Litchfield enquirer., 1861-06-27
Erckn eur Volunteers
HEAD QUARTERS, CAAp MCCLUEE, Chambersbnru. pn June l6fh.

Chdm5ersb sburg, Pa., June 18th,
 SuNDAY.-Mr. Editor: We had dress parade at o'clock this morning. after which our regi- ment had divine service in a grove near our camp, and an excellent sermon was preached by our chaplain, Rev. Mir Walker. In the after noon our company was detailed by the Colonel to perform the military ceremonies at the grave of young man who had died at the hospital, his regiment having left hip there. This after ternoon one of the Pennsylvania regiments and two from Wisconsin left here for llagerstown, Md, and we were ordered to leave at o'clock the next morning.
 MoNnAY.-This morning we wore routed out at o'clock, and commenced packing our knap- sacks, and pulling up the stakes of our tents ready for the tap of the drum to lay them all fiat at once. Our company was not to leave with the regiment, but was to stay at Chambersburg and guard the town. We were marched down town and staid there till noon, when we received or ders to go to Hagerstown, as guard of baggage train which had left in the morning. Weaccord- ingly took the cars to go as far as Greencastle and then get of and take the road and overtake them. After our arrival at Greencastle we were furnished with provisions for one day in our knapsacks, and 10 rounds ofcatridges. We load ed our weapons of war and started, but we did not catch the baggage train. It was very warm and dusty, so much so that we looked as though we had been through four mill, and our dose 1 w., till o'clock in the evening. One of our men, Mark A. Patterson, tainted on the way, and was taken to town to one of the hotels where he is now staying. After our arrival here VIC had to City Guard of Hartford being nearly s'gone in, ? for which they received the thanks of Company I. We had no supper except little hot coffee, and then went to sleep. At half past o'clock the next morning we were ordered to fall in again, amid great excitement, which was tough for our company, the news coming that part of our brigade at Williamsport, on the banks of the Potomac river had been attacked and cut to pieces. We pulled our tents down and packed them, and fell into line, receiving 40 rounds of cartridges. The other regiments, five in num- -bsr had started an hour before leaving their tents and everything behind thsm. We had six miles to travel, and went double quick most of the way, which nearly upset company I after their tramp of the day bsfore We arrived there to find out that there had been no attack and was not likely to be any, although there were about 1000 rebels on the Virginia side of the river We lay all day in an open field in the hot sun without any shade to get under and nothing to eat. About o'clock we had dress parade here, at which your reporter was sun struck and had to be carried off the ground to a hotel down town, and there remained uncon- scious for four hours, his limbs being cold and stiff. ! was attended by thssurgeon of the 1eth fennsylvania regiment, and Aas given up by nm as gone case, when they procured another doctor and was finally broughtto. On wednes. day afternoon was taken back to Hagerstowp and am staying at the Warrington Hotel in com. pany with Patterson. Our regiment vas march. ed back here tHagerstovnl that night, and there has not been anything done in camp the bovs tell me, since they came back, they being sick most of them. To-day, Friday, an just able