Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-03-18
Correspondence Of The Register.

lrgm'un JI'S NOTtdHf p0"hGt"-
H;s trsr 10 his Fitnd, His trent.
mnt by The British OGcsrs-QUoim
Nate Gom Lord RowdOn-Nmgriar
Coincidence Of Namss-Loy"Ii't and
Rebel
Ma. EDITOR In nv recen, leIIer. in
reference to Camden. brief silusion was
made Id The defeat nl Gen. Gates near
that place. and since then Incidents OF that
hslle have reached me ths' may make
fuller deiIIs Interesting Ia your readers.
Il will be remembered ,hai IN May.
1880. Charleston surrendered, and Gen
ersi Lincoln. the cOmmsndsnt. Srs made
prisoner and he comm md ot tie whole
Southern Department Low iell upon Bar.
on De Kslb. but Congress Jesmine II
prudent 10 send an Officer there better
knu~n In the people lor past service. /: IN
June. 1850. ~uaout consulting The Com.
msnj,r.In chief appointed Gtnefsl !l"H.
ia Gslrs Ia that p"srnn. ~hn IA. at that
time al his T-sIience near Sh'Phtrd.'
ioWn. enjoying The honor won al S,faio'
"a. lie immedIsieiy .eI Out Ia Jrin Baron
DE ksIb and lound ban Ia camp an Deep
River. Ia Chatham county, some distance
from Camden. IryinG 10 recTulI and or
game hls .cauefeJ forces. BsTnn DE
ksib was con .InueJ ia command OF his
dlyis;Cn. compo.ed OF Mar, land and Del.
aware tfo, p-, ard General Gates deIer-
mined 10 brgin acnve operations immt'h'
,I al hAI
Othn Williams. his A. A. c., and Baron
DE ksIb, ~hO suggested march 10
Ch.rlnItr, n. & 65 miles from Camden.
the BRUSH outpost, aud there. amongst
friends and snId-t plenty. 10 establish
hospital, magazine and depot "t cup.
Plies aud Iaence pass through q luendiy
country and one lull "f provisions "a
Camdeii, but rt J'c'ins all these ih'nR',
General CAFES EEL out. IN the hot d.'s "i
July. 10 torn a juncmon with Grner'!
Cas~el. and the Nouh Carolina Mllrl',
and on the 2s,h oi the same m"uIh he
~ss inrned bv It, Col. Borterheld With
100 Vlreinlans and marched dTec'ly Tor
Camden, through county covered with
swsmps and pine bauens. his men sub.
slstlng upon green corn and peaches.
While .hese movements acre taking
pace Lord Cornwsll,., at Chsresio~n.
hearing OF them Immediately drew ~ oil
his ou,prsIs and set out 10 sIf Lord Raw
dnn al Camden, " hich he reached Aux.
18Th. aud found his troops 10 lutte c"ndi'
non for fghung and Numbering about
Z. 900. Of ~hom 500 were s,ck and 10
urorrrt these was The cause oi the battle.
Genrr.I Gave I"rcps had now been
susmentrd ~ 7. 900 bat only shout 3 500
were tit CIR du,y. aud on The io'h oi
August, 1850. lie sent his SICK and bsa.
sspe 10 the rear, and - 10 o'cIok that
nrghI began his movement to 'ufpI-e
Cornwslis al Camden. IN the following
oder: Col. Arpsnd's Legion c"mpo'.
Ell the advarce, and ~ riglt flank ~ss
covered by IT.. Col. Porte fields lnisnry.
marching Indian fje, aud the LETT fink
by Col. Arr,trO3s's infantry moving IN.
the same manner. Baron De k.lb fol.
luwed nexl; then. Gen. Cassrli with
North Carolina M,,i.. and thea. Gen.
CltNeUs WIN VIC
A, the same hour Corn alI's struck his
tents and marched out 10 .urp:i!s Gen.
Gaes. Silently IN the dsfkGe and smll.
ness OF tie nlyli both. armies marched 10
! the dralh Struggle, each ignorant I" tie
mrvemen, of ,he q her. unul soout 2 u
clock. A. NJ. on The l6h, 'he advance oi
the armies met on The north side Of San
der's Creek about 7 mIies from CsmGen.
aud both fred AZ iue ssme insisni and
many CT Col Armsnd's men bring killed,
The rest ~ere thrown INTO confusion and
lell back upon Baron DE K,lb snd broke
hls lne. 1t. Col PorIeffrld attacked
The enemy. left with great gslanry and
vipur, and was secondrd ty Col Arm
sronQ on The right. whirh Brought them
to bali. 1t. Col Chsrlrs POrttrheld
fell morl.lly wounded, and died shnn
time sher~srd. al Camden. The otli.
Ger vas from "ihe mountains oi Wet
Augusta" IN Virginia. and The following
lelltr wa, found among IS ps1en and
has never been published. ! believe. and
aisn. the following quaint note from Lord
! RawdOn:
Camden Oct. l6lh. 1880.
DrAa DRoIHga No Goub, YOU b,'e
heard OF my hard fortune on tie i6th Of
Aueus'. near thl- place. had ny lrg
/ ,hsuered bv a musk,t ball and b Nh bones
broken. II va, hardly prscursbin TO
save NY leg. had II been properly taken
care Of. but remained ten days without
ssUrseon and then. wa brought 'u-l'e
miles to IhI' place in carl. The 9Th
August had my leg smpu,aIsd shove the
knee. The etump IS mendIng iA't. but
have not had one montn,'s health since
The anputalIon ,llI iLi, ume. | now be-
gin io have more ease and am IN hopes
m two week. at f,rIhest. ~ be .tle 10 set
ou. ior Virginia, ard have parole TO re.
main there uli called Tor. have rereiv.
cd unususl mark. OF kindness from the Of
ice. al Ihis place. Lord RaSdon sup
piled me Win vine from his OAn sinre,.
also. tea and sussr. and Lord Corn~sllIs
sent Msj England With h. compliments
and TO assure the 'h,i anything | wanted.
hy making u known shouid be supplied.
This singuler treatment Of ne srase ifnm
a nue OF recommendation, which Gov.
Hamilton gave ne.in es.e tie i"rtuhes oi
var made me prisoner. IN which he
mentioned NY s'ien'irn 10 them. &c. IL
{. always beI TO DE dong good. one
does not know when il will be OF service.