Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-04-26
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I'VE have anr.ieatic Information fi:rcuSi
! the Macon Telegraph, Of the battle in front q
Columbus on Saturday afternoon and night
and the capture Ofths CITY.
At4 O'clock on that morning the Yankee
force embracing six thousand mounted III
1 fantry and cavalry, with two pieces Of light
artillery, passed t5foush 0pelika, without
scarcely making halt. Taking the Colnnl-
! bus road, their, advance reached our picket
line, about two miles from the, city, about
9 o'c!ock;sa "a few muskes shots drove them
back, when. they immediately advanced in
force, but came up very cautiously. Skirmi,4l-
ing with the advanced .videttes ard spickets
commenced at 4, and continued at irregular
intervals, until night, when. tho battle opened
iuriousiy along the whole time.
I All accounts agree that the citizen soldiery
CT Columbus, is we'll as the regular troops
| foug ght.witha herosn, worthy OF tie'fame ul
veterans CT this, or any other var. Ehc enc
my advanced inS heavy lines OF hattles upon
| various points upon our works. .and.were ,Aer
with withering, deadly FIRE; which sentthcm
back. Atlast they, az q o'cl6eS, concentrs-'
ted everything upon weak point on our
right and made furious charge, and even
that was repulsed except q, small squad Of
cavalry, Which succeeded III getting through
the line The line was ,i.cmeliately re-
| paired: -,
This;squad of cavalry, rode immortality to,
and took possession of the remaining bridge
the other two having Leen irevionsly burn
ed. Gen. Howell Cobb was on the iirld'coln-
mandng in person and .nebly- did his duty.
This cavalry rode,in ten steps; Of his head,
|, quarters, and had q conversation. with him,
but the night being intensely dark, he iailed
to recognize them. -
Wbcn they gained the bridge theyquietlF'
took every one prisoner who came up. At
last the General became concerned about tue
bre;urncofseveral. ceurierS whom he naa- dis
patchedsto the city, and who should have
| besn<back sometime, before. LIE. therefore
sent mpmber of his staff to .the bridge, WHO
was also taken aud disarmed, but made his
escape to this SIDE and gave the foregoing.
particulars. -
What dispositions were made of our forces
after that are not precisely known, but it is
supposed that they drew oil both up and
l'dowD the river. = p
The enemy entered thee towasat hale. past
nine o'clsck.ya..: -
No trains belonging to any railroad. on thi:
side were captured. The Opelika, road loai,
f7eengines and several cars, in Consequence
Of their guage' being marrow. We lost few
stores. as nearly .4e7erything>of consequence
tAad beenremoved. =
We lostvery Few men killed end wounded.
.as>tley were woll protected by breastT'r!s',
The epemy loSttweniy fines as many as We
d. Every man in tie city ableto bear arms
w;.s Gil the field AID fought witntiie nobl'st
heroism. Had the Fight taken place in day
light we would certainly ,hayn won q victory,
as 1t v as the hated 7andas paid raogt dearly
for what they won... No apprehension was
felt as to the safety OF Gen. Cobb's army.
Col. Won Z;nSea was severely wounded by
horse running against him
Gen. Forests supposeH tn be immediate-
" in The rear, and approaching rapidly. Gen.
Buford was present, aad f:ei every barrel Of
his navi-s at them. 1t is confidentlv cXpac-
ted thst .il.. entTe force of -iiia raiders vi
he captured. II deeS not2now san:n 5ar five
thnnsand.
Oar u,n}e force in the tight cid nosa &c Cd
tw nIy-tigs berdra'l.