Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-07-13

mined policy with Sherman not TO fight regular
battle, but to take this city by Strategy and mere
" outuei ching US. Surely the turning psint must
be nearly reached.
A True Account OF the Cavalry Battle at
Trevfllian's.
A correspondent of the Richmond Senh'h,
writing from Camp Rossers Brigade, June
%, furnishes the following:
I improve the first day of restwe have had
for two weeks In giving you true account Of
our late cavalry operations in resisting Shcr-
idan's " on to LyncLburg." am more anx.
ious & do this because some Of the published
accounts have been so erroneous and seeming
ly inyidious. One ignores entirely the pres
ence OF Hampton, who commanded the whole,
ard whose division did by far the heaviest
lighting, and calls it F" Fitz Lees fight" An
other ascribes miraculous success to R"5ser's
brigade, giving it all the praise, whereas the
glory of the fight was nohlss shared bg cth'rs
not mentioned Now.I belong to Rnaser',
brigade, and am proud'of its deeds. but do
not wish to see all tac praise oi an our sue
cesses ascribed to it; nor does 1t need t'l'
voice OF adulation to preserve its honorable
fame. But to the nistofy o. the fight:
On the 9Th instant, we left camp scHr
Meadow Bridge and uarchcd IN lie dire
ZION in which Sheridan s:s k;i0wr 10 he nlo7-
ing. On Friday night w cSIppcd near Ire
Williams, Fhz Lee, who had come Up on a
road parallel with our division, camping hear
Louisa c. H., The next morning tie enemy
attacked. The attack was sustained by ;he
lismountel men Of Buffers and fcrGg's
hrigades of Hamp!on's, and II think) by both
brigades of Lees, until early in The afternoon,
when Cusar made bold dash through the
space between our two divisions, got in our
resr and captured the ambulances aud led
torses of Youngs brigade, a portion of But
ler's and some caissuns. Then commenced
cavalry fight in earnest, which, for spirit and
excitement, has rarely been surpassed. ltos-
ser's brigade was ordered from the left to the
rescue. and dashed in with its usllal intrepid
ty. The Yankees attacked on the flank, and
astounded at their own temcrity, scattered in
all directions, some of them trying to cut
their way back, and Others takius 70 the 5u5n.
The sceie a &c &c triime gss rr:Ey; r;ch." 4
regiment Of Yankees went tearing down the
road, and into the dust W hich rose in clouds
around them aarted Col. WariDg, with lis
g JEFF Davis LEGION in hot pursuit, Closc
on his rear pressed another Yankee reg gimoni
followed by one of Rosser's--a,,i laundering
along together Tie Yankees swarmed over
the whole country. Chew drew his guns up
into the form Of hollow square, and blazed
away in all directions. Led horses were aban
doned, caissons and nmbulsnces let 90, and
finally Custer get back with the loss Of all
his trophies, and leaving many Of his men,
among them his ndjutant and many high off
GERS. Fitz Lee has closed in en- him, on ei-
ther side, and learn that he has captured q
caisson or two and many prisoners, in addi-
tion to his recaptures.
The next day, Sunday there was skirmish.
irgi apa occasional artillery firing till s
O'clock, when the enemy attacked. Buffers
brigade sustained tho brunt, and sustained it
noLly. A part of Young's was engaged, and
Lomax's later in the day. l do not think
Wickham was engaged, and Rosser's was GER
tainly not. Our assistance was offered to
Butler at the critical period Of aheavy charge
on him, but he "would not accept" Thus
one brigade Only, we may say, fought this
heavy battle and hurled back the power Of
the skillful raiders.
Buffers is new brigade, which has just
eo,pe on from tho South. 1t has had little
experience in fghtfng, and deserves all honor
for its stern and gallant resistance to the
heavy attack made on it. Tho last Charge
was very severe. The enemy were killed and
wounded in large numbers, and finally driver
back, completely broken and demoralized
Had NC known the extent Of their panic, snG
had we not been broken down our selves ant
pursued that night, We would most certainl,
have started rout which would have broker
up Sheridan's raids for some time. Asst wa
we completely defeated him-killng AM
wounding prcpably ], ,0GO and capturing $40
Wo missed, on The field, the brillisnt dasl
and ensrgy Of par old eoramander, hut repos
ed safely on the cool courage aad discretion
of the Lew. We missed the inspiring voic
and example Of Rosser, sfter his wound. bu
the inspiration remained with his own "pec
pie" and encouraged all.
The soldiers of Buffers brigade are worth
of all honor for their gallant repnlse, almo'
sing lehandcd, of Shcridan's whole force Th
f honor of South Carolina is brighter with IL
lustre Of their deeds.
All honor, too, TO tie whole cavalry. wlic,
. amid tolls. privation :ad suffering, 2'!::. i.
hearts nnehal}it,n nad na;as 2gcr ready
stfike down invasion.
Since that fight we have been moving {