Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-07-20
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Letter from the Chaplain of the
Highland Regiment.
II. d. w.

1lSnlanu heSlmenl
Numerous Camps on the ".Sdcred Soil
The Highland Regiment--A Grand Camp
Concert-COl. Cameron, Of the n. Y. 10Th
Gen. AyiiSS' Brigade-1he Grand Army-
The March on Richmond = Virginia Pride
needs HumbIing-HopeM Result Of the
War.
CAMP LocuIEL, Alexandria county, Va. !
miles 5 f.. OF Georgetown, July 10, 1861
II. B. MAssER, Esq - DEAR SIR Our present encamp
ment is called by after Thurlow Weed But many
prefer retaining the name first giveu on Georgetown
Heights because it is historically dear to the Cameron
clan We the ''sacrrd soil of Virginia." get
ting ready for the grand mar,n In vicinity numer
other encampmens among which the 18th aud seth
New York and the ID Wisconsin Regiments The High
land Regiment has about hundred erected, with
streets and avenues between like n regularly laid
town The Staff Officers tents on the East thena
for officers of the line, and next those for the soldiers
orally Good boarding se had at the neghbuTng farm
houses, OF which the officers generally avail themselves
The draw from the Quattcrnaster, and sub
sst themselves in of from eight Much social
feeling prevails few evenings ago, grand Concert of
Band and vocal music was given at the CONnes marouee
in compliment to some highly intelligent ladies, who made
visit The Cameron song, "Dlnnets of blue" aud
Bonnrtson the border, elected great applause glad
to say that Col Cameron appears 10 be entirely GONZALES
cent and IN fine spirits That Philadelphia Editor whom
you referred m your last "Amecan," was too fast Col
Cameron is as brave can he found IN the army,
and ready to lead his Regiment wherever the Gov
eanmedt may choose to order them. We now under
marching ORDERS and he of IN the direction OF Fairfax
Court House NJ few hours some OF our baggage is to he
Alexandria, but tents not to be struck for the
present Everything indicates speedy advance OF the
our Regiment the 10Th N. V, is formed ntoa brigade
with the Goth Y, Col Corcorun 18Th n, Y. Colonel
| Quimhy; 2l Wisconsin Rifles, Lieut. Col Peck; and
Sheman's Battery, formerly Rmggolds Flying Artillery,
Col Sherman the whole to he under the command ui
Gen. Tyler slrendM looking $ officer of the egtlar
/ Army 1t viii number about five thousand men, and will
constitute part of the Central Column TO be led by Gen
| Mcdowell
braces four divisions viz; Gen Butler in the East a
Fortress Monroe; Gen. Patterson the Potomac; Gen
Mcclellan, now in Western Virginia; and ours in the cen.
tre near which, Is SAID w be the Co1Ihandern-chie
LIEUT.. GEN, ScoTr. suppose the whole army VIII pre-
mond 1ropahly via Manassas Junction The general i'm
preston here is that the enemy will try u make
NJ Manassas Gan, which they call their rhermopylac =
But he enemy has made 81 many 'maseTly excavations,
that It is very difficult to say with any degree af certainty
where he will make stand. At all events, army il
the confident belief that doing the will God IN
deavoring to maintain NATrONAIITY, UNITY, anC
the INTEGRITY OF THE BFsT GOVERNMENT EARIH, vii
soon he on the wuy 10 Richmond il the grand march
not already begun This region OF the Capital fo
miles around with aTmedand intensely troops The
country is white with tents and the revle aud tattoo may
be heard morning and night In every direction The pan
cling of noble steeds the brsng cannon the sound Of thu
bsge, and the long files Of Infantry together with th
thousands Of laggage wagons, nmbuanees &c show th
undreamed ofpOwer Of this wonderful Republic OF the Uni
ted States For weeks Regiment after Regiment, ha
been marched the PntnInnc, until we forced
conclude that the time must pc very near when such de
ration is 10 he made The world has Tn
only eNpana on the conunc ~ the Rebels VIII ndmit of
that they under judicial blindness. That famous mu
ncipal institution, which DR. Palmer of New Orleans pro
enmed "DlvISE,n has iemora zed the public sentmei
Of the South. that they call evil good and good, evil Bu
God SAYS "Pfae goeth before destruction, and haush
spirit before fall"
In this vicinity, our soldiers suTpzed to find muc
impover shment where the natural advantages o soil c
mate and situation striking. Neglected fields, ndif
ieent buildings SCHOOL HOUSES, and people who de
pend upon others do their work. show the necessity n
change And verify belive, that God will "make tn
wrath Of man tn praise hm,n by means If our army,
waking up the slumhering energies Of Old Virginia, whc
by nature is second State in the Union in an
agricultural resources After the war uany of these Nor
| theIe yonng Of the army, will Tetnn marry Virgins
girls and settle on the "sicred soin They will bring Wi
them taste industry and science aud thus demonstrate
onward progress of the Anglo-Saxon race r.