Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-06-03
The Late i,a,tle nearJnclson, asiss.

Jeremiah kcaus. a.!=3 of sorle fifteen years
nf are, Lett This city. With the battalion o;
Sharpshootrrs- as u drummer. Some three
weeks sirce, and WIS in tie battle near Jack
son, Miss. lie returned to THIS city m Sunda;?
moraing lnst, and gives MS the following iiar
rative OF events. Tie troops under GEN.
Walker arrived at Jackson on S%un;ay. the
1Oth, ut five o'clock i'll the afternoon, and en-
canipei near the river ct that city.
On Monday, the 18th, the troops under Gen.
Walker. consisting OF the 25th Georgia re.i-
ncnt, the In Louisiana battalion, and the
La;,allon of Sbarrsbootcrs, lay in camp AL
day, aud on Tuesday morning, at tdree O'clock,
the long roll WAS beaten, and the troops or
dered to prepare %rations for two days. Be-
tween elsven ard twelve clock of that morn.
ing, the troops marched Fur Raymond seven
teen Mules distant. After marching eight
miles they took off their knapsacks and stor-
ed ,hom in a building. They then marched
TO Mississippi Springs, within five miles of
Raymond. There they met the Confederate
troops. reireaiing from the battlefield at-Ray-
ruond, briugiug with them from forty to fifty
prisoners: These troops reported the loss
heavy on both sides, ard stated that the Fed
erals had a force of some eighty Thousand
men. The battle, Of Raymond was fought on
Tuesday morning. On Wednesday morning
our troops, consisting Of the 18th Georgia, Ike
4th Louisiana, and che 'Sharpshooters, trgetl-
er with 7 exams, Mi>s;ssipp'ans and Tennes-
seea Is, Under the command Of Gen. Walker,
mum er4 z tetween 5000 and 10, 900 men, fell
back one ana +. half miles towards Jackson.
A line Of battle IVES formed one and q. half
miles from Mississippi Springs ut one in the
afternoon. About three in tie alternona the
Yankees began to flank the Confaderates rigiAt
and left, when it was deemed prudent to re
tire. Our ts0Sps retreated to Jackson, and
the ,neruy vent on tae Clinton road. Our
troops arrived at Jackson az eight O'Clock in
the evening. On Thursday moEu;Hg olr
t oops marched out two and q ba:f miles iru1!
Jackson, and met the enemy On the Clinton
road in line Of battle. The Confedcrates at
tackled ther and theibattle commenced, which
lasted two hoass, The Confederates not be-
ing more than 10000, while the enemy rum
bered some $4,000, Que troops gradually re-
tined TO Jackson, ond then rst.eated II uli.es
further to Canton.
Ddring the retreat on the Clinton road,
youngkeans @ss taken prisoner ly a Yam
lee cavalry force uudes the command of a
- LIEUTENANT Of the 25th kantucky cavalry,
tosetk- with one of the 4th Lo1isiq?a and
four of tie sbarpshooterS,. viz: Co,nasti.
,;a;tly, Earlish, end 2 member Of Company
ID. whose name he does not remember; also
700 Texans and Tennessepaa<. The prisoners
.sere taken to the State House IN Jackson,
syilere they were confined two days cad
nights. The Yankees, while in possession of
Jackson, com2,itted many ~depredations, and
cave the prisoners large. quantities of liquor.
abe enemy as well as lAe prisoners imbibed
Er. elv, and while all were In this state. q
Ya,.kee Colonel made al address to the pr;s,
,,:.rrS, .tat LIZ that all whowislied to 90 North
should step forward, when ~ did So, all of
,l.c;n Texans MissiSsippians, and Tennessee
.,,s. III, bal5nce were paruled. The Yam
L.., on Saturday evacuated Jackson, taking
with them their TO ~renegedes.
About half past one O'Clock ip. the after
our cayaIry rushed in and cGptgrel a
Yankees who were lettering in the CITY.
A Yankee Colonel, named Crnmpbell, was
1.urd in the place intoxicated; and when or
dpred to 'surrehder refused, and dsey a pistol.
wien be was shot from bis horse, ami fell
Is..ad. Our troops buried hm in the jackson
celratery. About two hours after a brother
* Col. McGravic, who was killed in tie bat
tie at gaylaond, went with a flag Of tfpce
10 obtain his body, hut the enemy refused to
it. The enemy stated that they had
40. buried the. dead of either party, as they
lad evacuated the. place. Ali the Confede-