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GEO. W. ADAIR J. HENLY SMITH,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
~A T LANTA, GEORGIA:
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1861.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
OF MISSISSIPPI.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
ALEX. 11. STEPHENS.
OF GEORGIA.
Electoral Ticket.
STATE AT LARGE:
DAVID IRWIN, of Cobb.
THOS. E. LLOYD of Chatham.
ALTERNATES :
J. R ALEXANDER, of Thomas.
W. H. DABNEY, of Gordon
DISTRICT ELECTORS :
I.—J. L. HARRIS, of Glynn.
2 —ARTHUR HOOD, of Randolph.
3. L WIMBERLY, of Stewart.
4. —ED McGEHEE, of Houston.
5. —I P. GARVIN, of Richmond.
6. M. C. M HAMMOND, of Clarke.
7. 0. C. GIBSON of Spalding.
8. HERBERT FIELDER, of Polk.
9. H. W. CANNON, of Rabun.
10.—H. F. PRICE ofCass.
ALTERNATES:
1. J. L. SINGLETON of Scriven.
2. J. S. DYSON of Thomas.
3. J. M. MOBLEY of Harris.
4 —I. E. DUPREE of Twiggs.
5. J S HOOK of Washington.
6. ISHAM FANNIN of Morgan.
7 —J T. STEPHENS of Monroe.
8. - JOHN RAY of Coweta.
9. J. H. BANKS of Hall.
10 —F. A. KIRBY of Chattooga.
FOR GOVERNOR,
EIGENHS A. NISBET,
OF 8188.
Our Special Army Correspondence.
GEN. TOOMBfi’ BRIGADE MOVES FORWARD
• HISTORIC PARABLES—WALKER’S <fc JONES’
BRIGADES THE POSITION OUR LINE OF
PICKETS WASHINGTON IN SIGHT THE
ENEMY’S FORTIFICATIONS OUR GENE
RALS GEN. COOPER REFORMS INITIA
TED MAILS RUMORS, AC.
Army of the Potomac, 1
Camp Taylor, (near Centreville,) '-
September 11, 1861. )
Gen Toombs’ Brigade (the Sixth) moved for
ward to this place yesterday, under orders from
Gen. Johnston, to whose division the brigade
is attached. We left our camp in the vicinity
of Manassas at 9 o’clock, and arrived here at
one. The distance is 8 miles, and the march
was made at an easy pace. The sick were left
behind, of whom there is a considerable num
ber, especially in the Fifteenth Georgia Regi
ment, Col. Thomas. The prevailing diseases
are Measles and a mild form of Typhoid Fever,
wnich yield readily to proper treatment. Sev
eral well men and two or three physicians
were left behind to attend to the sick.
The change from Manassas to this place is a
decided improvement. All the available space
about Manassas has been occupied so frequent
ly as camping ground, that the air seems to
have become impregnated with impure and
unwholesome odors. To this cause I attribute
a good deel of the sickness that prevails in that
locality. Our present camp is located, for the
most part, upon fresh ground and ia a most
lovely and picturesque spot, with an abundant
supply of the best water I have seen in Vir
ginia. We are one mile East of Centreville, on
the old Braddock road. It was along this road
Gen. Braddock marched in. 1755, from Alexan
dria towards Fort Duquesne, and near which
he was killed and his army routed by the In
dians—a disaster which he might have avoid
ed had be listened to the advice of the youthful
Washington. It was along this same road that
acolumu of the Grand Army advanced in July,
>B6l, upon Manassas, where they encountered
a similar disaster.
