The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-17

1000 picked men, at once made preparations
for the assault. His command consisted of four
companies of the 7th Conn.,, 1t. Col Rodman
commanding, with the 76th Pennsylvauia, Col.
Straw bridge, the 9th Maine, Col. Emery; tho
4sth and Tooth New York, with tho 4Lost
Children" an Independent regiment.
Forming his men into two lines, soon after
dawn on Saturday he advanced at the double
quick towards our work. Col. Graham, who
was in command at Battery Wagner, suffered
the enemy to get within about forty yards,
when he gave the word to "Fire!" and down
went the foremost rank of the assailants. Yet
on they came with spirit and resolution, some
of them even gaining the interior OF the
work. But they paid dearly for their temerity.
Everywhere they were met with GOODNESS and
determination by our men, who maintained
their fire steadily; and, after sharp contest Of
fifteen minutes the epemy's first line gave way
and fled in confusion. The second line retired
without any serious attempt to retrieve the
fortunes of the first.
The day was won. In the melee we had
taken $50 prisoners and 95 of the enemv's
dead lay strcwn Immediately in front of our
works. An officer, who had ventured somo
distance beyond, states that the Yankee dead
were quite numerous further off from our
works; so that it is within the bounds of mod
Grafton to estimate the enemy's loss in killed,
wounded ard missing at quito 600. Our own
loss was comparatively slight. Captain Wer-
Of
E. Postel, A. Mallory, and J..A. 6antina, of
the 18th "a. Battalion, with one or two others,
whose names we have not learned, were killed.
and few others wounded -
The prisoners were brought to the city and
marched to Jail. Their bearing was very i'm
pertinent. They admitted the severe character
of their losses, and stated that General Strong.
with Lieutenant Col. Radman,. of the 9TH Con-
neticut, had been badly wounded 1t appears
from their statement that their regiments arc
very far from being full, many of the companies
having dwindled down to mere handfus. Brig
adler General Seymour is on Morris Island,
and Major General Gilmore, who now succeeds
Hunter in the command of this Department.
: has his headquarters for the present on Folly
Island.
All day Saturday and Sunday the heavy
booming of the big guns from the harbor en-
trance kept the community on the qui vive-
1t was well understood that the enemy was
hard at work throwing up heavy works, and
the firing was chiefly our shelling the posi-
tion held by the enemy, though the fire was
returned at intervals from his heavy guns and
mortars. One shell from the Yankee lines cx-
ploded yesterday, killing Privatcs Hawkins
and Daniels, oil Captain Pearson's Company.
Nelson's Battalion, and woundng Capt Pear
sons ond four Others We believe there was
no other casualty yesterday.
THE SEVENTH BATTALION S. c-cAsUALT1Es.
The following is the official list of casualties
in the Seventh S. C. Battalion, Maj. Rian com.
manding:
co. A--CAPT. LUCAS COMMANDING
Killed-None.
acknowledgement Outlaw, Corporal Nc
Laurin, Isaac Moscly John Pitts
Maurice Cohe, (Ordcrly), prisoner in the
hands of the enemy.
coc-LIEUT, PEARSON COMMANDING.
Killed-None