Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-09-20
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Letter from the sixth Regiment.
VIRGINIA, sept. Sth. ls6

Iht'lNlA' - iit Gun" Itfbl'
FRiRND SAWYER With pleasure | can
now say to yon that We have at last made
forward movement upon the enemy. We
had lived 50 long IN our old cncampment
that it had become cndcarcd to us and seem,
ed very much like hgp,a but however strong
our attachment to the eHleared spot, you
can judgc pretty well how anxious we were
10 meet the enemy, when every man, who
YVES able to walk, shouliered his gun and
left none but the cid guard and the members
of the band T. guard the tents aud camp
ground. This forward movement Was nadr
last Tuesday night, about haltspaat ten
O'Clock, when every man, without one mo-
ments warning, frelar ! i meet our com
mon enemy Somewhat Il our disaay, the
next morning after arriving in Nirslnia, we
were set to cuttn. down the Pine rni oak
forest Of the old dominion, and should
think, that our regiment alone. cut d,rn
about seventy Gv. acres the fr-t day, aud
have cut nearly the same for every LAY sincr.
There are several Other regiments el5se by
that have joined IN the s4ma work Of l.sts-
tation. presume it is the intention OF our
high iunctionaries to make u clear sweep o!
all before them this time. aud ii there are
any masked batteries tetweea Us anl the
old battle ground, their guerrilla guards
will h Obliged t. max FreeiPitate retreat
before tie scorchtn. iirr Of cur advancing
forc.s | presume 1t will not h. very god
policy 10 diyulsa the place and strength oi
our batteries III this sid, Of the Potomac,
and will only siy that We f1riiy as We ad-
vance Large corn fields are comp pl:tely d.
molished, and not the slightest mercy j.
shown t. this great staple ut food the corn,
which Is jas. besiauIns 10 harden, eon't'-
tut,s part Of our food, i5r We cannot get vur
rati9ns from Washington regularly, AMI
the hnsAs aud stocks form our btts and
tents /: is now that We begin to rralize
soldier life, for in all Of our advances in
future, We shall probably - without our
tents, and DO with as lt:e II our munitions
of war Is possible, that littlc may fail into
The enemies hands. In this first step We
have taken possession Of the hcishts ON the
opp site side Of the river from our old camp
grounds, and thus taken from the rebels
hands w hat would soon have been beautl-
ful 81. 10 ground to shell Us from our en-
cau,, aud obtain the important pass to
.wa.in, ION over Chain Bridse. Iae i'm
--, s,,ulN this place Is second only to Ar
n guMa shts, opposite the city. There
s,a I'm thirty thousand troops that
eas, Chaip Bridge Tuesday night
y. s.i s.ssri lay, d ii i, said that about
N NXA Jth0us,td crossed Long Bridge
~ ANY tim. lhis grand mo, .ment IS
NaAASSv admiration ir5ll all points, and
81 Gems but Il sep, it Is fgrtard
4 crop sA3ter,isi5 OF j man in whom wc
=. nd y Akunbounded cJndlcnce We feel
Fhse eS ~. a grca. relief tJ sollirr's
-, "A. ~ Sthat L. las got lead r, 4
" II as 4aN who is capable Of guilins
T" y - it'll this goal in view tAe
70 ~ On. Gght is in store for
-4s eineF lOu will hear the war cry
5b6nded, andN w tAlt the victory $ yurs.
4te utmost NV prevails, and essn our
brisader geSs ss not aware at what mo-
ment,.a.s % ~ bS6rdertI to advance.