My tent is pitched upon the spot occupied
by a portion of that boastful array. Where
now is the doughty warrior whose tent was
pitched where mine now stands? Does he
sleep upon the red Plains of Manassas? or was
he one of those fleet racers who sped back to
Washington ? Perchance, it was Cameron who
rested here and who was slain in the great
battle, or Wileox and Corcoran who were cap
ture'!. Or it may be that it was here those
Congressional worthies, Phillips, Anthony,
Trumbull and Ely, spread their table, and
• “ held high revelry.’’ Where are they now ?
and where the mighty host that covered these
plains and nills? Alas, how have the mighty
fallen 1 Many of them now occupy snug farms
(3 by 6 feet) upon the soil of the Old Domin
ion, while the remainder, whipped upon the
field and broken in spirit, are dispersed
throughout the North. To them. Bull Run was
as impassible as the Red Sea was to Pharoah
and his swarming hosts. Again and again
have we asked them, as the Israelites did, to
let us depart in peace. They have been warned
of God and man ; but, closing their eyes and
hardening their hearts, they have replied, “no,
we will not let you go.” What has been the
result? They pursued after us, and their Grand
Army—their chariots, their horsemen and their
•• mighty men of valor”—have all been over
thrown and scattered.
Gen- Walker's Brigade of Louisianians is just
in our rear, and Gen. Sam. Jones* Brigade of
Georgiana and one Kentucky regiment moved
from Manassas this morning and is encamped
just in front of us. Our position here is moat
favorable in a military view. We can move
with ease ia the direction either of Harper's
Ferry, Leesburg, the fords on the Potomac
above Washington, Arlington Heights, Alex
andria or the mouth of the Occoquan. Should
it become necessary, we can fall back with
e)ual ease upon Manassas.
Our line of pickets extends from the Occo
quan River along the Potomac, in front of the
enemy, far up towards Harper’s Ferry. Io
some places the pieketa of the two armies are
separated by a space of only a few hundred
SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
yards. In front of Munson’s Hill, the inter
vening distance is only four hundred yards,
the pickets being stationed in the valleys on
the opposite sides of a ridge. They not unfre
quently creep up to the top of the ridge during
the night, and when day dawns they manage
to pick off each other with their rifles. It is
not six miles from our advanced position to
Washington. The dome of the Capitol, and
the houses in a large portion of the City, are
distinctly visible. The enemy is fortifying
Seminary Hill, this side of Alexandiria, and
with the aid of a glass, one can easily see huge
shears and derricks with which they are hoist
ing their heavy guns into position. I have
heard several guns since commencing this let
ter, in the direction of Leesburg. Tbere is
more or less firing every day in that vicinity
across the Potomac, and sometimes about Mun
son’s Hill.
A rumor has reached camp that Gen. Albert
Sydney Johnston has aeen assigned to the
command of our forces in Missouri and the
West. While his services will be of great val
ue in that department, we had hoped that he
would be placed at the head of the Army of
the Potomac, where his fine administrative
abilities are much needed' There are five full
Generals in the service who take rank in the
order in which their names are given, to-wit:
Samuel Cooper, of New York, Adjutant-Gene
ral of the Confederate States, Albert S. John
ston, of Texas, Robert E. Lee and Joseph E.
Johnston, of Virginia, and Gustave T. Beaure
gard, of Louisiana. The last named officer was
made full General on the field of Manassas by
President Davis, who arrived soon after the
enemy fled. Gen. Cooper married a Virginia
lady, and has ever been a warm friend of the
South. He resigned the office of Adjutant-
General in the United States upon the with
drawal of the sixth State, and has been of im
mense service in organizing our army and
putting it upon K proper basis. It is said by
competent judges, that he has no equal North
or South in the office he now holds. It is not
probable that he will take the field, as he could
not well be spared from the office he so ably
and worthily fills.
Congress adopted a resolution before it ad
journed, authorizing the appointment of a
board of examiners to investigate and pass up
on the qualifications of the surgeons now in
the army, and of those who may apply for ap
pointments hereafter. Another committee was
appointed toexamiaeintothemanner in which
the Commissary and Quarter-Master’s Depart
ments, and the duties of the Medical Pvrveyor,
are conducted. There is room for improvement
in each of these departments of the public ser
vice, and the country should be grateful to
Congress for the reforms. A.
September 12th.
I did not succeed in getting off my letter of
yesterday. Our mail arrangements are very
deficient, and it with no little trouble that one
can post his letters from an advanced camp.—
We shall organize a Brigade Post-Office to day,
and send in a messenger regularly once a day,
who will take all matter for the mails and
bring back such as may be coming to the reg
iments composing the brigade. This will in
sure greater regularity in my communications
hereafter.
