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The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-08
Ont. of MOney.

This is the raradoxical condition in
which Mr.. Mcmminger, the creator of so
many hundred millions of paper moDey,
finds his Treasury to day. Money, money
everywhere, but not dollar of the issue
to pay off claims with. Why! Be-
cause the moncy-making department was
turned topsy-turvy by the packing Oft of
the note siguers to Columbia, South Caro-
lima, and the nervous fright into which
Mr.. Memminger was thrown by the
Northern flourish of trumpcts that prece-
dcd advance ofGraut,s hosts. Wednes-
day, the first June, is pay day in all the
Government departments and offices, and
the devil will be to pay between the poor
clerk and Government cmoloyc"s and the
landladcs and landlords for board due
and not paid.-Rihmond examiner.
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The DIFF ference.

One of the officers recently captured
by Forrest, made the following remark
to Capt Henderson, as the latter reports
to the Montgomery Advertiser: "The
most astounding thing that has arrested
my attention since | have been in cap
tiyity, is the unmurmuring spirit of
your soldiers.-They are living upon
short rations of bread and meat, and l
have never heard complaint escape
their lips. They never mention their
pay as matter of Importance, and seem
entirely devoted toa principle. On the
other hand, our troops have every
luxury that men could desire, evrcy COM
fort which the nation can supply, and
yet are filled with discomfort. They are
clamoring for their pay as though it
we're the sole object | candidly acknow-
ledge that the contrast strikes me with
dismay."
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A Mutilated REGIMENT.

There is, perhaps, no regiment in the
service which presents such evidences
of the havocof war,as the Scconl Louis-
lana. 1t left home over eleven hnn-
drc, strong, and after suffering heavy
losses was rccruites AMI in appeared at
Gettysburg numbering one thousand.
There it lost seven hundred and fifty Of
that number, or just three fvurthS. 1t
was on haud, however, with organiza-
ton complete, in the recent battles in
Virginia being attached to Stafford's
brigade, EweII's corps. 1t was pr2mn.
cnt in the vii crncss fight and again
at Spotssylvania Court House, in which
last battle it last its Colonel, Williams,
and other officers, coming out with but
fifteen muskcts left. Thus stands the
heroic band at present. What a sad,
hut glorious, spectacle it presents
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RICHMOND. June 2.-The following
despatch has just been received at the
War@Offiee
HEADQUARTERS,
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, June . !
There has been skirmishing along the
lines to-day. Anderson and Hoke at
tackled the enemy this forenoon, and
drove them to their entertainments. This
afternoon the enemy attacked Heth's
division, but were hansomely rcpulsed
by Cooks and Kirkland's brigades.
Brcckinridee and Malone drove the en-
emy from their front, taking about $50
prisoners.
1t is reported that force of Yankee
infantry has arrived at Tuntall's Station,
from the White House, extending up
the York River Railroad. They state
that they belong to Buffers Corps.
Later, ,-IIoke's division encountered
the enemy's left yesterday morning, in
ficting heavy loss upon them, captur-
ing battery, stand Of coors and num-
bers of prisoners.
Col. l.. NJ. Keitt, of South Carolina,
was severely wounded yesterday.
LATEST FROM RICHMOND
RICHMOND, June ,, p. Nothing
Important trauspircd in Congress to-day
Our forces on the South side attack
ed the Yankees this morning in their
rife pits, near Wares Bottom Church,
capturing hundred of the 7th Connect
icut Our loss was trifing.
Whilst thus engaged, Rosser's cavalry
dashed in, routed the party, capturing
500 horses and a number of prisoners.
Tne flying enemy was pursued almost
20 the Court House.
LATEST FROM THE ARMY OF GENERAL
JOHNSTON.
NEW HOPE, June 2.-Thc enemy
still remains on our right and there has
been skirmishing all the morning along
our right and centre, which still contin
ues. Dallas was evacuated by the enc
my yesterday, who left our wounded
prisoners behind. The movement seems
TO have been made hastily.
ATLANTA, June 2.-The rctrograde
movement of thel enemy towards the
Etowah River is generally accepted here
as a REIMBURSEMENT of the con to Allan
ta" movement. The Yankee loss, since
their advance from Chattanooga began,
is estimated at 10000 killed and wound
ed, with $4,000 sick, missing and pris-
opers. Persons from behind the enemy's
lines report no trains at Kingston for
several days. The forage had all been
eaten and the country stripped of every
particle of food.
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.
Richmond, June 2.-The Phhadel-
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Impressment of Mich Cows.

