Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-18

compsfea with the detcstable "betweenity" of
Nestern Virginia femiuines who whine more for
Die los Of chicken than for the destruction of
the Government. and who never saw anything
white (onless il were snow or a white crane)
bearer Than jaundieed yellow. Why, 10 be
honest, / thought night before last ] should
60 crazy stopped few minutes at Grafton
where ] met met my old friend Major Har-
rev OF the l4th, and hearing music learned there
was dance. | looked in. and forgetting all
the trouble calico had ever cost me- uncon-
sciously took another chance. / asked no cues
tons, made no remarks. but simply looked in
mnte astonishment, and worshiped The party 1
knew nOneof them, nOr. did care 10. u was
enough for me to know their faces were clean.
hair combed, and IL they were able 70 wear gloves
they would not have 90 60 without because they
could not get any large enough. and above all !,
they wore hoops The I4rh Indiana volunteers
will winter At Phillip, aud besides Il win be
General Reynolds headquarters; Captain Loom
/ is battery Is also 20 be stationed there They
can all make il very Agreeable, as they win have
no quarters to construct, most OF the inhabitants
having left, and nearly all the better class of
dwellings are unoccupied, many Of which are
quite comfortable. The country adjoining has
not been very heavily taxed in the way of forage
or beei, and being contiguous to railroads there
will be no serious difficulty in procuring provis-
ions
Last night. FIVE companies under Colonel Gavin,
rode down TO the mouth Of Little Capin creek,
which Is seven miles below here, thinking they
would have brush, but as usual il was blood
less affair. They heard we were coming and no
doubt "chose the better part" For nv part
did not go, il somehow happens when am at my
maddest there is no one about. We sleep on the
cars tonight and are ordered to move out seven
miles toward Romney in the morning, 10 place
called Springfield
Well as orde.ed, our wagon train was loaded
and in motion, with the regiment drawn up in
order behind il, ready to move. when a dispatch
came from General Kelley countermanding all,
and we were ordered TO pitch tents and await fur
Their instructions, for which all felt thankful and
acted accordingly. How long may remain
here know not, but probably but for a short
time as think battle of moment will soon be
fought The enemy are in large force at Win
chester, which is forty miles from ROmney, and
gooc turnpike all the way, and il is thirty-sx
miles there from this railroad at the mouth of the
Big Capin creek, twenty eight miles below here.
The country in which we are encamped is quite
pleasant in every respect number Of home
guards belonging TO Maryland here, and they
seem like whOle-souled Union men who were in
earnest.
Our encampment is opposite place called
Old Town, in Maryland, on the bank of the Po-
tomac about one mile above where the north and
south branches meet. Ii is enough 20 make the
heart ache for one to stand on the bank Of this
river and think IFS bright, laughing waters lave
the shore of the hallOwed home where lie tie
bones of the sainted Washington. Ali little did
the patriot sage and warrior think, AS in his
diving struggle he and a century were contending
for the mastery, that but little over half century
would elapse before worthless descendant Of a
worthy race would tarnish name, rendered i'm
mortal by the illustrious chief whose home was
once Mount Vernon. May heaven in its mercy
give us more strength to cherish and nourish all
good, both public and private, but above all may
We articulate more clearly, swear more earnestly
and pungently when it becomes our duty TO On
traitors both at home and abroad. II. F. h