Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-08
ms C-HpLrgN IN VIRGINIA.
ORR IRnY-Irs GRtAT DErDs-ITs TRIALS IT. sUsslR
INGs, AND Irs PsRILs Is rHs FUTURE.
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WINCRksrIR, W, Sept 26.


WIsCHksTTR, Va, Sept 70.
Nv condition is such render i: impossible for
N rsoin the arI7 FOR the pIcecn rrepsrsd lor
the fardshp expoJurs and f.ssirg' the s1T has en-.
c,u-,ersd since il f. tue R'pTS'ArnJtk, ard Ike many
se,sonrd {. nj a gnPr have rad 10 fall out BIZ the
Wv" lad cd csu recall 10 parallel Instance IN hiIto-
~ except Nep deems disastrous retreat from Moscow,
where AZ army las ever den, moro marching ald fight
ing under sue great die dVlrtss5s, than eaera ses
has done since il sIt the banks Of james ry:r l. pro
oeeded directly 10 tho lire Of the Rlppshannock and
owing gu. from that river il fought is way 10 tho Po
tom,c erased the stream aud moved OF to frederick
Gown and Hsgerstorn, he'd heavy erg'Ssnsnt at
B,onshoro' Gap and another at Orampcn Gap, btlov,
orCh tho greNtes pi chs bat e OF the var a. Sisrps
hing and then re crossed the Potomac ok ioto Vir-
pin, Daring all this time lowering the full spice OF
month tie troops ed bu four days An lot it o..
zsys be remembered TO their honor, that # the N
who n,f lruad .his wonderful ieit o1e.bf' Of them
wers ta-e9cc,c one.hzlt o. them 10 rags he whole
of IN NJ hflf furnished. fhe Ceunirf iEon IN Kappa
| bsnrock TO the Potomal lad en vrtej tbs eRsn7
gh fire aid sw sri. aud icanEportG ipa wi' inst &
cis9t 20 keep the army supplied ION 90 ds.rnt base
az 1rd9rtVlt; aud wheo his prJ7.soo irsns wou'd
oys rak, the army 50 prtss!-s STe ice exftnj"e OF
tler 70 tton the men Sc IN ha tine 70 clok T5eir
III .us were decreased Ey the tAc that tht+c coekrG
utensils in many ises, had bosn left ptbad as vel as
everything els, hat ~oud impede their taovsments.-
| l. wis not unu.u 10 4 conpIny Of Starving men
have barrel o. jis I5u ed 10 them, Hhich it WIS
uttsS uposstIs lo- them to corssr. Ito nreac with
tie 10 ans aud the time ailoSsd Them They CO,
no, p,s;ute even piece Of glilk or cora OF -four
| sack paon which to S0Ik up their dough
| Doyou wonder, tlen, that t.erd sHggll Lave hem
s.rnc!l5fs from The alE? Tlst 6:aVe a.d ,rlo men
;oYi h,v, als1 on. {: line from sheer exhaus5a or
IL their 6a,ts 10 chain mIi,E.l "a eAI soIg L 0
| ro,d,ii? O. hat r.auy .ono-sd saGrlo', tie con.
ousrors 10 .ho sy A. clmoHd sad :Ga's,a, should
have succumbei 10 disease AID been flIced bik 10 the
hosrita? loJk to h'ar great oaicry rsied aga:nt
the s,rogslers. Already Icy cwslsy men. aud din.y
staff cf ira aud qiarteT ,s.e's Sno are nouatcd aud
EN- forage tho c5uu;ry for soneting to eat con
dsmaDs IN, vsa5g p'isa e, wAo, netT! hl;s?diDg h,
)dy may De ooForsd vita Gust AID psr7pfA,ion and
his fee, with sons brpits 10 expected TO trudg, slong
uudsr his kus9slck aud cartridge box, on sn er9pty
som4ch, ard never to turn ABIDE fJrs moral OF iood
to sal'an HI, sinking limbs. oE up)n tuc1 INDUSTRIOUS
irasdc That Tiers hAi bean unnecessary struggling
ia ready Adni;et; bui ia large III riy Of CAGES The
men have ou7 to point to their beedla- feet. tatercd
garments and gauns fEsm,s for an an'Ter 10 the un
lst charge.
No army on this con,insl: has ever aceompisisd 80
much or suffered Gs nach the army of Northern Vir
gaii with the last three months. A. psrioi du
ring the 6isi revolutionary var-ao, even ct Valley