Article VIII of the General Orders
of Adjutant General Cooper, published
25th of March, 1864, says:
"No impressmcnt under this or any
other order shall be made of milch cows,
or of the breeding stock of any farm or
plantation" And yet, in violation of
this most pcrcmptory order, many milch
cows have been impressed by men pro-
Tossing to act under orders. 1t will be
we'll for farmers to demand an exhibition
of the authority upon which General
Coopcr's order is violated.
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men copturcd by the Yankees since the
beginning of the war is:
One Lieutenant General, five Major
Generals, twenty-five Brigadier Gcner-
ais, lS6 Coloncls, .146 Lieutenant Col
oucls, 244 Majors, 2,497 Captains, 5,Sll
Lieutenauts, 1858 non commissioned
officers, 12l,l56 privatcs, and $500
citizens. OF these they had on hand at
the date of the report 29,229 officers
and men, among whom were one Major
General and seven Brigadiers There
had been 1881 rebels exchanged
against ll0,S6G Union men returned
The exchange of officers on both sides
are computed at their exchangcable
value in rrivatcs. Since the date Of
the above report there have ben less
than one thousand exchanges, and very
few captures on either side. The tis-
urcs, are, consequently, approximately
correct. No statement has been furn-
i~hcd of the number of prisoners held
By the Confcderatcs.
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E,.n,u Me Southern PrcSLuicriaN.

Mr.. EDITOR: The following exquisite
lines, worthy of the tcndCrest touches ol
Burns, purport to have been written by
the wife ofa Texas officer. The authoresS
will not object, dare say, to their appro
priation with the addition of a single
stanza, by a sister of South Carolina, who
like her, is mother, and bercavcd and
alone in the trials of this cruel war.
I'm sitting all alone. my love,
The babes have gone to sleep;
And am sad enough, my love,
To hide my eyes and weep.
For when the friendly day has gone.
The lonely night will come:
lis sad-so sad to he alone,
In deserted home!
First Emma came. with sunny hair
Just like her pas and said.
With bowed head. her lisping prayer,
Then went away to bed.
Then Augusta at mothers side,
Full weary with her play,
To heaven for her father cried:
And sleeps to rise at day.
And then came little Minnie. bright,
With folded weary wings;
She closed her dewy eyes oflight,
The winsomc. sleepy thing.
And so I'm all alone. my love.
And how can | refrain
From weeping, when think, my love,
You may not come again:
Yet still would not have thee here;
Id rather thou would'St find
\ glorious grave in battle there,
Than lag At home behind!
Then nobly do your duty, love,
I'll bear This lonely life;
III be brave dead soldiers love,
Before a towards wife.
For though my nights whole ages seem,
And days drag on like years,
Bright rays of hope still often glcam,
In beauty through my tears.
And as hope Shines amid those tears
1t points an Iris bright,
That rests in love upon the years
To come. God speed the right!
\ TEXEs WIFE.
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Curious Discovery.

1t is said that Mayor Tienann, at his
paint fac ory in Manhattanvillc, has accl.
dcntally made discovery which threat.
ems to rcvolntionize Horticulture. One Of
the factory hands having thrown some
liquid green paint of a particular kind
on Il flower bed occupied by white ane-
mones, the flowers have since made their
appearance with petals as grass The
paint had very penetrating chemical mix
turc, which Mr.. Tiemann has since APP
piled with other colorS, to other plants,
annual, biennial, and of the shrub kind
the result being invariably that the flow
crs 50 watcrcd took the hue Of the liquid
deposited at their roots. BY continuing
experiments early next year, during seed
time, and applying different colors, VIC
shall no doubt be enabled to "paint the
lily" which was Solomon's ambition.
rNew York TriLWc.
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The Number of Wounded.

The Enqmrcr has statement on the
authority of the officer of the Hospital
Department, that the total Of wounded
soldiers sent from Lees army, on ac.
count of he late engagements, to Char
lortesville, Staunton, and other towns,
as well as to that city, is ll,l30. The
total from Gen. Bcauregard's operations
on the South-sidc is 3,040.
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LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
From Richmod.

