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COURT CALLENDER FOR 1862.
SUPERIOR COURTS.
JANUARY.
2d Monday, Chatham.
•Floyd
FEBRUARY.
1st Monday, Clark
t Lumpkin
3d Monday, Campbell
Dawson
JULY.
1st Monday, Floyd*
AUGUST.
1 at Monday Lumpkint
i2d M mdav, Campbell
Clark
Dawson
3d Monday, Forsyth
Polk
3d Monday, Forsyth
Glascock
Polk
Merriwether
Glascock
Walton
Merriwether
4th Monday, Baldwin
Walton
Jackson
4tli Monday, Baldwin
Slonroe
Jackson
Paulding
Monroe
Taliaferro
Paulding
Walker
Taliaferro
Thusday after Pierce
Walker
MARCH.
SEPTEMBER.
1st Thursday. Pierce
1st Monday, Appling
1st Monday, Appling
Chattooga
Chattooga
Cherokee
Cherokee
Columbia
Coweta
Coweta
Columbia
Crawford
Crawford
Madison
Gwinnett
Marion
Madison
Morgan
Marion
2d Monday, Butts
Morgan
Bartow
2d Monday, Butts
Coffee
Bartow
Elbert
Coffee
Fayette
Elbert
Greene
Fayett
Gwinnett
Greene
Pickens
Pickens
Washington
Washington
Webster
Webster
3d Monday, Cobbt
3d Monday, Cobbt
Calhoun
Calhoun
Hall
Hall
Hart
Hart
Heard
Heard
.Macon
Alacon
Newton
Newton
Talbot
Talbot
Ware
Tattnal
Bulloch
W:nc
Thursday after White
'lb Monday, Clinch
Thursday after White
Friday alter, Bulloch
Putnam
4th Monday, Cliuch
Chattahoochee
Putnam
-Lee
Rabun
Twiggs
Chattahoochee
Wilkes
Lee
Johnson
Twiggs
Milton
Wilkes
Rabun
Johnson
Milton
Thursday after Habersham'ter the 4th )• Echols
•IthThursday, Montgomery! Monday
Thursday after Habersham
Monday af-~
/ Echols
j Etfinglu
ham
Monday af
ter 4th Mon
day.
' APRIL.
1st A 2d Mon. Carroll
1st Monday, Dooly
Franklin
Emanuel
Early
Fulton
Gordon
Pike
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
Thursd’yafter Banks
2d Monday, Hancock
Richmond
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Sumter
Tuesday after, McIntosh
3d Monday, Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Jones
Liberty
Murray
(iglethorne
Pulaski
Stewart
M otiday Worth
after * * Bryan
4th Monday,\\ ayne
Decatur
DcKalb
Houston
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after, Telfair
Camden
Thursday after, Irwin
Monday -‘ Berrien
Charlton
MAY
1st Monday. Clayton
Scriven
Gilmer
Randolph
Upson
2d_Mondny, Catoosa
Jefferson
Chatham
Fannin
Mitchell
Muscogee
3d Monday, Bibb
Burke
Quittman
Spalding
Troup
Union
Baker
Thmrsday after Towns
4th Monday, Dade
Terrell
Last Monday, Cola uitt
JUNE.
1st Monday, Lowndes
Dougherty
2u Monday, Brooks
Clay
3d Monday, Thomas
OCTOBER.
1st Si 2d Mon. Cat roll
1st Monday, Dooly
Emanuel
Franklin
Early
Fulton
Gilmer
Gordon
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
l’tke
Thursday after Banks
2d Monday, Fannin
Richmond
Hancock
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Sumter
3d Monday, Glynn
Haralson
Il'enry
Jones
Murray
< iglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Union
W»rth
Thursday after Towns
Thursday 1 Montgomery
after *
,4thMonday, Wayne
Decatur
DcKalb
Houston
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Tattnall
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after Telfair
Camden
Thursday after, Irwin
Monday after Charlton
NOVEMBER.
1st Monday. Berrien
Scriven
Clayton
Effingham
Randolph
Upson
[2d Monday, Catoosa
Jefferson
Mitchell
M uscogee
3d Monday, Bibb
Burke
Quittman
Spalding
Troup
Baker
4th Moudnv, Dade
Terrell
Thursday after. McIntosh'
Monday “ Colquitt
>• “ Liberty
Mon. after Liberty, Bryan
DECEMBER.
1st Monday, Dougherty
Lowndes
2d Monday .{Brooks
Clay
3d Monday Thomas
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862.
[NUMBER 17.
COUNTING HOUSE CALENDAR, 1862.
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2
Feb’y.
Mar.
April
May.
