Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-10
LETTER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
CAMP Mason & DIXON, !
June 30th 1861. I
DEAR REPUBLICAN ;

, tv deportnrn F,o,, r,,,,, f..:
movemonis bona nro,"ntJ ".'tp 1u''s.n, s our
forn,ing vo,, 'ofo az p,ea1'teu ine rom m
toiIing ony or tho -, ;o;do %Iol olt"'ot's, vi ue-
ried march toYnrd. Nio'isS ~" ns, Tl our n9r-
of tbe Stota r,rns,,na ,te o., ou'dei" Uor'Sr
Informed ,bronnt ,Io s"a; ~" az az e"uy
nross tb,t H., sn;.;naI 'T ii,ouiulil l:: oc the
Wallace of tho Indion" ot,u'.ion 81 .o''
oves stot;onod ~ T''I ~. Sian S,a'eI' ,I NJ '-ou
duced tIa C.n, oc.;o '",'o, IT, III,
of the re@morts ir Ca,,,, o'"e, '" y
immed;oIoI,, ~ IL, p Su' "" w t,'", r 'T =
hol;oyo H., ~, WIZ wIlplo'S, "a i"o'
pushed nm to Ro,rrov Va 1 b,t "fG."SG;,iy f,S;,y.
thoi Lo ,ynuId Lo III ir-y ~, ~ put - nh''"s
with Iorgo socossior Coroo 'iU't. snu pi,'Ge
he foI hooi5 rror G,D'iII ~. ~ - 40 Nnol'i'y
The nor,h IoniY oF ,i'n p" ''nu, " 'omi on
the Lordors or Mon,,loo1 ,,TaAI' T' "'t,lim a!'i
encon,nod W. ioF, 'S,' | ""It G'l! ne 10 @ sti't
is tLn Ist and o. po"inpon,s o"np Hu'I5'Iy"p' " "a
Corps commanded hv Cols Ridi,o ann ~,
Simmons, on Saturday morning of the
Ind inst. as day was dawning, and at 5
o'clock of lovely June morning we were
leaving Harrisburg and our cid Camp
where we had almost become domesticao
ted, together with all their beautiful sur
roundlngs, IN the distance. 1t seems n
mlsnomer to call transportation on the
cars march, but it will doubtless be un>
rstood by the intelligent readers Of the
HGpwChcnl. BY one o'clock ?. NJ. wo
reached huntingdon, where the citizens
did Their best am convinced, to fur
nsh the whole of the troops with ample
refreshments; tut their generous inten-
'lohs We're partially defeated by the cons
ZEN ptiole conduct OF the conductor Of
the tram ON which our regiment (the 2nd)
was snapped, who backed it so far down
.ne ROAD th9t II was beyond the reach of
80, 80 ""o T'JHs"' TJs NioIouS, many ol
'onI mno'ti Ta Te,o i'o'es; Ihe 'IaIh "hlch CON
roS,o', Wv, 'o9'.'ienT was pei"1ltt'u TO
ao,,ms endi -. 'iouv ~ 'no uepoV; "ho Vhey OF
oU"'Hu i,'' ca sum ,tuousI!. me 'front.' OF
Jul t."t ht t'iI recetyGo &c Soule Oh lhe refresh
I,j; H. '',tTV VI tne e"' Coin p"iiles it>
sc"roaiT f,,rn;,hoI ,yitI LII of - mIao
so"tGeiy iurn'Sneu WIN oflnk ol wafer
eneu % All I'M tma iujtp'eaihuon' III NuV&fGe OF us,
we would be moved up and be treated, at
least, as well as what they had left would
permit, but instead of that VIC were trun.
died on, hungry and thirsty rs we were,
none but the officers having been permit
ted to leave the cars. True we had two
days,rations of hard biscuit and cold pork
in our havcrsacks, and if we had not, to
view our fellow soldiers, Ito which els
tance lent but little enchantmeht,) en-"
loving the luxuries provided for the whole
, detachment, we might have telt content
ed with our camp fare. However, no
. blame is to be attached to the hospitahle
citizens of Huntingdon, who intended
treating all alike, and would have done
| so, had it not been for either the stupidity
or ma!ignty of the conductor OF the train
, that had us on board.
It,rt;r,don we took tbo Broadtop
: palrnad orr5ved ot HONEYWELL its South,
q ar, tarnr;nrs about ( p NJ. the same dav
y ,na ,oF, rnnn Curtin and enc,mned 70,
w. ,,;oht ~ LoontiGnI little valley D,
] III. Wv Ss,,rro,ndod Inv lo(tv hills or noun.
' 800 'oIo,hoJ 70 tbe;r snnSmits with dark
:, go, foI;a,,o .ituated about one fourth o
. u,;io oost oS Tho yilloro Which il a thri
'innG,,Io ,lnco or ohoyt TO inhabitants
n AZ A. - o,friocl, an the following morn
i NV ISnnGoyI wo yare aroused by the or.
. Lp67. L6 70 ,aI,o ~, our line of march for Bed
Gnrd A. half mast four the first regiment
,rns ", r,,t IN naoIion and at five, tt g second
IS To',riI TnS% La oJ;ow 10 Comn Biddle. the ap
IS l,Iia,ia" loTit1 Ln which our niphts restint
y piano '' Ind Eoon rhristened. And here
a piII piIIc correct @ AZ, error / have observed il
- soma ",n 1870 of your cotemporaries and inform
= SC,no Yolr roaiers o. Of whot romnonies the frs
:, and second regiments consist, The erro
S ~ roGar ~ ;s q stotemont that the frs
@ regiment was commanded by Col. Sim
e mons and the second which contained al
IS the "BuelStails" by Col. Bidlle. Tn
= first regiment is commanded 10y Col. Bid
TT idle. and contains all the "Bucktails,
2. while the second is commanded 10y Co
Vt Simmons who holds the rank Of Capitals
ot ir the U. S. Army, and has been abou
twenty five years in the service. Tn
he reg,ment is composed Of West Branc
> companies with four exceptions, one,
pc company from Bradford county, two com
re nonies from Huntingdon county, and on
e. from Lancaster; the latter being scarcel