New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-02

From Ise Iyis 4 Ht'i''''
r.sr nays OF THE 9Th IN VIRGINIA.
4 NARRATIVE. IN TWO PARTS
~ THOMAS rEiScl' NAA''' -"
parT THE THsI.

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,r.,sclswe.s 70 lie packed, as well as tranLs, and,
,be- with The r,st OF ,5e heavy baggage Of the regi-
- ,yere 10 be marked with the name Of tho party
a. ycici thew belonged tie Of the company, ard
a. fouh. Ttese were 10 be cent TO Aie3rnclla snd
fheIs riored until TIC return OF TIE regiment Inc
men were 10 gct thrinsev,s MO light naiciog order,
tsli.e with them CD ronald u least Of buc and lrll
rsrtdse and thr.e DAYS rltioGs whenever the order
sn rsfsh YVES girop Scc the general orders or
Sp,trur0rs AMI they served 1s notes ~ PREPARATION,
auf Is yeiv ouiooas signs and admontitns Oh some
fliug Waiike looming IN the future, and ihe' net lar
The aspect Of the cawp within and without For.
COrccrsu, all this time, though animated full OF eN-
eng and picturesque life, such obo fluids only in =
camp, and at on tie Il battle, not withOU.
ils mcuruf.luess sud so'emuily In every tent men
might lie teensOme seated on kegs, oilers on thor
kLrpsacks, Olh-Tr pF,in on rude blocks, ard two or
fbr.e ca dnu-s-Wrii isir LH letters bone.
flurd eds were senc & To tter wives and tanl!hes,
through father Reilly, u cir beloved Chaplain, the
greater portion Of ther Two n.oIthS pay which they
lad just e'cived-aud ia rlis way ) 5000 wrre sea,
20 N,H-Yosk by TIE regiment-wbile maTnng aud
evoii hundreds wee slowly gassiug Though tie
1T chsTeI wit in TIE io,t, making tier confession
END receiving ab olnion. The men, too, hsd rome to
love the for tie huge walls Of which they bed
cerentei with their sweat. 1Ley had become mlar
with H. aud With all the deep rgines and beautiful
wood and streams around Il for circuit OF three
nile5-ther coIs'a c'nlnef and Outpost duirf, gen
ersv s,5abiug bCi1E wi IN that iange-afd hence Il
was with Il ucvaiig .i0oniness oi heart that they
prepared to lid good Gy 10 il, !erhags forever.
III evening Of Il 10Th OF July Iegluent being
drawn up IN ClOse column 90 V6rdOe-Col. CoTcorm
read the s. ecial ordet tue peX day march. The
fcgim.nt wac 10 march at O'Clock ?. m.-blankets
Weseto be roll Up c!o,e and slang over the let
ahclier under the Iigbt Grm-mnskeis were 10 be IL
Che hes. order-car'icce-b xesfll-each aD TO cary
three days r3riOns il lis avesark-tie raliono 10 be
delivered Ell IL ueXt morning. al tla tveElrg, Up TO
fat71 he brave llocs besied Themselves win their
preparations, ard cid 80 with laughing heart; sad
- 81 - sUNFrf= HlA
Throughout The Carr, and Tie and Stripes, damp
with TIE heavy uehi dews, swayed heavily on &c
toll hlg.saG above de rdnpaHs and the lo' Q SEN
tilels paced 90 and fro 10 the clear full moonlight,
rreiy suppressed voice from the hnshed crowd,
fa6en wi memories and hope, and prayes sacre! 70
see Ron e that left io.lnn and sorrow nj far
away; and yet agsiu ttese voites, more ihau once,
gave wuy t. cheerier rGirly Dueial with ali the
proven bial sj.if Of the lfsh socier hs PRIDE rccs-
iosners, arr love. Snatch of soug'-n os'iy those
that Davis wrue for broke at tines through the
SuLdutd buzz hid hun of toe CaTsoued ranks aud 1t
was cloeeo dawn wbeu all wac sill.
n e frrt news Tie morning ushered in, however,
W that We were 10 march that day ut j. o c, ok
Ilis Of cOiTEe took the re- iment by surprise AID tie
lsrt pfeVarous FOR rhe march were yiOeh " hurried
Ncverhelecs, at ile aToiIed hour The 9th LETT tie
Fort by cOppwies aud assembled Oh the tarade
grourd-a DDe Ullirg meadow IrOiting ia thou ana
strong not Gliding eAcefe An hour after, lie ie- /
rent was on tie road TO Fairfax, the CorIs OF Enl
gireers under the conn and OF Capt Qrinlan, being
n advance. fLis sIle,dii body Of nel-intelhgenJ
muscular, active, and thUroulbls hardened foT tie
soaghesi work-lne.eited very striking aI earanoe
indeed, ich man being uniformed in reddish gray
tauIel lOu-e, and ha,i large est aX 1lung over
kis back. Lieuis ID Hon mergue and IeQuade ac-
compahed TIE EDgineers, both being officers Of tie
.cCrps Next CANE the drummers, ten ia number the
eldest no, more than 20, and the youngest little more
than 8 wears OLD. Two or three hers-jCvial,
re, kless-lcoiiug, old elows--preceded them, ara
both together ratified ont ia the road, ana
Tor miles along il. Gs though 1t Were TO
III "A 80 lHg
Gbey were leading bIi K aud saucy and get-ont-
oftbe-way OIo-D4B- TncKcrish the music: a ter
the drunne.s and E!ors came the Colonel, the Kew.
