The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-06-17
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE LEDGER.
RICHMOND, W. June IL. lSf

RICHMOND, VA, June l2, 1868.
Up to o'clock this afternoon the s'Situa.
ton at Fredericksburg had not materially
changed since last Saturday morning, when the
Sd Army Corps formed liue of battle, upon the
thrice victorious battle field Of kredericksb
IL seems to be one of the most remarkable oc.
currences Of this war, that two such armies
drawn up in line Of hsttle, in such close pro1,
unity to each other, for seven days and nights
Your correspondent unaccustomed to the roar
OF cannon and the crash OF small arms, az he ,s
walked out TO, and beyond nur line of ri, ketts
in f'ill view Of the Yankee picketts, not more
than from to 500 yards off their line of pick.
etts. There was no firing among the picketts
nor has there been since the Yankee pick.tts
were daiven from the old stage road which runs
parallel with the river and with our irst line Of
iortifcSions. The Yankees who have crossed
the Rappahannock are variously estima,ed at
from one or two Brigades to 80, 1000, massed
under cover Of the river banks, while their nick.
cit lines extend further out from the river be
tween which two lines they are entrenching
themselves. What they can hope to gain by
thus entrcnching themselves is more than some
who are high IL authority can tell. I should
sooner think that this is done to make the feiut
mote mysterious to our Generals and cause our
poor soldiers to be worn out in the ditches
Il
more favorable position, than they would occu
py, were to attempt to storm our breast works.
That battle feid in front of our first line attest
the 'alor OF our arms, the enemy's dead lie
thick over that field, whose purified
bodice. half covered over with dirt, fill the air
with the most sickening stencil. The wavthese
poor deiuded serts are buried is usually to lay
their bodies in the deep turro~s in the field
and throw few shoveIs Of dirt upon his body
with his feet sticking out, and occasionally you
will fird where several have been thrown to,
gether in some sink, where their decaying 10.
dies, are prey to any animal having a fancy
for rotten Yankee flesh. This is the way The
best Government under the sun bury the best
soldiers the world ever raw"
Up TO Sunday evening, the nth, when left
Charlotte no lighting was known to have taken
place, but this 10 not the case in all probability
up to this hour.
1t was currently reported in Richmond OH
Friday night and Saturday morning that Hooker
with his main army was marching down the
Peninsula, and had hanked and overpowered
Gen. Wise and was marching on Richmond -
W hue another formidable force was landing
from their transports below Drury's Bluff
Troops were being rapidly thrown forward TO
meet the attack. Drigade after Brigade could
be seen in motion on Friday night, up 10 ! O..
clock at night
On my way home between Petersburg and
Weldon l met jenkins Brigade. they were or
de:ed to Petersburg, their place having been
supplied OH the Black Water by Ransom's
Brigade and others 1t was reported in Wei.
don on Saturday afternoon the 18th. that an
engagement had taken place after the with
drswal Of Jenkins Brigade These reports need
confirmation, but OF this your readers may be
sure 1t the lighting has not already copmenced
a series Of bloody battles az imminent. met
portion OF the 9th Regiment. The lst Regi.
ment were sent TO guard the wagon trains from
the Black Water TO Petersburg, and did not
have the pleasure Of meeting any of Co. ID. As
thiss the most mysterious programme Of the
war, may 1t be the most disastrous to Abrah,,n
and his army. Up to the time len the Tele,
graph o'clock p. H., June l4th, there was
no news from Vicksburg. trust my worst
Tears will not be realized 10 reference to tha,
gallant place.
JySTITIA.