Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-08-07
ETTER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR

HAmymRE co., Va, July Is, 1861.
Dear friends.--It is with the creates
easure that seat myself to write fey
hes to you. received two letters las
light, and ] must answer them both a
bee. One of them was from J. and tn,
lher from w. When ! last wrote tolC
ou that would not write again until at
er had been in fight but it is all non
ense talking about that, We canrot ge'
Ifgbt ont of them. Our fellows took the
bwn named New Creek Station, and the
|ebels were going to take il back. We
rerc about two and half miles from the
Sown when the news came, and they call
III on the Cadets to 60 forward at once
.pd you may be sure that pleased us first
kato. We got ready and started and met
6ames NJ. Welch who told us to hurry,
Ind we went on q double quick for about
No miles. We were all running and the
Eaptqin said that no man must finch now.
IN Ou llNu DtItCl tllluh lLlCIS NN5 Il bOy
bbout my size felt for fight. We ran into
|own and the women and children were
|all at a little house at the river side, in
|,be cellar. We crossed the river on fish
|dam. aud saw the citizens climbing up the
rocks Oh the hill, ! thought that looked
hike fight We stopped in The town and
tbe Colonel went to find place for US to
s,av. Some of our men were breaking
down the brush between them and the
road. This looked ominous. When the
Colonel returned we were marched up the
creek about quarter of a mile, und TO a
Church standing on a mob, ir a nice grove
and a valley all round us, presenting a
Beautiful view Of the country. Six ofthc
ftoutest men were taken for guard duty.
The rest of our company were quartered
in the church, was on guard, and sta
iioned at rebels house, aad told TO let
no person either into or out Of it. That
Nos TO keep the news from getting out. !
IVA conce ealed from view. Well, the old
Scccsh wanted out, but told him what
The consequence would be if he did not be
Still. kept my ear cooked for him. The
women were much scared, and told ne
De was a good Union man. ! said, "in a
pig's eye he is Union man." They wan
tel me to take something to cat, but |
told them had plenty to eat in my hay
ersack, and l guess they thought | was
older than looked to be. We waited for
the rebels to come and take US, but they
did not come. We were on the lookout
ali night, and in the morning about day
light we formed IN ranks, the Captain tell
ing us that .he town was to be attacked
and that this was the time they expected
ID, But the rebels would not come. We
then started for Romney. was on guard
al the baggage wagon. After going cbout
Eve miles the news met us that the town
was burnt andthe fort in possession of the
Union troops. We were again cut out ot
q fight, aud had to turn back. Yesterday
:he Capt and w. BehAn were out looking
around and saw squad os rebels drilling
m a field about three hundred roods from
them. The rebels saw them though and
ran like the ID. The Captain came and
got a squad and went after them but they
could not be found any place. \
Our guns are the ole
musllet but we will get rifles after while
We started off in such hurry that We
could not get rifles. A havelocll is some
thing like a bonnet, fixed on our caps t,
keep the sun off our necks. 1t is a mic
Thing. am glad to hear that your corr
Is growing so well, and that your sprini
wheat is so good. | want you tc have tn
new house ready for that dance we are t.
have in the fall. think that | will b,
home this fall. Yesterday ! was thinking
about home, and | thought would Civ,
al was worth to get letter from you o.
tom V. You would not know how glaC
4 was when Billy o. gave me those two
letters. tore them open and read then
pretty quick, and then | was s.not satisfied
and read them over again to see if | coulc
yet something else out of them. They
were not half long enough for me
rould like to get letter from you abou
thsee sheets full. am comingto the enc
OF the sheet; but am not half done wri-
ung. O, what blessing that can writ,
10 let you know that ] am well. GooC
bye, for this time. r. S. c.
Col. FRANK SIEGEL,-who so gallantly
led the United States forces against the
Nissouians at Carthage, is about thirt,
wyen years of age. d is a native of Ba
den, and was graduated at The militar
school at Carlsruhe. He entered the rag
ulRr army of Baden, and was advanced {
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