Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-07-23

i their disorganized troops. Minutes
count as hours under such elrcum'
stances, and trifss often tnrn the
scale in great battles.
JAcKsoN's ARRIVAL AND POSITION Be
HIND THE LEa1oN-l2 o'cI,ook.
In previous portion Of this paper
| alluded to slight mistake made
by Gen. Jackson, in letters Xritten
to his wife soon after the 6ghtRand
mention it only to show how b leonld
naturally fall into ii. As ! have
stated, my command reached the
Robinson House early in the morning,
and we soon moved up to the turn
pike. At what hour Gen. jackson
came upon the plateau | do not know
but from the reports of Gems. Jshn'
ston and Beauregard, lie must he9e
done so about l2 o'clock. Gen. Jshn.
ston says that he left Lookout Ihlli
"about IL o'clock" and whens he
reached The plateau jackson Twas
"deploying his brigade" Gen. Beau
regard says: "At II 80 A. M. len.
Johnston and myself set out for the
immediate field Of action; whieest e We Y =
reached iin>the rear Of the Robi IN
and Widow Henry's house, about ~
o'clock M, and just as the commf fnds
Of Bee, Barlow and Evans had I'd zen
shelter in wooded ravine, bef ind
the former, stoutly held ct that Eme e.
by Hampton with his Legion, vi eoh
had made stand here after haHing
previously been as far forward al the
turnpike" These statements fix pet
ty accuratively the time at which
Jackson deployed his brigade, for3 ne
seems to have done so about l2 M.
As l have stated, the position tall zen
by him was in the open plain, after
emerging from the pine forest wha ach
laid between the Lewis and Hen Try
houses. When frat saw this brigd de
soon after 2 O'Clock P. NJ, and on 4 py
withdrawal from the turnpike, it w4as
in the line of battle along the edgeF
the forest. its right resting on fenc
which ran at right angles to Its lin
and its left extending beyond, bu
some distance in the rear Of th9 93S
Henry House. Jackson's right w
almost directly behind the right
the Legion when it was on the elri
pike, but several hundred yards
the rear, there being ravine, and fe
some portion Of the distance a piec
of woods between the two commands
THE REPULsE OF KEYEs.
The road from Sudley Ford crossed
the turnpike at the Stone Houss~andE -
led thence near the Henry Houss1
Hsona is 4. na.sfthrs sggA bod ts''ep -nOs:'deflS
artery. d demonstration was made
y the enemy towards the Robinson
Iouse. The Legion was immediatsf
,oved up to the turnpike to NEE
his threatened attack. The positio #
AIKEN was very strong one, as
itch and fence ran along the mort
ide Of the road, affording very goo
to the msn. Here We were n
ttacked by quite heavy force
rhich was repulsed with loas~
uote from the report OF Col. Eras. #
aua D. Keyes, commanding lst brig
de, lst division, u. 5. infantry, ii =
rider to show the result of thi =
ttack, and the hour at which it we
aade. This is the proof promi s3
o produce, to show how long 2z
legion held its exposed position
be turnpike while no relnforceme a
we're in sight:
"About 2 o'clock P. NJ. Gen. Tyl
ordered me to take battery on heis
n front. The battery was stronf
posted and supported by infantry q
.iAemen, sheltered by building
ence and hedge. y r As
moved forward we came under %e
ire Of other large bodies of he
enemy rosted behind breastwor Eshe
and on reaching the summit of Ss,
hill the fire became 80 hot that. De
exposure to it of FIVE minutes wou a5
have annihilated my whole line" 10
rHE LEGION HOLDS THE TURNPIKE
TIL AFTER 2P.M.
This describes one atse's3fszss >a
Legion when it was on the tur1S
near the House. The ditch, Of VII
mention has been made above, 81
the appearance of "breastworks,
indeed served pretty well the
pose of them. The report of Kd
proves conclusive that the LEI
was on the turnpike aa late as b
NJ, and remained some time after
attack on it had been repIlsed.
this repulse the enemy moved I'd
left, and striking the Sudley
came down 10 the Stone House
the turnpike. Here battery
placed in the road and as it coult
6lade our position perfectly, |
drew my colaman l., falling.
across the ravine and entering
field where Jackson's brigade
formed. We halted frat just o
crest of the hill above the r
spoken of. in front Of Jackson
Col. Psndlston coming up at tha