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5 6
12 13
. 9 20
2G 27
2 3
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16 17
23 24
2 3
y io
16 17
23 24
30 31
6 7
13 14
20 21
2728
4 5
I) 12
I8"19
25 26
1 2
8 9
15 16
22 23
29 30
1 2
7 8 9
14 15 16
21 22 23
28 29 30
4- 5 fi
111213
18 19 20'
25 26 27
4 5 6
11 12 13
18 19 20
25 26 27
1 2 3
8 9 10
15 16 17
22 23 24
29 30
1
6 7 8
13 14 15
20 21 22
27 28 29
3 1 5
10 11 12
17 18 19
24 25 26
3 4 J
10 11
17 18
24 25
31
1 ,
7 8
14 15
2122
28
1 «
7 8
14 15
21 22
28 29
4 5 (
11 12
18 19
25 26
'd 3 NoyF.M
9 10
16 17
23 21
30 31
LY. |2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
c.-s-r , 2
8 9
14 15 ]6
I 2122 23
' 28 29 30
1 5 6
II 12,3
18 19 20
1 25 26 27
3 4 5 6
10 111213:
17 18 19 20 S
24 25 26*27
.31 1 2 3
7 8 9 10 ]
14 15 1047
21222324:
28 29 30
6 7
13 14
24.21
27 28
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5 6 7 8 9 1o,l
12 13 14 15 16 17 ,g
19 20212223 2425
26 27 28 29 3CT31
1
6 7 g
13 1! ,5
20 21 22
‘ 29
4 5 6
11 12 , 3
I19 20
25 2f .77
2 3 4
9 10 1! 12
16 17 18 19:
23 24 25 26:
7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24
28 29 30 3!
'May holds three weeks, if necessary, at each
term.
tJudge not required to draw Jurors for two
we'-ks; and not obliged to bold two weeks' Court
in counties of Cobb and Lumpkin.
Counterfeit Confederate treasury
Itfotes.
The notes mostly counterfeited are
the 2()'s, -70's and I00’s, of the issue
of Sept. 2, IsGl—lithographed by
Hover & Ludwig, Richmond. In all
the, genuine issues of these notes there
is a shield in the upper left corner, the
the right upper porner of which is
placed in the centre between the let
ter N in months directly over it. In
the counterfeit the corner of the shield
is placed directly under the right down
stroke of the letter IN.
HUNDREDS.
The Sailor in the lower left corner
of the genuine note wears a black belt,
with a buckle very distinct,—in the
counterfeit the belt is very light, and i
the buckle scarcely to be The
face of the sailor in the genuine is fine
and regular—in the counterfeit the
mouth seems pinched up, and the eyes
have a bleared or scratched look.
The saDor in the left hand end leans
upon an anchor, diagonally across the
vignette from left to right, in the gen
uine, there is a hair line* very distinct,
as if the stone from which the impres
sion was taken had been broken or
cracked. In the counterfeit there is
no such blurr or hair line. In the
centre vignette, right side, near the
cotton press, is a mule—in the genuine
it is very indistinctly executed, and the
mule looks as if he were walking from
you, presenting only a tail view—in
the counterfeit it is much plainer, and
the mule presents almost a broadside
view.
At the upper ritrlit corner of the
genuine notes, the white ground ap- j
pears through the shading of the me- |
Jallion work; in the counterfeit the J
entire work is dark.
FIFTIES.
Several white spots appear just over i
the figures fifty, in the medallion work j
at the upper right corner of the gen
uine notes: there are none in the conn- j
terfeit. The outside of this medallion j
work in the counterfeit is covered by ,
a running net work; in the genuine!
there is none. In front of, and at- ;
taclied to the chest, in the centre pic- j
ture of the genuine note, there is a j
padlock; there is none in the counter
feit. In the genuine note the head of [
the man in the lower left corner j
nearly bald, a little hair is j
combed down on the right temple; in .
the counterfeit a full head of hair is j
represented, the hair on the right j
temple being slightly dishevelled, as if!
blown by a puff of wind. !
In the genuine the head of the fe
male between the words Confederate j
States, is near the centre. In the conn- ;
erfeit the head is placed so as to :
touch the letter E in Confederate, j
T WENT IES.
In the counterfeit bills the figure 2, j
on the right side, in cut b\ a fine line,
entirely separating the tail of the fig
ure from the main body of it; in the <
genuine the figure 2 is perfect. In
the genuine bills the hat on the head
of the man in the lower left corner of |
the note, sits more upon the top of
the head than in the counterfeit; in
the counterfeit the hat seems to be j
thrown more towards the back of the
neck. ,
In the genuine the crown of the sailor s
hat is broader than in counterfeit—the sha
ding line on his jacket in the genuine, run
square across the body—in the counter- ,
feit they run diagonally across the hotly, j
Also, between the XX on the right
lower corner are two hearts separated,
and pointing towards each other in the ,
genuine, but in the spurious only one,
or if two, run together.
