Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-06-24
Picke;ing in South Carolina.

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write, while on picket, at Camp Ste
veus, near the Ferry ut the northerly side
of Por, Royal island, ten miles from Beau
fort. We left camp, last Wednesday, to
relieve the picke,s here. A hundred men
now have the same amount Of duty to do
that our Regiment had few weeks ago
We have to stand on duty every second
night. We were sent to Seabrook pianta-
,ion, under ac,iug-l.ieu, Richard Rawn "a
brave, good officer, relative Of Ma. Rawn
Of LewisburE, with a sergeant , corpora!s
and Is priva,es, to guard the post at Sea
brook and Barnwelis Island. The Rebels
became aware Of our weakness, and on the
evening of the 9Th landed $50 men mile
below US on Broad river. Capt Telford
considered it feint. We kept all night
on the watch. After the moon went down
We were aroused by a volley Of musketry,
few shells, and then musketry. | went
with two men to my upper post-the foe
was not there, though we could hear them
talking aud moving around 10 boats. l
went back to the headquarters. Soon, a
mounted man was sent to the Ferry, Que
mile from camp, to see to our men. lie
was gone so long that four men and myself
went to reconnoiter We found our pick
cts on the shell road all right, but anxious
TO know what was the matter. We also
met the cavalry messenger, who reported
that our men had nearly all left, and one
was lying in the bushes, badly wounded.
We got over the ground in hurry, when
| found the wounded man was Philauder
Tuwner, one of M terminates, as good a
soldier as there is in the Regiment Ny
feelings can not describe-l don't thnk
was ever so angry in my lite-some Of
my comrades swore terrible vengeance.
As near as | eau learn the causewsy leads
through swamp, quarter of mile, to
the Ferry, and two men patrolled it, as at
high tide boat could land on any part Of
the causcway. At the end of the causeway
were three pieke,s from our Company, G.:
Tovner, J L. Ball, and Henry Scott. They
discovered a boat approaching the Ferry,
and Ball hailed il, but no answer He
balted i, the second time, saying who goes
there when the reply came in the tones
and dialect of a negro, one, massa-don't
shoot'-:hat there were twelve of them,
running away from Massa-they wan
ted to see Gen. Stevens. Ball again told
them to halt, it was not best for them to
land before daylight. Then the Rebels
arose in their boat, about thirty, and fired
in volloy; our men started up the cause
way, receiving another volley as they went.
The guns were loaded with buckshot, of
which Towner received Z, Scott 3, Ball 4,
and a patrol of Co. H., who had come up,
was also shot. (WiIl those persons in the
North who sympathiEe with the Rebels say
that such acts as these denote an houora-
BILE foe? If this specimen of the honor
of the boasted Southern chivalry, think
they had better be taught civilization even
at the point of the bayonet) The Rebels
then landed, and under cover of their guns
a, their fort opposite destroyed the ferry
boat and two fats, and returned, before
our reserve could get there. We are apx-
ious for reinforcemen.s, so that we can 60
over. | send you rough but correct map
Of Port Royal Island, and adjacent parts,
1rawn By one of Massachusetts, cavalry,
Three Regiments of our brigade, with
zen Stevens, are before Charleston. They
iave been fighting for several days, aud
( is said, having taken several batteries,
ire within two miles Of Charleston. One
# the prisoners taken at Pocataligo said
bev had removed their women and CHILD
en- from that city. One Of our 10th boys
picked up a Charleston paper giving an
recount Of our advance upon Pocatal'go:
hey pu. down their loss at 2 killed, IL
wounded (mostly mortally,) and 2 prison.
r.. DANIEL NJ. REED.
Gen Pope is coming to Washington. !,