Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-12
The Oaptafe Of sumter.

OF the light preceding the fall of Sumter. wa.
received by gentleman of this city xesterda,
morning: ".
GARSER's FEaRr. MONDAY MoaSrNc.. March
1o--e eo'clock.--Thursday night, about o'clock.
we received in formation that. the Yankee. had
landed about 500 men twenty. two miles below
k1ngstree; next mogupg, that they were I'd
yancng On Manning. which they reached about
o'clock Saturday. The militia of the two
Districts were called out. and all the bridges on
Pocotaligo burnt. Col Caldwell, with the 9th
Kentucky Regiment. about 100 men, reached
Sumter FROM Oraugeburg on Saturday even ing.
Col Pressly, with about seventy mounted men.
picked up from stsagglers arrived Saturday
night. Capt Colclough, with, about seventy or
eEhty hospital and other department attaches
from Camden and Sumter, organized Sunday
morning; also Col. Browns. battalion of re
serves, about fifty; the Clarendon militia, about
Fifty; aud the Sumter militia, about one hun.
dred infantry, composed the forces. Learning
that the enemy had crossed Pocotaligo about
o'cAfk Sunday morning, all the forces were
drawn from the South side of Pocotaligo and
placed at Dingle's Mill, with two l2-pouud
howitzers. (three miles below the village,) hav-
ing on the right Pocotaligo Swamp Dingle's
Mill Is 400 yards from the junction of Turkey
Greek with Pocotaltso, on the former. A force
OF about $500 Yankees had Joined the force
from Kingssree, Saturday night, without our
knewing IT. aud together they reache d Dingle's
Mill. aud began the attack at a quarter past 8
p IN. yesterday. After an hours fighting on
both sides along the whole Of our line, at long
range, the enemy were evidently fankiny us on
! .:as iSst, when the Kentucky regiment, the re-
serves and Prsssy's force we're thrown acress
Turkey Creek, North of the pond. Upou this
the Yankees attacked our left with two IL.
FOUNDERS, throwing shell, and succeeded in
thanking Us on our right, where the militia
alene We're stationed. supporting the howitzers.
They finally gave way, and a rvut to the viii
lage was the consequence. which the Yankees
entered (after capturing one Of our pieces)
about O'Clock. Both Of the lieutenan:s com
,nnsnd"g ma, tile guns (regu!ar artier'sts) were
Killed. One Alex. Mctlueen, was Rev. Mr..
NcCuecns soS. The father stood fighting by
the side of his son when he te. A major (on
detached du.y,) did not Ielrn his nspe, is
rel or:e.i as killed
With n dctacl,ent OF twenty mounted 4
| militia, was ordered TO keep back party on
the opposite Csou'h) side of pocotaligo; but as
they did not advance, | was not in tile ;mme
dlate hight, and being cut off at the crossing,
had to come round by CanecSavannali. | could
not learn our loss or tina. of tn. ene my, but the
nght being at long range, It could not have
ocen large, unless effected in the retreat. All
the forces have been ordered to fall BACK to
Camden y Iani>ee force was, think, moving
| to Stateburg at o'clock this morning, which
compe!s ME to ge.. with my little command, on
The W est side OF the river, ard beat my way
| up to Ajamden. was within two miles OF
sumter until 10 O'Clock at night. At that time,
the. town was on fire in two .,iaces-evidently
the depnt oua he 1or,