The paper of all the genuine notes }
is of poor quality, but in the counter-
feit it is of a fair quality of bank note
paper.
•Note —The hair line is not an infallible test,
as I have seem one on a couuterteit—nut a iamil-
fnritv with the face of the sailor on the genuine .
bill*will enable you to detect the false one^oni
sight. —
SPECIALNOTICE.
, . ,ca *» „ „f that place speedily as possi-
‘“'““rSbi „n x
not es and acc. LaWI.LR, who areauthori-
SK£ .1. “•
ranged at an early day, settlements will he,enforced
by ^ W { { A. C. VAIL. Agent.
PROCLAMATIONS- *
BY THE PRESIDENT.
To the People of the Confederate States:
Once more upon the Plains ofNIau-
assas have our armies been blessed by
the Lord of Hosts with a triumph
Over our enemies. It is my privilege
to invite you once more to His foot
stool, not now in the garb of fasting
and sorrow, but with joy and gladness
to render thanks for the great mercies
received at His hand. A few months
since, and our enemies poured
forth their invading legions upon our
soil. They laid waste our fields, pol
luted our altars and violated the
sanctity of our homes. Around our
Capital they gathered their forces, and
with boastful threats, claimed it as
already their prize. The brave troops
which rallied to its defence have
extinguished these vain hopes, and,
under the guidance of the same .Al
mighty hand, have scattered our ene
mies and driven them back in dismay.
Uniting these defeated forces and the
various armies which has been ravag
ing our coasts with the army of inva
sion in Northern Virginia, our enemies
have renewed their attempt to sub
jugate us at the very place where
their first effort was defeated, and the
vengeance of retributive justice lias
overtaken the entire host in a second
and complete overthrow
To this signal success accorded to
our army in the East has been gra
ciously added another equally brilliant
in the West. On the very dav on
which our forces were led to victory
on the Plains of Manassas, in Virginia,
the same Almighty arm assisted us to
overcome our enemies at Richmond, in
Kentucky. Thus, at once and at the
same time, have two great hostile
armies been stricken down and the
wicked designs of our enemies set at
naught.
In such circumstances it is meet
and right, that as a people we should
bow down in adoring thankfulness to
that Gracious God, who has been our
bulwark and defense, and to offer unto
Him the tribute of thanksgiving and
praise. In H is hands is the issue of all
events, and to Him should we in an
especial manner ascribe the honor of
this great deliverance.
Now therefore, I Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States,
do issue this my proclamation setting
apart Thursday, the ISth day of Sep
tember instant, as a day of Prayer and
Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for
the great mercies vouchasafed to our
people, and more especially for the
triumph of our arms at Richmond and
Manassas ; and I do hereby invite the
people of the Confederate States to
meet on that day at their respective
places of public worship, and to unite
in rendering Thanks and Praise to God
for these great mercies, and to implore
Him to conduct our country safely
through the perils which surround us,
to the final attainment of the blessings
of peace and security.
Given under my hand and
j seal / the seal of the Confederate
^ y States at Richmond, this
fourth day of Sept., A. D, 1S62.
By the President:
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
From Virginia.
Air. J. W. Knott returned from
Virginia last Saturday. He went up
from Richmond to the Rapidan Station
Central Railroad, with the 2d Geor
gia Battallion and left them there on
the 31st, but they were on the point
of a forward march. The Battalion
hardly numbered 200 men—one half of
it being down with bowel complaints
contracted during their recent picket
duty onjthe Peninsula, where the water
and the climate were equally bad, and
there were too many apples and too
much cider. Mr. Knott reports that
McLaws’ division and other troops
amounting to 40,000 men were at
Rapidan Station. They had been
stationed at Hanover C. H., to check
any advance McClellan might make
from Fredericksburg, and when lie
left took up the line of march for the
main army, having already footed it sev
enty miles from Hanover Court House.
Semracs’, Walker’s, and Howell Cobb’s
Brigades were of the number, which
included many regiments, (Doyle’s
among them) from this region of Geor
gia. They were all in fine health and
spirits, had plenty to eat, and were
crossing the Rapidan on Saturday—the |
river being about knee high. Mr. |
Knott brought a large budget of let
ters from the boys. He saw and
conversed with Gen. Cobb and John
B. Lamar, who were in fine health,
and had not, of course, been near any
fight.—Macon Tel Sth.
From the Seat of War hi Virginia.
THE BAffTLE j)F FRIDAY.