Richmond, June Cit is reported
that Gran: has rctrcated from Early's 5
front. The object probably to mass his
forces for another desperate assault.
Advices from the Valley indicate that
the Yankees are marching on Staunt6n.
Our forces being unable to prevent
their advance.
LATER.
1t is reported that the Yankees have
occupied Staunton.
Atlanta, June G.-It is reported that
the enemy are moving towards Altoona.
Hookcr's corps are fortifying the hills
between Achwoith and Altoona.
The following is a list of the Generals
from South Caroli%a:
Mai. Gen. r II. Anderson, army Nor
tbcrn Virginia.
Maj. Gen. Wade Hamton, army North,
ern Virginia.
Mai. Gen. benjamin Huger. Chief
Inspector of Ordnance G.. S. ~, Now in
Trans Mississippi Department.
Maj. Cen Stephen D. Lee, Depart.
mcnt Mississippi.
Brig. Gen. NJ G. Butler, army Nor.
thern Virginia.
Brig. Gen. Wm Butler, Department.
Brig. Gen. n. G.. Evans, Department
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
Brig. Gen. Thomas +. Drayton, Trans
Mississippi Department.
Brig Gen. S. w. Ferguson, Depart.
mcnt Mississippi.
Brig. Gen. S. Il. Gist, army Of Ten,
nesscc.
Brig. Gen johnson IIag"od, Depart
ment North Carolina and South Virginia.
Brig. Gen. Joseph i. Kershaw, army
Northern Virginia.
Brig. Gen. Samuel McGowan,'sarmy
Northern Virginia.
Brig. Gen. A. NJ. Manigault, army of
Tennessee.
Brig. Gen Abner Perrin, army North.
ern Virginia.
Brig. Gen. r. S. Ripley, Department
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Brig. Gen. c. II. Stevens army Of
Tennessee.
Brig. Gen. James II. Trapicr, Depart
ment South Caroliua, Georgia and
Florida.
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Raturn of our Wounded.

During the past few days large num-
Der of our wounded. soldiers have arrived
home, and many others belonging to Ian
caster aud Chesterfield have passed
through Camden eDroutc for their res
pective districts, the most Of whom have
found a welcome at the "Soldiers Rest
in this place.
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J. IT. HERS Naturalization.
Camden, Wednesday, June |
Gen Wade Hampton.

1t is said that Maj. Gen. Wade Ham
pton has killed twenty-five men in hand
to hand fights. Hc always goes into bat
tie in advance of his troops, generally
has the first blow, and does ycoman's
share of tie conflict.
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Gen. TOOmbS.

The Savannah Republican lcanrs that
this gentleman, unwilling to be idle when
his State is invaded, has joined the mill
tia as a private and reported to Gen
Wayne, at Atlanta, for duty.
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Direct Answers.

.,,
Richmond DiSp"tch furnishes the follow
ing "nee"9fe v,.
snmmonocd ,on ed IN a@rd civilian to appear
before him to furnish some information.
When duly arraigncd, the Yankee be-
gan:
~; y'G h,',I 1Y;o o' % any ny un% vuho,s W." "A
Oh man-rf believe | do.
Yank--Who was it?
Ans;-Gencral Banks.
laOk.-seTEs'a', %";. take take, MN M" to aIS the
Sh;,o, itoh"" oaIe5 r"h"I "m m mind whose Dresence
you are in, and answer correctly. Do
you know any one who has heen pass
Ing through our lines and back ' as''n
10 '"1 me- 'e0S!s' %s, cafrSI"S sir d. Information"
Yank.-Who was it?
Ans.-General J. Il. B. Stuart.
lank Sergeant take him to the
s""''
Distances on the state ROAD
The following table OF dlstan-
ces of the Georgia Road will be
v,l,,,blo for roferenco.
Nnn,Lau m of n,;los fro,, Allan
N"llloei VI ,','ic9 !'o'' ,I.
ta to Nmlng, IL; VlnlnS 10 MARI
eta, Q: Marietta to Acworth, Is;
Acworth TO Altoona ): Altoona.
- C.rtorsr;llo 6 Cartorsv;llo. r.
" O"i 'e'"' r,i0 y o"l 1v. W. ~ NV ~
Cass' y lass ~ nl.Ss'ol,, ~
Kingston to AdalrVllle 1U;.
Adairsville to Calhoon, 10; CAL
boon to Resaca !. Resaca TO Til
NV T T:Its ~ Dn1ton IN.
ton,o; lllIoh ~ :Ral.on IL,
Dalton to Tunnel Hill, {; tunnel
Hill to Ringold, S; Ringold, to-
Cb;lomauoa 10 Chickamaura to
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-08
The Late Cavalry Fight Near at
Lees Station.

