The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, June 15, 1864, Image 1
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Vol. Ill] OA>IDEn7s. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, .1 WE 15, 1864. HSTo. 11
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?ilt Coitfckciitc
IS PUBLISHED AT CAMDEN,"
EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
BY
J. T. HERSHMAN.
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free of charge.
The following beautiful and touching lines
we take from the Charleston Courier, written
on the death of 1. S. Isarxktte, ofCopt Izler's (
company, 2"ith Regiment S. C. V., who was j
killed at the taking of Drewry's Bluff, in Yir- :
ginia:
The strife had not begun : the cannon's dismal
roar
Had not yet rnng along our Southern shore?
Only a few wild threats catne from the Northern
sky.
To warn us of the bloody days that then were ;
drawing nigh :
When, as if lie saw theui all, this young and i
noble knight
Bade farewell to home, and armed hiui for the I
fight.
The battle rages wild?old Sumter's smoking
walls
~ < ?.. f V,?? f?tlo
urow MlC'Ill liUH, 1V1 IV . lava VMUUVI 4?.>M
Now all is still again?the knight stands on
the sea,
And waves his hat and shouts "the South is
free I"
Now for three long years he stems the burning
sun #
Along the coast, to watch the foetnnn'? gun.
But now a louder cry from Virginia's bloody
plains,
Galls for Caroliniuus to. share her strifes wnd
pains?
He lifts his head, and hearkens to her cries.
He runs to her relief, and nobly for her dies, |
Amid the bursting bombs and rattling rifle :
balls
He cheers his comrades on until he nobly
lulls.
And while his precious blood is oozing from 1
his wound.
He listens to tlie cannon's low receding
sound !
Who shall recount thy deeds, brave souner,
who can tell
The grief that reached us when om hero fell ? '
Not man?he can but poorly sing of thee, 1
Who fell mid shouts of glorious victory.
50 *
Iafjityredays, when thisli ightfnQv;iriso'er? .
When only peace and joy shall mingle on thi?
' " shore?
When on this sky shall not be seen a cloud?
And on these fields no guns shall thunder loud, i
Thy friends shall gather all around thy tomb.
Andstrew it with the richest flowersth.it bloom: i
And ere they leave shall drop a silent tear
On their brave warrior that calmly slcepeth
there. Maiuon. ;
LATEST ARMY NEWS.
Desperate Attack on Petcrsbug? :
the Enemy Repulsed.
Richmond, June 10.?The enemy.!
oOOO strong, under Kautz, made a des- j
perate attempt to capture Petersburg
yesterday. They advanced in two Columns,
and, after several assaults upon
our works, which were repulsed, sue- j
eeeded in flanking about 200 militia,.1
causing the latter to retreat, with the
loss of G killed and SO wounded, includ- i
ing some of the best citizens of Peters- J
burg. The militia fought like veterans. !
The Yankees then advanced to the suburbs,
but, at an opportune moment,
Graham's battery opened upon them
from Rossoavoir Ilili. Our cavalry hav
ing charged them simultaneously, the
enemy fled in irrcat confusion.
The column which advanced on the
JSV-- Bland ford Road, was repulsed by Sturdivant's
battery, which arrived just in
'" &* time. Our reinforcements pursued the
Yankees several miles. The Yankees,
in their retreat, sacked and burned the
residence of Mr. Timothy Rivers, carrying
him off with them. K v. Win Hall,
Chaplain of the Washington Artillery '
was also capture 1.
News From Johnston's Army. I
Atlanta, June, 1(1.?The enemy deployed
in force yesterday on our front at ,
Ackworth, and on our extreme right,
east of the railroad towards Rossville
Some skirmishing took place during the
afternoon.
Prisoners taken from Howard's Corps i
teport that the bridge over the Etowah
has been rebuilt by Sherman, and tha, '
traius are now rutiing to Ackwsrth.
Sherman avoids every ct?ort to bring on j
an engagementoutsidejof his breastworks. \
Captured Yankees say that he has orders
not to risk a general engagement. *
Governor Rrown, r} orgia, returned
from the front yesterday, where he
has been, in consultation with General
Johnston.
News From the United States.