We take tliej following interesting ac
counts from th^ARictmgBd Dispatch of
Saturday, for tvliuilt m p. ffe indebted to
friend :
fr tM
have n
army on the
OF WAR.
news from our
’he accounts
^le of Satur-
Casualities in the 17 Ga.-11 Killed and
9!) Wounded.
A letter received in this city yes
terday from a member of the “Colum
bus Volunteers” written near Center
ville on the 31st ult., states that the
17th Ga Regiment lost 11 killed and
99 wounded in the recent battles, at
and around Manassas. Among the
former were Maj. J. H. Picket, who
was in command of the regiment, and
Capt. Agustus C. Jones of Dougherty
County The latter gentleman we
knew well and a braver or truer man
has not lost his life in this crusade for
freedom.— Times.
which we receirf of the'
day last tend to 'confirirA^he**opinion that
it resulted in one of the^jyii^ decisive and
glorious triumphs of tWUpresent war.
The loss on both s iddpjjr'*Lhave been
great, but we understands^* Yt is assert
ed by officers who rodei awL/he field af
ter the battle was ended, oiawthe enemy’s
loss was at least five to our one.
The reports with reference to the pres
ent position of our army are conflicting ;
one representing it to he at Munson’s Hill,
in sight of Washington city, and another
at Leesburg, iu Loudoun county. This
much we are guaranteed in saying; that it
is not idle, and that no distant day we
' may hear of another and more effective
blow than even this last, powerful as it has
j been.
I A despatch received late last evening at
! the War Department confirms the evacu-
I ation of Winchester, by the enemy’s
forces.
; THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY. LAST, AND PAR- j
TICULARS CONNECTED THEREWITH. j
j The following interesting account of I
; the operations of the corps commanded by !
Gen. Jackson, from Monday the 25th to
Friday the 29th, including the severe :
fight on the latter day, has been furnish- j
ed us by one who actively participated in 1
the engagement:
On Monday, at daybreak. General Jack- |
son’s corps, consisting ot Gen. Ewell’s di- i
vision, Gen. Hill’s division, and Gen. j
Jackson’s old division, tinder command of |
Gen. Taliaferro, and a force of cavalry
under Gen. Stuart, marched from Jeffer-
sonton, in Culpeper county, and crossed
the Rappahannock eight miles above that
place, and marched via Orleans to Salem,
in Fauquier. The next day they passed
through Thoroughfare Gap, of Bull Hun
mountains, to Bristow and Manassas Sta
tion, on the Orange and Alexandria rail
road, effecting a complete surprise of the
enemy, capturing a large number of pris
oners, several trains of cars, and immense
commissary and quartermaster stores, and
several pieces of artillery. The distance
marched in those two days was over fifty
miles. On Wednesday, Manassas Station
was occupied by Jackson’s old division,
whilst Ewell occupied Bristow, and Hill
and Stuart dispersed the Ibices sent from
Alexandria to attack what the enemy
supposed to be only a cavalry force. The
General commanding this force of the ene
my lost his leg, and had his brigade nearly
annihilated.
At 3 o’clock P. M., the enemy attacked
Gen. Ewell at Bristow, and that General,
after a handsome little fight, in which he
punished the enemy severely, retired
across Muddy Run, as had previously
been agreed upon, to Manassas Junction.
Pope claims to have captured a thousand
prisoners, and a baggage train on Wednes
day. Not a prisoner was captured, and
not a wagon was on that side of Muddy
Run, and no wagon was ever captured.
After sunset on Thursday General Jack-
son accomplished one of the most beauti
ful and masterly strategic movements of
the war. He found himself many miles
in advance of the rest of our army. The
enemy might throw his immense columns
between him and Longstreet—Alexandria
and Washington was to his rear when he
turned to attack the enemy. He deter
mined to throw himself upon the enemy’s
flank, to preserve the same nearness to
Alexandria, to place himself within sup
port of the remainder of our army, and to
occupy a position from which he could not
be driven, even if support did not arrive
in time. All this he accomplished that
night, after destroying the stores, build
ings, cars, See., and burning the railroad
briges over Muddy Run and Bull Run.
He marched at night with his entire force
from Manassas Station to Manassas battle
field, crossing the Warrenton Turnpike,
and placing his troops in such position that
he could confront the enemy should they
attempt to advance by the Warrenton
pike or by the Sudiey road and ford, and
have the advantage of communicating by
the Aldieroad with Longstreet, should he
have passed the Thoroughfare Gap, and at
all events gain for himself a safe position
for attack or defence. At 7 o’clock A.
