Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-08-21
5ol0irrs' Dfpattmrnt.
BIDGooDE's CHuRcH, Isle 9 Wight CO., Va.
r- Oh 1851


BIDGooDE's CHURCH, Isle 0T Wight co., Va.
August 18th, 1861.
Editor Spirit Of hs Age 81 wrote you
last from Suffolk, but as the headquarters Of
the 4th Regiment Of n. C. Volunteers have
been changed, / address you from a different
locality. We struck tents Saturday morning.
ard at 81 A. NJ, Sabbath, we reacbsd our
destination. From 5 O'Clock Saturday even
ing we marched 20 miles, owing to tn sct
that some Of the men were required "a nrrv
: their knapsacks, that the road was deen ~;,b
sand and that the weather was extrd
~sultry, it was a most slaylsh march. -
. pnwerfnl enemy had been in our rear, I daaa,
e IL we could have made better time. Molt Il.
the cooked provisions having been put sd.
. carts hired with private funds, and the car
having been allowed to miss their way, mo-
: of the men suffered for lack of food. Il
) suffered. and not a few were entirely exhaus
" ted The men tasted, prayed, and cursed.
ID 1t is believed that the march could haY
)? heen conducted with more mercy and as III
y tie exnense at the same time. But it is 10
n my purpose to complain, all men are fll.iLa
"charity suffereth long and is kind"
ng Your correspondent some time Sabbatl
y morning. had a cup of coffee slipped into d
Is, hands. and | shall never forget 1t. i q
wv muddy-lke the state of our country, a. A
le' unsettled condition, but it was sweetsr tn
hes the nectar Of the Grecian gods. May g,ed
to nal blessings rest upon the hOspitabe "a
n ginia lady that had it prepared!
orS Why the journey Eas commenced on 81
he urday so as to neceSsitate travelling on Sal
be bath, | am unable to perceive, unless itv.
the result of an absolute disregard of Ii
hat holy day. God has said, Remember t
ro- Sabbath day and keep it holy" and noneJ
10 works Of mercy and necessity are admissa5
Ae- on this day. o that we were a holy Peep.
ese our enemies could not stand before Us if y
ich would obey the commandments of our lea
leid emily Father.
and Since last wrots1zaaae Mr.. Patterson
YES, the "Cleaveland Blues ut Dixon, bTeatl
not ed his last. 1t was. ! belfsSe. a case of I
lapse of measles. We left aslarge humble,
onr sick men at Camp Ellis, Very hw of tb'
r to seriously i'll.
cat You have no doubt, ere this, received
S Sua account of that unfortunate case of shoot
that occurred in Suffolk last Tuesday nj:
! A.citizen of the place by name of God
aIn approached a sentinel on his post, and W
t L" ordered to halt, instead of obeying he I
M upon him, whereupon the sentinel retur
h" the fire with fatal effect. Although all
garded it as a serious misfortune, the c.
I'VE I've munity generally exculpated the sentine
IS, .no Some think liquor was at the bottomsa
.o1 matter.
We are situated about five miles we:
la, Smithfield, about % miles from James r
an : and about 13 from Yorktown Our ca
VIZ are in a beautiful grove around the chu
800 which has been appropriated for other
poses than the worship of God. The "
ocar is pretty good, and we hope to beside
with better health than we were at {
eyoy Ellis. | will close by saying for the info
! III ton of our friends, that our post Off
" Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co, Va.