Richmond, June 10.?We have
Northern dates of June 7. Grant's despatches
say that the rebels attacked the
Federal lines on Saturday night and
were everywhere repulsed. Everything
ft* was going on well. A correspondent of
i ' the Philadelphia Inquirer admits a loss
of 4 000 at Cold Harbor on the 0d in-|
7 ?*S it). General Tyler's command lose ;
s^en Colonels wounded. The caucuses
at Baltimore indicated the ^-nomination
of Lincoln and Hamlin. Gold in
New York ?IJ.
Fit k.mont, iii a lei tor accepting flic i
nomination of the Clevclaml Radical ;
Abolition Convention, declares that
Lincoln's Administration has been a
military dictatorship, without its unify i
of action or vigor of execution. Me says
that if an acceptable man be nominated
at Raltimorc, he (Fremont) will not re
main a candidate; hut that if Lincoln be
nominated, there will be no alternative
but to organize every element of oppn?i- j
tion, to prevent the misfortune af his |
re-election. The New Yotdc Ifrrnlil
t tin Ar.rtcitiAn tulrnn Itv 1? p,a.
II1JIJJ\> illcll 1111 ??rr> i t i?m iiuivk vj - ... ,
moiit renders fain coin*'a defeat cer
tain* * '
A Washington despatch, dated June j
21, says that 300,000 woundedhad been
brought to the hospitals there.
News From Johnston's Army.
Sexatobia, Miss, June 0.?Cnnhy
has been appointed a division cominan*
der in the Yankee service; Banks, Steele
' i
and Rosccrans retain their respective
commands. It is reported that Mower
defeated Poligoacon the 19th nit., near
Yellow Rayon. Confederate loss SOU;
Yankee loss 1000. Shelby is reported !
moving on .South Western Missouri, '
with 2400 men. Six hundred infantry
have been ordered south from Missouri i
to reinforce Canby. It is said that a raid*
ing party has left Memphis for Cor- i
inth. Gold in Memphis 22n for greenbacks.
News From Europe.
Richmond. June 10.?European advices
to the 2nth ultimo have been re- j
eeived.
Pelisser, Puke of Malakoff, is dead. :
The news of Grant's battles in Virginia
bad caused a great sensation in England.
The Time* a: d Stnr regards
Grant's succcesss as indecisive. The
/W expresses the conviction that Grant
had sustained a crushing defeat. The
Herald and (Huh-, pronounce the advance
on Richmond a failure.
"Pnftm ttin dnnvn-ia TJVnnt..
X 1/iV ?
Army of Tennessee, near Kcnasnw
Mountain, Jane 0?Midnight.?The
enemy occupies our front, ihrce miles
north of Big Shanty. They arc gradually
moving to our right, with the supposed
intention of striking the Chattahoochee
near Ilosswell, twelve miles northwest of
Marietta. Our line is in] peopor position.
There has been slight skirmishing
with some artillery firing this afternoon.
Battlefield near Marietta, June 11?7
a* in.?John Mormu, the notorious
Yankee spyjr was captured in Confederate
uniform yesterday, in the vicinity <>f
Home.
From Ivmasaw Mount iiu several hundred
cf the enemy's wagons can be seen
packon near Big Shanty.
Prisoners report, that Blair's 17th
corps joined Sherman on the Oth in-t.
All quiet during the night and up to the
time of writing.
From the West.
Meridian, June 11.?Lee and Forrest
routed a Yankee column near Baldwin,
Xorth Mississippi, capturing 200
wagons heavily loaJcd with stores nt all
(It-scrip!ions. Forrest made a forced
march to meet tlie enemy. The Yankees
arc more destructive than ever before
in the State.
Marmadnki' has erected another battt-s
V on the Mississippi, at Sunny Side,
below (.Ireenville, and has a number of
forts, lie had hemmed up and destroyed
three steamers up to tlie 7th inst.
Monii.k, .June 11.?A special dispatch
to the Tribune, dated Baldwin, lltli
says Forrest made a forced march and
threw a part of his command between
the Yankee advance and Baldwin, where
he held them bv'sevcre and gallant fight.
i C
ing for five hours, when Buford struck
them in the flank, driving them four
miles. An official note says the enemy
was routed and we captured over *200
wagons loaded with stores, and many prisoners.