M., on Friday, General Stuart encounter
ed the enemy’s cavalry near Gainesville,
on the Warrenton pike, -and drove them
back; and during the morning the 2d
brigade of Gen. Taliaferro’s division, un
der Col. Bradley Johnson, again repulsed
them. It was now ascertained that the
enemy’s column was advancing (or retreat
ing) from Warrenton, along the line of the
railroad and by way of the AVarrenton
turnpike, and they intended to pass a part
of their force over the Stone Bridge and
Sudiey Ford. Gen. Jackson immediately
ordered Gen. Taliaferro to advance with
his division to attack their left flank,
which was advancing towards Sudiey Mill.
Gen. Ewell’s division marched considera
bly in rear of first division. After march
ing some three miles, it was discovered
that the enemy had abandoned the idea of
crossing at Sudiey, and had left the Vi ar-
renton pike to the left, beyond Gro.veton,
and were apparently cutting across to the
railroad through the fields and woods. In
a few minutes, however, he advanced
across the turnpike to attack us, and Jack
son’s army was thrown forward to meet
him.
The encounter occurred near the vil
lage of Groveton, the right resting just
above and near the village, and the left
upon the old battle-field of Manassas. The j
conflict was terrific. Our troops were ad-}
vanced several times during the fight, hut
the enemy fought with desperation, and j
did not retire until 9 o’clock at night, when j
they sullenly left the field to the Confed- i
crates. The fight was commenced by j
Gen. Taliaferro’s division—the 3d brigade, j
Col. Taliaferro, on the right, the lst(Stone- 1
wall) brigade, Col. Baylor, next on left; !
the ith brigade, Gen Starke next, and the
2d brigade, Col. Johnson, ou the left.— ;
The heroism displayed by these troops, !
and especially by the 1st brigade, was
magnificent, and the loss terrible. Gen. !
Ewell’s division, particularly the brigades
of Gens. Early, Lawton, and Trimble,
engaged the enemy very soon after Jack
son’s division, and to the left, and fully
sustained the reputation this veteran di
vision had heretofore achieved. The bat
tle raged fiercely until 9 o’clock at night,
when our troops rested upon the battle
field.
Gen. Ewell was shot through the knee-
Gen. Trimble it is said in the foot. Gen.
Taliaferro in the arm, neck and leg; the
first wound, being the only one of any con
sequence, disabling him. Col. Neff, 33d
Va., was killed. Col. Botts, 2d Va., se
verely wounded. Col. Griggsby, 27th,
wounded. Maj. Nuelenbonsch and Col.
Rowan, 2d, severely wounded. Maj. Ter
ry, 4th; Maj. Scott, 25th; Capt. Fulton,
Lieut. Meade, Lieut. Arnett and a num
ber of ether officers wounded, and many
killed whose names were not reported at
the time our informant left.
Gen. Longstreet’s forces were seen de
bouching from the Thoroughfare Gap du
ring the fight.
V
d Quarters, 7
if Kentucky. >
1, Ky. Aug. 30. )
From the Knoxville Register.
Gloriou* new* from Kentucky.
General Smith’s Congratulatory Order,
Head Quarters,
Army of
Richmond
Orders.
The Major General Commanding re
turns his heartfelt thanks to the troops of
this command, officers and men, for their
exceeding gallantry in the several actions
of this day, their patient, unmurmuring
endurance of fatigue, during two days and
nights forced marches, and fighting three
battles in twelve hours.
The country shall know of your suffer
ings on the march, as well as of the hold,
pressing charges of this day.
To-morrow being Sunday, the General
desires that the troops shall assemble and
under their several Chaplains, shall re
turn thanks to Almighty God, to whose
mercies and goodness these victories are
due.
E. KIRBY SMITH,
General Commanding.
Letter from Captain JM’Elrath.
We are permitted to make the follow
ing extract from a private letter from Capt.
McElrath.
Richmond, Ky., Aug. 30, 1862.
We h ave had to-day three different and
hotly contested battles. The enemy’s
force reported at 14,000. They made the
first stand at the foot of Big Hill—eight
miles from Richmond, and the last one at
Richmond.
Our loss in killed is about 200, perhaps
less, and as many wounded. That of the
enemy, killed and wounded, double ours,
besides over 2,000 prisoners. Capt. Scott
is now, 9 o’clock, p. m., in the rear, so
that in the morning we shall capture the
entire party
Our men behaved most gallantly, charg
ing the enemy at each stand they made,
killing one General, four Colonels, two Lt.
Colonels, and capturing large quantities of
Commissary stores.
Col. Scott, who was pursuing, is just
now in, and says we have captured the en
tire army—more than 15,000 men.
It is glorious enough for one fight.
No enemy now between this and Lex
ington. God he praised !
Still Later.
