Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-22
!, TsxAs, March 25th, 1861.

Captain James l.. But
ler left here few days ego. He is in fine
health and spirits, and has dore. enough to
make him Br;gadier General. l will send
You Sandwiches official report, which COM
pl;uents him though not IS much as he de-
serve. In the battle Of Fort Gibson he was
wounded in the hand, had, several holes in
his ,oyerceat made by bullets-has made
some hair breadth escapes. He. is terror
TO the Indians and tories. The Captain went
up to Cane Hill On q scouting expedition,
and SAYS the ladies, for instance the Misses
who are highly educated, are cutting
and hauling their own wood with exen, as
the Feds. will not allow them to Keep horses.
One of these young ladies, when she saw
Capt. Butler and his company, got on the
tonene of the OK cart, stood up, waving her
handkerchief, and gave cheer iorthe de-
fanders of the South. The women in his
route came out and cheered, brought apples
in their aprons and baskets, and offered eve
rvtbing they had to the soldiers; and say
Ney never will he shhjugated
AsI wrote you, Capt. Butler has lost the
first finger Of the right hand TO the first j'int,
and it was whilst in this condition he went
through the bloody fight at Fort Gibson. lie
saws he has enoug gh left to pull trigger. :
" The Cherokee Nation is ruined.
John Ross's house, furniture, and everything
have been burned, and great many OF the
Indians killed. The Sacs now do not mum.
Der more than 500 fighting men, they died
with small pox BY hundreds. and hundreds
have been Killed. = x
Everything is very high out here. Bacon
81 per pound; -four 80 eents; corn 81 pes
bushel; jeans $40 to SIS per yard calico
SIS; domestics $40 TO SIS; spool thread
IS per spool, &c.
Another friend writes thus OF Capt. James
L. Butler:
"You South Caroliniars have Just cause
10 he proud Of your old stock sf Buffers, but
the sons of the late DR.. William Butler have
in this war added new lnslre to their honored
name. Every ene >of these boya from the
Oldest, the gallant and generous Col. George
Who was Captain, fought with Gen. Price all
hiu bloody battles in Missouri, to the young
est. have distinguished themselves for their
zeal, courage and ability. The most of them,
though So young, hare had respvsible cou,-
u;ands, and have never failed to acguit them
selves, not only we'll, but with distinguished
honor in the hour of trial. Iadeed how
could they do otherwise, with the noble e1.
ample Of their ancestry to stimulate their am.
bition, and the blood of heroes .coursing in
their veins 2, They spriEs from game stock,
not only on their fathers side, but tteiv
mother, a sister of the gallant naval hero
Oliver NJ. Psrry, possesses the frmness and
patriotism Of q Roman matron combined
With the refinement and genlleness OF the
Christian lady. But purpo ed saving
few words concerning the services Of Capt
James J.. Butler with whom you are not Sc
we'll acquainted. He shsrsdswitl tfen, Price
all the fatigles, privationa, dangers and non
ors of his numerous campaisnst and in SOM
Of thos. battles no quarters wGs asked O
given. Iaonc ofsttis. kind, all the enem
were slain except a preacher whom Capt. d
spared
p,srIyeuIsHep AaElvAL.-lhe Gollsbor
journal, Of the .Sth inst, cautainS the follow