger, were
first upon the ground; designated for AlI
the, Cavalry companies, around Graham
Vile, to assemble but in q short time the
other companies belonging to Maj. Stokes
Battalion came up, with the exception OF
Capt: Calhoun, who was on picket Two
other companies, Capt. Howard's and the
Charleston Light Dragons, csme,up and
united with US. We all fell into line and
were divided into three alusdron., and
between three and four o'clock, We were
on the march, which we continued about
sixteen miles, when we had arrived with.
in mile Of Old Pocotaligo: Here we
learned ,hs, the Rutlsdgs Mounted Rife.
men, aud Capt. Ne,,le's company Of cav.
airy D I'd u.et, attacked and drove back
the enem! -supposed to be abodt fifteen
hundreJ-killing six and wounded sever.
al. The loss on our side being one killed,
one taken prisoner and two severely
wounded and that the enemy Was on
the retreat towards Port Roys! Ferry. tho
place they had lsnd.d. We, also, learn
ed ,hs, the enemy hsdtern up. the bridge
across the stream just in f'o": of".. and
We could proceed no farther the road we
were then travelling M"jT Stokes re.
ported our position to Col.'WsIksr, who
is now commander u this Military Dis:
tric.. After remaining in this position
for two hours. 'oI more. orders came to
proceed on to Gasdber's Corner. (you viii,
remember this as being the place ~hero
Col. Barnes Regiment cba:ged tho enc
my and drove in confusion under the sheI
ter Of their guntos.s.) We agsiu took
up the line Of march. Il was now about
g o'clock, aud the nish. darker than usu
al, from the heavy clouds pending over
Us, which caused us to have a very disa.
gresstis travel. Added to this, We had
10 march some six mile, fp,,her than 9th.
srwiss We would have done, f the bridge
above referred to had no. te.a torn up.
over .. rough and disasresabls. road. ssr.
sraI.ef .bs soldisH we're drown QUE Of
sh,is nddlsfby ,,.hsiF horse, falling dorn,
and one q our company Hm 90 severely
Injured that Ls wss compelisd to return
70 camp. We eon,inusd this. march some
twenty pilss. further. pas.ipg t~o os three
r,s;nenis Of infantry. To sboot two 90