The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-01
frRox ouR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
A RMY G o II R IS sPONDENCE.
CAxp NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA,
ARNy NoRrHsRN Vhs0lNIA

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4 Aprll7, 1858.
Another heavy and continuous rain of some twenty.
tour hours has placed barrier to active operations
sometime yet ia the future The roads in this section
have been almost impossible, and must continue in
this condition until the weather becomes permanently
settled
Another sensation was felt in camp on Tuesday
evening" by the report that the enemy had made an
other demonstration in large force at Key's Ford,
and that it was possible they might attempt to como
in on Additional pickets were established,
and nothing more was heard of the movement except
that the enemy attempted the Rappahannock,
and were repused, as usual, by our men.
The fight was between cavalry, and of compara-
lively small proportions. One man is said to have
been lost on side, whilst the enemy were pretty
well punished
From Petersburg we learn that LosesrREEr had
got in the of the enemy at Suffolk and broken
the railroad to Norfolk This, if true, promises u:
portant results The of LoNGsTREEr is the syn.
onym of victory The battles from the first Manassas
that of Fredericksburg bear attestation of this fact
With such chef leaders LEE, LoNGsTREEr and
JACKSON is it any wonder that the army of Northern
Virginia should have proved thus far nvincible? This
army has defeated and whipped the Yankees in over
twenty pitched battles and under the blessing of Hea-
ven, expect to repeat the lesson.
Nothing has afforded me more sincere qualification
or given stronger grounds for hope, than the moral
and religious improvement recently exhibited in our
army. Over two hundred conversions have taken
place in Fredericksburg and the good work still con-
tnues.
In Gen. KERsHAws Brigade there is a decided in
terest awakened, and our faithful Chaplans Revds
Messrs. SMITH and McCALLUM, are zealousy at work
for the spiritual advancement and welfare Of their
charges. We have meetings every day, and there
seems to be deep concern felt among the men uoon
the subject of religion Last Sabbath six persons
received into the church upon their profession of
faith in the Saviour. In the afternoon the rite Of bap.
tism, by immersion, administered to persons,
by Rev. H. B. MoCALLUM, chaplain of our regiment.
Our regular drills twice day, have commenced.
We to have twice week Brigade drills Gen.
KERsHAw commanding. He is very superior and
accomplished officer, and much esteemed by his COM
mand as courteous gentleman and efficient
mander, He is prominent Brigadier for the next
MaorG Generalship from South Carolina and is entitled
to it.
Everything is quiet to-day along our front The
weather quite cloudy, and there prospects of
moro rain. saw the Yankees balloon up this morn
ing but this is nothing more than the usual CASING
among lnaC Thce ol olpeuS ago
to have received the execratons Of civilized man. A
more contemplate and treacherous set Of Williams do
not live the face of the "wde wide world" 1t is
humiating that oolged to fight such creatures
and that they shud be the instruments Of death to
many of the best men that country has produced.
The status of the Southern and Northern army quite
different. But this is Of the sacrifices we are
making for the cause of our beloved country Every
patriot is willing to bear all and do all for the
plshment of that object upon which all of earthly
hope depends We ready and willing to meet our
enemy in the 'front.' but the most ungratefu reflection
at home whose rapacious cupdity is absorbing all that
within its reach. Shame upon those who are
sneakng behind exemption, avoiding their duty, and
growing Compliant and rich upon the necessities of
many poor mans family, whose all is in the army
fighting for the homes of extortioners and vianous
spectators
We have in our Brigade, surgeon, DR.. TODD
brother-n law of ABE LINCOLN. He certainly shows
himself to be true man, when by afhliatng with the
Aboonsts and giving in his adherence to that gov
ernment, he might have received distinguished posi-
tion from his brother ABE.
The success Of our arms, thus far, at Charleston,
fills hearts with sincere gratitude to the Give of
all good. Let us humble ourselves before Him, in
whose hands are the issues of this great and momen
tous struggle, and who WILL trust soon give US the
victory every foe.
Iregret to state that another member of my com.
pany died recently in hospital. HAsTrN AMMoNs