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'-. VOL. I. . CAMDEN, S. C., MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1865. , NO 25. '
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CUAMDEN .MOXLMY, A 5* LI S3., 24
% Tim t:cct PATio.\ <if Camden* uvtoe Knemy.? We
liavo not space, nor have we been able to ^rather particulars
with reference to incidents during the enemy's
stay in the town. Wo will ondoavor to furnish our
feelers with an account of their appr itch aud occupation
in onr beet issue.
We are requested bv the matrons oftlje 1st.South
j, Carolina hospital, at Camden, to solicit douutions of
milk and break for hospital use. Persons h iring any
Mmtd n-liVJnU will rl\tlf,?r A fllvor
* by jjjjfcttiflg t he same to llio hospital, to (he care of Mrs. ,
^ L. fii'AXDEitsoX or Mrs. Farrow.
H)ne week in Camp with
. jitbo Melish?The Fight at
^^Hoykiii's & BeSaussure's.
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[k'- . Vi> entered camp at Pine Tree.on Tuesday evening
tho 11th , about suh-3Cf, with Col. Brown's battujiou
of reserves, aud was placed ?n picket at Ches'nuts
Crossings, where wo rendered no service to the
if- country,.except consumo a ration. . IVe wefe relieved
t . at !> a tn. next morning. with permit to return and rey:,
port to Cr.pt. Ksnnedv. who vtry blandly informed us
?''' that we must report to some certain military functionary
in oho hour's time?10 o'clock?armed aud equip
V . ]Jted, as the emergency was a " pressing1 one. AOerper%
>. forming our nnieu luclcd abhriou. and still further re'
.. , lr ...r.i. .. ?,11 VV vo.^rie.i !.<
ireSiling ouiae,i wim vi miiuuic iuii v/. .v...?
Str*- ordeted) to "the" tunc., who, after soiuc cotisiderab.e
delay, placed us in charge of func. No 2?he becoming
1 responsible for our prompt appearance at u given hour
Of C"6.urse we came up to time, and was placed in charge
V offutic. No 3 ?who, by the way, was a very clever
gentleman?when wc were marched to the depot as a
guard to the magnetic operator, with a view of repair- j
ing the iine of telegraph, which at that time would
^ ? have given 'us communication through to Danviile;
bat our progress was stopped short on our arrival at
Camp Boykin, by Capl. Team, informing us that the
' enemy was occupying Stateburg?after which we beat
a double quick retreat towards Camdeu. On our return,
we reported to Capt Kennedy, who again placed ourself
and two others iu charge of func. No 2, with instructions
to report at the guard house at 8 p. ra.?
Rpnortcd DroniDtlv. where we remained in blissful ig
? r * noranco
of our destined position?lookihgout, in the
'meantime, for a soft place?until 11 p. m., when we
were supplied with cartridges by func. No 4, and immediately
thereafter ordered into line by func. No 5
' and again marched to the railroad, where we entered
the cars, and was ofl'for Camp Boykin. Arrived there
about 1, a, m., and being somewhat fatigued and exhausted
by the orders and drill of so many funcs, we
threw the drapery of our couch (the ground) around us
and lay down to gentle slumber. Thursday morning
we were awoke just at day break, not .by music soft
and gentle, but by the Sargeant of a picket guard orhi',,
dering his men to fall in, right face,-march. Afterenjoying
our one third of hard tack wo proceoded to re
cotirioiire, us id wl.iist perambulating came in range ,
of tile ri(ie pits (or s!an-lit(\j* pftis. j.s niatiy suggested)
which were skilfully and strong] "made uiidtT ihejoiiu. !
superiutendanco ol' Capts. Coi.oi.oU5U aud Tkaji.? |
V.'hil-t loitering around these pits tliey were visited Uy ,
some ten or a dozen men?aUmt half the number o' j
our force?some fat and ushers lean, on whose chubby !
