Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-16
HILrOx HEAD, July lib, 1862.

EditoTS IHtekigeneey:
On Wednesday night last our regiment
marched ont to their last turn at picket on
James Island. The line of our forces had
been moved back after the embarkatiou OF
WrighFs brigade, aud the rebels, having
seen them shipped aud our falling back,
became very bold. Their squads were
often on the right within $50 feet of ours,
aud the Mimic balls were singing briskIy.
One Unionist bod his hand grazed and
skinned by bullet in the dark. In day
light both parties ceased firing BY mutual
consent. Being relieved on Thursday ut
shutdown We found great hustle of evaca-
ton going on in the brigade camps. Pad
dies had been setup along the road mount
ing guard; an old gunbarret in one arm
and huge barn-door hinge for a hanger
thrust through the belt, These would no
doubt be wen pelted by the rebel scouts
following US sneAkingly up. Al 600 yards
no one could discern the deception. They
were entrusted with letters to our foes,
witty, sentimental, serious, or full of de-
vice. Among our own tents some one had
posted placard announcing: Steamboat
Excursion for 4th of July all not tainted
with treason apply for tickets"
In the morning We embarked on the
steamer Ben. De Ford and arrived at Hill
kOu HGAu III Ou lEANluE 1huE6 ISL
and it was rnmored We were going to Rich
mond. The bands played Getting out de
Wilderness Andthen nCArry me Back 10
Old Virgiuuy," with unbounded applause
It was getting ont of the wilderness indeed.
Thirty days in a marsh, With nearly contin-
uous rain, great part of the time without
tents, with picket duty aud night fatigue
parties working on trenches, with hauling
mortars and cannon by hand, and carrying
"a 10 shell on the shoulder. This every
soldier must do every other night, and acting
as deck hands on steamboats,, loading and
unloading, had exhausted the bodies of our
boys If it had not dispirited thsm. Theon-
y signs of the glorious Fourth, of golden
memories, was the display of bunting on
the transports. On the whole that trip did
not pay. On the steamer we were huddIed
as close as sheep ia winter, aud arrived at
this point By night-falI; disembarked in a
drenching rain, and gotdrenched till morn
ing; came ont to our present camp, and
are promised by the High Grauds two
or three weeks rest. The Head is . grand
looking place now. II is said grass will
not grow In the South, and all know the
immense import of hay the ehivalrv made.
All the inside of this immense stOekade is
greeui aud we are .camped on a lawn of
grass. The Yankees are cultiyating aud
nianuriug as they go. Numerous shops
two restaurants, serving mp ham, yegeta-
bles, beef-steak, eggs, and all as at home.
a pDstofhse, the mammoth hospital aud
government depots, an Adams express
agency, aud numerous 6fiiees, form town
Of a mile in length, and very busy and
growing one, inside the stockade Outside
just, is our brigade, on beautiful level SOC,
beside running stream of fresh walter
to South Garolina. About mile further
in the Island is the noted South Carolina
First. They are mot disbanded, p and are
welI-drilled. They do fatigue duty mp 70
their capacity, aud save the Northerners.
BY the way, we have over two hundred
sick IN the One Hundreth They are
not bad, but were breaking down on James
Island, as soldiers call it, Some rest Will
set the matter right again, 1t is Thought
Beyond the darkeys are a rev families of
the Union Florida1s, who were taken away