The following highly interesting letter
is from a very worthy source, and is enti
tled to the utmost credit :
Gen. Smith and staff mounted their hor
ses at seven o’clk Saturday morning, and
moved to the front some eight miles, to
where our forces arrived last night. Just
before reaching the place the enemy at- I
tacked us, opening with artillery, and in !
about an hour the infantry opened, in less
than an hour, we drove them from their ,
position, with great slaughter on tlicir !
side taking many prisoners. Our loan
quite heavy, especially in officers. We
moved on about two miles beyond Iiogers-
villc, at which place the first fight occur
red, and found them again in position,
when we made the attack, and the second
time, drove them from their position with
still greater loss botli in killed wounded
and missing, with smaller loss on our side.
This second fight occurred about 2 or 3
o’clock, and our troops having marched .
some eight miles, and having no water ex
cept a little taken from the stagnant pools 1
along the road, and seeing the enemy
again preparing to receive us, we halted
our men and gave them several hours’ rest.
Everything being ready a short march
brought us within sight of Richmond,
where the enemy made a third stand, ;
when we moved on and attacked them the
3d time. After hard fighting we routed them,
and drove them through the place a little
before sundown, in utter confusion. In ;
tliia last fight we did not. lose many men,
but we captured from 1,200 to 1,500 pris- ]
oners, besides their killed and wounded. :
After we had whipped them in front and
started them to running, Col. , with
his command, who had been sent around
on the Lexington road to catch them, I
keeping his command in ambush until the |
retreating army came up, attacked them [
and succeeded in capturing and killing
nearly the whole army, taking all their
guns and some ten pieces of artillery, with
all their wagons, stores, etc. It is istima-
ted that their killed, wounded and missing
will reach some 10,000, whilst ours will
not reach more than from 3 to 500 killed
and wounded. Their loss in killed and
wounded officers is very heavy. The
troops were from Ohio, Indiana, and com
manded by Gen. Bull Nelson—Colonel
Cassius M. Clay commanded a brigade.
Gen. Smith commanded our troops, and
by hard fighting and the blessing of God
we destroyed their fine army. It was a
grand sight to see our ill clad, and some
times barefooted troops, with no food and
but little water, marching with a steady
front on their splendidly equipped foe.—
It was one of the grandest battles I ever
saw.
It filled our hearts with pride to see our
men move onward and never give way.
Glory be to God on high for the splendid
result.
Gen. Smith and staff escaped unhurt.
“ Our merit procures us the esteem
of men of sense, and our good fortune
that of the public.”
I The Railroad Convention nt Columbia,
South Cnrolina.
Through the kindness of Major J. S.
Rowland, the Superintendent of the Wes
tern &: Atlantic Railroad, a delegate to
the Railroad Convention, which assem
bled in Columbia, South Carolina, on
Thursday last, we are favored with the
proceedings of that body. It seems, ac
cording to the ‘South Carolinian,’ that the
Railroad Companies represented in the
j Convention, have an aggregate length of
completed roads of 3,528 miles in extent.
These are in the States of Alabama, Vir
ginia, Florida, South Carolina, Notth Car
olina, and Georgia, all of which were rep
resented by their several Presidents or
Superintendents. From this State, the
Central, Southwestern, Muscogee, Macon
&: Western, Macon <5r Brunswick, Geor
gia, and Western Sc Atlantic Railroads:
were represented. Mr. John Caldwell, of
the South Carolina Railroad was Presi
dent, and Messrs. S. G. Jones, anc- A. L.
Tyler, were Secrctaiies of the Convention.
The business of the Convention was dis
posed of with Railroad speed. A report
was adopted recommending that for the
transportation of soldiers on furloughs, and
discharged soldiers two cents per mile on j ing over a hundred men killed and wound
main lines, and three cents per mile on | ed, while we lost only one killed and two
side lines, should be charged—commis- j mortally wounded.
sioned officer on furlough to pay full fair. Capt. Patton was in charge of our skir-
On freight, the rate offered by the Gov- ! mishers. He killed three Yankees only a
eminent was adopted to wit: 1st class 65 ! few feet from him.
cents per 100 pounds per 100 miles; 2d Immediately after the departure of the
class, 20 cents ; 3d class $20 per car load ; ■ enemy, our corps debouched through the
4th class, $15 per car load- If carried on pass and soon formed a junction with .Jack-
passenger train, the rate to be increased ! son’s forces. The next day (Friday) the
50 per cent. Each Road to adopt and ; battle begun ; again on Saturday, with
publish its own regulations in relation to what result, is well known to every ono
the carriage of dead bodies. . throughout the South. We have indeed,
A report was made recommending that been victorious. May a just God protect
two establishments for the rolling of rail- [us, and continue to bless us.
ignominious flight. Our men fought with
desperate courage. Every moment the
groans and cries of the dying were heard
amidst the roar of artillery and musketry,
and truly it was a sad, sad sight to look
around us and see those brave generous
souls so dear to us, lying bleeding—dying
—dead.