and thin vi-aged faces were pictured n niorse. The;
horrors of grim visagtd war had made a wrinkled Iron;
in a remarkably short space of time. Their eyes bo- i
can.e dilated; ilicir notes, elongated: their mouths,
denoting exclamation; ami their chins- oh ! save us
from d. scribing ihtir U-rrilicd appearance en beholding j
these graves for untried heroes?the many execrations j
.heaned iinon the dsrvitod heads of the miii aiy tunes
who were instrumental in mnkii if thetn "It rocs of the '
clearest water1'?some no doubt sadly iruptessvd with
the lact, that
' lfe who is in luu!!e slain, . |
"V\*i;l never live to tight. again.''
Bat in tw-> hoars thereafter joy unspeakable, if nut ,
full of glory, pervaded the hearts of ill entire camp? i
hilarity, jocularity, ami it.m y other inOieationsof re.icf j
were perceptible, on the appe-.r .nee of Lkwis' Kcritue-J
kj- brigade of mounted iulaatry. niim' erinp someiivoj
hundred rnc-n, and as brave and soldier- iike IIl!otvVls j
ever engag-al in bailie. * * >
On Friday niorai'ig they pressed toward.: thy cue-|
my's lines, where they reiiiu;n>..l y.?f vigih-nt, r.t:- j
til Saturday. In the meantime our iitlle taelish, u t- j
dyi^cotiiniand of I'apt, CONWKIi, in vftmpnuy with Col. j
Brown's battalion, vroco<*ied i>> Clar. inout. where we |
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hud not b en more than one hour, wli -it
infantry attacked Gen. Lfiwis1 brigade, Ibtir in; lo* beyond
istatobuig. who reputed them with cousidewpl'
slaughter. Our ios&one killed and two woendecu?, lii
the afternoon they assaulted our lines ?g in snli gieu- i
tcr force, their numerical advantage being so giem ; s j
to admit tiie clanking process, when our uien put eutiy '
retired, and the enemy again tr?. Siatebnrg in ;
the meantime, wc were sionr. but incentive 1 'stciiers?
stationed some live miles distant from die seme
strife. It was deemed advisable we should re urn to !
Cuiuj) Iioykin, where wo remained nverim il t4nnday '
morning without any.liing of into est ncuuriug -at
which time it was discovered that lie enemy had cross- j
ed Swift Creek, an 1 was oUsuiy besieging ''aiudetn
It was a ?iil hour to the men on the lino o 1 j
defences at Boykit:'s Mill, as well as to (.'apt' |
CoLCLOl"en's gallant band of mounted men, |
when they discovered taut Camden, for which
they were ready to shod their life's b ond, was !
to lie given up without a struggle. The former j
had lain along the works all uight with the j
expectation of taking the cars ewry hour to j
man the defences at Camden, while ('apt. Cut,-1
cloUgh's men at. the appointed hour, day-light, j
were at. their post, McLkod's Crossing, to dis-!
pute the passage-of the enemy, but it was no j
time for idle regrets and vain repinings. 'The |
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ever prompt hiju energetic oen. Elliott, j
though suffering gre tly frotn his wound, at !
once assumed the disirihutiun ot the forces on !
the north of the creek, moved his . men to the :
south side of the mill and crock, and taking;
Col. Brown and Col. Shannon- with him >it!
once laid out a much stronger line than that !
occupied on the uorth side. An advance set of |
rifle pits were thrown up during the approach ;
along the line of railroad, while a little to the I
rear aud west of the road, on an ch-vution, rilje i
pits were thrown up the whole way to the j
main road, by the mill. These commanded
the whole swamp between the railroad and the
mill; od the extreme right our positiou com*
pletoly commanded the approach by the main
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road, and was very strong, as >t cotton press,
tlie'grist mill, saw mill and the right "line of
riiie pits afforded complete shelter to oar -men
?the flanking position from the' saw mill up
to the right of the line Icing made doubly j
strong by heavy tim! ere, put np under the direction
of Col. iki.l.. At about 10 d'elock on
Tuesday morning the ISth fust., the approach
of the enemy was announced, and soon their
ocar presence was evident from ' the black
smoke rising from the gin houses of Col. T. J.
