Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-12-12
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company will receive about $4,000, being two and
half months pay from the 10th of August to the
lst Of November. The boys are in good spirits.
J.WB
FoRrRrss MONROE, Dec. Sd, 1851.

beautiful day, and having meager amount OF
tine, it is no moro than just that devote it your
many readers by endeavoring to give them a cor
rect account of the actions of the Fourty Fifth,
which ntains about three hundred and twenty
Centre County boys-comprising companies A.
D. E. and part of B. Company D.. being the one
in which the writer is a member, it becomes me
to give our officers notice we page in writing
of the Regiment. Of our Captain we bespeak
fame, he has already won the esteem of his supe.
rior officers, and men, and if an opportunity pre-
sents ITSELF will prove hero. Lieuts, Gregg and
Goodfellow are alike worthy of praise for the
soldier like treatment of their men, who feel
proud of their moral and manly officers.
Thomas Welch our Colonel, citizen of Colum-
bia, wins much esteem by his strict military dis
eipline and for the good behavior of his men,
Lieut.. Colonel Jas A. Beaver of Bellefonte, is
quite favotite with the Regiment and will win
great honor in the field of battle. Major Hill
borne of Tio ga County,is just idea what a Ma
jor should bs-jolly, brave, and immoderate
joker and generous to fault Adjutant Theo.
Gregg of Bellefone is highly esteemed as a gentle
men and soldier; he is we'll known among your
readers and it would be useless to comment on his
biography further, than, to say that he endured
the hardships of march to Mexico, and was se-
verely wou nded at the storming of Chapultepec,
he is we'll qualified for regimontal officer and in
time, for the good deeds he has done will claim
page in the Future History of the United States.
Uuder such officers the Pennsylvania 45th Reg,
after the proclaiming of peace, will return homo
covered with homer; the pride of their relatives,
and their actions, theme for the pen of every
ready writer. Perhaps rude sketch of our jour
nies since writing four weeks ago, would inters st
your readers. We left our Camp at Bladeusburg
ON Sunday, marched through the low sandy bot
toms of Maryland into Carol County, to the
County seat-Prince Fredrick miserable little
village of seven low houses, an old brick Court
House, and an old tumbled-dow stone Jail The
Court House was burned by the British under
General Ross in 1912. We remained in the viii
fiage during election day, and being quartered in
the Court room, we had the entreme pleasure of
Sc cling the clerks tell eff 80 of majority for tae
Arch Traitor Howard, cannidats for Governor,
but now a resident. cf Hotel Lafayette" On the
walls of the Court House were many fantastic fig
ures, pencil ed by some crack brained rebel, and
intended for our chief Executive. Among the
gleamings selected the following verse of ma
chine poetry, which 1 give ver6atum as traced on
the wall:
g A. Lincoln, the abolition tyrant,
With the names of union no deceicss the aged
and tho young;
The needless, thoughtless man belives,
Until he binds his fetters strong"
(Signed,) "a CONSTITUTIONAL THING"
But to pass along brie fly will omit many lit
e incidents that ACQUIRED, it would occupy too
much spa ce in your paper, that may be sled with
more useful readings. After arresting eleven Sc
cessionsts we pac ked our baggage in the wagons
and took up our line of march for our old Camp,
which we reached after hard three days march,
having accomplished our object and travelling
about one hundred and sixty -four miles in about
five days. Our prisoners were released some
taking the os tn Of alegi lance, ana some paroie
of honor
A few days after our tramp, while on our way
for review, we again received command of-'pack
knapsacks and prepare for a trip to Fortress
Monroe" Cheer after cheer arose from the Off
GERS and men on the reception of this joyful in
telligence. Retracing our steps rolled
up our tents and mounting the old iron horse we
we were soon ne routee for Baltimore. Having
reach ed the city next morning and regain, our
selves on bread and cheese, prov ided us by the
kind Union citizens of Baltimore, we marched to
the wharf and boarding an old freight steamer,
called the i" Pocobantas," glided from the landing
into the bay, cheering Justly for the Union. Our
Band playing a national tune, we soon lost sight
of Baltimore.
Wehad a fine view Of the coast, which for miles
is divided into beautiful farms, which, with their
ted quite grand appearance. At night the deck
was crowded with boys, and every nook
that afforded the least shelter was occupied by
eager sleepy soldiers. In the morning the sun
rose beautiful and red, giving crimson tnts to the
pillars of the clouds that seemed heaped one on
another and gave the Eastern horizon the ap-
pearance of grand glowing fire and was doubly
grand by being reflected on vast sheet of water
bound on every side, only by the far off the blue
sky. Our boys were much amazed by the sight
of the Dophins, Surgeons, and other large fish
that foated around the boat. As evening came
ON we glided past-the mouth of James River where
were landed the first wholly contrabands, who
were the eau Sc of our present difficulties, and it
was with regretful hearts we looked on this war
chiding the white men for their almost unpardon
able crime, pnd wishing them with their victims
a watery grave, ere the pollution of American
soil Casting eyes to the opposite shore, "Sew-
alls Point" the stronghold sf the traitors came
in view, and with the aid of a spyglass we could
discern their movements. Landing at the Fortress
we wended our way from her gate, down the
beach, and pitched our tents half way from the
Fortress to the ruins of Hampton, which is in full
sight of our camp, her black walls and lone chim
neys being true type of mans shrewd desola-
ton and revertng the winters mind to the many
once happy homes reduced by the strong
arm of indignant justice.
Within few hund red yards of our tents is the
beautiful mansion of Ex-President Rebel Lyler,
now the abode of contr aband darkies who are
truly fit successors to the would be proud earl of
secessiondom-
We are awaiting shipping to Port Royal, South
Carolina and when we make sail your readers
shall again hear from the Forty Fifth. More
anon. S. L. M.
The following is copy of private letter re-
ceived by one of our citizens from soldier in the
First Pennsylvania Cavalry
HospITAL CAMP PIERPoNr