The destructon property on the
Yankee line of advance is unpnrallalcd.
The negroes are vindictive.
LAST NIGHT'S MAIL.
From. Richmond.
Richmond, Juno 13.?Telegraphic
communication with Lynchburg is unbroken.
Nothing additional from Sheridan.
Grant has again changed his base,
lie began to move to our right last
night about dark, and commenced
crossing at Long Budge about 20 miles
below Richmond, on the Chickahominy.
This morning our o.ivalry fought the
enemy, advancing by Riddle's Shop,
about 15 miles below Richmond. But
our men, owing to the superior numbers
of the enemy were compelled to fall back.
The enemy arc landing supplies and
reinforcements just below Malvern Hill,
No general engagement to-day. 150
prisoners captured to day were brought
in.
Atlanta June 13.?No change in
affairs. Raining incessautly.
Richmond, dune 13.?Official dispatches
from (Jen. Stephen Lee, says the battle
of Ti.-himingo Creek was one of the most
signal victories of the war. Besides the
wagon trains captured, 13 pieces of artil
lery were also captured. The rout of the
enemy was complete. Forrest was in
close pursuit.
The rout of Banks is fully confirmed.
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J. T. HERSHMAN?EditorCamden,
Wednesday, June 15.
An Owner Wanted,
For a pair of gloves lcffcjn the safic- '
turn of the Confederate office. None ;
need apply whose hand is not fair to j
1- t- ..o f n ti7i> 111 \"n
JIJHh UjtUIl, (It It MI ?*o I.U .;i?- ) ?
being small.
Wo are requested by Adjutant J. M.
Gayle, tosay that all Field and Staff j
officers vvlio fail to return the <late of!
their comission, or election, or appoint- !
ment to office, in accordance with Gener- j
al Order. Xo 8, is-me I from these Headquarters?will
be dealt with as the law
directs.
Morgan on the WingGeneral
John II. Morgan, with a !
strong mounted force, has invaded the)
Hi stern portion of Kentucky. lie had j
reached as far in the State as Sterling. |
We expect to hear stood accounts from '
him before many days.
Reported Death of Burnsidc.
A soldier in General Bee's army states
tbat he has seen a copy of the Baltimore !
Sun, of the 31st nit , and that it contained
the official announcement of the death '
of General A. 1). Burnsidc, of the
Yaukce army.
Travel Resumed.
| The Provost Marshal of Columbia i
lias received instructions to use his dis- I
1
cretioii pcruiittsng travel >>ti tho railway :
I lines.
It was stated by Yankee olliccrs in ;
i conversation, which was ovcihcanl by
| citizens in Fredericksburg. that Grant's j
1 losses in Spotsylvania, since tli opening i
I of the campaign, would probably reach
1 To,000 or 80,000.
The Huston Courier defends the act'-ni
1 of Gen. Forrest at Fort Pillow?no matI
ter, it pays, how many Yankees were .
killed. It cites history to prove that garrisons
who persist in holding untenable
! points have always been massacred after
j those points hive been captured by
j assault.
I The postoffico at Mobile is .-erv- d entire'
ly by ladies. The llichtuond Koimincr
. - ji
proposes the adoption nt the same plan in*
j order that the clerks?one hundred or j
more?may he released for service in the j
j field.
Fremont's Letter,
Accepting the nomination for President,
declares Lincoln's Administration a military
dictatorship, without unity of action ;
! or vigor of exccutim ; and says that if
an acceptable innti be nominated at Ihtl- I
timore, he will not be a candidate; but
if Lincoln is nominated, there will be no '
alternative but to organize every clement
of opposition to bis re electi >n. Tim
Herald says Fremont's position secures
the defeat of Lincoln.
A gallant Act.
i The Richmond Enquirer says: During
the fight on Friday, in front of.
Kershaw's division, a most gallaut
charge was made by Keraliavv's old brigI
ade upon the enemy, in which Private
Pickett, of Company H, 2d South Carolina
i Reijiincnt, seized the color bearer of the
I ?
