Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-08-29

Correspondents Of the Fremont Journaii
IN CANP NKAR YoHRTows Va. I
August I'd, 1861 I

Correspondence OF the Fremont Journal;
In CAMr NKAR YoaRTows VA
Aueust ID 1864.
FntrSp KvFtrn;-The army of the potomac
has again changed its base BY strateRic Inosc-
ment The movement comiuonced onthe 9Th
inst and did not all get out el the breast-work
for four days, that it Would take four days
for the entire army topass q gwen point.
No one who has nat seen the army, can form
any idea Of it's magnitude. IL were to guess
a thousand times, could not come within gun
shot OF the number Of wagons belonging to this
army Sope say the General aud staff eccupy
lS3 four and six horse wagons; that the General
himself has 50. Such crowding and rushing
never saw before The teams were kept upon
the trot and sometimes at a canter. Baggage
trains contendcd against artillery and artillery
against infantry, and infantry against infantry
each striving 10 hold its place in the limo Of
march, AT one time, soon after crossing tho
.Chickahominy, there was one baggage train, one
battery Of artillery, and two regiments Of imam
try. occupying the road at the sumo time, each
striving TO get in advance Of the other. A reg
iment Of RegtRdrs tried to run the 67th off the
track, bit soon found oui Htat they did not knor
as. We charged upon every cornfield and fruit
tree that chanced 10 come in our way, and yes
terday We made up for lost time by ieasting on
clans oysters and shell-6sh II we could on
ly remain hero two weeks, we could whip our
weight in wild cats But soldiers rest is Of
few days. All we want is fewer orders and
more men, and then, aud not until then, can we
expect to close the war. Send along The a'esa
Before leaving Berkeley, l visited some of the
most noted places, among which are the follow
ing; The residence of the Harrison family, a
large two story brick, built by Benjamin Harri-
son. the grandfather Of ex- President W. II. Har-
rison, A. D., 1926 Afierward the birthplace
of Old Tippecanoe who sold it to Mrs. Organ
whose daughter, Mrs. Dr. Starks, is the present
proprietor. l next called at the Cemetery on
the same plantation and found the tombs OF se-
reral noted persons, among them the grand fa-
ther and grand mother Of ex- President Harrison.
The former died April 10th, l7l0, aged 81 years.
The latter December Both, 1894, aged 81 years
On our march, we passed by the residence of
tho late John Tyler; within four miles Of James
town. the first settlement in America; also thro'
Williamsburg, one of the oldest towns in Amer
lea. The buildings are all old, built chiefly on
one street, extending about one aud a half miles
long Near the west end of the town stands
Williams and Mary's College, in front of which
is the marble statuary of Osborne Berkeley. orig
inal proprietor Of Berkley, Cor HRrrison's Land
ing executed in and brought from London in
the year 1873. We saw Fort Magruder and the
great battlefield OF May last From this to
Yorktown there is little to be seen worthy of
note. OF Yorktown / can say nothing as the
rebel Notifications entirely hid the city from
view. had glimpse at the old Revolutionary
Notifications, how almost wasted and gone We
halted near the place where Lord Cornwallace
to Gen. Washington. The sacred spot
is marked by six Cedar Posts. Formerly it had
a large stone monument, but the rebels tore it
down to build forifications for their heavy guns.
Near this place arethe graves of go Union sol
diers, who died in hospital here last spring.
Respectfully yours, &c, J. 9. @.