Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-14
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Some Of she irc,deots ct tAc civil var extremely
Touching. We have before the diary Of young sol
der OF Huntsville, AlAbanl Woo killed a. Bull Run,
which Ekl tlkea from his pocket By member OF the
Nv YORK Seventy-F.rst Regiment his name was q.
T. Anderson and learn from bis p1sthumous record
that the 2ssh Of April with his brother Sephen he
"eft home with company OF Volunteers Ne describes
ths pir,inS With home, family and friends and adults
that hs dated leave most autDly, but dstdes him
.cf b. stating ths his country vas in danger Re men,
tOns al tha rausrirSd day at Dalon Georgia, and
III Us that tho regmolt 70 which his company vas at
t,sssi elected J. Jones OF Huntsville, COlnel and
Y Law Leu-suant ColOUeL Nay s. he "aoks Up in
T,..h,rough Tennessee about sunrise, saw los o.
h,,,sf,l women --csivsd bouquet frOm very nice
- ,ith siu-st rriDg inscription tasteued 70 H..
~, ,,,,4.1s r, minded him Of hons, and hi, sister
p.-;,s concerning Whom be has mneh to say. Asy $,
s. =, 80 hone Tor the seventh or egh time aud s~s
,ps,ersd into taa sa<gce o. the Coaiederate
Nos the reality Of h.s situA ion opeaea 70 Mn nc I
i,,,.l,L y hes,ts "bsc.use hs eolld not hear IRON
boT,,s. AZ leag b. bad Two letters from home. ne
RS s.sa throaZ % Lyucabury, and IA due uns reSens'
Hs-psrs Ferry Here bis accounted MS nesi SAOoA'n
"S,ad,y. M, ls.-wba; a cold dp for the " n o,
Nay; everybody Is sctag as IL we're aolayi I..,
inF sias; ooltiuS. plAvag et'iS x; h'a u'ts -
mad Oo1si J,c kson inspecting u' rs ArSe' 'a'
oi felow look Vsry u ch Ike al Oh Nirgsit t@rms'
returped 70 camp, prepared Aad ate eseal'y c.,s' M
EJscnSsl scrvice, and then good ela tas >. NJ.
from our pastor, CaSliek Or how loved 70 h',Sa 70
him vrnfs et.s- hom.; bad another dres phSue ~
the evening RAIN al en- H.. -. ,,a
sv;denAss OF Vooiaess On smother occas'on' We ma
thlt be has 4 i.hai tie las; chipsr o. 'ae Ae'' %
th., he bas dooe Hte else than "Ield the Testament
NJ N h. "recised tso letters from sistsr Pauline
And repisd % them mex. day. we have i'H view o.
fr h. r,coris Of biciscf aud then that he
ss., very had aud unvel he va greatly 9 nhsd
vitA Rev Er Cisicks discourse, Sn-day 81 sh'se
TT "a. Remember tAy CREATOR IN The days OF iiJ
vo,th The dlss. q the camp nos cehel him forth,
al he ,., Us be don't Eks 70 drill On Sunday 6i'
H. b,,,sr Srphsn 3 Attacked Nilh what proved 10 to
4 fever. .s.,,
f,vsr c,e d,y drilled o1e h0u' and an nov Sa'g Tor
ms b.kt.s.. ) sDhsu took the measles today; moved
bi "a privats hoase ard stayed With him AZ nigo ate
ms l,Der with No J0rtaL; intend 70 eai tnete al tae
time tba, she STAYS i possible Two companies o. 'ir
gilans or Tered Of this evening Tor hsas s'lieN3
We have him areTsArds u various mo Is he IS
b;rss. ,sk Occasionally; IN. via; win le;'-rs IRON
h,ne ana The prosp.c q fghs and the recovery OF
S.epbsc be becom-s more cheerful
J1ns ~ -R.ceivsd a box Of cake and pistol from
homswitn more letters glad 20 ct them II any time
70 r.-,-,pt i, v!,ndraE1 IRON HATper's Ferry.
