The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-11-12
From the Valley.
SPECIAL TO THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
New MARKET, Oct. 81, 1861.


of the greatest, if not the greatest stampede
had vet to take place. 1t is the most singular
affair that one tan possible imagine whole
day of glory and few minutes otshanc ii
splendid beginning and alnonstrn,:s cnd-'n"N-
er to,wou suprrne 3rsiUat IN piSctn.
don't know whether it is better to laugh or
cry, for the thing is also odd and lndicrous
in some respects, that, if we were ony fighting
for the outraged dignity Of pIcnirotcntiary,
the rights Of rcversion TO some duchess SOME
petty island in tho East Indies, or even for the
possession of some Siberia of ours, We might as
we'll take our time and ease, aud look only upon
The funny part Of THIS great mischief. But
am afraid we cannu. afford such luxury as ',ayt-
ing at our own expense I,,st ut present, and
that it is duty, under the circumstances, to
take it with proper mixture OF "a'%c:' and
''sh,vow."
This is prca,n!lr enough, to be sure, before
coming to the point, but yet | cannot s;cn Hat
foote's; upon it; c;','t, MY dear Sir--h would
be unnatural, think Yes, whole day Of glory
and !cw minutes Of shame, rs have already
said but, unfortunately, it is the *i,anc tlia,
comes last and casts tS;:r!uomy 1'~. m'@br" over
tho rays and beams the departed glory ct
that day. I aulc to our battle OF iIr lo:h
What will he It's name? don't carr--rt it
TIC "no name," if yon Ike AS fnr mt, will
merely cali it the a'iar OF Tie 10Th
kn w there is an ordr: from the Ahjnant
Generals office concerning l<tlyl-wrlcrs and
correspondents, and don't feel iucIiuG.l to
make light OF it either. Whether right. or
wrong, it is an order, ats! that il, enough for
me-; feel inc!ir c to rcspecSit. But, as
am ncithcra lctter-writrr u"r ;rcorrrSponJcnt,
"a know Of no plans Of campaigns that can
disclose, and rs would disclose acne il knew
any; as speak of II" marehings, n.anccuvrcs
or conlItrrmarchingS Iinnily, a> | merely write
as | would speak u v"u, il had an
tun:y' to give yon verbally m account
;'crspral impress ions wit! respect to facts
-. L lnng TO History from til" moment that
,ohk place, and with wliit!. the Yankees
well acquainted any Of ns--it they
II it, to he sure, and they are not quite
GERS to the dccd-I pledge YOU my word
.f ct sec an: wrong in my writing to you
.t.,. this affair of t':e i::h.
'yIl sir, we surprised the Yankee ca,n:;, ,t
zeal, of day, ~ roi. .:'i>:Hiv as IL cam, can
/, ,oriScd; how We did i, - ;:u,hcr t.i.r.
:" s. d talk. no rah-wr Just in"i orr .,r
III t@ air, and after ha"r;s hor"rv, around
*"''o,rnt time to allow Il g;'ln ,'ri,." light al
Il" !:iSt tn' Siin" SiEc'S nI The returning d:S-
i:,.:, in r;lcI 10 i,u ;i,!,. to '.:.tinmp Ii onr
trir'r.; from OR los, NC l!nnnrc.I down unou
:kvn. We swept rc!;c!* EiiI,i'!c> ami breast
~. and irn.2, "Nr iil.ts, within The hr:,>t-
"r,,S md camps, VIVA S"Scn pieces, ii artillery
,#e,' 'utore they con, :ir: t':',n rarn,lS, and
Il ,n'' NJ foe before ~. his r;,%l!l sweep
:v,s II: d., by Eer*Eaw's psisioa and t.. IS
;'.c I'VE began our work. Tire cil.n,v tries
,o "!l on the left, hut il j. in vain; W.: 6ush
oi. 4" now we hear the firin. OF other DIvi<-
ions: tue right, viii IL come in for their
!.""c + it, and Gallantlv, too. The enemy is
',v," back from camp to camp; as they
v;:i they endcavor to carry awhv some fed
Nr.2 but we shoot the horses. down aud the
re>.:. ire ours Now the turnpike is c|carcd
%"a a!|lcry can come down and support our
IT, VI comes down, and as the rcs;starcc i'll
tteoss SO does the yi gor of our attack The
~l,n 'iG S above the crests Of the mountains and
wNa' = the morning fog, the smoke OF thc
r'u>';,,y and artillery, and the sctt horizontal
h@t, lat is thrown across not like r,inbitw,
h", -. Btoodbow. If there Was such Il
NO" " surely there is such thing the spec
- orc lis is grand. AS it has its color it
"',* 'oicc-thc ycls Of ON mer, the scream
~ ne shells, tic whstling Of the Eu!cd
'';i'' heavy tramp Of men aud horses, the