The Ernmimer says.
On Saturday morning our cavalry en-
tered the cncmy's lines about the juno
tion and captured all their pickets. s.Soon
after this-about l. o'clock our force
fell upon the enemy near Haws
shop, about four miles Of Atlee's station,
and 4 fight commenced. For prudeu-
tial rcrsons, we omit to name the par,
ticular regiments engaged on our side,
but our forces were entirely of cavalry.
The fight was desperate for the time.
The enemy advanced three times, but
each time was repuIscd and driven back
for two miles. At this juncture the
enemy advanced to the support of their
cavalry whole corps Of infantry after
wards discovered to be the Fifth army
corps, and the fight was renewed. Here
the fight ragged for an hour, when "nr
meu, who had no infantry support, and
li.hing themselves pressed by overpow.
cring numbers of the enemy, fell back
for about mile, retiring slowly and in
perfect order, the enemy showing no
disposition to pursue. Our forces held
their position at night. Our loss is var
inu>ly estimated, but the best informed
s'uiccs say that it will hardly reach two
hundred in killed and wounded.
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Siegel'S Defeat.

Stanton makes the disaster of Siegel
quite as bad as the Confederate history
of it. In his official telegram he says:
Dispatches from General Siegcl, rccciv-
ed this evening, report that on Sunday he
fought the forces of Echols and Imbodcn,
under Brcckinridgr, at New Market that
the cncmy's forces were superior in num-
Der, and that he gradually withdrew from
the battle field and rccrosscd the Shcu-
andoah, having lost five pieces artillery,
about six hundred killed and wounded,
and fifty prisoners, but bringing all his
trains and all the wounded that could be
transported from the battle field
He states that in consequence Of the
long line and the trains that had to be.
guarded, he could not bring more than
six regiments into the fight, besides the
artillery and cavalry, and that the enemy
had about seven thousand infantry, be-
sides other arms; that his retrograde
movements to Strasburg vas effected in
perfect order, without any loss Of material
or men.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
An officer who participated in the
engagement of the 18th instant at New
Market, under Gen. Segcl, writes as
follows:
The fighting was terrific, the most so
of any battle in the Valley. We could
only bring about 5 900 men into the fight;
the enemy numbered 10 600 to $4,000,
and fought like devils, Our cavalry
behaved badly, and some of the infantry
no better; but the latter were. rallied, the
cavalry could not be. General Siegel
was in front, and in the thick Of the battle
all day, encouraging, directing, and lead
ing the men. The bullets were dense all
about him; one or two of his staff were
slightly injured, several had horses shot
under them.
The Number of the Confederate
Prisoners.
The report of the U. S. Commissary
General, of Prisoners, accompanying
Secretary of Wars report, shows that
the number of Confederate officers and
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and captured portion of a battery posted
here; but Finegan's Brigade and the
Maryland Battalion drove off the enemy
with severe loss.
Repeated attacks were made upon An
derson position-chieAy against his right,
under Kcrslaw. They were met with
great steadipcss, and repulsed in every
Instance. The attack extended to our
extreme left, under Early's left, but in
both instances the enemy was rcpulsed
with heavy loss.
Hampton encountered the enemy's
cavalry near Halls Shop, and part of w,
II F. Lees Division drove them from
their entrenchments.
Our loss to-day was small. Our sue.
cess, under the blessing of God, was all
that we could expect.
(SigncdD r. i. Lee, General.
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SECOND DESPATCH.

New Hope, June S--Evening.-The
enemy is still throwing forward troops
on our right. There has been consider
able artillery skirmishing this afternoon.
Gen. Echols has been very slightly
wounded in the thigh. Prisoners con-
tinuc to be brought in.
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FROM JoHNsToN'S ARMY,

New Hope, Ga June So p m -
Skirmishing continued during last night,
and up to the time of writing this, be-
tween the cncmy's sharpshootcrs and
ours, and there has been some artillery
fighting. The enemy is still man@u-
vering for the advantage of position; but
so far has been properly met.
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The Number of the Confederate
Prisoners

The report of the U. S. Commissary
General, of Prisoners, accompanying
Secretary of Wars report, shows that
the number of Confederate officers and
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LATEST ARMY NEWS.

