Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-12-23
Eur tho Advertiser.

Mr. EDlrox: Thinking yeu have No eorraspon-
don't prom hi. portion IF the Army aud ND bailey
ing letter from the Coastwouid prove inserettins
to the roado,s Of the AdOer,iser, L will srasavor
ts give you few dottings fram this portt though
a,a novice in .heuse Of tho ren, and upused to
write 70 Edisorr, whom 1 inasina are IefIslsarn'd
folks. - .s. =
C.pt. II: C. CvLBREAzH's Company, ITO largest
snd finest in service, numbering one hundred and
eighty uis, is ". present stationed st Fort Lan.r
This is tue sams place, where, on the la'h juno
1858 tbs battle Of Ssce.sionrilis was fought.
Tho rct.rJ gained hore, savcd Charleston nearly
"a year from the prescsce Of the enemy |; and tho
crolit Is IN ainly due to- tha uuyiSdng ralSr of
Comp.uiss B aud Of the I'd R.gt. s. C. Artille-
r., though attribated to kei Charleston Battalion.
Th: Fort has besa mueh strsns sthsnsd and ina
prsved since tho fight, aud many guns Ot larger
calibre mounted, soms ef which are truly I" Raby
Walkers" and will throw shot 40 largesSa baby.
Should tho Yankees again venture to assault the
| place, though 20 numerous as- Fiddl.ri -on the
Island beech, they will bo taught Lesson more
torribls thar that they learned before. The mun
age all in fno spirits, and. eagerly desire to en-
| gage with Tho enemy. We have never ret been
in regular battle; but hare frequently engaged
the enemy at lors taw. 49,
A detachment Of twenty -6vc mon undsr com
nand Of Lieut.. PlTrs and LAKE served six weeks
at Haskell, and did good service there during the
soigs Of Wagner. While there o gun exploded
killing O man, and severely wsunaiDE anothor
Of cur Company.
Our not fighting moro, accounts, suppose Tor
our not coming in for rhare Of the g"od things
gont to our brethren in the West and Virgins.
But Ne don't care 40 We can do better without
than they, as most of us have blankea and shoes,
aad comfortable quarters in l"g cabins or board
| shapties. doubt not we shall manage to get
through the wintsr worry we'll, though guard duty
comos often, aad ra.ions arc soaut and Of poor
| qnality.
Lsst week we had gre.t religisus revival al
thi. post hfy-feur joined the Churches Of ditf'r-
ont don"minations,-the Methodist and Bapti,t
predominatns. Forty.nins Of the above number
were msmber, of csp.. CrLsREATH'a. Company
making total of nearly ono hundred aud trant,
men of this Company who are connected with the
Caurch. The good work learn il still progress.
Ing on other parts Of .he Island. Th6 speaks wall
for the religious sentiment of the Army, and will
1 hope, tend to reiuove the orronsous imeres.i4n
that, those in tue Army aro necessarily imnora
and wicked; IA need nothing So. much as tracts
aud testaments. Our friends must not forget th.
fact that soldiers appreciate ether kind, Of liara
tnre, and that ,rac.s are much needed by cerls Z
slassts nearer home.
The Yslksss occasionally 'amuto themselves BY
shsllinE our. position. but 50 far wi:h,ut doing
aay damage. except killing horse belonging to
a,light battery At atsacns,icayillsI II ans, nabo to
give you Sny partisulsrs relative OF tbs Jsi:go
o:hcr than can bu Obtained from the charestrr
papars The fire On Sumter tor the last iew day
hs. .perceptiby diminished in accuracy and in.
,snsity. To-day the Yankees hoisted fays or
th,ir vessels, and fred s.lu,e frvui their bate
rios probable in honar Of Grant's succsa'.
Fonr LAaAu, Dec. 9Th 1882 w.
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