Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-17
Gen. Lees Letter to President Davis.

The following letter from General Lee,
adds some interesting particulars to his prcvi-
Gus dispatches It will be seen that it refers
10 previous communication 70 the President,
dated the 30ll) whicE has never come to
hand.
" HEADQrARTERs ARMY NoRTlwgsrERS VA.
CmANrlLLY, Sd September, 1852.
His Exccllency, Jefferson Davis,
President Confederate States Of America:
.Lr. President-My letter Of the Both ult..
will lave informed your excclcncy Of the
progress cf this army to that date. General
Longslreet's division having arrived the day
previous was formed in order Of lattlc Or the
right OF General Jackson, who had been en-
gagged with the enemy since morning, resist
ing an attack ,,nmcuced on tie 22S,h. Tie
enemy, on the latter day was vigorously re-
pulsed leaving his numerous dead and wound
c,l IN the fell. His attack on the morning
ul the 29l!l was feeble, but became warmer
in the afternoon, wien hc was again rcpulSc,i
by both Wigs of the ar.-.y. His loss on hi
day as published in his official report llere-
with enclosed, amounted TO eight Thousand
in killed and wounded.
The enemy, being reinforced, renewed the
attack Oh the afternoon Of the Both, when a
general advance CT both wings Of the army
was ordered, and after fierce combat, which
ragged Till after Q O'Clock. lie WAS completely
defeated and driven beyond Bull Run. Tic
darkness Of the night, his destruction Of the
Stone Bridge after crossing, and the unccr-
taintY of the (ords, stepped the pursuit..
The next morning the encmY was dscov-
cred in strong position at Centrcvlle, and
the army was put in motion towards the Lit
tic River Turnpike, to turn his right. Upon
reaching Ok Till, on the lst Of September
he was again discovered IN our front on the
heights Of Germantown, aud about p. NJ
made u spirited attack upon the front and
right Of Our columns, with view of appa-
rcntly covering the Withdrawal Of bis trains
on the Centrcviile road, and making his re-
treat Our position was maintained with but
slight loss on both sides. Major General
Kcarncy was left ~ the enemy dead Oh the
field. During tie night the enemy fell back
to Fairfax Cuart House, and abandoned his
position at Ccnlrevillc. Yesterday about noom
he evacuated. Eairfles lsor,rt I.usc.- -tabins tie
ro"es- =. r4por4ed to me, to Alexandria and
Washington.
have as yet been unable to get official re-
ports OF cur loss Or captures in these variuus
engagements. Many gallant officers have
beer killed or wounded. OF the general oili
GERS, Ewcll, Trimb!e, Taliaiarro, Fields, Jenk-
ins, AID Malone, have been reporte(i wound-
ed. Colonies Means Marshall. Baylor, Neil
an'l Gadbery, killed. About seven thousand
prisoners have already been parnled, about
the same number Of small arms c,llecied from
the icid and thirty pieces Of cannon captur-
cd, besides nuln5c: Of wagons, amLulances,
&c. 4 large numb'r Of arms still remain on
the ground. For want Of transportation val.
liable stores had to &c destroyed as captured,
while the enemy, at their various depots are
reported to have burned many millions of
property in their rereat.
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