Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-15
rroublous. times in Edgeffeld.


Troublous- Times in Edgedeld.
During this war, we people of Edgehcld have
had compared to hundreds Of other places in the
Confsderacy, rery calm and pleasant walk on
tha Highway Of life. And our walk is sill CON-
paratiycy calm and pleasant. How long It will
remain so, God only knows Lately however, VIC
have been wandering in wet and slippery roads,
in bad times and wintry weather. For four days,
our whole population ras in hourly expectation
of being pounced upon by pack of bowling,
ravoning, 5loodthirsty wolvcs-of being at any
moment. night or day, gnaslled, ghawed, crashed,
and gobblcd up, ia tho most mercilcss and fero-
.cieus manner. Women imagined all sorts of bat
tie, murder and sudden death. Children hid
Raw Head and Bloody Bones" ever before their
oycs. Men of large property, were green and
yellow, and grinned with horrible agony. But
let us nnrrats facts. Early on Thursday morning
last, it was announced among US that alargc and
formidable body Of Yanken cavalry, under Kill
-rArnIcK, had entered Aiken during the previous
night. Refugees and struggling soldiers, passing
ailc1 that klLrArRIcH was pressing onto Gran
i;evllc and Vaucluso and would no doubt devas-
tate the whole country. The Supporting Forco
OF EdgcGo.d District being in camp near the viii
lage, our vigiant and energetic Enrolling Officer,
Lieut.. Moses, Immediately chose from that body
a uuwter of brave and vel mounted men ,sand
depar te.l g;fii tbcm .w.r's h.;k.r, intending to
establish a iina d c9nfiers ietwcea that rlecc
and jsiged..d; III. he ad, and &c hin ..ni then
the community is not c l:tlc indebted.
About noon on Thursday, some half dozen SOL
di:rs from WusELEas command, in charge sf
l59or 200 broken down cavalry horses, entered
our.tosn-Aorscs. and nj. On tho approach of
tae isaakccs, they had quilted recruiting cau,:'
.on THO S. C. Rsiir'ad, anl were taking tlici:
| horses Up the country. They reported no Yan-
'kces in aiken, bat large force twelve miles be-
ioW. Tie bare and hony caerdur dc lataiHs
we're the Yankees that had entered Aiken the
night before!
BY nishtfa'l on Thursday, c'.r couriars brought
II; reliable Intelligence that none Of the enemy
j {! o1tsfelAjaey ana that considerable body
''.;..:. .a..f ,gns he;:rcen that point
s. h,r".'ny In i.,a meantime, our people,
as,;- -. - ia1ss 81. -aill and collected, were
-, ct, -; .oie hos;5e' in order for tho recap
:.a7 Il e Goa; .. .ltef in ;arnii.:. then, topsy
tur;y. fluyisiyrs. furniture, ciolhLg, wero ssnt
OF a7d 'oa.-d u raj, places; silver, jewolry,
glass. china, &c, &C.. &C., consigcd to tho
sarsa.d en hosoal Of earth. Oh. that We possc's-
ell ha'f lie soli anl silver ro" hill in Eigefsld
eon! We H3ald snap our Gagers sco'rfulIy at
po'o.i, Go'csnaa, and orbr!
rri:.y ,ras comparatively quiet day. the cou.
riars b. .,-:i news ir ~ ,i.. II tio that Wheeler
Was successfully hol.ss ha c:cm~ ut hay scmc
nj O. bei,.w Ailic. III .ho curse OF Friday nigh.
hoacvc-. a courier brought t;dirgs that 10 Yam
kpcs hal enisrsd AIKEN ana burned it. Refugees
sn.i s,raggl, r. .gain confirmed The rcncrt. and
,..ilol NAVY ssrans, and horrible items of infor
IN t;.n. This report was prcra'ure; the enemy
,iiJ i:t CT; .is..n until aata-asy. Enr did
tscy 9ura il, {. 4is pay. Of it.
Lx.;tcmen, in EigtisI wss rrr h;sh snd
vi Il, snd n.nucd SO uu;il Saturday night, W., II
i; vas .sccrtinel E,r certain that Tho enemy had
been driven out If Aiken, an,l pushed back some
miles down :pp railroad. During the day 'hs
Yankees had dali ID inio Aiken, AID Ehsalers
cavalry had engaged them fcrcely in the very
streets Of the town, whirpirg them back and
finally compelling them To ro;ire diseomaied. On
thi; d4y, Saturday, Wheeler whipped them il
three CT four different eSghtsin and sreunl Aiken.
Genl. Whcclorlnay have grsa' many worthless
msn ia hi, command, evidently has, but aitor
,ois, lc. us age to!aik about his ;roups ros
Gzh.ins..
Gu srniry. according to the reports Of our
courier., The eacmy rot!re, srom ttc railroad AMI
made off eastward J ;oyards oraasebu.g. Gen.
swhsc.e, Lat: :'ii.x i i!.r,n. se;rg to ,Mrrrit's
ny;age,. wai.!f -: : tag Edis!o frcp, Barn-
Wi nt.s.L v.s SIS triigo is thirteen
lai:c, r .t-i "iy-.Arco from Edgc-
fei 40 lli@ ts,ec ogefating iatel7 hc!91'
7iilca VS. n paet q K,.pas,isk'e c2va.l,; il Is
sa;a thcy mad large infantry support F;T i#D
days past w Gave been tranquil and free from
wars wild alarm. We know not ho,. lo1g this
tr4nqu;!,;tJvi)i last. Perhars.tutfew days God
graat it may be foraver. Wonder il tas Garth
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