Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-08-31

Obituary notices. Tributes OF Respect, or any commu-
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Liaen,euts and charged accordingly.
From Petersburg.
TIRE ENGAGEMENTS OF FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
ltumor was busy on yesterday giving lu-
pubrious accounts of the final repulse of our
troops on the Weldon Railroad, Sunday af-
ternoon. The fight of that day was hot and
heavy; our trinmphs were brilliant, and
promised TO remain unbroken, but by some
one or more Of the accidents of war, the
work We bad accomplished was in part un-
done. We lost heavily, probably thousand
men in the days operations; no estimate
exceeds that number. Aud the enemy re-
covered possession Of The Weldon railroad.
They are strongly reinforced, ard will not
aosndon their position until that road is
torn up for many miles, if our cavalry should
not prevent them, and our infantry and ar
tillery drive them off, which we have every
reason to believe will be the case. The fol.
sowing account is taken from the Express of
yesterday .-Richmond Enquirer, ODD.
FRIDAYS ENGAGEMENT.
The engagement of Friday afternoon on
the line Of the Weldon Railioad was a Sc
;,re one but resulted in 10 material adyan-
tsea to us, ,as Gar as position was concerned.
The enemy having advanced his lines some
three quarters Of nile from the position oc.
cupied by them on Thursday were attacked
and driven back. On Friday right, there
fore, the position of the Yankee army was
unchanged on the immediate line cf The rail-
road.
In the engagement, however, the enemy
was severely chgstisea, losing two Thousand
two hundred prisoners, and large number
of killed and wounded. Their loss in killed
and wounded is represented to have been
very heavy, and to have thIckly covered the
ground over which our troops charged and
fought. Vast quantities Of knapsacks, oil
cloths small arms and plunder Of all kinds
were thrown away by the Yaknees, much of
which fell into the hands Of opr men.
Our own loss was not iuconsidera6le. We
lost some prisoners and number of wound
ed, but q small! proportion killed. We are
srstiGed. to state that the larte majority OF
Ihs wounded arc only slightly injured, and
will be able to return to their commands in
few days. We noticed many who had re.
ceived only slight Acsb wounds.
On Friday night our forces again fell back
on the line of Railroad, and the enemy as
soon as they discovered our withdraw threw
forward their lines of fskirmishers, end again
and ~est or; tie Foad!!S They al ice threw up
breastworks, and" at the same time continued
to strengthen their main line of works on
the hills beyond Davis farm.
- SATURDAY.
Saturday passed without any fighting be-
tween the armies-save little shelli:g and
picket firing, bn:. It vas generally thought
(ibsat yesterday would BE an eyeptful day and
every body Wss prepared .e Aeai ths ssssa-
,np luuuuers Y, .a."e III carry so""'
besyv Gyht did occur, but the battle sor the
nossess;on oiithe railroad is yet to be fought,
a. and the signs are that twill be "a bloody one'
THE ENGAGEMENT ON SUNDAY.
Early in the forenoon yesterday, our iile
&c hattie wgs formed east and west oil the
ra;lroad, and an advance ordered. The troops
as eonfaderete troops always do when going
;nto hattie. moved forward in beautiful or
dor. dor, and the finest of spirits, to the work be-
fore them. Over ground on which tney nae
twice fought before, theS fought again, ano
with like success driving the enemy out O
their front lines of breastworks, back upol
their main line, and capturing three hun
dred prisoners. The enemy did not retire
without giving battle, and the ground was
hotIy contested for. the space of an hour OF
two. before they were forced back. In tht
meantime, tine enemy's artillery was throwing
shslf' and canister at our ranks, and our bat
teries il, the rear were replying. We re
oret to learn that o number Of our troops
We're Killed and Eoppded by our own bate
iieaT on portion Of the line. The enemy
main worEs on the railroad were adjudget
TOO strong to attack, and our troops, there
fore, held their second line of entrenchmentS
In the meantime, more important move
ment was started towards the enemys eX
sreme left-about one mile west of the rail
road. A body Of our troops, acting in con-
Juction with Others, was sent down on the
Vaughan road, some three OF four miles from
the city, to reconnoitre the enemy's position
in that direction, and ascertain their strength
there, with view to further movements.
The expedition was entrusted to most
skillful and gallant officer, with men upon
whom he could depend. 1t was discovered
that the Yankees had extended their lines
west to the Vaughan road, in the direction
of Popes Springs church, aud were rapidly
fortifyiRg. An effort, we learn, was made
to turn their flank and disledge them, which
did not prove successful The outer works
were carried, but the inner were found to be
ofsuch great strength, and so heavily armed
with artillery as to render their capture a
matter Of doubt, without great loss of life.
Some advantage were gained, We learn, at a
considerable cost IL killed, wounded and
missing, which were subsequently YIELDED
The loss at this point will probably reach
several hundred.
The brave General John G. c. Saunders,
of Alabama, was killed here while leading
his men in a charge. He was Que Of the
most promising officers of the army, and