March 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury
On Tuesday last the Yankees, with from 1000 to 1200 men, advanced some two or three miles from Jacksonville. The object was to burn down some buildings behind which the Confederates were stationed. Major BREVARD’S battalion attacked them, and the fight lasted about an hour, during which we had five men wounded, but none killed. During the skirmish the enemy’s wagons could be seen carrying off their dead and wounded. The enemy being in superior force, came near surrounding the Confederates, who were compelled to retire to a more favorable position. The centre of the Yankee forces was composed of white troops, and their right and left wings of negros, officered by whites. In a few days we look for more important information from that quarter. The Confederate troops have been reinforced, and are anxious to meet the enemy.