The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-10-16
VIRGINIA CORRESPONDENTS.
Iron TIE LANCASTER LEDGER.1
FALLS CHURCH, J
Sept. goth, 1861. (

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Last night about IL o'clock. we left
Brandy more Castle Hill, and shortly af
teruards arrived at this place. Here we
bivouaced the remainder Of the night.
We were temporarily relieved by the I'd
Virginia Regiment. Our orders were for
four days service but it turned out TO be
over five on the bill before we took up
the homeward march. The four dsys
rations were consumed in that time the
balance OF the time We resorted to the
corntields, orchards and gardens of the
Yankee fugltiVes in that vicinity for pro
visions. Many in that locality having
abandoned houses and crops since the
federal forces have been driven back, the
gardens furnished abuudan,!y of vegetar
bles but the meat, bread and coffee was
wanting. 1t was want every one felt.
Vegetables are healthy and delicacy
when mixed, but when eaten alone the
appetite soon becomes satisfied. Too
much Of one article alone is too muck
and you soon object 10 the much Of it."
Withdraw from soldiers meat and bread
and it predisposes them 30 i'll nature,
checks fun, frolic and laughter; anec
do.es are forgotten, or If told the funny
part is not so (unDy. From home to a
camp life is a considerable change from
the camp to bivouac is equally a
change. In camp you gather up and
about you some lit.le comforts and con,
veniences which the necessities and exi
gencles Of your situation suggests. You
have tent to shelter you from the rain.
You call it your house and treat it accor.
ding!y can arrange your bed and furni
ture to sui. your taste. You have mess
fire and cooking utensils for your mess.
This ia private property for the mess. On
bivouac you have no tent, except you
make shelter of brush. You have no
bed save your blanket, no coffee pot but
your tin cup ; no pail or bucket but the
canteen no plate, knife fork or spoon,
but your firgers. Our mess for two DAYS
had no coffee pot. We wanted coffee.
our Ingenuity was set to work. A frying
pan was obtained and pretty good coffee
made-others made in Tin cups. Would
you have thought of that Miss BETSY D.
Our mess was fortunate in securing q
brush shelter which had beer. occupied
by Capt. Mcclure and Lieut.. Gill of the
Chester Blues. They upon leaving gave,
willed and devised j. to me without Iimi-
tation over, and upon leaving made a
similar bequest to a Virginia Captain
whose name do not recolect He was
very thankful for the beques,, and ex
pressed much more gratitude for the
same than some legatees in by gone
days, have heard express, about "Fath-
er's Will" We had but one rain, but
that was TO use q strong phrase a "bulIy
rain" On our return to Falls Church
we had the clear moon light which en-
abled us to look about Cor sleeping 20
sitions-some got into church, Others
into carriage shop, many on the
ground. Col. Adams and myself crept
into wagon on some boxes and pots,
scratched up some hay to soften the hard
spots and had sorter triangular sleep
both were glad when day light CAME
Falls Church is . small village with some
neat Yankee houses, now deserted ; their
owners having lef. when the Lincolnites
Fetreated. From Mucson's Hill you can
see the farm and houses of Bailey, Of
menagerie and circus no,oriety. He
seems to be we'll fixed, the dwellings ap
pears to be little villa. II is ia the
possession Of the federals, at least, their
pickets extend this side. Near by our
post Of five days sojourn, Il have written
the name 80 often that | will avoid il
this time,) is the residence Of Major
Mutt who for % years had been in the
Treasury department. He resigned in
consequences of the election Of Lincoln.
IN June he was taken prisoner to
Washington and paroled--since then he
has Lost fourteen negros who we're de-
,co1a3S&ad csr7ied of. He has resided at
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