The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . ast conspicuous service which herslaves were constrained to render totheir masters. Wheelers troopershovered around our advance, watch-ing; for chances: while a brio;ade ofinfantry lay behind the Salkehatchieat Riverss bridge, prepared to dis-pute its passage. This, however,
The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . ast conspicuous service which herslaves were constrained to render totheir masters. Wheelers troopershovered around our advance, watch-ing; for chances: while a brio;ade ofinfantry lay behind the Salkehatchieat Riverss bridge, prepared to dis-pute its passage. This, however, wasbrushed^ aside by a turning move-ment from below—to make which,Mowers and G. A. Smiths divisionsof Blairs corps waded through aswamp three miles wide, coveredwith water, one to four feet deep—?the weather having become bitterlycold—the two Generals wading atthe head of their men. Once over,the Rebels were quickly driven off indisorder, retreating behind the Edistoat Branchville: our loss here being18 killed and 70 wounded. Our in-fantry pressed rapidly after them;the enemy burning the bridgesover the Edisto while our menbroke up the South Carolina railroadfor many miles; and Kilpatrick,skirmishing heavily with Wheeler, Jan. 18, 1865. Feb. 1. ** Dec. 29, 1861. «* Feb. 3, 18G5. 698 THE AMERICAN .15Tf Corps. _,.,-,.,_,.17T! „ 14T. ,5 soil „.<.H.+^—hCavalrv SnXSMAK^B SOUTB FBOM SAVAmtAII TU OOLDSBOBOUGU. CROSSING OF THE EDISTO AND CONGAREE, G99 moved by Barnwell and Blackville toAiken, threatening Augusta. Thus,by the 11th, our whole army was onthe line of the railroad aforesaid,tearing it up, and holding apart theenemys forces covering Augusta onone hand and Charleston on the other. Our right was now directed onOrangeburg; the 17th corps crossingthe South Edisto at Binnakersbridge, while the 15th crossed atHolmans bridge, farther up; thetwo approaching at Poplar Spring:the 17th moving swiftly on Orange-burg bridge over the South Edisto,and carrying i
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