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shing on Tuesday evening within a few miles of Columbia. Our troops abandoned Branchville last Sunday night. Wheeler, on last Friday, attacked and whipped Kilpatrick at Aiken, fifteen miles northeast of Augusta, and drove him back five miles in the direction of Branchville. The Augusta papers of last Wednesday state that, at that time, Slocum was at Windsor, ten miles east of Aiken, advancing on Augusta, his right flank being protected by the South Edisto river and his left by Kilpatrick's cavalry. Two days after this, Kilpatrick was dated by Wheeler. Slocum has with him the Fifteenth and Sixteenth corps. The Fourteenth and Twentieth corps compKilpatrick was dated by Wheeler. Slocum has with him the Fifteenth and Sixteenth corps. The Fourteenth and Twentieth corps comprise the force operating against Columbia and Charleston. This leaves one corps of Sherman's army unaccounted for. We presume it has been left at Savannah. By the latest advices through the Yankee papers, we learn that Sherman was still at his headquarters at Beaufort. Recent appointments — the Commissary-General. Gener
The Federals, on Thursday morning, were at Windsor, about fifteen miles from Aiken. It is not known in what force. No movements were made by them on Thursday. Cause of this not ascertained. The troops in the vicinity of Windsor are Kilpatrick's corps. It is reported that Generals Hampton and Wheeler engaged the enemy on the 7th and 8th, repulsing them at all points. Our loss about seventy killed, wounded and missing; that of the enemy much greater. The enemy are reported to be moving towards the Congress river. A gentleman from Columbia states that Slocum's corps is moving on that city on this side of the Edisto. His main line, when last heard from, was on the railroad. It is stated in Columbia that Kilpatrick's corps is protecting Slocum's left. It is ascertained that Porter is again moving on Charleston. When last heard from he was at Green pond. It is not known where General Sherman himself is. Barnwell Courthouse was burned on Monda