Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-10-16
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SIS c.np RuRswYN.B ogue Island. Oct h. l0l
EDITOR SPIRIT o TIE AeE:-As there is no ne corre.panaag 1 !. task this
pr from this Regiment ], feeling my inability SO to 70, unueftaA0 wv .a,,a
mornine. knowing toe. that som of your readers, fnot q great many "o@s
like to hear from the 26h Regiment. ,.o
We are very pleasantly situated on Bogue Island Wit yer Ling srm
us comfortable as much 81 IS campi life will admit Of Perhaps ome !.
reader swoud like to know the situation of this Island. Bogue Island Is stunsu
about . miles south Of Carolina City and ACROSS Bogue Sound, also ao0as IL In
south west If Morehead City and 6 miles west of Beaufort and thfee mites - a.s
west of Fort Macon. The Island Is about thirty miles long and sales IN
from a half to five miles, next ito the beach is sand bank; IN place mt, 49,
feet high. ext t. the Sound is marshy and low. / went down to macon s
|other day and was very much delighted with the situation OF that place. INN.
that they are very well fortified there, they nave thirty pieces eaD
/ think it cannot be taken without fearful odds ... .hani N
The health Of the Regiment is tolTaby good at this I'M mucn -
has been; there are very few o the sick list, especially smee
gone through the camps, especially Company Z. (Which I eiohg.
We are not expecting al attack here soon; there are Q vessels IN ~ ~ 10Y
4 believe Therew vas M the first of this week, but they take care lot 10 CONF
| near thu beach, in range OF our guns; if they vel do e W give mem ID : Va
l reception sure. The probability, in my humble opinion, is, hat we WIN ese
I have a fight at this place. +brs
| There are hreeE English vesses down at Morehead City, hey la oens s
1 some inn as nc doubt yu have heard, owing to "unce ADes. DiocNa aI -,
1 they saw they are going home and say they are going to start Gay, ~.
Just been out and they are not gone yet. We have preaehlng every nsns ;, :
! Baptist minister in the camps, which hope viii do much ood IN mnah su m.
God, andIt yoa tits verym uchn needed IN tms Feen@"
pnnon snn4 on rur 9 This morning finds the 18th Regiment N. c. Vol
1 unteers in Prince William Co, Va, about twenty mics ron hanaSas,e ~-"ps
I on tbe .me saound where's is said the army of Gen. Washington nc spread
! their tents Aear to II rolls the beautiful Potomac, bearing upon nr Doao "~m
4 the enemSs wrs steamers. But a short distance fom Us are sncampea 0e va"
1 Ark.nsM and second Tennessee Regiments, and whereths standard OF or SCUM
II enc oMedaacy is seen floating, there the banner Of the cross OF christ mas been
Arnh,r,eaZ While the soldier labors to build up and defend a temporal kngdonl
- ~ ,ambde and faithful minister Of the Gospel is found working as a H&
slime h the hands If God to build up and defend that spiritual kingdom, IN
the Pr declares shall never be destroyed. Its christians oaiefsm max up
t army q Uklving God, Jesus is the Captain General who cad thsn oDiea ARM
victory \mas he wild savage and brings him intos subsection to the gos24 y
Christ it'll aers the internal enemies of the human ne iow - aAnse
!. 1 passion Of y TIE spirit of the Lamb; bsAnd joy in the HoIx 1nk 81 -. upssg
i ! This kingdc nssts n righteons-ss a aahaotants,i it isa shelter nom thtke#
n a@a tempest nMat shall continue when glory to God, is r
!. everlasting khV forever, then shall redeemed .,irt. A0 eommoan
shall al have d#S. ESpa xa71th
tory and tu1
2 gat1AssNkssshay have snsusASS