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Edgefield Advertiser
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
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Post-battle report from Secessionville on James' Island details estimated Union losses at 800-900 killed, wounded, and missing, with 251 enemy bodies buried by Confederates. Confederate losses around 150. Enemy fortifying positions; Confederates preparing defenses. Sick, wounded, and prisoners relocated; request to supply Union prisoners granted. Gen. W. D. Smith commands island forces.
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From later and more authentic information, the loss of the enemy in the fight at Secessionville, it is now believed, will not fall short of eight or nine hundred in killed, wounded and missing. The number of dead buried by our parties, detailed for the purpose, reached, up to Wednesday evening, two hundred and fifty-one, and fifty additional bodies, it is reported, have since been discovered in the woods. In addition to this, the enemy were allowed to carry off a large number, lying near their line, their ambulances being allowed to come within gun shot of our position without being fired upon. Our own loss, it is thought, will not exceed one hundred and fifty in killed, wounded and missing.
The enemy have kept very quiet since, although it is believed they are strengthening their entrenchments, and are reported to have erected another battery six hundred yards in advance of their former one, mounted with Parrott guns. In the meantime, our forces are not idle and when the time for action arrives, the enemy will find the road to Charleston not so easy as they may, perhaps, imagine.
All the sick and wounded of our own troops, as well as the prisoners, have been removed from the Secessionville Hospital to the city and are now ready for another contest should the enemy repeat his experiment.
The officer with this flag of truce, on Wednesday, sent a request to Gen. Gist to allow them the privilege of sending clothing, medicines, commissary, &c., to the prisoners in our hands, intimating a reciprocation. Answer we learn, will be returned this morning, granting the request.
Gen. W. D. Smith is now in command of the forces on the Island. Our men are cheerful and in good spirits.—Charleston Courier
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James' Island, Secessionville
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Up To Wednesday Evening
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enemy loss estimated at eight or nine hundred in killed, wounded and missing; 251 dead buried by our parties up to wednesday evening, plus 50 additional bodies discovered; enemy carried off large number; our loss not exceed one hundred and fifty in killed, wounded and missing. request to send supplies to prisoners granted.
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Later information on enemy losses in fight at Secessionville; enemy quiet but strengthening entrenchments with new battery; our forces active in preparation; sick, wounded, and prisoners removed from Secessionville Hospital to city; flag of truce request for prisoner supplies; Gen. W. D. Smith in command; our men cheerful.