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

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u,,...rs u,. ua.ue aJ early 9oWn. a
hassSv lbs 6yht did oecor, but the battle for the
no..ess;on ofsthe railroad is yet to be fought,
and % the signs are that twill bea bloody one.l
asaSss TIVE ENGAGEMENT ON SUNDAY.
Early in the forenoon yesterday, our iLe
of battle Yves formed east and west oil the
railroad, and an advance ordered. Ihe troops
es Confederate troops always do when gong
into battle, moved forward in beautiful or
.Jor..and . the finest ofspirits, tottbe work be.
fors shem. s Over ground on which they had
twice fought before, they fought again, and
with like success driving the enemy out OF
their front lines Of breastworks, back upon
their main line, and capturing three hun
dred prisoners. The1enemy did not. retire
without giving battle, and the ground was
botIy contested forthe space of an hour or
! two, before they were forced back. In the
meantime, the enemy's artillery was throwing
Shelf ltahd canister at our ranks, and our bat
teries Id tie rear were replying. We. re.
oret to learn that a number Of our troops
We're Killed and Wounded by our own bate.
jied, Snsa portion of the line. The enemy q
main WORKS on the railroad were .adjudged
too strong to attack, and'our troops, there.
fore. held their second line of entrenchments.
In the meantime, more important move
rnent was started towards the enemy's .ex-
.reme Ieft-about one mile vest Of the rail-
(. road. A body of our troops, acting in con-
juction with others, was sent down on the
Vaughan road, some three or four miles from
the city, to reconnoitrethe enemy's position
I'm that direction, and ascertain their strength
there, with view to further movements = &
"a -, The expedition was entrusted to most
skillfui and gallant officer, with men upon
whon he could depend. It was discovered
that the Yankees had extended their lines
vest to the Vaughan road, in the direction
of fPopes Springs church, and were rapidly
fortifyiRg. An effort, we learn, was made
to turns sheiS flank and disledge them, which
didnot prove successful. The outer works
were carried, but the innerzwere found to be
pfsuch great strength and so heavily armed
With artillery as -to- render their capture q
matter Of doubt, without great loss Of life.
Some advantage were gained, we learn, at
considerable cost il killed, wounded and
missing, which were subsequently YIELDED.
The at this point will probably reach
several hundred.
The brave General John @. G.. Saunders,
: Of Alabsms, was killed here while leading:
his men in a charge. He was one Of the
most promising officers of the army, and
has been conspicuous sforShis gallantry on
many felds: - - So
.fke position of the enemy, as near as We
are able to Judge, isabont this: Their CEN
ire rests upon the /. Weldon Railroad, about
three emilcs from the city, their right extend
iDgsacross the wooded country to the Jeru.
salem Plank road on the east, and their left
fhe Viiaghan;read on. the west. Along
tits. whole line they have strongly fortified
themselves, and works ofgreat strength have.
sprung up like magic: lii their rear, on the
railroad, and on both sides, they have thrown
up heavy works, to provide against flank
eloSemerts At the Yellow Tavern and
,Gurley honse, heavy batteries of guns are3
plasted. At.eysry point open.to attack they
are strongly fortified. - -
Warreli's corps, which frst occupied theiI
railroad, have. been heavily reinforced win
inthe last two nights. Hancockss Cd and
Burns:de's 9tE corps have reached the road;
md row confront our troops, numbering ihist
Tie aggregate fully thirty thousand man.
lie Yankees have beer busy in destroy
ing the railroad, and reports say that tie
track is torn up to and beyond ReaG3s' sta.
tion-a di-tance Of ten miles from the city. -!