Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-21
For The Oxford Demccsai.
CAxP or lsr MAINE REGIMENT,
MERIDIAN llILL. ID. u, June 10Th.

MERIDIAN HILL, u. u. June io"'
Ma. EpiroR As your readers are prob
ably already informed. our regiment has
gone into camp on Meridian I'LL. beau'i.
full elevation. about ) miles from Washing.
ton City, and on the lIarper's Ferry road.
Tho hill has been occupied BY various resi'
menu from tho time tho first troops were
ordered to Washington. Some 10 or u
regiments are encamped within hall q mile
Of US; and while some arc marching away
Others come In 10 take their places. Di'
rsctly in our rear stands Columbia College,
an Institution heretofore suspected OF being
n most Of ,tce,,ionis,s. The students. how
ever. bsing mostly virginian'. have seeded
from IL. and the proprietors oaer the build
Ing, to the Government TO DO used Tor q
hospital.
Tho Maine 81 Regiment is encamped on
ou- len, and one week ago the Maine Third
took position on our right. They are both
fine looking regiments. and their Colonies,
Jameson of the 81 and Howard OF the ID,
arc both very popular with their respective
commands. which 4, good evidence OF their
efficiency.
Monday morning last. four regiments
marched from this vicinity. with but two
hours notice. and their destination un.
known. Two more left this morning, cross.
ing tho Potomac and advancing towards the
cnemy's line. The Heads u the War De-
par,ment keep their own secrets. and OF the
future course Of the Federal army nothing
is definitely known.
As for us. wc are ordered to 10 In con-
slant readiness 90 march ut q few minutes
notice. with camp equ'pase following by
teams. Scouting parties are sent out every
night with instructions TO seize and bring
m any person who has not tho counser'ign
and cannot give q satisfactory account OF
himself. Las, nigh, wo had moro excite
men, than ever before. Heavy cannonad'
ing was heard in the direction OF Harper's
Ferry abou, midnight, soon after which the
,en,rie. Of tho "a Maine Regiment became
excited for some unknown reason, and gave
an alarm 20 which bells and alarm guns IN
the city responded. and in the space OF ten
minute. four or Eve regiment. were IN line
with loaded musse,s, avaliin. Orders.
Order. came TO repair to head quarters.
suspect ,hi. may have been rs' to a.cer'
tain how quick the Name boy. could b.
turned on, aud placed in fighting attitude
should emergency require.
We received news this morning OF tb'
evacuation Of Harper. Ferry. and the 70
,rca, OF the rebels towards Manassas June
ton. Yesterday negro boy came to on,
camp whose owner lived in our vicinity un
al no enlisted in tho Southern army
Z" Bill " Gays he was Left 10 take care OF I'D
olo farm while his master fought the bat
ties OF secession. Ito wen, mp 70 " hoo d
corn " one morning, and having desire 4
SEQ tho soldiers. came down to the CAM
and had forgotten TO 60 hack. lie is en-
gagged selling cake and lemonade to the sol
dier,, which the eolored women OF the neigh
borhood provide ior him.
+ Even Mt thi, distance from home. and 4
the .eclu.ion Of camp lifc. We are almo'
every day visited by old acquain,ance' an
/ former resident. Of Oxford County. some q
whom are Mr. and Mrs. Story. the iorme
m arts, painter in the employ OF Brady, tn
.n,erpri,ins photographers Of New York
and the latter q daughter OF Mr. Peter Kim
ball. Of Norway, Maine. Mr. Holden, VII
va. zone years ago clerk m the store OF
A. D,ni,on, Norway Village, and IL not
employed in one o, the Departments Da
RUS Forbes. Esd. formerly OF Paris, an
Geo. X. Shaw. Esq, also former re''den
OF y. Mr.. Shaw, in behalf OF his vile
urged ,ha, any OF our company who shout
DO taken sick might bs conveyed TO his re.
dencc in tho city, where they would DO care
Tor gra,ui,ously.
Resident, say tina, the pas. week has bee
very warm for the season. The wea'h'
here now seems very much like August
Maine: ye, the crops are backward 50 ID
A,I have seen. have seen no corn o''
three or four inches high.
We Oxford County Soys, a.reeably
on. rustic habits, have surrounded our ten
with beautiful rel cedar trees. which deien
US from the scorching rays Of the sun. nm
give our encampmcut quite romantic al
pearance.
There is no sickness among the y. l.. l..
eIccp, diarrhea. Occa.ioned by a change
climate, water SC, and with this di.ea'
there are no serious cases. IL Is rumore
by our officers that w shall receive orde'
10 march from here in few days. /.