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chasing them away in a moment, killing and wounding a number and capturing several horses. This was the first repulse that this column met with and their advance -was first checked by this regiment. When they fled from us they encountered several other regiments who were coming up from different points, and suffered greatly from their fire.
During the first day's fight, a large number of prisoners were passed to the rear through the lines of the regiment, but in the eager- ness of our attack no guard was sent with them to the rear and I cannot give the number.
According to my observation the enemy's loss was five times as great as ours.
Very respectfully, &c.,
CEO. HlLLYER,
Captain Commanding Ninth Ga. Regiment.
REPORT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE THIRD SOUTH CAROLINA
REGIMENT.
HEADQUARTERS THIRD S. C. REGIMENT,
Culpeper Courthouse, July 3ist, 1863.
Captain C. R. HOLMES,
Acting Adjutant- General:
In accordance with a circular from brigade headquarters, issued July 3Oth, 1863, calling for a report of the operations of this regiment from the time of its leaving Culpeper Courthouse until its return to the same, I submit the following report:
On Tuesday, June i6th, 1863, we left our camp near Culpeper Courthouse, and taking the road to Sperryville, moved to that point and camped for the night.
The lyth, passed through Washington, crossing and camping four miles beyond the head waters of the Rappahannock, in Fauquier county. The night of the i8th we encamped one mile in rear of Pied- mont Depot, on the Manassas Gap railroad. The march for the past two days was very hot and dusty, many of the men fainting and fall- ing by the wayside. On the igth we reached Ashby's Gap, in the Blue Ridge, and relieved General Pickett's division, encamping for the night upon the top of the mountain. At 5 P. M. of the 2oth we left our camp at the Gap and forded the Shenandoah at Berry's
