Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-07-04
CORRESPONDENTS.
From the nth Maine Regiment.

4 | have desired to visit that field not from
/ a morbid wish to view the CHASTITY effects OF
! the strife, in mutilaicd forms, where friend
! AMI for lay as stricken down by the iron and
/ lcaden showcr,-nor to calculate upon the
comparative s,liIerly conduct and energy or
+ fighting qualities Of Southern and Northern
truops But my wish WAS to look over the
ground where my friends, brothers in arms,
held in ally conflict for comparatively a
/ long time, a force probably tehioli their own:
as also where another part oil our regiment
pas<vcly lay. under the fire of shells. grape
and round shot and rifle bullets. not permit
! ted to move or fire gun in return.
/ THIS d sir was granted on the 10Th inst
wh.n Col. piai>tcI. our noble commander,
/ invited me to accompany him to the place.
On rcachiu, the field, we at once saw an
entire change had been and was being made.
! 4 belt of the woods. some thirty rods in
width. had ben fell the entire length Of the
/ line and WHERE. for mile and bali, Cas-
ey abused Division of less than 5000 men,
! (jariudw2 the hundreds kept on pickle; and
! fatigue Guty,1 were expected, with no works.
or enlya uiilinS rifle pit aud one small
eartbwork. = hold the enemy thcr2, now we
/ found some - 600 troors Of the best IN the
army and they. too. entreneHfed by strong
+ log aud earth breastwork extending the whole
'''s'.'s, 80 a. "a =. ,l''',''''
/ through which tie ea=iuy me- II SEEK - al
vance.
The section Of the II in first passed over,
was that who're four companies Of the l!th,
with the 53ah y \ lay for u bali an hour
U''t ''.' me 81 me ss.'ns o'''r'f ~
'''e nc ~" s''''''' : "a ~ seaHa'''.
ee' '' ~ ~ u ''i'' ~ = ~ oe''
cut 81 >',''>i''' y SaS''s ana ft.'' a en-
/ !" r OF l'r' 'aaF"ci 'a'f'.!. i3e u'sh VINO
or ss''' Hlt H'''' ~ eA'4'H2=s 81 ils aus y
t'o" vi ''''-l'. ''.'' ,.'., s''''u '.i.' 80
l'"' ",s''' M''' ',''' ''''' any one q '"'
run % - e '-'i' : "a ~ ','ass iiie"'
tfa5h '''fe We l'3sssied u =" mere TIE i'f7t
p''S's.5 "',s i.'',i, anu osse Tue sf94'''
H'>se-t y II IA t""r = H'A - IA 'thsa '"r
INCA 1o'A IeinI' 1" "a T. lA!'He uoMh ana
"'i''17 ee'" en- 'i'' rms. hgs5 FA''s' 'a@a- u
no" sea,''rs9' are l'.t'ed ana saa''ertd ny
inusAet ir.iiH, ne lchce stood WITHIN mn
sH9t OF the sttn1'ng woods whose nadcF-
brush 50 completely covered the enemy that
"4ea hFss sen tHe seams al thc'r clothes
were ~ t'nttiy '.''n.ns W ih'S hltinty IN,
lest tesrTi Fiiatf' i that ol "a he'd OF biooi
h'o2l me raIy ''!"ts Inc ground. II re
-Wafths % ms are est'e't'd - least On the
o!o3d - numerous are t"ey' rs "ctnHtiy !"
/ s;artle our hafser' al times n we rode ever
the iiei aud the stencil Was - powerful as
/ - fsGsicr unpleasant our Whole stay thsre.--
IN af'ah1. 'iies u 'attfjs'S, L., sntl mark
/ The GROUND tr1i-an y tie i9smsn 10 .!rr-
ate conflict N'E'le i1Fther T. TIE front and
/ rear must the seaFcH be mate Tor tn. lea'!c"
"nil winch Il 50 tittgs'y
Although j@St here Tue dead were al bur-
lei q =" ress Instant .'hI We =" hs4'5s Ut
u"t3eS3td an officers 81 Mas reEfa> t.
regiment r3H .o.'izsi near ~. tod u - a
, great many such aIG n nc >s,zn lu't 1atsi1c
'Ae lehrt i.a#s' - len csc lliNts.7a i
refreffard TT not Ing letter battle and
ietfe,t.os' AID anti i"Ilshn.Iy Irai'ei
+ ''F ftle'-Hih~ ;"e aly aA- held 10 drsYin J,
AK tse eh ny, It i worth noticing that
TIE eslA'a men IBID tAtIr i.les ir4Et s''lle
ai-tthts h@!a VIM tic fst.9eo H5N i,
1ui ais. TIT we. IA t.us vet. VI - Hrs'-!
+ nj t3a-i'1aee l. tie graves 4 eur lae1 hs-
clgss II Wa To dangerous. aud was util :
'he i.fs '' tze enemy lit&et l5ese e'il.
Gers ar, 81. thAt :, up 70 tic ttn INST, our
"'an bad e#fyT 5! = o! tie r-,-ei ee.!,
An+ths :4s'A IA 7; ta.eS!y stfe"n Is r the
-F2l.,l' Ai...-i ny t..s trs u the IVAN frnn.
/ inI A"'ic ia ami t1i1i battery "la-se guns
"eFn not taken, tian anywhere cl,r, -
many "rra tasr' that wrrs counted within
a cIrgte Il - let damrter nai, ia the cx-
,rcS,iye hUt proi.re .au.uase %! the 5.le.r.
1T Is q - Outrage - sdy tlcss t.uoi.-