A rumor reached camp yesterday after my
letter had been closed, that an affair between
pickets had occurred night before last in the
vicinity of Munson’s Hill, in which our forces
were taken by surprise and got the worst of it.
It is impossible to say how much truth there
is in the report. We are tbe victims of rumor
here just as you are in Georgia Our army is
scattered over a space of miles square,
and no one but the General in command, un
less he has a telegraphic wire reachiog to the
headquarters of every regiment in the field,
can get at the truth every time, or fail to be
deceived by some of those winged rumors.
I hear firing in front as I close this post
script. A.
Private Fetter from Soldier Jim .
Camp Bartow, Manassas, Va„ )
September 9th, 1861. J
G. M’. Adair—Dear Cousin :
We arrived here last Saturday night about
9 o’clock, in good health, and found the boys
doing much better than I expected. A few
who have had measles are not well enough
for service, but are improving rapidly. Those
who were wounded, and who had left sick,
are now coming in nearly every day, though
some are also being carried away.
Our gallant and brave-hearted boys are
more anxious for a fight than ever before. I
don't think they can be stopped when they
get after old Abe’s pct lambs again. We will
make them believe we are all “ Tigers.”
Our camp is on Bull Run Creek, in a very
awkward position—though surrounded by
springs of as good water as any in Georgia.
A cornfield is close by, where our boys are al
lowed to get plenty of green corn for “ roast
ing ears,” which, by-the-way, is very agreea
ble to Soldier Jim. Our mess is composed of
stout, hearty fellows, and we ate 15 ears to-day
for dinner.
At 11 o’clock, yesterday, we had a sermon
from Rev. Mr. Jones, of Rome, Ga., to a large
and attentive audience.
We have orders to hold ourselves in readi
ness to march. We expect to move in a few
days- to what place, I cannot tell, though 1 ■
suppose it will be nearer the Potomac. Our
boys who occupy Munson’s Hill are in sight ;
of Washington City, where the Federals can ,
take their glasses and make discoveries, but ■
they are too cowardly to come out and fight {
the rebels, as they call us.
Everything about camp is as “ natural as
pig tracks” (there, I’ve said it again)—though
not quite so pleasant as in Atlanta, where I
could see the fair ones in all their beauty and
loveliness.
Yea, they are the sweetest flower
That ever drank the amber shower;
And could I see them now,
I'd make a pretty bow.
Though the Atlanta Grays
Must fight a few more days
Before they reach Washington dome
And return to their lovely home.
I have inquired, and find that your paper
I is very seldom received here, except when a
j few are brought here by hand. The Postmas-
I Ur here throws them down and does not de
| liver them SOLDIER JIM.
Our Special Western Virginia Corre
spondence-—from tbe Newnan Guards.
LEAVING MONTEEE Y E NTHUSIAS-
TIC RECEPTION SPIRITS REVIVED—THE
LOCATION THRILLING HISTORY OF A
SCOUTING EXPEDITION-—THE DISAPPOINT
MENT A NEW CUT NARROW ROAD
FIGHT EXPECTED RUMORS DISLOYAL
TY OF THE CITIZENS THE CONFEDE
RACY” MR. MOORE NEWNAN AND G.
C. GUARDS.
Camp Bartow, )
Pocahontas Co , Va., !
Sept. 10th, 1861. J
Dear Confederacy: I have delayed writing a
communication for your columns much longer
than I wished, for reasons privately made
known to your proprietors. Our regiment re
ceived orders last Friday evening to prepare
to leave Monterey next day. Accordingly,
the following morning, 7th inst., our tents
were struck,wagons loaded, and at an early
hour everything was ready to move off to the
point of our destination, which, as we then
learned, was this eamp. Having marched
twenty-five miles through the deep mud and
heavy rains, which fell frequently during the
journey, we arrived here safely yesterday
about noon. The regiment was enthusiasti
cally received by the 12th Regiment Ga. Vols.,
whose shouts and loud cheers for the gallant
boys of the Empire State made the air ring
for several miles around. This was the first
meeting between these two regiments, and I
assure you it was a joyous one. Stranger
struck hands with stranger, and they seemed
to be as much rejoiced to see each other as if
they had been most intimate friends. Indeed,
there were a great many who were old ac
quaintances, but all that was necessary for
any two to know, to insure a most friendly
meeting, was to learn that both were from
Georgia.
