The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-06-25

eeeoeo IN driving Us OF, they began to
land again abou, four O'clock In the even
ing Our regiment was then marched
through n corn field which wss about head
nigh aud which s,us US out from the view
OF Tho enemy. Hxviug marched about a
quarter of mile We were drawn up 10 line
Oh Cattle st behind a large dwelling
which belongs to MIR. Rivers, In I'll.
position We were in hopes to give the enc
o'y asurpriss should he advance. After
remaining here for about two hours and
seeing that they ~ere not going 10 advance.
We nd TWO pieces Of artillery brouyh, up,
was looking nj them as the first shell fell
amongst them, you may depend it caused
scattering Of them. The enemy went b.ck
10 their boats and then We w.rs Waited
win another shower of shell. We wer.
"dered to lie down da,on the ground, mud
although the enemy continued 10 shell u,
S'i night Ne sustained no damage. The
only thing ! hated, wxs lying on the We,
ground Nil night. 1t wns an, thing els. than
Pheasant. Next morning finding th,, the
enemy had Withdrawn, We we're taken back
about too miles and established our caup.
10 rear OF our breast works. The br.u,t
works are extensive, | am sulisfi. d, if We
could get the fight here, ". could whiu
ihsm he To one. There is no duuLt bu,
that uey will ha,c to tight us here. unless
they cnn pass Fort PemLrrton with their
Ru"1oat-. which e"ery body thinks will b.
impossible. ] AIN unable 10 give YOU an,
opinion about tho strength Of the Fvrt.s
have never seen il.
Last Saturday a,y company and CAPTAIN
knk!and's were sent down TO n cro.x ro.d.
on picket, We were 10 act m 4 support TO
some c"mpanies that were in advauc. of us
Col. C"por,, who mss in cotumrnd of the
out P".i., was at tho cross rpads with us
II raIned very hard all day. In the evening
ABOUT four O'Clock We werr utterly surprls
ed oy seeing the companies that were in
advance Of us, cunning back without having
hred "A gun. As they cams up Col e. jump.
ell up and asked them what was tn. u,s,te,,
they replied the Yankees ARE down ,hrr,
about four hundred yards in perfect swurm..
Co'. Z then ordered Capt X and myself
10 form our companies immediately As We
marched into tho road il Wis bIack with th.
sn~my. Fearing that they might bs trying
l" flank us. tocut us of. Col T.. ordered ,,,
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