The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-07
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY i 1861.

my DC inferred from the fact that IL formation has
s.x weeks and since my letter yesterday about two
thousand soldiers have arrived.
or this army General Beauregard is ir command 9TH
lows
Colonel Thomas Jordan, p A. ", Actr- assistant Ad.
Captain Clifton q. Smith, P A. w. Assistant Adju,an.
General.
Major Thomas II. Williamson, P. A. ", Chief Engineer.
MAJOR W. L. Csben, @. s A.. Chief ouartermaster
Captain W q Fowle,P. A. ", Chief Commissary Of
Surgeon J. McF CASTOR Medical Director.
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel JONES' p. A. ", Chief OF Ar
COonels A. r Chisholm, ]. t. MANNING william Pooher
Miles, Joseph Hayward, s. Preston, Volunteer Ads.de-
Such Is the organization Of this army in its CHIEF exc.
cutye departments. Colonel Territt, as have said In
another letter commandant Of the post Tor was-be
takes charge OF brigade, a. viii DO seen below)
and Major Thomas Rhett is Adjutant.
OF the several brigade commanders, only able 70
name The folowpg:-First, General Bonham Second
General D. r. jones' Third General r. s. EweIl; Fourth
Colonel rerri't; Fifth colonel Cooke; SIXTH Colonel
Early.
This army, as have already mentioned, 10 coming
nneiy INTO working order, and having a powerful
1 as oOSsia.sss uron mere extended
extend II i'm the direction Of the enemy.
S' IN tho sss ns % and s
be maniestly improper, and your home readers am
sure win foego the qualification Of any curiosity they
and will rest assured st that troops from our State
win be the post OF honor next that however email
under the and next that step By step we
rvet upon the enemy the nexorable necessity of either
ngntng us upon Our own ground, or Of falling back
In consistence with such force as this, You may
readily imagine that headquarters s place Of much
potance Is about twenty yards nom public road,
from which II is protected by worm fence-or would
be protected, IL 1t were not that at one place the
the fence ard che house. on either side Of the pas
soge way, about dozen tents used for sleeping
psns 1Ssm The ,' Of Of s Ss 4S, in
piazza the Kitchen shod o. psiis, ssnins against
is the open yard which ned at an hours Of the day
and many OF the night. with very many anxious people
pig be lost and there be reason 70 doubt whether
the soldiers may not have killed IT, negro be missing
be y not IN camp Or With the
or to leave the Lined wishes 10 know where his com.
pany stationed or what company he shall john has
ing suspicion TO him; Ii soctous vindicate his
chactsr fears the spprotch Of the enemy and does
Communicate, or has seen something singular in some
Dody or somewhere or wants merely to get the
quarters wss about there for gos' 20
70 get the General TO grant order for the rsnspor
tation Of his son, who wanted to join the army,
va: there for hours In expectation OF order for the
restoration Of negro hired 10 who Represented
slaughter there for transportation 70 regiment,
one Of whose companies he wished TO JOIN; another had
drawn mosquito bars from the Quartermaster for his
company, and finding no use for them, wished 70
render and discount them.
Ono wanted indemnity for fence rails burned another
for pasture lands ramped down. and 90 Il n, that The
General and hS aids and ohcers have something 10 DO
besides planning battles and fighting them Matters,
however, are conducted with much system and ordeY
The olcers 10 charge Of depaSsmen are patsn the
General himself and never losing command Of hlmss
never Loses The command Of hts business His aids are
chiefly from Our State and. e well known, they are
distinguished FOR their amiabiity and poene woman
suspected Of correspondence with the enemy and given
70 voluntary Mysteries, about throwing herself into
the arms Of Colonel Preston the other day. when he anti
cped her purpose and directed her 10 seat with tact
which scarce left room to suspect want OF appreciation
Of hes Kindness and truly think that much i DONE
ano well coLe wsh the same amount Of effort az was
ever done u any headquarters before.
The appearance OF the fortress itself Ii not particularly
attractive The country around has little either Of form
or CULTURE TO commend II, while within, though the
werks ore advanced and guns are mounted, yet much
redciog up Is required TO chow them 70 advantage So
a1o, there are many merely temporary structures-
frame works OF rough plank for Yoems hospitae
hArrscka stables and the like: but the thousands q,
streets between, present pleant prcspect while the
bands Of music, particularly under the beamDg moon
light, lend their CHARM and altogether the such
that, such 10, tho most Of will remember IL for
years after We shRl have left IT,