Tbe move from Monterey has had a salutary
effect. Our boys, many of whom had become
tired of lying around that camp with no duty
to perform except that of guarding a few com
missary stores, and who had become rather
low-spirited, in consequence of the great mo
notony of the times around thsre, have, since
the move, and now that there is a prospect of
their getting into a fight soon, become merrier
and are now in finer spirits than they have
been since the five days of excitement at Lau
rel Hill.
This camp, situated on the Staunton and
Parkersburg Turnpike where it crosses the
East Branch of Greenbrier River, a few miles
above its junction with the West Branch of
the same stream, was named in honor of Gen.
Bartow, who fell in the battle of Manassas on
the memoraole 21st July, while leading, with
the Stars and Bars in his band, the gallant
boys of the 7th and Sth Ga. Regiments on to
victory, and is 70 miles north-west from Staun
ton, and 35 milos south east from Beverly—
Huttonsville being 10 miles a little east of
south from the latter place. Thia is not, in
many respects, a very desirable place for a
camp, it being in rainy weather very muddy
and quite cool. Twelve miles to the north
west, on the top of Cheat Mountain, is situa
ted the nearest camp of the enemy which had
been, at the time of tbe writing of my last
letter, almost vacated by him, but after he
found that in consequence of the vast amount
of rain in these mountains, the roads were in
such a bad state as to check the advance of
Gen. Lee’s force cn Huttonsville, he re occu
pied the camp.
As illustrative of the bold daring of our
troops, as well as to show the report that the
enemy were retiring from the camp on Cheat
Mountain and falling back behind Hutton
ville, was not entirely false, we will give yon
an account of a scouting expedition which,
although it took place two weeks ago, may be
of interest to your readers.
At the time above spoken of, Gen. Jackson,
hearing from his cavalry scouts that most of
the enemy’s force had left Cheat Mountain,
raised a force of 900 volunteers, most of them
from the 12th Georgia and Arkansas Regi
ments, whose duty it should be to scout Cheat
Mountain and, if possible, to rout what few of
the enemy’s force who had been left there
This force, placed under the command of
the gallant Rust, Colonel commanding the
Ark. Regiment stationed here, left camp on
their important and dangerous expedition.—
Having marched several miles from camp,
they came to that branch of Greenbrier River
which runs along the base of Cheat Mountain.
This they waded, and following their guide
they took a north-westerly course through
Cheat Mountain till they came to Cheat River,
which they waded at a point, the guide said,
six miles above the road. They then proceed
ed in a more westerly direction, winding their
way slowly through the laurel bushes and
thick mountain pinee, marching in single file,
and preserving the utmost silence till night
came on, when the guide announced that they
were now in a mile of the enemy’s camp, and
but a short distance from his pickets. Here
they halted, and each man fell down on his
blanket, in the path the party had made, where
be stopped, so that they could again resume
the march the march next morning without
any confusion. At three o’clock next morn
ing. having poured fresh powder into the tubes
of their guns, and put on new caps to insure
a clear fire, the party resumed their march.—
Having proceeded about two miles, they came
' to a place on the mountain where the timber
i had been hacked, and most of the Virginians
i belonging to the party said they were well ac
quainted with tbe place, and knew it to be
j not further than one mile from the camp, and
; in a few hundred yards from the pickets of
: the enemy. It was now about sunrise, and
' being so confident they were near the enemv,
, they laid aside their knapsacks and blankets
and prepared for the fight which they thought
was about to take place. It was the plan of
tbe officers to surprise the pickets, pour a gall
ing fire into their midst, reload their guns and
j then rush into the camp on the right flank at
double quick time, ano engage the enemy be
fore he shonld have time to prepare for action.
But alas’ their plan# were thwarted through
the mistake of the guide and those who pro
fessed to know the country. It was now found
that they bad gone beyond the camp several
miles, and were in four miles of a large force
; of the enemy at Huttonsville, and were seven
■ miles from tbe camp they expected to attack.
| The men were half mad from disappointment,
so eager were they for the anticipated fight.