4Sth New York Regiment, and wrested
| from his hands the splendid silk colors
1 of that regiment, and brought them off
: to within our lines. We examined these
I colors, which bore many evidences of the 1
! e * I
j markmanship of our soldiers. Upon the
staff nf the colors was a silver plate, in
| scribed "4Sth New York State Voluufeers,
: presented by the city, in 1803." Com,
menting upon the superior material aud
. make of this beautiful trophy, a soldier
| dryly remarked, "The flag ought to be j
i beautiful; it is all they arc fighting fur."
! ' /no
Confederate War-TaxWe
publish, for the benefit of the ,
| readers of the Confederate, the following
: list of items, advertised by the Assesj
sors of Kershaw District, as taxable :
j 1. Number of acres of land.
2. Number of slaves,
3. Number of shorscs, mules, asses
and jenets*
4. Number of cattle.
5 Number of sheep, goats and hogs,
i 6. Number of ibs. tobacco,
: 7. Number of lbs. cotton, and woul.
8 Number of bushels wheat, corn,
I oats, rye, buckwheat and rice
0. Number bushels potatoes of all
I kinds, peas and ground peas.
10. Flour, meal, sugar, molasses, baj
con, lard and all others groceries, goods,
' wares or merchandize, spirituous liquors,
wine cider and vinegar.
11. Value of all household and ki'clicn
furniture, agricultural tools and .implements,
of mechanics, musical instru-.
i ... -ill orhnr articles of domestic
IIIUU13 tt?u vv,,v*
I USC> 1 4?
12. Carriages, wagons, dra)fl, car.s,
%
1
urn] every >pecios >]' veliiele on wheels
13. All srold ami silver \v?ires and
plate, jewtds, j- welry and watches.
14 Hooks, maps, pictures, paintingsstatuary,
and all oilier works of ait.
15. Number of sitan s in any bank or
railroad, and other joint stock companies.
10. G dd or silver coin or bullion.
17. Amount of all solvent creditbank
bills and paper currency, excess
nAi,M.to..jJ K/virin.r I\?n K?Ji>ri f ? TH?:L<
ury notes.
IS. Value of all other property not
enumerated in the foregoing.
All kinds of property above mention
e<l, owned 17th February last, arc
taxable under said Act*
Two Weeks of the War.
The following enumeration by the Sec
tine! will be acceptable, particularly ti
such nf our readers as have been during
a portion of the time cut ofF from tlx
mails:
May 4th ? <5rant ero-sed the Ilapidali
at Eiv's and (iennatina Fords.
May 5ih and Oth.?The great battles
of Wilderness, Grant repulsed and driven
at all points with grant loss Abandons
his dead and wounded on the right,
and retreats to his entrenched lines btween
Wiidi mess and Trig"'.- Mill, nearly
co-incident with tin; Brook road lead
ing from Wilderness to .Spottsylvmia C
II. (Jeneral IjOng.-trofet wounded on tin
It.
May 7th.?Skirmishing. Grant re
treated towards Fredericksburg.
May Stli.?Two battles foijgbt tO-da)
at SpottsyIvania (J. II., between Long
street's corps under Anderson, and tin
nth corns, under Warren. srmDoitcd b\
cavalry. Tim enemy rjpulsi.*?l with boa
vy loss in both instances.
May 9 f i i.?k i r 111 i s h i n g.
May lUlli ?Gralif attacks fj-e ill lii:
iiiiroiicliTiK'iits m\ai Spotfsyivnnia (J. II
ami is defeated with great hiss.
Map 11 i!i ?Siiiriiii-liintr.
May l'-'ili. -tirr.it h.ittie "I Spottsyl
vatiia .Court House. (iraiil attacks on
lix>' S, breaks over a part, capturing sever
al tliiiitsaii'l Mica of .Johnston's Division
but is driven out, an i reji ilsel a' a!
points Willi cmiriii'Mis hiss ? the grouti
in front of our lines being piled with hi
slain.
May 141li.?Grant in >Vi-<1 h's lines !>j
his left Hank, taking position nearer tin
i!ielini"ii.| ami Frederick sinrg Hail iv > n
lie then remained pivlty ijuief, until
Mav ISili?11 rant "a Humped an as
sault " on K well's line, h',; v.-i- easily r
tmlsed. 11 is loss sail lobe eon?i ler.i
bin.
