Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-26

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Yesterdsy our new guns we're servediout
10 ths,boysg They are wsil.plsssed with
the exchange, aud may wen be 50, for the
new guns are beauties. Afiner lot of arms
have neHerseea, either for finish or effect
iTeness. The .,eld guns we're ,sbous as
weak inthe m&inspriug as fsbmS politicians
in the kaeAa. They HoaldtnoternshA=ay.g
back. let alone a percussion cap, being de-
cidedly dangerous TO ourselves 0ya l.ias
Four of'ourlcompahies-A,o Capt. Tom.
linson; :. Capt, Msfesf G Capt, Aalo "a
and j, Capt. Bfown-sre detached at
bptlthe probabilities are that.
the 18th will soon be one again. This de-
taehmsn. also got their gups yesterday::=7-
They are under command of Lieut., Colonel
EOrthco.t, andlhaTe5 been put through in
regular Virginia discriminating style for,
the past two weeks. Originally detached
at Clarksburg, on our arrival there, they.
have marched to, Buckha1nou9 thence to
Beverly, thence to webster, and back to.
Clerksbarg again, and nary seeesh. q sdT
{ Since coming to, Buckhsnnon. our. regi-.
ment has been most industriouss organizing
q drum corps, eleeting chaplain, per-
forming guard and picket duty, drilling sit
bours per day in squad, battalion and
company > and'R officeriE drill at nightf
with guard nounting and dress parade,
aud every other duty Of soIdierbo9d. Geo.
Hammond, Jr., of company HIS ourprih-
eipal musician, aud wakes the echoes of
the Virginia hills with the dulcet notes Of
the tattoo and reYeiIle at eve and dewyi
morn ID ls7iszsd isa4 enc .ib1omdsia
Our Chaplain elect is Rev. tThos. Trainer
of Marshall county. Speaking of chaplains,
we have the most moral, orderly set of
youths ever organized iutola regiment
Since our outcome we have only had one
arrest ia the camp, and that for d small Of
Tense. Men were never better conducted,
nor more anxious to do and learn duty. In
battalion drills this corps does snrpassing-
~ better than any new regiment i: has been
my lot to see perform. That syren whose
lovely aspect SO foften seduces the soldier
into disgrace. tanglefoot whisky, is scarce
here aud the results are correspondiugiy
happy. Our camping gtcdnd is right i 10 the
Main street of the village at the east end,
ON beautiful ground, nearly level and turfy.
About mile from camp is the battalion
drill grounds. pasture field Of 80 acres of
smooth grassy lawn, clearing us OF suffo-
cation from dust. Water is abundant in
the immediate vicinity Of the tents, Alto
gether the boys think this is gay soldier.
ing, and coincide with them heartily. We
have few exciting episodes. Occasionally
a prisoner comes through on his way to the
Wheeling Bastile. and must be taken care
of for day or SO. IA scouting excursion
afforded a good deal of laugh lately, Some
marauders were tearing up Ned about 10
miles of, stealing Union horses and cattle.
Col. Harris sent off about 100 soldiers to
press horses. The process is peculiar. A
quiet fellow is riding along the street when
Army Blue commands him to get Off
EzpostaIation is vain, rs vain as the
horses delicate Constitution and body
/ never knew how many defects
the horses had in this country till
then. In fifteen minutes one hundred
mounted Infantry, guns in sling, under
chargesofi an officer.went out Of town with
immense. eClat. However, the expedition
only got there too late to catch tue scoun-
drels. itoei iHi .,.-.,
A sad accident occurred in Company T,
Capt, Prichara's, yesterday afternoon. A
young man named John Sheets accidentally
shot himself through The wrist with his
musket. 1t seems he was sick, complain
ing of dizziness. and at the back of the
camp alone, having gone out 10 draw an
old load from the piece, the vertigo attack
ed him, and in some way the gun was dis
charged, taking effect as aboYe. The small
bones of the wrist are. pulverized, bpt
DR.. Ruggles thinks the hand may bS saved.
The wounded man is 10 the hospital here,
comfortably and we'll attended.
To-day the 10th Virginia leaves here FOR
Bulltown, eudwe will be their successor.
! DR.. Bryan has arrived at clarksburg and
is serving with the men there. Our ambu-
lances and transportation has come also,
81 horses, ID wagons and ambulances;
OF course in camp the little invariabls. ac-
compartments will appear. First soldier,
al say Jim, what are you scratching for,
have you got flea on you29 Second SOL
der, "Do you think Lam an Internal dogf
Nc, its o louse!!9a s'i'ta . s1I4 SO o. :
From the I2th Va. regiment.
CANT AT BUcKHANSON,