The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-27
From the lst. Ohio Regiment.
P1Sk HItL CAMP,
FAIRFAX County, VA, June 1876

hlhr "A SOSNAAt EA't N'N ~
MEssas. EDrroRs are, after con.
siderable lapse of time, in Northeastern
Virginia, within about five miles Of Fair
fax Court House, and within quarter oil
a mile Of the former camp OF the Firemen
Zouavss, once under command Of the la
mented Col. Ellsworth. We left our
quarters near Washington City on Wedn.
esday morning, and after march OF two
or three miles, arrived at another rendez-
vous, between hills and in hollows, where
rivuels flowed and shade trees bicomed,
and the silvery notes of woodland song
sters were continually waited to our ears,
where beautiful spiugs gusled up from
manv grottoss and nature had done work
which art itself could only .blemish.-
Here, coming to the conclusion that for
tune had at last favored us, we were well
contented and passed the time in tripping
up and down the Wondering stream, rude
Ily standing under. the many cascades, or
rollicking in the shade; but our joy was
merely transitJry., We had too. much
happiness to suit his Obesity, Coli hcCook!
The order TO pitch tents was given. and
at 9 O'Clock we took up our march for
some place or other, which it was expect
ed we would reach, at some time or other
1t was about 10 o'clock at night when we
arrived a. large field on tho Alexandria
pike, about f ye miles from Washington.
in which we encamped, and l. being a
component part of the "third relief" was
placed on duty, in the centre of a two acre
swamp near tie Potomac river. Here,
as sentry, walked my lonely beat. with
nv eve peeled and my hear! fluttering
until 5 o'clock in the morning. This
vas our first Jivouac! which means, walk
ing long distance after bedtime, on 0
sandy road, having had no supper, laying
down in. the open air on your luggage
consisting Of two suits of clothes, wha
old clothes you brodght from home ano
wish to still retain, large field coat, al
extra hat zink canteen filled with wa
ter, haversach with P'ates, knises, fork
and provisions, large double blanket,
knapsack, cap'box and belt, a cartridg
box, heavily loaded. IA lb. musket,--
4 all these on your back, and then dro
: down on the bare ground with the cauc
t opy of heaven above you--that is Gale
5iuoudc! In the morning at 8 the re
vile sounded, all raised in quick orde
1.-THE lst and Cd Regiments, and came b
a fatiguing march here, where one day
c rations failed and for four meals the boy
$ got nothing but what they brought wit
them and that was precious little Son
were forced out to scouting and came
o cross Touring mill where proprietor wi
C absent. Corn and wheat were procure
IS the water turned on, a practical mill
from Mansfield set the machinery in MT
ton, grists were ground and flour al
corn meal in an unbolted condition so'
/, found its way to our Regiment, II was
=, hard case, but justifab!e under the CT
" cumstances.
g We are in Extra Billy Smiths Congre
D. sional District, a strong hold of Secessio
a ism, and where double guards are nect
70 sarily placed around our battallions. i
- erything is und-r martial law; perso
10 seized and searched, passes minutely e
e. amined, strict vigils kept, and all caug
n, after 9 o clock at night. arrested or sh
Troops of the Coufoderacy in large nu
bers are now at Manassas junction, a
there is where we expect to meet them.
10 All of us ars.well, but have notyet
so ceivGd pay. 1--WE get it to morrow
r. so I have heard for the last two weeI
but the pay we receive may reach us
aSs Paradise, for the battle, bloody and rele
as7 less, which will inevitably soon IA
$50 place and drench our land in fraler
aao a blood, will be one, the like of which
40 world never saw, and Of which, in poin
1884 ferocity, Napoleon never dreamed. ]
IS first foes met by US will be SGT OF as d
perate out throats, thieves, robbers, bla
legs and murdesers as ever diegraced
be country; but after they are beaten, as
the wisdom Of God they surely will