Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-01
From the 7th S. G. regiment.

We have been permitted to make the annexed
extracts from letlor from Lieut.. tE. II. CovAR,
dated Spottsylyania C. c., May 18th:
al am very we'll and enjoying good health, al
though have very sore arm, caused BY blow
received from mimic ball. 1t has give me u
great Zeal of pain, but tits nearly well now,-thc
ball was spent ball but it bruised me very much.
The boys of the old sth are in 6ne spirits; they
all seem to enjoy the late battles. and stand ready
for the onset. Kershaw's Brigade has the praise
aud seems to ts tae favorite of all. Longstrests
Cefps has had havd fighting to do, and have nut
been repused in. asingle instance-Gen. r. II.
Anderson, whoatook command of our Corps, after
the wounding Of our noble General, complimentod
the Corps in the highest terms. He said it vas
no wonder that Longstreet was numbered amons
cpuid not be otherwise, whea he had under his
command such eorps:I sm proud to inform
.yeu that Gen. Lon sstreet is doing we'll, and his
recovery is certain Gen. Lee tccms to be very
active and cheerful; he hns repulscd Grant at
every engagement, and has caused him to evacu-
ate postion Of his line; Grant left his dead and
a portion er his wounded CD the field. We buried
his dead aud took care of his wounded. It was
TIE most heart-rending sight ever behe.d. The
dead had rstted, and the wounded were in an
awful condition. Our Brigade opened the fight
on Sunday morning about 9 o'clock, and fought
them until night, and the report s, that we killed
and wounded more than our whole Brigade num-
bercd- never saw Yankee: fall faster and thicker
in my life; the field was completely covered with
them. Besides we cuptared great many priso-
ners We hnd little temporary breastworks, and
they give US two grand charges; the first charge
they succeeded in getting to our works and jumped
over among the rebels. James Battalion had
somo two or three killed by tho bayOnet and sew
cral wounded, but they stood like Veterans and
received them. Late in the evening they charged
us again, but only got within ten or fifteen PAGES
of our works, and very few got back to tell the
tale.
The fighting on Monday WAS not SO heavy, but
Tuesday they made desperate effort to break
our line on the left. Here, they met the old vot-
Grams of Hoods old Division, who received them
handsomely, and sent them back in q hurry.
Thursday he massed his forces and mado the at,
tack immediately on our right. EwclPs Corps
made tn. attack early in the morning, Johnson's
Division holding the works, but the enemy routed
them aud took possession Of their works, but
Gen. Rhodes Disvision soon charged them and
rscaptured the works. Tho loss was awful on
both sides. understood that Grant had twenty
Eve thousand massed against this portion Of our
line. The fight never ceased until Friday morning.
There never has been such fighting since this war
cem mmeneed. If it had net been for our loss on
this day, the rebel loss, comparatively speaking
would be very light We have been on the front
line for eleven days, but yesterday morning We
; moved to the reur, .uppossto rest. This morn.
ing VIC were ordered to get in readiness to move
I can't say which way. Back on the line perhaps