Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-11-22
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From the Captain OF "Siiter Guards" ="
CAMP PIERroNr, Va, Nov. II.

When last wrote to You (Which vas
certaiuly some time within the memory of
the " Oldest iuhabitant," think We were
omewhere down in Western Virginia, or
at " Camp Misery" near the Maryland
border, where we spen, couple Of weeks
practising on short rations and guarding
" Buehtalls" Since then, cur circum-
stances have altered materially. From
little, isolated band, shut in by mouutains,
We have come to swell the numbers Of the
g Grand Army Of the Potomac an army
surprising, in oxteu; aud discipline, any
thing that could even have been dreamed
Of few years ago in our country, but re
noauet as yet only for preserving mas
'cgly inactivity" Then, was content to
",uru in " at nights with three or four
others in little tent that scarcely sufti ;cd
TO contain cur baggage; now, | have
- palatiai residence Of canvas fully eight
feet square, with " modern convenieuces y
in the shape Of a eamp-bed, bureau 0:
cracker-boxes, and last t,:t not least, an
underground stove, whose bright glow
gives a cheerful aspect to the whole, and
proves peculiarly at'rociive to "'he boys -
this wet evening. Our camp is in a woods,
! little to the right of the Lee,burg turn
pike, and on the extreme rIgh, Of the cen
tral division of tie army, which extends
in one uuhroken line TO a point below
Mount Vernon. The sill is of L spongy
character. retaining moisture a long time,
and 'nrocinr rather detrimental 10 health.
,rrsss tho te,,s ar. oreI. or the men
.orI ,,,v;,od with gnm and woolen bIau-
l.,s S63 onr REGIMENT is not speci,l-
=, rrbo,ItLr rho mon having = necp'iar
knack in " fad,ng things" that subserve
,boir co,,f,-t such ~ boards and bricks
lf,r fr-nlacesO as many disman.led
inil5in, in the neicbborhood can show
In nv own Comrapv. there are seldom
more than five on the sick repor,-wbicb.
ont Of ninety three Is not an ex,raordiuarv
pnmber-scarcely more than would fall
sick at home out Of % many. Sail. We
nave been very unfortunate in the recent
loss bv death of S.rreant Hunter J. SEQ
d.ll. of West Buflloe a man pecuiiarIy
fitted f.r his position, and beloved By all
the Company. lie was one of those iu-
dus,riUus characters, who, while in the
service, never knew au idle moment, but
VAS always busy at something, and ever
ready for any duty that might Ue assign
cd to him. Aecomm5d.tiug almost to a
tau.t, ne was knownand respected through
out tue entire heg'men'' aud "Heh his
uea'u was aunouuceU' 'Heic "e'' huliei
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l meet many old iriends IN the diner
ent Regiments lying around us-hFst,
sixth, fourth, &c L lett proua "neh
visited the i9th, one evening, aud found
a number Of my o.d NJ eyto"n school
boys, one OF them a Lieutenant, some
Sergeants, others IN the ranks. lhey
were al! glad to see me, alter an absence
of over two years, ana whiie ID their h'os'
! felt more than ever the greatness OF cur
cause, which has enlisted not merely the
st-, "a, nIl active CO-NrerlflDn