H MUS Mllie'i I<?i' (Irani > illinium in
lii-tviiKMiis, with t!i<1 tumps nil icr hi
eye- 1 >'it, other im]'c>ri; nt o; ration
around Ui'iiiifiiil form a put > film sum
drama, *i:i I must In: uientio o-.l as a pr?r
Ii ?;i ol Lis procopiliiijis.
MayOth.? iiufler land- in larao f oci
at llcrmuli Hundreds, mar thejunetioi
of the James ami Appomattox. Skii
inisli near Po'T. Walthall Junction ?
Kneiny defeated
May 10th?(iivat c ivalay ( xposli;i..i
against llichnioml, under General S!i ii
dan. J?at 11-.* near Chester Station. (Ju
airy li^'litino.
May 11 til.?Heavy cavalry fi.'lifin.'
(I -iutiI Stunt wounded.
May ll.'tli ?r-ivalry lighting confiu
lied. Mticmv attack second line of bat
feries on the Mechanicsville road. Lion
oral (Jracic skirmishes with the enemy ot
tli- Meadow Hridoe road General (lor
don (cavalry) wounded. General Stunr
died She'idan re crossed the Clticka
iionii'ty. and disappeared towards tli
James.
May loll).?Heavy cannonade at Fur
Drewry. Knciiiy demonstrating againit
l>y lain!.
May 14tii ami loth.? Heavy cannon
ailing ami skirmishing with the cnein
mar Fort Pre wry.
Mav loth.?(i neral Rreckinridge ilc
feats Siccel near New Market, ami pit
liiin to flight.
May Kith.?fiencral Reauregad at
tacks the enemy near Fort Drowry, dm
them nut of their iiitrenchinents and cap
tureil many prisoner?.
May 17th. ? Hutler retires tn Dcrniud
Hundred and fortifies.
Railroad Accident
A severe accident took place on th
South Carolina Railroad, on Thursday
afternoon, hy which several lives wer
lost, and a number of persons injured
The train was a short distance helm
Lcwisville, when an axle of the mail ca
broke, and almost in an instant th
sever..1 coaches were jammed togethei
The following persons, who were stand
ing on the platforms, were instantl
' > ' t? w i u n ir o'
KIIH'U: .i ? HI II ?> full, < > i !1 | I.I I I _> M, Georgia;
Q Hayes, Company F, Hit Flo
iida Battalion; a c??loro<I buy, bclongm
to Mr. AJnwry, ami a train hand (negro
named Spencer. Several others wer
more or less injured. One man had hot I
lops broken and two had each a leg br>i
ken. U'c barn that one of the injure*
men died at the hospital. C trolbuan o
11 tli ins I.
The Richmond papers have advance*
the rates to 840 and 850 a year. Th
Examiner is S50 a year, or 815 for thro
months. The Atlanta papers are 85
mpnth. The daily papers of this Stat
are now the cheapest in the Oonfedera
cy, but the tapid advance in publicu
lion will soon compel'as to follow tlios
of Georgia and Virginia.
* Jfc.
Our Captured Cavalrymen.
Wo ar> iri'li.'liteil to (lie courtesy of
Wm. C Bke, lwj, for a slip from ill
Ni'tv York Ileralil of June 4, giving the
j following nanus as amongst the "icbel
wonmlrJ" captured in the recent caval;
ry lighting in Virginia:
! Willurn liell. K, 4th South Carolina
i cavalry.
Jamos L Hoe, K. 41li South Carolina
cavalry
Julm Saunders, G, 4th S >uth Car lina
cavalry.
Ij ii Dcas, J-', Till South Ctroliua
: cavalry.
Corporal It'her? Adams, K, 4rh South
: Carolina Cavalry.
I> l' Strothcr, F, Till South Carolina
cavalry.
i J 10 Murray. A, 7th South Carolina
j cava!i v.
1 C D Sander-', 15,-4th South Carolina
1 j cavalry
F \V Hendricks, F 3'h Sauth Carolina
: jcavalry.
D \V 1) hhius, A, 7th South Carolina
1 cavalry
| T Ij Boykin, F, 7th South Carolina
: cavalry.
! Charles Long. D, 7ih South Cuoli.ju
cavalry.
1 i Daniel Proctor, C, 7th South Carolina
' c:iv?lry.
