New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-17
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rev,Irers packing knapsaeks, ana SUI. nAo ons -
-, ,os rs.ber strange for church-golng peace.io'-
y" lint necessity knows DO lav' and times
20 80, ;nstify what other circumstance woula auu
a. ,ve went about it with as much cooiOets ana coz
,,ieptiousness as went 10 DIVINE service in VIC
n-p;,o The appointed hour on Monday found the
nm al ss,ir; twenty-five large four horse army
xyagonsd drawn mp receive camp equpase, eSc anu
leaving detail OF fifty men 10 guard the camp ana
effects left behind, ok mp our line OF march lot
Rockville Md. Is niles from " Washington, Were we
arrived at "A y. H., and encamred coon aiter WIN
the Let New-iIamrsire Regiment, wbl followed uS;
Here we remained dnrUg Tuesday, but moved forward
again at q on Wednesday morning. WIN the 'neeis
OF lie Hampshire boys aud their Inc brass Dahu
ul.yinc Tie Gffls we Left Behind Us, we started,
Greatly refreshed with the TEST OF be reSions d anu
right. We had not proceeded lar from lne ,in.so
when we were told we We're tie hfst reGiheh' pa
that road and O detail of aud nall mes Oh men
were taken from each company 10 form an " Advance
.t;uard. which struck " double qui k, and Kept IN
advance of the regiment abOut One-han mle' Coh-
sdering ourselves in enemys country and occupy
ing the post Of honor the advanced regiment, the
march was very slow and up TO the muslc-the pflE-
lee of |" route Sep being thought unsafe, as the
boys seemed to think implies the privilege oil stop
ping ON the way and tagging along " al Will o.
Ii was understood on starting, the day march wa'
20 be nine miles. At about II O'Clock the AZ
sstant Wagonlnaster Of the train came dssti9g os'
crying halt the train, the rear guard Is cut on any;
said, be ready BOYS" AID dashed on at a desperate
speed The ine was at the first cry halted ana Or
dered 10 front face; then the inquiry arose IN each
mind where are the enemy ana nom Ti . ,ba ehovs
thew I" At the command, " LOAD ht WILL, Wo pV!o
showed their GOOD disey by loading aud coming 10
the prooer POSITION in quick time as eVerln reSuiaI
drill; and facing TO the left, the hue was marcheG
back till meetiog the wagon van, MaeH VI % the resr
cuard bad caught three horses broken loose from TIE
camp of the Washington Cavalry, nnd mounting one,
had been thrown off. lie ordered the rear wagon 70
halt, but the order stupidity mlsconstrued. Inc
circumstance, however served 10 try the pluck ana
discipline Of the boys which, by the way, was highly
complimented by our commanders We arrived az
GAINESVILLE ct clock p. m, where we are now en-,
camped in a largo open field, admirably calculated
for a military camp, as 1t commands approaches
from every side but AT the hosting OF the Stars
and Stripes, two hours alter arriving, 1t was named
BY the Colonel Camp Stone" The hag-ralsiog was
followed by singing the Z" Star-Spangled Banner
speeches and cheers nnumerabe closing mp with three
rousng cheers for The girls left behind u.s. The
people here, according TO their own testimony Were
greatly terrified N seeing such force OF military
They seemed fear personal injury from the Northern
horde" but the condlot Of officers soon gave them
confidence in good intentions and yesterday at dress
parade the people-meD, women, and children, white
and black-assenbed from far aud near 10 take look
ct u.s. They SAY it the first military camp IN this
part of the country and many OF them say they never
raw 80 many soldiers before. While am writing
corps of artillery Ia passing on toward the Potomac
supposed to be Washington company.
We are now IL miles from Edwards Ferry, which
we learn by the New-Yok papers is our Destination
When we are to resume our journey Is thing yet
unknown to One new exercise las been intro
duced in daily routine that meets with much favor
and we think will have good influence on officers and
men. Before dismissing parade, hollow square is
formed, all the officers inside, when patriotic or
sacred hymn is eung chapter Of Scripture read, and
prayer made by the Chaplain, closing with the Lords
Prayer in which all the men join.
The health of the regiment is excellent. Not
singIe man. as far we know ia the sick let. Some
tifng accidents have happened, but nothing serious
since the killing of young Pollock the night we left
New-York.