WA follows al he'o 70 shos AZ shat une the rer-
forcsusnus reached Nin4ssss Junction
Sla4ay J1iy We we're ordered 70 Tan oaeA 10
osr Cd position Winchester some oil TIE ne
thougA. /. vas ete1I aud began 70 gramoe toe
Gsnersl ordered aO;e 10 Be read TO his command IN
e1planatol OF bis coliucsi ~e stared ID ~ A"1' nos
d.y fen o.. O. IT, rs.ks Eel. OF he road some clt
sa1ca ard got s spi add dller from al Oh aly ani
s9o 7ouag onsa-sy ea-ii milk, butter, and bread, ana
aid amojs ics,Se % Il uPbrsided Us Tor Leaving
her 70 toe mercy Of the Wakes s'r1gged Into camp
about sunset completely exhausted snd Neat On TO osd
without supper.
Jlly 10 -Rscsiyet Letter fran home all well have
struck our tents ald are lying uad here waiting
orders, doa'. kuos VIA. e Eea huge colunoisd
s.ns gp few moments s.rci % b. planted upoa toii
Sir; that looks Is x we're Eri-y 20 hght here; be
mil ia and prisoners are engaged 20 tarSNg up oreast-
works and planning cannon To- the deelce q 'Ll' pace
the akees are advancing and seem de-f mined 20 make
An ,a,rI 70 drive u from here, 81 IIa1k they will fail
they ou.uumhsr us,,l't o.. 6sl Us received orter'
20 strike our teas J' evening which - did but ra1
comm. rp ~ 1iiaSs5 tbsn as in tor shelter; expected
81 day ios tho sneu5 % advances upon Us.
July II Struck again this morniog at daylight
Suppose 70 decisive he enemy as 70 our force B., orl
ed 40 aad hal hours battalion dill
Sunday July II r al Shenty psalms helped draw
urovsons ccAusI 40 M pistol, loaded IL, aud looked
oTer a new pa7s, haze uO~ 1st com lieted writing
le.,sr fer h0ms; | sondsr way "CAadiek did not
preach
jaw Is Received orders to strike tents and cook two
d,ys provision, rraprr,5-y for march this Was dose
and Nc las sro1ld M evening before Teeeiy1g ordss-
recsised them IS and went through winchester stop
IN toEn until lac aud bid isroEe suppose Tor ths lat
time 70 W.nc15s,er, about O'cooh; marched nearly
al nigaf; slen, sb51' lOurs, found ourselves on
the road AZ d.gEsht rrs l9 h Eca-y indeed resed
whls and then marched 70 the saeuIndoAh rested
th-re about q h1u wtted tae s,r'Afu ana p.cneC
oct again % he rs Of lurssard, Who tEey sad vas
pressed by oyessh, lining odls arrived Al fIecmolt
station about hour stsr j-rs completely N'rn cu
weuk 70 deep. b.. IS srautei by Tala IL iSr rL-
utes: c-rp- uldrz s1,es Of wheat ou. 80; wet ~
ing lsls N Coz. ia ths ~sglu; dtiei mysr procured
shawl frou Ulco Ws1i-giol aud 7rp until after mid
nigh. vas r5es7 10 hy orders % ill IN : did 50, ant
er0adei on ooArA hses Zoe 4sassss TasSs Ss arrived
about 10 JclOc, w. e tle 2Ou; re4-et Vhie, Doug
some Blses at prepared 10 eat ha7lng dose Without
foe Two dlvs; nc iysd orders % march sgain and
s,il We were GOING rglt into 10 ish,; heard good
ds,I o. brlgxiu.; ahOg- tho hgUs o. the Il a. tcodSh
:, IS not much Of gAt; moved sbou, t~o miles and
5.,cg.ckad IN The woods, Eh-re come bread and ma;
sscl reached Us, aad walked S5t iso s Ike s'arv'd
houad. cat no~ AMI then al dI7; SEPT i.Sle AID
s.spg Wen a: rgh g1t up lt.s after suarsi o. the
2i, 6rolsd ny meat, AID j. Sih some eli crackers
iru OF ouz. expecting orders TO march ese;y moment;
vii ye. Gem, cling fsr it IS Sunday we viii ayhI,
Suppose. before aEo;bsr week.
This closet diary, aud tsw hours later the
writer lay = o,russ uoon me battlefield -C.a. CsH'