I conversed with an officer yesterday who
was in that expedition, and he told me he nev
er saw men more anxious to engage in any
undertaking, than they were to "pitch into"
the Yankees, and who seemed so determined 1
to win the victory, or die in the contest. They
saw their danger, but were anxious to meet it
as become brave soldiers and freemen, con
tending for justice and right. When they
found they were so far from the camp, they i
concluded to retrace their steps till they should
become opposite it, and then wait till early -
next morning to make the attack. But the ’
provisions they took with them had now given
out, and many were suffering from hunger; (
and, as it was raining very hard, and tbere i
was great danger of their being lost again, in
consequence of tbe dense fog which enveloped <
the mountain, Col. Rust concluded to return ’
to camp They were in the mountains four
days and nights, the rain falling almost inces- ‘
sansly the whole time. Their sufferings were ’
great—almost equivalent to those of the Lau
_rel Hill retreat. i
The party, while gone, discovered the camp <
of the enemy, at a great distance, irom a lofty 1
peak of tbe mountain, and, by means of a
glass, they could count their tents, and, allow- I (
ing ten men to each tent, there were not ex- I .
ceeding 1,200 on Cheat Mountain. They have j i
since largely reinforced the camp; and, I’m I
informed, they have also fortified themselves
on every side, to prevent being flanked. But
I am of opinion they will not attempt to hold
the position after Gen. L?egets into their rear,
as they have cut out a narrow road to Bever
ly, along which they may retreat, in case Gen.
Lee gets into the turnpike, in their rear. This
road, cut, as it has been, through a very moun
tainous region, is not passable with loaded
wagons, and, being a much more indirect route <
to Beverly, it could not have been their object
to transport commissary stores over it from
Beverly; therefore, I infer that they could not
have had any other object in cutting it than
that already intimated—to fall back upon Bev
erly along this route, should Gen. Lee get them
in a tight. The vast amount of rain we have
had has retarded Gen. Lee’s movements very
much. The roads were in such a bad condi
tion he could not advance, and it was with
much difficulty that he could get supplies for
his army. He had to transport them from
Millsboro’, a distance of 50 miles, and part of
the road was in such a bad state that the wag
ons could not pass it until it was bridged.—
During this interval, be was forced to trans
port bis provisions on horseback for a consid
erable distance From the above, you may
imagine some of the many difficulties with
which Gen. Lee has been surrounded.
The weather, for the past week, has not been
so unfavorable for the movements of troops in
the North-West as several weeks prior were.
Present indications are favorable for a fight
here in a few days. Three regiments left here
last night to join Gen. Lee, it is supposed.—
Before leaving, they were ordered to shoot off
their guns and pubin fresh loads, and also to
prepare five days provisions to carry along
with them When they left here, they pro
ceeded along the road to Gen. Lee’s camp, 30
miles distant, taking with them only their
blankets and five da) s’ rations. We infer,
from these indications, that Gens. Lee and
Loring are about to make an advance on the
enemy; and, unless the Yankees, like the
Irish corporal, “ advance backwards" with too
much fleetness of foot, there will be a great
battle fought near Huttonsville, before the ex
piration of many days. We hope we may not
be deceived in the inferences we have drawn,
as we are anxious to meet the enemy on any
thing like a fair footing.
It was reported in camp yesterday that Gen.
Lee had captured 1,500 of the Yankees. Al
though the news seems to have come through
a reliable source, yet we do not, as yet, give it
full credenae. Rumor gives an account of
their capture as follows :
Gen. Lee sent out a scouting party of three
hundred men, to harrass the enemy’s pickets
and pick off a3 many of them as possible
Their movements were soon discovered by the
enemy, who immediately dispatched 1,500 men
to surround, and, if possible, to capture them.
The officer commanding our troops, seeing the
danger which was about to surround his small
force, forthwith dispatched a courier to Gen.
Lee, requesting him to send a force sufficient
ly strong to capture the 1,500. Accordingly,
3,01'0 men were sent out, who succeeded in
surrounding and capturing the whole force,
and inarched them unarmed into camp.