Father O'Ieliy, tie Chaplain of The 69th, Doctors
Smith aud Baron, the accomplished Surgeons OF The
regiment aid tie writer "a this narTati e. who had
been detailed STodal All 10 the Colonel. Al these
officers were mounted. The main body Of the Tegl.
teat Immediately followed toe several conf anieeien
IN al and numbering 100 men each-being under the
Command OF their sIeclye OiceTs-Caplan jsg-eIty
acting as Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain Nugeht
Scing Adlutan both well mounted bringing NJ the
rear.
Striking the Fairfax turnpike Immediately on leav-
ting The faadegrouDd, the re Trent moved on 70 The
Nlilge OF Falls Church. \ mile from Fort Corcorin,
tbe e4mls OF the Let WISCONSIN, ann the l5sh OF Roche
Ter locked drea1y eRough-both these re- incl avIg
Ireced us, leaving only small guard belino them
sn Cdage OF the tents aud other regimental properly
and beyond tbeee sgain, az IueIvals Of two, three
Eve, anc seven uiles, tho cmps 81 the "a Newly TX,
Of the two Ohio kegi uens, Of the TWO Connecticut,
snd the Jt Maine wore the desolate look. Thcs8
2hrce htter regiments al C. ken The lead under Ac9
BngadeT Keyes, Colo.el IN tie regular Army.
four nil ihic side of Fairfax, SheTmsns Brigade.
q which tie 9th REGIMENT was attached were Turned
Of and leaving Fairfax well 10 the lett bastei I'D on
90 Vienna s. i,h villJge after en- eXbaUsiig march,
they entered On boar and half after shutdown. A
uie ontfide the viage, We were dei ted TO lind act
my Major McKeon and Paymtster Keogh galI"pirg up
g the regiment. Under the nisappiehension of the
hour the regiment ordered to march they bad gore
20 Washington bufineis, but heaiiug there that The
9th bad tit the Fort, swept after u af fast rs their
horses could carry them. Passing through klCnnB--a
struggling dozen two OF t.ages, with a church,
saveTD, store pump, aud forge here and there
tte regiment under the direction OF Brgador Shf rman
aruck ino eWa'nIy field 20 the left aud there
ordered 10 sack arDs and hivCuac for the night,
T. WIZ damp, ClOudy, Gy Ste riOus nigti-tle first
eight the 65tb felt they IN for bloody conflict
aud yet knew nO., nor could they in the Les divine
%bere or how the impending b,ow would be
gir.Ck. All round US tho deep hum Of a camp Of
TO- 00men-fcf SchencLs ard Tyler focss had pa.scd
tboal Vienna 81 sdvancc Of u, aud bigOnsced in the
telGs fuftber mp tho roHd-ard when one looked up
from bis reekng bed IN the mSiSh, 70 which the cab
had been POLITELY shown for The nigh, there were
Che bvoaae Tres burning luiiGiy through tie shifting
darkness and dense cyhasiiCns Of the sunken lands
N which We lay. After such night lloe'raiion IN
aud .Ld fog, IL was absolutely refTcshDg % Gs to
rear ibe gt-cie, and be SCI non tie march AGAIN.
Oar POOR fel,0Ws, a. thy rose from the log dip
Jrg Rras and rleliCs looked az though The
olecd in their veins Lad tcen tunnel % water,
en1 thei- bones teen frozen into stone. They
rad been aesencd by Bi.adier sherman the very
worst position for their bivCuacibe Camfesi and the
stnktt-Gfd hat rrauy oit.em did not suffer severely
atd nnediaiey from 81 cruelty, rs 70 nc tire yagiest
Won e lei, a. they rUic rolled up tleir bit kets,
lhs'ssscd their muskcis, rhbet them dry, and then
h1siy Iar oo Of their ration OF hard bread and coarse
soa,e, there wss he TOlyfIg laugh the sharp Joke,
shsllfce quter ard hurorOgs sayings breaking aud
tsihins 10 livery direction from tie lankf Us If
slf so;s, hst bad &c diyeGr nt waInes; Of