Latest from Gen. Lees Lines.
RICHMOND. juno 2.-The following
despatch has just been received at the
War Office
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OFFICIAL FROM GEN. LEE.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA, June 4-3 p. m.-At about
half:past four o'clock this morning the
enemy made an attack upon the right of
our line, in front of Hoke. The assault
on the main body Of Breckinridge's line
was repused without difficulty; but at
length the enemy succeeded in penetra-
thug asalientangle of Breckinridge's line,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-10

left Rockville passing through the village
OF Harrisburg, Md aud marched to Har-
rietsville, Nd, where we lay until the
morning of the 28th, when we marched
to within three miles OF Frederick City,
Md. After laying here some three hours
we again resumed, marching all night.
We at length arrived at Jefcrsonville,
Md. On the morning of the 29th we
marched on passing Harper's Ferry. at
O'Clock in the afternoon. We passed Boil
var Heights at 6 O'Clock in the evening
After marching some three miles west Of
Bolivar Heights, where we encamped until
the morning of the 30th. when we re
passed the Heights, at 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon, laying there until evening,
when we resumed our march, passing Har
perS Ferry at 10 o'clock at night We
marched all night and eneamped Sunday
morning near Petersville, Md. where we
lay until Sunday noon, when we again
marched, passing Jeffersonville at o'clock
Sunday; marched within three miles of
Frederick City, where we now lay But
how long remains mystery to higher
ranking officer than | am. thought of
giving some of the copperhesds few les
sons, but as the mail is just going out |
shall be obliged 10 do with them as the
South wishes the North to do, viz ITO be
let atone" The Niffiin county boys are
all well; | must close for this time The
Gazette comes very regular and is always
gladly received. WING
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Extract Of a letter from the 10Th, da-



Extract Of letter from the 10Th, da-
ted at Frederick, Md.
You will see by the beading of this that
we have changed our base from the rife
pits in front of Petersburg, Va, to the
lar-famed soil Of Maryland Mary
land" We have been doing some tail
marching since we left the army of the
Potomac The 9th corps left City Point
on the ninth, tenth and eleventh days of
July, we being the last regiment landing
in Washington City We landed on the
night of the 18th; from the landing we
marched to Fort Stephens some five miles
from Washington, on the Washington and
Baltimore turnpike, where We lay until the
afternoon of the 18th when we pulled up
stakes and left for Poole.ville, Md, where
We arrived on the evening of the l4th
Alter camping there until Saturday morn
ing, July 10th, we again started on the
march, fordiEg the Potomac river near
Wright's ferry, some two miles below Ed
wards ferry; from therewe marched through
| Leesburg, Va, where We encamped until
Monday, July 18th, when we left for
|
afternoon of the 18th | assure you it Was
anything but pleasant crossing the Blue
ridge in the heat of the afternoon. After
crossing we encamped upon the banks of
the Shenandoah river, where the rebels
threw some she'll among our division with
out doing much damage; after dark we
encamped, where we lay until the morning
of July 10th, when we forded the Shenan-
doah river, marching in the direction Of
Winchester, Va. We had quite refresh
ing shower in the afternoon the first rain
we had since leaving Coal Harbor. Va
We marched within ten miles of Winches
ter, where we encamped some two hours,
when we received orders to march at a
moments notice, and also orders for our
rations to hold out to reach Washington.
At 9 o'clock the same evening the bugle
sounded to pack up, which was done at
short notice, when we about faced, marched
some miles, when we again re crossed the
( Shenandoah river; also crossed the pass
| through Smokers Gap at the solemn hour
of midnight; marched all night; passed
| Leesburg at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of
| the 2lst. After marching some three
miles we crossed Goose creek and encamp
ed until the morning of the 22d, when we
/ again resumed our march, passing Drains
vile, Va. about 3 o'clock In the afternoon;
marched until evening, when we encamped
near our old Camp Griffin, where the gall
liant 49th lay during the Winter of '61 and
the Spring of 81. On the morning of
the 23d we again took up our march for
Washington, and arrived in the fortifca-
tions surrounding Washington at o'clock
in the afternoon, where We lay until Tues
day, July 10th; when we again pulled
stakes and marched, passing Tenallytown
at II o'clock, noon After marching some
miles we passed through the town of
Rockville, Md, where We encamped for the
| night. On the morning of the 9th we