Ancrcm and Dr. C. J. Siianj^k and Mr.
1'kxj. Ths.scott. The men were immediately j
|.'U..,.|| ill til,. i-ifl,. niK?Col. Ilnow.v's Fiftil ,
t"?} - r? ?
Jb'.'talioii of So. On. Reserves occupying the I
exMenie ;ttid stieii?rtlu nod just at the rail- j
road crossing by twenty nr n from C'apt. Cox- j
xku's company. The centre line was occupied
l?y Capt ('nniici'ji flnu company, which formed i
the- right wing of the hnttaiioti, ami was under,!
r.ht; immediate command of Ool. Win. Jf. I
.Shannon, acting as Major of tin: combined bat- '
teliori'ami (.'apt. <'oiiuf-, while the ri?^|fl of
'he line vn*occnyicd by itistiiomite'l sharp- 1
.-hooters from m? u. Lr.wj.s' coiumayd. One of j
our cannon was placed to eoniniaml the.railroad
and the other tin- num road. We flui not:
have to wait .fro the sharp-shooting in in- j!
incbcoil, rapidly becoming a pretty bri.sk skir- i
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As was expected. the weight of the attack j
wif? iwtds? <>u i! < I ft it- of s iiiiroatl,- l.ot Coloi.f-l *;
I'.r'.wn's men, v.'ifli tho d<,taelf,iit:iit iVo.u ?. Japf .
?'*inxicit's company, w-iv frtiSy ua tn iiioir i
Hi t,';, iiia! a Van cm'l i not slin* himself be- i j
' re lie go? art -k'i <-f" t!iu ['Iv.m'Iicc and li:
h rinifi.fii.iii of his io . Tin.* firingoii tin.-, part:!
of th-: iirso was rapid, a-.'! h) those wlia wit- ,
' ili'Ss.-U if, <iot llioij l.l->l I IK'f i* f. "At lil CVl-iitF, j
aa low oii'iits lint nimVIi lines drew back j
iiDil the runnoii paid its respects. pretty heavily j '
wit!i fiioii am! solid -hot, doing m? harm 'ex- J
eept eov. ring a few men with dust occasionally |
Tint c ic111> tlma tried ttie approach by the i l
main ro.-d, but the Kentucky rifles from the : 1
saw mill so*mi convinced ilietu that line would |'
Hot do. The\.vlfc.-ing directly in front seemed j.
impracticable, as only a lew attempted it, and j,
were ea?iiy 'drove lack by tiie right of Capt. 1
Connkk's company, and thrfdeft of the Ken- i'
tuckian's. The oneiny seemed tired of these
attempts, and as ovideueed by tlieir .cutting, '
bad commenced to build a crossing directly up
towards the centre works, but the rifle* discoutaged
that movement, and they tried their
inituital'le flank movement again below. The ' t
hheiling iu tire charge and the cessation of our ; i
firing on the extreme left, soon announced j'
that the position was flanked; when Gen. Elliott
ordered Col. IShown and Major Suan.nox ,
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to wmniraw tncir men jrom iuu nuc ^no,?
This order whs-beautifully executed?the mi-, |
litia fallinir hick in skirmish lino, and in readi- j
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ness for ? renewal of the fight. The battalion
composed uf Col. Brown's battalion ar.d Capl.
