Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-08
For the Journal
For the JOuTudl
"CAMP CLARKE,'' NEAR THE PoToMAC.
SrAFFoRD Co. VA. July 30th, 1861.

For the Journal
STAFFORD Co. VA July 8Oth, 1861
MEssRs EDITORS Before leaving home promised you
that would now and then write youto Keep o state ate
Troops-but up this time have been unable to make
o Meares allows his men but little time for pleasure
Company Drill from to o'clock, A. M.Guard mounting
DT M ron e1 Recitation rom t
M-Battaon Drill from A to 81 P M. ending in Dress
These hours OF duty T an a
You advised of the movement OF the Regiment 1rc
Gaysbgrg The first nn5er
on Saturday July 10th. These two Com
day. July 24th and joined by the remainder Of the
Regiment under Major DeRosset on Sunday, July 18th
abUnda a of good Waer apparently heahy-o three
miles Potomactwenty five miles from the grand
point at which the Yankees possibly make
So that you may certainly count us in the next big
with spies and we are compelled to keep open
They have been prowng around our snd nave peen
captured by pckes the Potomac and for several
past have had one of them in our guard tent sent
by Gen Holmes for cafe keeping Another was sent
ND Yesterday afternoons live yankeewho conesses his
sins, and will probably be hung
partment. He has fine command here. Three Virginia
Regiments-one from Arkansasone from Iennes seetWo
from North Carolina Col Tew's and Col MearesOa bat
taon of Cavalry and three batteries of Light Artillery
If they will put the Potomac we Will as Horse
to Baltimore The old General strongly in favor of
advance movement after battle of So,
understand was Gen Beauregard; Gen johnson for
bid it, Events have proved they right. The
march of the army would have been trumpha' march,
through Washington to Batm re, so terrible was the
panic among the brace who came to whip US with
cornsalks Never mind will have another chance yet
Old Scott's pride is aroused and the next battle will be
the bloodeet record If this Regiment Goes not make
mark then correspondent will confess himself great
" disappointed not only in the officer who commands but
| in the compose his command. There ten fine
looking companies altogether about nine hundred quiet
VIII have s.
duty and who will fight all the better because principle and
not passion controls their action.
The health of the Regiment is only toerable. We have,
as yet have serious sickness, but
good deal of mumps camp measles, colds and such like
diseases | presume those diseases will go through the
whole camp and then may ookfo full turn out of
! Regiment.
Our men are comparatively well equipped, but the mate.
rial of which their clothing made poor and cannot last
long 1t is too thin for cold weather and we sha look to
the noble women of our counties for sup
ply. We agate this matter and that the
now belong will find impossible wi the intentions
in the world provide for the large army Virginia.
We must suffer unless our counties take care of u.s. an
mex list Of the companies composing this Regiment and
trust they will begin and unite their action to take
care of their people. Let me make suggestion The
Government allows TWEEN v-one dollars to each man every
six months for clothing 1t is paid in advance, G0hen thea
hare The noneu Let The different counties from which our
Regiment unite arrangement by which
they draw this and eXpend for the soldiers
There NAV be small deficiency but the counties will not
hesitate supply it, Let make another suggestion
The first thing want stout flannel shirts and
Let me make third suggestion. Don't let the counties a
s0Fo aoiH attend 10 It,
mentioned above that spies prowling around our camp
lively time and showed the stuff of which men are
The whole camn was asleep The fcer Of the dsy dis
covered them while going his rounds He challenged and
and of the sentneIs let off his musket in the dark
of the night and the thick woods they escaped
ues the soole Regimer Under arms ,sGs drasc p IN Inc
Of battle Being almost upon the banks of the Potomac
ed to kee he defy
officer of any army to form his line of battle with
prompness and more exacness than he did upon that
! casion.
wish to do act of Justice to Old Virginia She
Wiley slandered when is asserted that she is
the occasion. no more her battle than it is ours She
particularly unfortunate in being made the battle ground
and Tor TINS reason would suffer more Immediately the
very unjust to complain that her whole population is not in
the field She has much larger army the field than any
other single State and she gives that
give that she will do her duty now as she always has
done times past is one thing which ought tc
be arranged between her bankers and We buy
without paying heavy discount. Sometimes the country
people won't take it at ALL This very hard upon us
Some of officers have very little money-some hav.
all They spent thousands recruiting their Com
panes with the expectation that they would get least
the Southern ederacy would pay the Pay Maste
of the Southern Conederacy would not look at GU
appontments-said had nothing to do with them
He said he would pay from the time mustered int
the Confederate State service; but far the officers
Sd Regiment concerned unless they were nusteret
by the oath which they upon OF thei
commissions, they have not been mustered in at ALL Gu
boys do not complain. All they ask is something to eat
and they ready for any commands but, having ver
little money of any Sort having hut North Caroline
money the officers having to furnish their raions the
will not be able to lose much in the shape of discount
One act Of justice, and done. The taking
Shermans battery at Manassas seems be regarded
something Of exploit and many conending for tn
honor of having performed it, That honor belongs to Col
Fishers Regiment ~ c. State Troops They did the wor
they charged the batterythey killed every and ever
horse attached to itsome of his astride of tn
pecesthey advanced distance beyond the battery
r and COL Fisher killed between battery and th
enemy But after his fall, his Regiment was ordered
retire and after they retired it that the South Caro-
O lima and Virginia Regiments up Now, do not mea
to deract from the we'll earned fame these Regiments
They performed their part nobly-the advance was mad
under calling fire; but that fire came from Sher
mans battery. Col Fishers brave boys had killed ever
attached to the battery and every who stood
the guns This statement has been by many officer
upon the field; and mention it of Justice to tn
:, gallant dead. =
Our Camp is called after honored Governor. It
situated 10 Stafford county but post office Frederick,
6T9 Gen. Holmes having control of the rail road send
every day for the letters and distributes them to tn
different Regiments Of his command Let those who writ
be particular to the company and tie Regiments
Regiment N. g. State Troops
We do not get Wilmington papers, annex list of CON
panles composing the Regiment. CAPE FEAR.
Captain @allett 49,. Cumberland County
SYKES. Bladen "
Wlllams ........ New Hanover IS