Captain J J .MeGee, 7f?? S ?iif !i Cai'oliu i
' cavalry.
j Thomas llcflcy, 15, 4th South (.'a nil in a
': cavalry.
S Pringlc, K 4 r 11 South Carolina civ airs
1 J li D sel,K,4lh South Carolina cavalry
J .J Marshal I, lih South Carolina cav'
; airy.
; Promotions.
r An army corresponileiH of the 1'ichmoii'l
Kiitjiiiri r says I he lolhuvino promo,
ri-ms were aniioiineel in a special oril- r
| from the lieaoftnarfcrs of tin- ariny:
i Major General .J 15. Kershaw, per
. ! man l>rly t i the c mnnnl of MeLnw.s'
: I>ivisii-ii
! ?5rioi'li r General liryati Oiim-'s. p. r
inntMir 1 v to the coinmami <>l l)i:iiet I
: ( .\ C ) i5ri?mie.
i I5i io.eli ! < i'-neral James C inner, tern.
p r.irily to the e onmaml of McGowan's
I iJiieajj"
I Ijriira'ii' r General llufus IJ.arrancer,
s permanently to Gordon's IJriira le of Cav
ml! v.
i- . IJri-iilicr- General John ^ic!*.:ji-IjiihI.
i- rmauuiitly <> JftiUin.-' Cavalry JJri1
l>r!^a?lii-r-(! ii!i-:il Win. i! C"X, tem.
|?inril v to K 'insenr "s 1 >:i ale.
i . lJri^rnJi. r-(i'-ni'ial Th?*~. '!" ???n, tempo
| rariiv t > .! iiu's , X C ) llii-ailo
IJii-iMi?.T t leiieral Win (J .Lewis, ten
a piraiiiv fit ! I k 's llii-ade.
< 41.i ijm.il Lilly. temporali!y
? |.i IV-r Mil's Uri- "I'-'.
1 >i i--rlicr (icm-ial Zrbol mi \ ork, i .
jH'iarilv 1" i lays' <n i StaH'oni ? Hri-mlc.
Major Genera! Unnscur, reniji :aivy
! r i Lilly's Divi?i> n.
i Major (i.'iii-ral M ilione, f in| >iariiy fn
. Ani< r? 'ii .- Division.
Iji> ufenaiit CI !!?.'nil II II Amb rs .
fi'ii;|. ii'.iily io Loiijsiivei'.* (" 'ips.
i I. . ui.'tiaiii f! iwial ) A. Iviriy, 'em.
jioraniy lo I *\vi l|'? Corps.
How the I?cws From Grant's Army
is SuppressedTin:
fbllowiii- rx tract from -iii e?Iif r
ia 1 in tin- X' w Vork WorM slews 11 \v
. the news from Grant's annv as suppic-.
; se.I :
i In common will, all theinortiiiio jour
.. mils, save one, \vt* rctraiiii ii \cst>r :sy
( (V-mii gi\ ing sueh news as wa> in our
s.-ioii touching i|k? movcmni's of
General < Jrant's army This was done
in compliance with the very proper ret
quest made by ilie military authorities,
t One paper, however, the only one which
'distinctly and npenSy - <?n |??r r s \I r I,in.
. coin lor tlie Presidency, disregarded the
V request of the War Pep irftiieiit, and
published as full details as it could. It
. there was any force ill tin- wishes of the
* , War Deportment not to make this newpublic,
if must have been hcause it
. would give aid and Comfort to the
,. enemy, and imperil 'lie lives of our
soldiers in ilte field. We again retriiu
IVoiii publishing the details which ale
., in our possession of the nioveiiieiits of
General Grant's army.
A Tree Ilcwrx Down by Bullets
Host people have dmiliteil the literal ae
o cliraey of the despatch concerning the
y battle of Spotsylvania, fought mi the
lOil, i, I if mi, in I, i.. t, ii 11,..1,1,1,1 flnit tl'PeS
i_. II UK ..... -- -
I, were cut dmvn under flit* concentrated
v (ire of Minie hulls. We doubted the
r literal fact ourselves, and would doubt it
c still but fur the iudisputablc testimony ut"
. Dr. Charles iWaogill, an e\e \vitii? >s of
j. ' the bailie. The tree stood in the P ar of
our breastworks, at a j> i 11 r upon wbieh
(j at one time the most murderous musketry
. lire that ever was heard of was directed.