During the thickest of the fight, in the
discharge of his duty, the gallant Capt- Jno.
G. Porter fell, pierced through the head.
A nobler spirit never breathed ; and when
I saw and felt that our loved brother was
indeed lost to us, killed by an insolent
and cowardly foe, revenge took possession
of my heart, and our few remaining officers
seemed newly inspired, and determined to
avenge his death. Thou art gone dear
brother! but we shall never forget thee,
or cease to remember the circumstances of
thy death : we shall hold it as our ica*ch
word when we again meet the enemy in
conflict.
Since the 13th of August, when we left
Richmond, our brigade has been in the
advance. In the battle of the 30th we
occupied a front seat and held our position
during the hottest fire troops xt ere ever
subjected to. While our loss was very
heavy that of the enemy is immense.
The Regulars engaged the enemy the
Thursday previous at ‘Thoroughfare Gap,’
Bull Run Mountain. This was a most
important point to the Yankees, as our
corps were compelled to pass through this
Gap, we advanced, formed in line of battle,
our right resting on the railroad, gained
the summit of the mountain and drove
them from their position, notwithstanding
thj repeated cries of their officers to
‘charge boys.’ The fight lasted twenty
minufes, when they fled in confusion, leav-
road iron and the manufacture of supplies
be erected ; one near the iron and coal re- i
gion of Alabama, and the other on Deep ■
River iu North Carolina ; and Virginia to ,
join In tLo orociiun or tlie work on Deep i
River, and the Companies in the other |
States to join as far as possible in the
erection of the other; and as the Govern- j
ment has taken possession of all the coal, !
iron, brass, copper, tin, tools See., and all
the mechanical skill of the country, that i
application be made in the name of the!
Convention, to the Government, request- [
ing that such articles may be supplied at
cost to any Company that may truly need
them.
The following resolutions were also
adopted, when the Convention adjourn- '■
, f J or nve.
e 'n i j j 7 .7 • „• I Co. C, E P Bowdre, 1st Lieut. Com-
Kesolved unanimously by this Convention, i ■>.
That our best endeavors for the future, as w j i t • i j ,,i
- ., . , ,, , . i rs I , Wounded, Lieut Bowdre, slightly in
in the past, shall be given to the Confed- , • T » o • ,. , •* , • C J ,
.A . . „ hip, Lt Bennmg, slightly in hip. bergeant
erate Government in the transportation ot wLi.u n u_.„„ ,i xx:n u>..;
troops and Government property
hereby respectively request the Presi-
E. P. B.
List of the Killed and Wounded in the
Battle of Saturday, Aug. 30th, in the
1 st Georgia Regulars.
John D. lYalker, Maj or, Command
ing.
Wounded, Major J D Walker, severely
iu leg.
Company B, G W Anderson, Captain
Commanding.
Wounded, Captain Anderson, severely
in leg, Lt Blount, severely in thigh.
Killed, privates Bagley, Pearce—una
ble to obtain any other names, but all
killed or wounded, with exception of four
. , Webb, Corporal’s Bates and Hill. Pri-
n vates Ashfield, Ball, Hogau, Perryman,
dent of the Confederacy to issue an order
that officers of the Government shall not
interfere with the loading or running of
trains, as our experience has been that
such interference has heretofore resulted
both in detriment to the Government and
to the road.
Resolved further, That Dr. Lewis, rep
resenting the Government in this Conven
tion, is requested to bring the above reso
lution to the notice of President Davis, and
to solicit his prompt action in the premi
ses.
Resolved, That in making schedules in
future, time shall be given, at suitable
watering places, for soldiers and other pas
sengers to obtain water, and that it shall
be the duty of conductors to have it an
nounced to the passengers on all the trains
upon arriving at those places, that the
train will stop minutes for the purpose 1D ^J,
of obtaining water.
Resolved, That the rates reported and
adopted this day do go into operation on
the 1st proximo.
Ralls, Hackney, L Johnson.
Killed, Private Walls.
Missing, J V Smith.
Company E, Capt. Wayne Coinmand-
'
Killed, Lieut Henry Porter. Privates
Ashwood, Jernegan and Holmes.
Wounded, Sergeants Kellett and Hunt.
Corpl’s. Kays and Horton.
Privates, Tippers, Scott, Haywood,
Knight and several others.
Co. I, Lewis II Kenan Capt- Command
ing.
Wounded, Capt. Kenan slightly.
Killed, Privates Rainwater, Robinson,
; Hopgood, G T Smith, New and Sharon.
Wounded, Sergeants Wilf and Smith.
