Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-12-07
Correspondence.
Letter from the Sunbury Guards.
CAMr GRIFFIN, Va. !
November 20, lS0l, (

November 20, lsGl.}
DEAR WILyERr Last "Wednesday was a
gala day tor the soldiers on this side Of The
Potomac, /: was grand review, by General
Mcclellan, OF all tue Volunteer troops en-.
camped on the Virginia side OF the river
Never before, in this country, has there been
assembled together'such 90 immense body Of
armed men, as were reviewed then, on tho
sacred soil" of Virginia. The review was
held in some large fields between Munson's
Ulll aud Balls Gross Rosds. From Nun.
sous HiIl, the view OF the large army, pass.
lug before the President, Secretaries Came
ron and Seward, General Mcclellan, with the
Generals OF the different Divisions, was mag.
plfcent, and thought as saw the seventy
live thousand men before me. meu who wers
willing to die for their loved flag, that if theS
we're at once marched on to Mannassas ".
should have an easy victory, the peace Of our
couutry restored aud an eud would be put u
this uajust, cursed var.
The President with the Secretaries above
mentioned on horse back, did cot reach the
ground until siter twelve O'clock. They were
followed by several regiments Of cavalry, TO.
gelher with q mouDted brass band. / did
not have lbe pleasure Of being close enough
to the President TO discern his features. which
fact took away considerable Of the dsy's plea.
sure.
would suppose there was over thirty
thousand cvli!aus, looking at the REVIEW
: on can Imagine, the road passed over was
about SIX miles, which was completely filed
with vehicles q! all sorts, IRON the finest ba-
roucAe 10 common iurutnre car, full Of meu,
women aud children, oil trying their best To
be 90 the ground drst, so as TO have the best
position TO obtain sight Of toe grand affair.
h.rr4 va har ..Fi ial
men out on horseback. Tbe ladies' vera ele.
guntly dressed, some, Ia miiQiasre, and
Others in the highest style Of fashionable art.
Sergeant NJ ejor Hendricks accompanied
me, aud while we were locking at the bold
soldier boys, u rabbit passed us, when the
Major gave chase aud s0on returned, bringing
the long cared gentleman as prisoner. This
chpturo oi "secesh' FASTENED on the departure
for camp. Ga our way back many were the
eAclamatlons OF the ladies, as they passed us,
coucernlpg the rSbbit-the N sior was asked
80 many questions, that he got tired answer
lug, 50 that liually he teid TIE animal 10 that
they could oil eca II and take that as answer
20 all questions. Obe boy wanted TO trade
his horse on The rabbit bat on examination,
HenGTcks copciuded that AiS "hdus" was more
valuable than Ibs old quadruped o. the hoy.
HE TaUbIt was brought 20 camp and next
muILihg IL was ucFiy seTNtd up, by Rlgby,
tue Captains cook, just in time tor the Gap.
talns breakfast, as he returned from piQuet.
be ioiioH'og are the Divisions and Bate
ries that were present at the revlrw:
Gen McCairs division with ten iufaulry
aud one cavalry regiment, and two batteries
OF artillery.
Gen. iieintze,msus division, with seven
lniautry and cue cavalry regiments and two
batteries.
Gen. Smiths division, with ten regiments
OF in'antry, one cavalry and two batteries.
zen. FraDklin's division. twelve regiments
oil lulnntry, oGe OF cavalry and three batteries.
Gen. Bienker's division, eleven regiments
OF infantry. ooe of cavalry aud two batteries.
Gen. Porter's division, thirteen regiments
Of ,niantry two cavalry aud three batteries.
The boys iu our Company are all very we'll.
The heslth Of the regiment is SO good thai IL
is observed by oil visitors. whether civilians
OF soldiers. Oot of The regiment there is bot
Eve 10 the Hospital, Gh6 those are essss tAst
sEs cot Dangerous.
loars frstsrcti'y, II. D.