The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-06

tired with very sour looking faces, but we |
are accustomed to- such Sights as sour
faces here in this country The. boys
says it is on account of the scarcity of
sugar that the Ladies look so. ~
In two days after the retreat of the reb-
els from Lewisburgh, the 44th made it's
appearance witha slow and steady step in
sight of town, they encamped on a rising
piece of ground in the edge of town to the
east, Nothing of any interest occurred
until the '36th made its appearance, when
we received marching orders, and as we
thought to go straight into Richmond
from the south side of the City On the
10th day of May we, were alb in line wait
ing for the word g Forward "iwhens at
last it came, our. Battalion of Cavalry
taking the lead, the 36th next, then a
Battery of mounted Howitzers, and the
E44th bringingup the rear. g zri Risf ssV|
! We reached White Sulphur Springs
about 10 clock, when our Cavalry made
a grand dash into the town. but. we could
of made The same charge into, the quiet
streets of Woodsfeld with no greater
danger; ;teaeurselves. than it was there, for
from all the. information. that We, eoulds ssetl
the rebels was still travelling; that was
some five days after our skirmish at Lev
isburgh. ss's' s9tses - 4 -! 1858 a7i4i'F's
White Sulphur Springs is a Beautiful
place, the. buildings aare buht'i in assenid 1
circle, and are all after the same mod die,
which is Kind Of a. cottage style, nicely
painted g The spring IN the center, and
the whole-plaee set with shrubbery which
makes ansinyiting place of1reposeefof the
weary soldier Aa large splendids hoteII
stands inside, of the circle, which appears
to be the grand center Of the many sights
at the springs, nice gravel walks winding
in all directions through the Park to the;
neat and tidy cottages, makes splendid
view fof the passing stranger sTheiwhoie
thing is is owned by a company of, New,
/ York men, patronized by invalids. and
aristocracy Of the South, and by the spfeh:
dor ofathe place at no 1ittleIeexpeHse to
themselves. "a baa s1aie.t.la4 .stslas
+ However our stay at the springs did
not not cost US much on account .ofyus,
carryin e our crackers and fitch in our
haversacks along with usAa thing we al
ways de. I'd We drinked of the water eaeugh'
to satisfy all, present, that We had drinkeda
fas good water as. that was in Ohio, But
being satisfied with the preventative pow
ers' Of the water when not mixed With the
curative ass the water generally is at a
fashionable placesof that kind p and seeiagi
all the sights tstheI springs we. resumed
our march; Nothing Of ANY importance
Eoccurred on our way except "a little Bush
whaeking occasfonaffys - A-ass-A- . =
On itla l8thsaof May wesi arrived I At
Jackson Nepots which ,isson the bpsach of
the Richmond and Stanton srailroaa .soms
| go miles south of Stanton. We encampr
led over nighte at this place, when. one
conipahy y4efRotfr cavalry was detailed to
lgo forward Sseme 10 miles and sbafn a fafE
road bridge thatsserossed the head waters
tpf the Jamesr.riyer. The mhridgeuewas
tburned after hard two hours work .by
the men of theseonfpafiy;; the bridge being
destregsd. the seompaisy FetaSned about
day Jig hit without beinganoiestedx siseis.
\ After seeing AL that was ebe seen IN
! that ectipn. of seountry,w we thought itads
1 visable to move onr arterso to q eceler
climates sSosby day light the nessmorn
ing we were againIn ranksswith our faces
4 toward ,hplnewardsa after ian absences Of a
i days, we again reached Lewisburgh, when
We again went to workswith, q gqedswitkto
! building our quarters, which arc. .bailteI
trails, resembling the pens that are. asedil
4 Ohio for hogs; but We were glad epough
Ito take, poss ession -notw wthstan aiding the
a out side appearances, for-we had slept nons
of any account on our march, one NIGH
s in particular we stood and held our horses
'lby'the bride all night, and the rain pour
;ded down on us IN. torrents Or, the morn
ding Of the 23rd of May We were routeS
I of our pens about day light, fhe. picket
! Ewere driven in and the camp began to lool
"a little war Ike Our Cavalry Boys w.er,
RATHER SLOW about turning out as the!
: had not had their Sleep out, and anothe
e thing that hurt odr feelings Was We haC
I not time to get our breakfast. But tn
3 whizzing sound of bullets and bomb shell
tsoon put ans end to sargunents IN reiatioi
E to, breakfast. 3a In. a :fewo moments weswef
t in.our saddles, and formed iAlineiof baths
Q We We're held. back while, the. 36th an
est sths done the n nice thing for, the rebels
9 tbut it is useless for slnetto describe Ia
! fight; ass yoaihaSe had Che sfulls lsaccohiit {
{ ait sometime ago sssg gsEssns ss isa ssa4s
ab Yours, &c...eosSels q aa;fsl
/ ysai aasas sssrgt.z g LlIIItEs. HlsI tsss...
!. - % The Point Of Dinaseaceszs yilz
One o our pe@Socsratie 81 RATE exchanges exc Ian It thu
flneints sooutA the difference between an Abt
3 litionist anglia rebeko5GeA FEsz1 e3 Nr
3 3 "The difference betweensan Abolition
I and az asRebelisithat the, Rebel wantsitos'