Privates Harris, Mathews, O’Neal Brag-
don, Uplwath aud Tyner,
j Co. H, Capt. Miller Grieve Command-
Happiness.—“Men spend their
Wounded. Captain Grieve, slightly in
thigh ; Lt Blance, severely in left arm,
since amputated ; Lt. P. Horne, severely
I in neck.
j Killed, Sergeants Flemming and Free-
j man. Privates Tippins and Ellis.
Wounded, Coporal Canup, Green and
lives in anticipations—in determining Jones. Privates Chastain, B. Brawley,
to be vastly happy at some period or j Robinson^Pinkerton, McDonough, 1 rain-
other, when they have time. But the
present time has one advantage over
every other—it is our own. Past op
portunities are gone, future are not
come. We may lay in a stock of pleas
ures, as we would lay in a stock of
mell and Dobbins.
Co. G, C S Wylly 1st Lt. Command-
Wounded, Lt Wylly, severely in leg;
Serg’t Clo ver. Privates, Warren, Cole
man, Pritchett, Brown, and several oth
ers.
wine, but if we defer tasting them tool Killed, Privates Graham and Thorn-
long, we shall find that both are ton -
soured by age. Let our happiness, i, ^° - * ’ ^ a P t - John G Patton Commaud-
therefore, be a modest mansion, which ; lng A.„ , n . . u .. c . rr. i
we can inhabit while we have our ! er
health and vigor to enjoy it: not a fa-> Wounded, Sergeant Gibbs, Corporal
brie so vast and expensive that it has Dupree. Privates Arp, Roberts, Wallace
cost us the best part of our lives to- and several others.
build it, and which we can expect to. Company L, Captain T Fort Commaud-
occupy only when we have less occa- ; in K-
sion for a habitation than a tomb. It [ ^founded, Captain lort, severely, m
has been well observed, that we! ui * ,. • r . c •,
, , , . « , ’ , a. , | (Unable to obtain list ot killed and
should treat futurity as an aged friend ! wo v nnded in Capt. Fort’s company.)
from whom we expect a rich legacy. ( Co. M, B 11 Hudson, 2d Lt Command-
Let us do nothing to forfeit his esteem, ing.
and treat him with respect, not with j Killed, Robinson,
servility. But let us not be too prodigal I Wounded, Serg’t Bridges, Corpl’s Aun-
wlien we are young, nor too parsimoni-i ai, d Slaven. Privates, Malwatli,
ous when we are old : otherwise we : Neighbors, Humphries and Avers,
shall fall into the common error of i G Mont S omer - v ’ Ca i )t ' Com -
those, who, when they had the power j “bounded, Lieut Thos Burdell, severe-
to enjoy, had not the prudence to ac- : ]y j n knee ; Lt A A Rutherford, slightly
quire, and when they had the prudence
to acquire, had no longer the power to
enjoy.”
From the Telegraph.
The Georgia Rrgnlan.
Macon, Sept. 9th, 1S62.
Editor Telegraph :—For the gratifica
tion of the friends and relatives of the
Georgia Regulars, I enclose you a partial
list of the killed and wounded in the bat
tle of Saturday, 30th. I was unable to
obtain the report of several companies, but
a full and complete list will be published
by our Adjutant, Lieut. Atkinson. We
went into the fight with 170 men, and af
ter a terrific engagement retired at night
fall with only 18 men unhurt.
Our Brigade (1st, 7th, 8th, 11th and
9th Ga. Regiments) fought the United S.
Regulars under Gen. Fitz John Porter,
and next morniDg went in pursuit of the
enemy as one regiment. Our line of bat
tle was six and a half miles long, shaped
thus: V. The ball opened in earnest,
and in all its fury at 3 o’clock, and by
dark we had driven the enemy several
miles, capturing several batteries and turn
ing their guns upon them, putting them to
in breast.
(Unable to obtain list
wounded in Co. K.)
of killed and
Private Despatch.
Gordonsville, Sth.—To Hon. E. A.
Nisbet.-Lieut. R A Dennis killed on the
30th at Manassas. H P Jones, wounded,
but doing well. I am well.
R. B. Nisbet.
Captain Nisbet commanded the Brown
Rifles, of Putnam county, and R A Den
nis was first Lieutenant.
“That conduct often seems ridicu
lous, the secret reasons of which are
wise and solid.”
“It is easier to appear worthy of the
employments we are not possessed of
than of those we are.”
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL parsons having demands against the es
tate of Soloman Gay late of Baldwin county,
deceased, are requested to present them for pay
ment and those indebted to said estate will please
make payment to
WILLIAM M. STEVENS. Adm’r.
Sept. 9th, 1862. [J. H.] 16 6t.