Conuer's militia was formed on the hill bo-11
yond the mill, towards Oapt' John Boykius, :
Gen. Elliott directiug the movements and lead- ('
ing it towards the Providence road. It was i1
about 3 1-2 o'clock, and very hot, but as wc j
had to cross an opon field, where the -enemy
mtjrlit have opened upon us, that gallant general
who knows both how to fight his troops
and to take care of thcui,.carried us at a rlon>?
ble quick until'the shelter of tbe pine grove 1.
beyond w?\? reached. We then -took up the
line of march, and by a little after davkvh ad in,
ruin flanked the enemy, and were in his front
at J)inkins* ftiiil. We had a rapid march, thelatter
na-,r. of it in a pelting rain, but tim evening
camp fires soon dried us off. But ula* 1
bv l':o time w? were prepared for sleep another
pouring rain came down, anil little sleep N
was had that night, except bv veterans, whom
water does notdisbnrb until some of thesympt..m?
of dmwniiirr are exhibited. Earlv. on
Wedncs'iay we marched rapidly to flie railroad
em-sing on Rafting Cruel;, hurriedly threw updefon
ers 'and preparul fur the enemy, but were-,
bandy in the trenches when copiers were received
to Inirry b;n:k" to the read bv Dinkins'
as the enemy were a item ruing ? movement by
t hat line. We got back iti a hurry, but did not
participate in the fight, merely resting on otir
arms, while our four guns, two howitzers and
tw parrot-, discoursed sweet music and dealt
heavy blows upon nliu columns of tbe enemy.
Again the superior numbers of the enemy.eiia- .
bled him to flank th^ 'position. The larger ' *
portion of lien. Young's command, -composed
"I Lewis' and liuniions' brigades, 1'ell hack,
fighting the em my towards Statcburg, while a
ooitioii of the cavalry, w-ith the reserves and "J.
mil.till remained ;il! uiiihr. at IViividence. On
riiitisrliiv tnurmr.^ i?. was deicriyined that the
infantry co'il ! iidh keep up with tht? move?
r Tents of cavalry, the reserves and "
militia, inetu<)i'.'apt. Colclough'a mounted
[ M i1, were oi.Umc 1 home. The enemy having
|fu vniui lhi- region of the homes they
ivfiv to }iiiji"U> |o defend, t.'n v tonic n march ?
>f tivipitv miles between 1.0 ami (.lark,
tu spile >!' the heavy Wi oit's work they had
huie. and ariiv'ei' all safe, covered with dirt,
if riot with g!'?ry.
Wo cannot elo.se this subject without ro-.
narking that this- - community should highly
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I|?[">roC:?jrcJ mo eani'-M- ?UMI viuiffuirw vnui wi *?i
ien. KllinU, Cols. Shannon and Brown', and
[Inpfc Cu!cl?>:i?r}i, for their di-fencc, and that
lie conduct of the militia, under Capt. Conner,
was in all respects worthy of men who sought
io drive a hated f<>e from their homes.
It is always the case in campaigning, there t
ire many incidents we woukj like to record ami
preserve' hut we have neither space nor time ;
ivhilo the fanny incidents we tope to laugh
n*cr on some happier day. In this dark hour
)f our country's struggle w? cannot pen them.
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President Lincoln Assassinated.
Washington, April 12.?To Major Gcner*a
I Sherman : President. Lincoln was murdered
about 10 o'clock last night in his private box
- ? i)_ a. 1 it.J_. ..m. In' <m ouveccin
It rorn is lliuauc, III una vi..?, ......... r
who>hot him in the head with a pistil ball.?
About the same hour Mr. Sewaid's house was.
entered by another assassin, who stabbed theSecretary
in several places, but it is thought
lie may possibly recover: but his sou Fred may
possibly die of wounds received Irom the sameThe
assassin of the President passed from the
box, brandishing a dagger, exclaiming sic semper
tyrarmns?Virginia w revenged. Mr.
Lincoln fell senseless from his seat, and continued
in .that condition tweuty-two minutes
*ftcr 10 this morning, at which time he
breathed his last. Vice President Johnston
qow becomes President, and will take the oath
of office and assume the duties to-day.
E. M. Si Asia? t See. of War.
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