Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25

rem, sud- copy to the Edyeiicld Adrerti-e,. Cor
publication.
JAS. II. BURNETT. sec'ry pro TEN.
Something from Kcrshaw's Brigade.
w make in, following extracts from a letter
received ut this tfice frorn tho ouartermaster Of
ri.s 7th s. c. V:
NEAR FEEDERIrKBuRG, Va, Feb. 9, as.
Kcrssan's Brigade OIL. now bu fnuud encar.ped
in IL lnrge body OF woods-about I miles from the
I'D (now historically Tuwn of Freder icksburg and
SOME ha.f mile South East Of The Telegraph Road,
leading from Fredericksburg to Richmond. We
were encu:nped dnwn hear the Town until some
count Of getting wood, which WAS getting to be
4nits n serioiis mstfer. But now we are surround
cl by IL thick forest Of beautiful oak where VIC
have it in abundance. We all have a pretty good
,uppiy of tents and nrc quite comfortable. Nearly
every one hes his rude chimney. constructed ac-
cording to his uwn mechanical skill and shaped TO
suit biz own taste.
"If you were here To take a stroll through cur
camps You would he much amused at the various
specimens OF ingenuity and skill displayed By the
veteran soldier. Here s0nsstriko a funny looking
structure, built-up of mud and sticks, s~opnewhat
after the shape Vi u partriige-trap: ioader you
would zee Il rqnaty fellow, over capt by q -four
barrel, b~elching forth q huge volume Of smuke.
Pass . little further on, and you would gee a nice
lille BRICK chimney, us large Mt one end MS the
other; evidently put up by come fellow who tr6s
to be i Z" little" s,nartsr than his next ~neishbor.
Further Oh you would observe a ruftic wall, put
up with II congloinerGtiou of timbers and mud
" b"tched" together: Should you stop to inspect
this remarkable stride in mechanism, you would
be very npt to hear some y"ice from behind, cry
ont :" co@'c ia, coMe IL :" and should you 2" Ia
you would lad yourself inside = large tent with
one whole end one continuous chimney aud Iirs.
place. In ,his tent, also, cou would find fve or
six real clever, ,i,riul y%siio'cs, who would be fure
to offer you the best st'ol in the rarty, and some
i;mee would insist On yorr taking > drink of ZAP
rlo. Jack" Upon the whole, keishsw's Brigade
is quite comfortable and in excellent trim for
- fighting Joe" when hc decide, to cross the
Rubicon."
ar will not attempt a rehearsal Of our late Sight
ut this place. Suffice it say, it WAS the most COM
plcte victory Of Gen. LIES whole military career.
For one time in iis numerous Iitcbed-battl''s, he
had decidedly the advantage over his enemy; and
you are well uwsre ne made goud use Of bis OPP
ertunity.
9Th. unfortunate Burnside coull not have bro
ken Gen. LXs's line with three such armies. rs
an instance, it is q we!l-known fact that n" le'a
than IS Regiments were Hurled against the posi-
ton held by two Brigudes,- kcrsbaws uhd the
Inmeutei Cvhb's. You know what the result WAS
Since the battle nothing Of interest has trnnSp'red'
With the exceptions Of Snow 1allins ana the
revival nf The furlough system, every thing has
been very iiall the past os days. s~penki"g of
rur.oasl.s: Wha. does it mean ? Can there be an
ara.irtice: st any rate ! never taw the like OF
iurlourhs -ince ( have been II so!dier-boy. Every
-4nu;n tluri u sal.,sJ or -arn-.lds 49, e-=aL
ed and such " pleasing SET OF fellows you Fever
tAw.
al must tel YOU Of the great battle OF snow
Eall-dnn to show ynu how we willis a way the
dull hours of Camp-!iie. 1t was on 18th Jan. inc
fenuw nearly kn-s deep} that Il Brigade ut Texans
and tleorgiai,s, (I!ond'I Division) came over, al
lacked kershaw's Brigade, drove them 'roih C'inf
sud rclurncd in triumph. Next morning they nj
t,ct.L the 18th S. c., drove them from Camp,
captured several prisoners, carried them I'll I"
IN open field come half mile distnnt and PIT them
| tn rolling up huge hilla OF Snow. About /? NJ,
tho nows Of the sad fate Of the noble old l''h was
heralaed over CAMP AMI ubout ] p. NJ. some l."V
,,.p rallied rnl uraer c~nlnraani OF Col. BLASh,
marched down to tho io!d OF iame to resc.:c the
prisoners Of the mach-loyed old 18th, (the ialh
is now attached to ker.haw's Brisade.) as they
missed near mr. quarters. ] saw Indignation AID
revenge in every countenauce. Col. i. "n nearing
the open field. espied the Texans strongly posted
on a high hill about u half mile distant. lie I'M
media,ely formed the Brigade Gin bai'riia' and
: boldly advanced within 10 PAGES of the en''ny.
halted, srnt 4 p%reremptory demand for ;bs feleasr
of tn. r,;sonc:s or the lj,i:. and IN receiving
negative reply, h= ordered every man ~ make
him.el. I'D Eepy Snow Balls rs he could curry IN
bis handkerchief this being accomplished: lie
commanded .'Churgr, P,if and .G'"PPte. FOR
one half hour these two Brisadcs stood up face t"
raco. nod rolte,l each other with az much dete''n'-
nation as YOU ever saw IN freshman "&'A'"g "
make" The clements above reminded me oil !
swarm Of Ices. so thick were the Snow hallf.
Finally, Col. T.. dispatched 400 Inen up +" ra'ihe'
under umnu,au6 Il thiakl ut Aisj. HARD, a"i ny
a " flank movement as.niled the enemy IRON
rear: whrrsupon q panic WIS created and . r""'
was the result. Col. j. following W biz src'es''
drove thu enemy from the ieli i'll great cop'lsi'H
,rd ,,;.n.v. and cbas,ised them we'll for their
naughty conduct. Grea. achievement fhcf!
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