it The tree f< 11 inside our works, and injurj
ed several of our men After the battle
Dr. Macgill measured the tiiink, and
j. found it twenty two inches through and
i. sixty-one inches in circumference, aciu*
| ally hacked through l?y the au ful aval*
f allelic of bullets packing against it. The
foliage of the tree was trimmed away a>
effectually as tlinugli an army of |.**usfs
j had swarmed in its br inches. A grasshopper
could not have lived liiioiigli the
e pcdtiug of that, ieaden storm, and but for
( the fact that our troops were protected t.y
breastworks, tluy would have been swept
away to a man.
It is reported that Early and Atuler
c .s.m have heiMi both c iinmisMtHicl Lieutenant
(juueruls.
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Johnston's Army.
A private note to us from a division
commander in Johnston's army says:
"Sherman is at the end of his rope.
His losses in killed, wounded, stragglers
and sick, owing to the masterly manoeuvres
of Johnston, have Lecu not less than
40,01)0 men; and as the two arrnsea now
stand, we can whip him any day in a
fair general engagment. Sherman can
j < ome no further "
We learn, says the I'ichtnond Exam
\ iner, of the 4th, tint Lieut. Gen. Grant
has resolved beyond the power of change
to avoid a decisive engagement, and that
; the army of Northern Virginia will uever
have the honor of shooting as many Yankees
in one day as it had upon the 12th
ol last month, in the county of Spotsylvania
If hceould be provoked to let
out his full length ajrain, he would have
be< ti so provoked on yesterday, when he
had also every opportuuily that could,
under any ciicuinsiarcefc, he desired by
i a gentleman
On Thur.-day evening, lie had been
attacked in his entrenchments. Tlfree
lines of breastworks had been wrenched
j from him. Seven hundred prisoners had
' b.'eil captured with them. An niportant
position had been 'aken, whi.'h forced
him f.om the high ground on O'tr left, and
Itoiit ids own right hack to the Piimunkcy.
He.o wis provoc.-nion. Observers of
; IJ ra til's career anticipate)! a jil>>ri"us tic id ;
! day no flie in Trow l>nt tlie anticipa
rioti was fuitillo'l in a partial manner
mil). There was, indeed, a sharp strngifl-;
ycsteiday?t!ie most. sanguinary
Ii_111i11o wliicli lias occurred since the 12th
of' May ? hut mi general engagement inj
vnlving the winde forces of either army?
still less a decisive battle,
i fvi far as we are t? \v iiifofiw d, the
; all'i r of yesterday was hi attack by the
ent'inv in ;;i(at I'rnce titnir lines in front
of (jr.iin- Miii an i C?>I ' II rI? It Was
Hiade u t!s I m i oy I f inn.-r a.milled
t:11f I.J rant ! a- i'.npaited mi smile "cca(
>ii)Iis, an inj>lt!se f i Yankee MO'p- which
, 11 > other Federal 1.1 .11- i! His \et e!Veil
't 'th in. Miii ismtie r n:i iiiis, or on any
*?il?er crasimi, has iMn-i ii 'lie better for
j (In*iii nr fir Iii<>i I'liey rt'.-hed.np yes
i lefiiay inmnii.g wi'ii deep lines, and mm:ee.
ded, a.- a! Sj* Is\I > '.nil ('"lilt II"*l.?C, I
; III htirst.- II o over "lie [lilt "i the (Jollied- j
; crate hre.-istwuks. Tw<? eun.s nf all artillery
cMnpanv from ilielimmid fell for
a iiiiiiiu nt iiitu ti.e enemy's hands, after J
liltO'.'ii oilier!s ami nieti, working tIre -ai'l
guns, iia i been killed or wounded. Hut
the result was ?iil;er> ni limn that nt mo ,
similar inci h ur ;it Spni.syIvaiiia Court fm
U -llsc. Tin-re, I lie (.'iml'mliT-.Irs Jpcnv- J M
ered neither tucuiius nor :he allele of ffl
C V
tli.- brt-a-Ytv-irk . ivhieli was taken. "iruf
re, unr do >ps wjre - r-ipldly rallied jl
[and r frif?reed; t'tsft tin- Yunkcu J
wholly vanished he fore tliey c u! 1 evtf j
. cli i r. They wcr< *iuugh ereii or j Mj
.-imi not -if th- ir. uche- in ihe briefest ; l|p
time, il.e uiim- were certainly ) p3
i*i i-..vep -1, iiii.-|? k u, i.tiiiai tin il. ai.il ar - \
m w in ('"i'l h iIi.i'f.s 1'ie rest iif Kg!
