Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-08

NEAR DALLAS, Ga, May 80, 1864.
Mr.. EpIroR In one Of his biting ,atires BY
ron says, /" military fame ID to be shot dead On
the feld Of battle, and 10. have your name mis-
spelt in the next mornings Gazette" ! WAS re-
minded Of this pithy sa, ing on seeing the name
of burnett in the resent list of casualties Co. l.
Gath 5. c. v. THIS mans real name i. BENNETT.
Poor fellow! be died directly after reaching At
lanta. Hc was from Barnnell District and WAS
originally member & Cavalry Company; but
having swarped places with gentleman incur
Company, h9 was thus transferred to Infantry.
Mr.. BENNErr was once in my mess, and knew
The enemy expects to suhjugato US by starya-
ti6n. In this, the vandals nre doomed to disnp-
pointment. Our ratirns urs much better, and
more bountiful now, than at any farmer period
of the war; the men are getting as much -four,
meal, and bacon as they can consume. RatiOns
Of tobacco and ctffce arc also i,sucd We have
net been bothered with posr beef since Geld
weather. Weare doubtless indebted to the tox
in kind for these improvements in the Commissa-
riai. This Law gives universal satisfaction. 1t
works we'll in every respect. Now, the s.iugy and
the liberal contribute alike towards tie support
Of the soldiers, and their families. 1t is neither
just fair, nor c7Sedisnt, lnt the generous shou d
impoverish Themselves, whilst the misery rake
in wealth by the wholesale. The poetry Of JUS
sies il myth,-a mirage,-a de!uson. Flifpant
fops, and giggling girls descended from rich to-
ries and cxtortoners might point tho finger tf
scorn at the ragged children Of thcwhoe- -souled,
but. poverty stricken patriot.
II being known that the bulk of the invading
Kingston fLrry, our Amy, on Tuesday morning
the 94th inst, moved Westward along the chain
of high hills BETWEEN the Csa:tahoochco and the
Etomal, to meet the enemy near Dallas in Paul
ding County, abou! twenty miles from Marietta
Before night, skirmish ensucd, and our men
wore seen throwing up breaStworks at New Hcpe
Church where the road branches of towards Rome.
Wednesday afternoon, the cam onading near Dal-
las was fierce and furious, and ut sun set, the
muskets and rifles were banging away at terrible
rate. Everybody glad Of an opportunity to give
the enemy check upon fair field. Cheered
by the Intelligence that Wheeler's Cavalry, ut
Cass Station, had captured two hundred and six
ty loaded wagons, bringing out eighty Of them,
and also-a number Of prisoners, besides thrash
ing Woolford's Brigade Of Yankee Cavalry. Three
chargeSof the enemy ut New Hope repulsed. II
was ascer.ained on Thursday that Sherman was
moving His brigades to our right, apparently mas
SIM his abolition hordes in front of our works at
New Hope, which is in the vicinity of Dallas.
skitnishes throughout the whole day. The firing
| Of canaonS and muskets, on Friday morning was
sufficiently rapid for battle, and it will no doubt
Be SO denomina ated in history. The explosions,
however, soon becnine less frequent, but wore al
| most continuous till night. After dark, tic Yam
KEGS made nm attack upon CLEsUnSE's Division,
and we're repulsed at every point with frighuul
Slaughter I am crediLly informed that, glorious
"old Pat" judging from the number left dead
upon the 6cld, estimates tho entire Federal loss
at Gre thousand men. PATRICK CLKBuRSE, you
know is the Stonewalp Of the Western Army.
He always whips The Yankees. His men believe
in kim, and faith is sublime and irresistible
Saturday, from dewy morn to rosy twilight was
distinguished for the rafting Of musketry, and
tho booming of cannon. Still the result mas not
decisive.
An incilent of the day mas after this wise: A
poor boy III tho Division, bare foot but good
soldier, and fayorite with his Colonel, was told
to keep his eye ioelE peeled and he would be sure
to get pair Of shoes. Being deployed as skir-
misher in woods too thick to see q man ten steps
rrsm him, he sprang forward to big oak, and
took position behind it. Guess his surprise when
he found that rascally 6lae-eoat was sheltering
himself on the opposite side Ct the tree. iank
pokcd an empty gun around tho tree, trying to
frighten our little hero, who nothing daunted, de-
ibe.ately shot his antagonist dead in his tracks.
He not only got pair of shoes, but kat,
pocket knife, and pocket book with I've cORts in
it. This boys hume is JEFF PARKS 9th Miss,
Co. D.
The arect quictuao of the Sabbath was broken
by the suund of only two or three big guns. The
nsry passions of man seemed to subsido under
the soothing Influences of tho holy day. Bat
about II o'clock at night, the rear Of fire arms
was so deafcning as almost to pafalyzc the pulsa-
tons af benevolent heart. But our troops were
wonderfully protected in this instancc,-thanks
to kind Providence.
Monday ha. been very quiet day With us.
Th. weather is delightful, and dry enough, I
trust, to bring the Wheat crop to golden matu-
rity.
Ever yours,
Elk.