Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-24
LETTER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
CAMP McGINNEss,
Cumberland, Md,
July 10 1861.

= however, i, that dropped you line
from Camp Mason and Dixon" seven
miles from this place, and within the bor-
: ders of our own State. We were station
ed Mt the latter place about ten days, but
lor what purpose no one except those
high i'll authority. had any idea ana it
-. may be fairly questioned if they had any
definite design IN it. When we lett Camp
, Mccall, near Bedford, the Impression was
t that we were To march directly TO this
point, bat when We approached the State
line, the commandant of the detachment
began ivcly prope.'lyl 10 have solue doubts
: aOout the propriety OF crossing the Dor
| ders without orders from tho Federal
, lGo"ernment, as our troops still belonged
to the Pennsylvania Reserved Cops. Col.
Wallace with the llth Indiana Iouave
. regiment then occupied this point, and
continued to occupy it until last Sunday
(the Ith inst J when they received orders
to march down the Potomac on Martins.
burg, and we Immediately received orders
to march to supply their place here. Our
orders were received late on Sunday eve
ming. and we were directed TO he ready to
move by o'clock next morning. We
accordingly commenced preparinga days
. '"'i'iio, l'hONi'S vi NC'i IbI IL llONt' N'lt
Regiment, that under command of Col.
Bddle, took Up their march before mid,
night, to enable them TO reach lumber>
land TO prevent AN attack supposed to he
mcdtated 10y the secessionl,ts uptn the
town, Us soon Iol. WailGce'S co: maud
would get out Of reach. This however
dId not take place: the lst regiment ar>
irving about , A. NJ. and throwing the
inhabitants intO the greatest cOn>Ierna-
ton. Not expecting our forces so soon
and having no notice until they heard
their heavy step ts they passed along the
streets they were taken altogethcy by
surprise. When they a, a,ertamed what
forces were in their midst their alarm
subsidized 50 far as actual danger was con.
cerntd, although those Of the CITIZENS who
had secession proclivties, (aud am in
formed there is number such in the
place, felt anything else than grptltica-
ton at seeing their town again under the
.suryielance o! the Union soldiers. The
second regiment (or rather what is now
designated the j.h) to which we belong
moved on in the morning and reached
ICumborllud about 4 O'clock a. NJ Upon
arriving here we cncamped in tie place
occupied bV Col. Wallace on bluff over
Hooking the town to the north and north
inost 0n,. nosi,i,n commend. ,hn ,c,y,
!,,nI , vio,v or ,b, eurronnlir,, I'm, o,I
mountains, several Ct which are in Nir.
gimia. tumbcrland is g town Of about
clght thousand inhabitants, being scat.
tered over i considerable amount OF space
on bJtL banks OF wills Creek at its June
liom with the Potomac Before the be
yinnjnu of lie uuhorw tronILa, in vl,icL
lour country Is row ,nyulyed il had con-.
',i,l.r,i,,r ii-Ia boin, s;tu,,nl IN ,L, -, u
t.,u,ious nt the i,mc,ion ol, Lrnnch r,;I
irupd luupiu, to the ccaI mines with ,l,a|
B,ltimo,.. ana Ohio n n nnd nt tLoI
mouth oj the Ht,Io Cumberlnnd yolIc,
and onuther yAlIav on th. e,.t h,th I,,.
inv considerable. surrl,4 of uroducc AMI
winch. from 20 miles abo ,e is. or rather
heretofore has been. brought TO this roipt
But since the war has broken ont tho
.raiho,d communications have been en-
oft, and nsa.lv all busines, has bsen su,
pended. and the town i, now very dull.
il Las. like all con, ,lepo. q d,r, dinyv
.appearancc: but have no doubt. wh~I
. busi,,rs. yns Aowiur ot il. o,di,.,., cu,.
rent IT was Il lively and pea.an, town
I The toEu proper i, built ON an nn,iurucr
/ the Sltg OF old Fort IuulJe. Land Onra mn.
der gnn,mand of Washington. On tbc
mound where the rDrl.,topd -, no,y.o hand.
some ireeslone church b,Ionufp, 10 l,,o|
| Epl,conuIlans of ClmhrItnI IJcro /,
also the unblic bui.dluc,. ycnip,rio, and
handsome residences, which .ives il fl
new a.d fresh appcaranr,, although il j. |
the olIesirl.t OF lhe town Tho Snun,rv
around u,n.erlund is mountainous and
rugged. hut ronl,n,ie in the bi,,,e,t d.. /.
prCc. Tine putouac and Wul', r,rrD, wind
among the rugged hill, and around boldI
prunl0uIorje, and prcc;p;ces. i. rort,ou,
channci.
C.gnD N,mp,oa .EJ1j Bero,e hod
time to close th, letter we were ordered
TO march. and on last Saturday mornin,
we struck our tents at CAMP Mc,iinncs
and took tho car, westward The road
j, only omen to this place twrnty one mile,