III.- Iiairi, wit* a n |M*t il i n ill Chlllge after .1
a. in-- s-y ?h*-\ w.-i.- brought up 1
'.-even time- ?l-ui I in-\ nt v. r in >
.
'air ill- alld th IT line- Ceil lii-olnr ?tn g
,-i-af'i-r I !?t!.it- iii lii> . A In hi r nm.
ihv tli * enemy r Iimj u-iu-1 di s'lii^-^le. V,
We I'l'taitieil all our w i i;- intaef, wi ii H
evi-rv inch < tiie ^rouml mimti mi tie- "- >
evenii r fl
1'lie loss id mill wti.s i|i jiruportinfint e. jb
i a- it In:tst cv. ic u ln-ii del- I mill- : \ jUtf
I unsiieC"- i d as-aiilt.s ire iii iht oh an m|
army h- lii-ul hre.<>twi>rks. 1 i- in I :-,?
believe i tii it 'lie C-nifed'-i:ite- r ?ix
Ii ii ml i ml, while the en- un's Itilled and ggj
i Wi.nndml |ii"nhahly number innre then six jgi
Ili'iiiMi'l. I lie Ucl<*> are uiiir wiiii Mii'ir
-lam. Tim :nlv iiitiii'fs t'? our side are 9
rlie p -iri ?n- gained iiiur-day ; mi .j?
M'CiiiC'l "ii Friday. (jrant ir>w sit- in nw
lilt! seat ol Met 'h'llau. lie lin- to V.^B
get a single advantage I "'in liia Fred- S
ericfc>burg mute. II did not destroy or "^B
injure Lee's arinv. mi in* lias ii" position A
ii tli .\<rt He is it?w, - A
in 11f w inl, at fro* icntiea point wlier* S
MfClellan begun It i - v? . r ic. tiroil's $$
|i|v> ii' .ii - i i |n" hi
t 1.1:1 i>| ;|o* 1.1 rm sh, ..1.a nij!It . Xjl
1 wit ii -l Ii arliij. n and iitt\ Hit r p? !-? I
j wifl? >liai|i atta-.ks iiuo the >! IVhia v; bill.
avoiding any engagements which would wj
compromise his wliolo army, iftiiccliaiicc
f II against Iii 111. ^B
Mrs Lincoln and the DisemboThere
is a story going the rounds at if
the Capital to the eff ct that. Mrs Lin- Tss
colli, 1 few 11 ys since, consulted the ^B
-pilil- "Ii tile sllhjeel of tin; next Ptvsi- -|ffi
.! IICV, al}d til it she Would Unl he m'tit-- "7S8
iivss it ftie whit*? U'Mi-i' l -u^tr tliiin
flu- 4rii ..f March, 1865. Mrs. L. 9
inilIi 11if11? i-'o an orthodox number
of i In; nipping fraternity expressed her M
disbelief in manifestations," ami tie-.
partcil the "circle" fully per'U:i?K??J that"the
iiifiliuin was a chailitan .
Before the days of flic teetotalers, a
i). iclilmr .if Mr. Bi*bee saw fliar gentle11i
i11, at an early hum* ?|t" the day. craw;
ling slowly luuiii ward nil Ins hands and -igl
knees over the frozen ground. "Why !&5m
don't ynu get iip ami walk. Mr. liis fyjs
bee? Why don't you get op and Walk?" ^Ka
said his iieighb ir: "w-w would, b-b but r^K
its so almighty thin li-re ttiat I'm af- j||S
raid ( shall b-break through.*'
()ur neighbor, Grant and Butacr, are
evidently in the same predicament. ;$!8j
l-icti I: .nf. Ii...oi lir.iii.riit to their knees. vSwSi
and botli liavo in??re fai'h in their le^s
than in their hearts.
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