I learn there is much disaffection among the
inhabitants of that part of Pendleton county
lying between Franklin and Seneca. The Un
ion men are (he strongest party in that sec
tion, and they are committing depredations of
almost every kind upon the loyal citizens
driving off their stock to the enemy’s camp,
and stealing their property of every species.
Two companies of infantry, and one of caval
ry were sent from here on Sunday last, to :
Franklin, to protect the loyal citizens against i
such depredations, and to drive out the to- !
ries.
We have received several copies of your al
most invaluable paper. They receive a hear
ty welcome and a close perusal from not only
us, but also from every one who can get an
opportunity of reading them after we have
done. They are much sought after, and read
with intense interest. We only regret that,
in consequence of the bad postal arrangements
here, your paper is not a daily visitor in our
camp#
We are happy to announce that our young
friend, Mr. G. W. Moore, has been unanimous
ly elected Ist Lieutenant in company F, Copt, j
Powell, Tom Cobb’s Legion. Mr. Moore has
been serving as a private in the ranks of the
Newnan Guards since their departure for
Pensacola, and, on every occasion, has prov
en himself to be a gallant gentleman and a
brave soldier. The position was not solicited
by Mr. Moore—he being elected at the in- j
i stance of his being nominated, and upon the
i recommendation of Hon. T. R. R. Cobb him
| self. No one doubts but that he is eminently
I qualified to fill the position to which he has
been recently elected.
The Newnan and Gate-City Guards are do- I
ing well, and the health of these two compa- j
I niea is improving, as also that of the other
companies of this regiment. There is some
sickness ia Gen. Jackson*#division, though not
so much as has been.
J. N. B
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Special
We are authorized to announce
ANDREW J. HANSELL as '
a candidate for Senator to represent the Coun- '
ties of Cobb, Fulton and Clayton in the next
General Assembly of the State.
are authorized to announce
the name of the Hon. Samuel
Lawrence as a candidate to represent the 35th 1
Senatorial District, composed of the counties
of Cobb Fulton and Clayton. Sep 19.
mfst w e are authorized to announce
tbe name of Hon. JOHN A.
JONES of Polk, as a candidate to represent
the Bth Congressional District in the next Con
federate Congress. His record is before tbe
country, and by that he is willing to be judged.
Sept. 18—tde
the Voters of the 39th Sen
atorial District, consisting of the
counties of Cherokee, Milton and Forsyth:
Being an old resident of the latter county and
a citizen of said District, I take this method of
announcing myself a candidate for the Senate
of said District at tbe ensuing election.
Sept. 14-tde. JOHN T. EZZARD.
VVe are authorized to announce
wl'T'-SS' the name of Colonel L. J. GAR
TRELL as a candidate to represent this (the
Eighth) District in the Confederate Congress.
Septl3 tde.
<lle Voters of Fulton C’oun
ty : Seeing there is yet a vacancy
for Representative from your county in the
next Legislature, I have concluded to place
my name before you as ?andidate to fill that
vacancy. COLUMBUS A. PITTS.
Atlanta, Sept. 12-tde.
To the Voters of Fulton
County : I announce myself a
candidate for your suffrages, to represent Ful
ton county in the House of Representatives of
the next Legislature. J. J. THRASHER.
Atlanta, Sept. 11—tde.
" ie ' r ° lers Cobb, Fulton
and Clayton Counties: As the time
for the election of members to the State Leg
islature approaches, and there seems to be no
one enough interested in the subject to bring
it positively before the public—nearly all eyes
being attracted towards the battlefield—and
being physically unable to enter upon the ac
tive duties of tbe soldier, and being further
unwilling to allow the great events of the pres
ent struggle to pass by without taking some
humble part therein, I have concluded that
the demands of patriotism would, in some de
gree, be subserved by volunteering my services
for the humble duties of civil life, and, there
fore, place my name before you as a candidate
for Senator of the District composed of the
counties of Cobb, Fulton and Clayton.
Aug. 29-tde. GREEN B. HAYGOOD.
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Hardee’s Tactics —2 vol., Cloth,
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Volunteers’ Hand Book 60 70
Troopers' Manual 1 50 1 75
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