The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-02
Rlrhmon1 pispatrb.
Aneinar yankss Letter.

ScoTTsvtLLK, Albsuarie, July so 1861.
The tollo wing lever was taken from the
body of a d-ad F-dsralist, after The battle n
Manassas. On Sunday last. 1t was addressed
TO Mrs. Jedd p. q. Cottreli, Miiwaukir.
" isCOnsin." Ga the envelope was printed
the iolio Wing:
~ any one attempts to haul down the
Am.rcal. flag, shooL hun ca The spoE."-John
4. DiE.
'JCIY 2o'h, 5 rilse East OF Centre vile.
"Ng De0r stcr: ! received lCuc letter
yesterday ana sftn the sreatezt Cf pleas urn.
You 90 no: know how Happy IL rnAEe7 our
boys feet 10 near from our TRENDS and Iel1-
iyes. l. have rot received bur tnree letivrs
IRON hons since l Lett, but l nave through
other meciuIus We are encatnY Yeu in L very
nice grove. o n company isabout h al II UlIie
from the rest OF The regiment, aud are actG
Is Il picket guard The regiment Is eucaD pea
IN an open ii-Id, and is almost Ioast led every
day, RS tie weather is very bot in the ANY
une, and II rams most every night, aud We
have to sleep ~ the open alr, as We LETT onr
zen = III Al.xtutrIa, and y7e arrived acre al l9
O'CLOCK /. NJ uIter Il m arch Of seven miles,
and We marched IL IN one hour shd ten
minutes. Ws come IL double quick time
the most Of tn- tiIne. In- reason CT
orr Coiuilg So ssck was, that we
heard eau "a @ud r L.A.Iry III bis direction,
hut yer" tco }e, fur tne JuiteG SiJts7
troops had retreate Win ths loss 81 TWEEN
A!tIsu and tALrtS-t WOuuded. ICI- bTlgts;e
Y ;>s III liz aCv.4 &c .. they had aHtgreI gulJe,
and he led hem Oh s7,sk-d battrry, aiG
they car TWO com p1I s'l u tleCes tsefUTe
they could Ieorest iro their lines W are
enca-n ped about tsr@a Hes from IbCm, Id
seven miles from MbUe - JUNCTION, ;ts!a We
small att1ck tneEl tom sow or the next day
oar clvisi iJa is fOTufyi- Or y hui. OLe init-
from The enemy ys iips, a. we shsii receive =
iot Of ttI she'll II d. not cU what they are
They have been III vented Ice his var com
meu-ed, oy man III Na| ok, ami are Ye.y
destructive.
n.
vision, and shall nave from Washipgto, ) 600
more before night. Gen Scott IL here, auC
iaklng charge ot the army, and as lons Us he
stays with us we shall be All right.
We have got uue hundred pieces Of cannon
and bout four hundred cavalry. Wear very
sure Of roI tiug tue enemy and we conf ienc
that shali b. in Richmond in one uIou ID
from this tune
The enemy is we'll fortified and has plenty
OF provision and arms, and we shall nave
some nara fghis etoie We c8t through but
we are enough TOR them They have not
shown n nuch courage rs vet. They have run
before Us rs last - they heard we were com
lug, uutl We got here, and DO not think
tAey Will make much ci a stand mere; bgt l
90 not know.
/ suppyse you have heard Of our Journey
from Burlington TO Washington, ;tld IT " II!
be Aeedi- IS To give you description OF il; ana
all have 10 say aoout 1t is, mat we were WrIi
received every vhsre with the exception CT
BltlAoTr, where We m1rcned through the
city II COuble lie W n !OaGsd guns. u are
the heaviest regiment th-tl have seen yc.,
and l have seen about one hundred, and We
are praised every " hsTe 90 tor uu? EUJG
behavior and drill Tue III 81 Of the tr0sps
are riUlOus and dIsordsrly, but cur boys a:e
very orderly ana qul-t, 1l4d VI have got coed
Office 8, win the :j,tiCn Of our CJiouPl:
nr IS e regular N.tho list tyrant; bat since
we have come into rhe Drig tde be has Ae yt
very ouiet; he marched 5GTougn Washi. :.
Ton wlth our kr"ps1css on, when the iher-
mOmettr StCOC liz n the shate, the dis tauCr
was three rujies, aEd G-a. Scott saw US and
tne next day he tod Ire Colonel thar II he
cid ANY sreu tB'nG again that he Wouid have
his command t'I.n a'Tay f!on hIIn.
" e aEe tae 0aiy Hoops that Ii we marched
VITA our BuapsacFs uu IN this CUuntr,, pa;
We stUoC il belreT Wl,h them On than q COCA
}.tny L.d WiihCu them, ~ We have - ie "
sIcE as any TrzlIa el-t that l know Of Joan
=. Pdge AID ,Rree othe~ gentlemen from tut
lsnd, aIe in cnr camp val Iug 10 see The
b4JlIe. 1Aey &rr Oh ole tsure excursion
Through thI- country, ans ar etj yit = taeu-
selves highly. h,n n, came tATOug Il eX
audria, / visited tGe Narsn=ii House. Wnere
Ei!s" oTth was sAot, and got lIece q! me
sjaIr tEtl hs stood o,.s ,tnd sent Al nome u tne
folks In9 CITY Is under lpaTti II iaw Ellis
worth : men are our advance guard bat tneY
eanuot be Kept any where great wn,le at !,
tune, Tuey scOur the country ali over aud
steal every thing that they CaH lay Their n.Uas
TO. Thy have stolen ny---s. and Isgge,s, :.s.u
cattle, and hogs by the dog "a, ana they vii!
60 into houses ana take AIi Of the provisions
tniAt they can find.
" ne4 we v cit cam ed 2t A!exauGriI, four
OF them went ID Inc house OF Il ftTIa=r, ~ q
the 10 lks had their hrtadlaat GA TIE ia ni, ali
ready 70 eat, ~ the r1eA went in took { 4
iheir hats, aud t!d he folks - good morning.
and II doWn 10 the table ard clr;iged I uf
eyaTv eltabIe; cot up, and bad them "gOcQ
bye aud LETT as cool ~ il the me - was pre-
p. r-d on purpose for tHen. We shoG'd
sIarve II ii W-Ie not Tor rh-tl hey bring as
cattle OF every description They thiuk 3
good deal OF his eginetff, ana tIYe = oc1
nlAuy tEIEgs hat they st-ai. We nave not
4d h2lT army ratiOl.s since we have been IN
the service. MOther senL me b. OF cake
and che. 50, but that kind Of sfuf docs O.
amount TO much with as. We mss potafoes
and her vegetables he Il arv hing
but do not get half ent ugh OF any, hing from
he GOvtruJ II Is 50 WI all IL tTCOp-
But l must close his sCrlbble, aA ! ii ave got
10 ute one me. Iou m1sr write Cfteu.
and l viii write often as | get a haze. Il
l ON di-ChuTgaG in this nary alive and
well vi hin year, h al 20 - the Western
country and maGe you L visit, and shall stop
soIGe where il htt ctuut'y.
I mus. close by sending much love 10 all,
amt AZ cept mach yoG'Self l should lke -
have seen you before lric home very much
II you can read this letter yoa can Go better
fhan / can. l CCuid uOt get any INK 10 wire
with. Bat ! must i on good bye IOr lie
present. kICm your aneCtiou&te bro,
w Il. Il T..
T. S.~Drect to Washington.
FL The lady to whom the above letter IS
addressed can procure the rIsinal By address
ing J. y. Beal, OF Postmaster, S2ottsynle,
Albenarle, Va. +. III.