The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-06
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annexed iutcresting details Of the affair
near That place OH Saturday morning:
A reconnaissance in force was made OF
the enemy's position near the river on
Saturday morning at an early hour,
which was brilliantly executed as it
went, but was, unfortunately attended
with some little loss. Our troops were
massed to the left of Colquitt's salient in
front of the cnemy's works on Hare's
farm, whence preceded by General
Gordon's corps Of sharpshooters, silent
bdJ rapid advance wasmadc. The sharp
shooters were notified Of the duties ex.
pected OF them, and perfect quiet i'm.
posed upon their movements. The as
sault was intended to be surprise to the
enemy, and such, indeed it proved to be.
About o'clock, everything being in
readiness, the corps of. sharpshootors,
about two hundred and fifty strong, left
our works, and with empty guns advan
ccd stealtmly but rapidly upon the
enemy's positions. They fell like q
thunder clap upon the Yankees bchipf
the first line of works they struck, clY d
b,ng such as they fouud-awakc with thlR'
muskets, bagginS a good many prison|
aud capturing several hundred yardSMs
breastworks. Not musket was fry
and not man injured on our siNi
Meantime the several brigades mass p.
both to support and assist them, cah1
up, and the formidable forts on Ha,B
HILL with considerable portion Of tSr
heavy line of works adjoining and cdu
meeting withit, were charged and c;4t
tured, additional prisoners aud numer4e
mortars and guns falling into our. .hanE
Unfortunately, some ofthc Yankees wEf
had cscaped'n the darkness; fled sah
aroused thenen in the rear line of WORKS
and tito salarm was quickly sprds
| throughout the reserve camps behi,i
so that a. Formidable force was soon alec
BY the time our troops had formed ift
line on either side of the captured fas
the enemy was thoroughly aroused, aF
was prepared for farther offensive opeiw
tons OH our side, otherwise the advanh
of our troops would have been irresistllh
and successful beyond anticipation. e
it was, they came in n position subj,C
to an enfiladng fire OH either side, an,
confronted by heavy forts and breast
works. The Yankees were not slow t.
take advantage Of the opportunity thu
afforded them, and they quickly massct
artillery in the neighboriig forts anC
infantry iii our front. They made sevcra
fierce assaults tsupon our columns, IN heav,
lines, which were repulsed with grca
coolncss and vlgor and i'll which tits be
! lleyea the encmy sustained much loss
Ending it impossible to dislodge th
Cohfcdcratos by their infantry attacks
the enemy opened upon them with thci
sartillery. Battery No. /. on the river
and Fort Stcadman. on the right, botl
SO situated as thoroughly to comman,
aEa c..iiade the captured fort and works
belched forth their terrible discharge
ofshell, grape and canister into our ranks
and rendered the position almost untena
bic.
1 Further advance by our troops, in TIN
face ofthe terrible obstacles that present
| ed themselves, wasdeemcd imprac,icablc
and General Gordon gave the comman
TO retire. Not whipped, not oven ono
repulsed, onr brave men who had takel
the eneiny's strongworks and themselvc
fepnleed al, attempts at re.capture, com
menced falling back. Up to this momen
they had lost nothing, but gained ever
thing. T.e enemy now opened ever
gun that could be brought TO bear upo
our troops, and subjected them to raj
of iron, before which the experiences c
Malvern Hill and Gettysburg, are sal
] by veterans to pale almost into insign
ficance! 1t was painfully distinct i
this city, where our very dwellings wer
shaken to their foundations. Our treop
retired through. this trying ordeal j
commendable order, leaving several {
their gallantoomrades behind, and reacl
ed their original hines between eight an
nine O'clock. The Yankees pursued n
| further than their own works.
Five hundred snd seven prisoners, n
belonging to tile Ninth corps, wer