The national Republican., 1862-09-17
FROM THE DIARY or A sEcssH SOLDIER.


Gen. Pope, who Kindly furnished Il for publ.
cation. u d written in psnoil, sod b much
deisosd end stained. The minutes run from
July "a 70 August n, Of this year, and b .
daily memorandum, The following extracts
MAJ be Of Interest, as illustrating q rebel
soldiers lifs.s ai .Hrrag0H a" Ia a.Hrt
CHARLorrEsvLLE, July "a, ls62.-About 4
O'Clock, news came that the Yankee cavalry
wers accounting. Two pieces went 70 the Rio
haryisnd cavalry. They did not come, but
croesed At Browhs Gap. Rained very hard al
night.
July 25th. Stayed at Rio Bridge until three
O'Clock. Returned 10 camp Took dinner up
the road With Mr.. Mayo. Got brsaktast al Mrs.
John B. Minors. ''..H
26th. Wrote letter to George and Mary.
Bent them or
9th. Went 10 town about noon. Came back
70 dinner. Got battery horse and went W
Ragged Mountain with three Of the boys. Awful
rough road and hard place. Never want to
60 again. Came back atnight Stopped on The
sOth. Went 10 Monticello N Mouu.sin, the home
and birthplace of Thomas Jefferson. Had due
view Of the surrounding country.
Friday, Aug, lst- Two Of the First Maryland
Yanks captured.
Sunday, Sd. Very warm. Went 10 town. Took
several drinks. Went 10 church Took several
more drinks. Went 10 camp. Wsnt to town al
night Wrote To Richmond ~ ID. .. ~.
Monday, 4th. Weather oppressively worm.
L. L.. camp all dsy Went Vent 70 town at night, bat
Wednesday, 9Th Went to Mrs Mayos. Took
dinner. Spent the afternoon there, with Mac
and tho ladies. Had a very pleasan. time Of II.
Friday, Sth We were ortlerai 10 GOrdons
VILE, but not having horses, We stayed behind.
Saturday, 9th. Three officers and twenty. one
men Of the Maryland cavalry went through
charlottesville, hound for Richmond, captured
from Pope.
Sunday, 10th. Went to town Saw some Of
the returned prisoners from Fort Delwlre II
Ia reported Gen. Wiuder killed IN yesterdays
6ght We cspturing one major general aud
sumo 500 prisoners Great rejoicing If II Ia
true over The deiea, oi Pope.
Monday, lltb. Was in town all dag looking
at the wounded from Tho fight with Pope. Sons
$50 game up.
Tuesday, i2tb. Mors wound-d came up and
were well cared for BY the ladies, all oI whom
DO the best they can.
Wednesday, 18th. No. | and 2 guns started
for Gordonsville. II is reported ths, the First
Maryland regiment WIS 10 be dlabandstl.
Made II oil right
Friday. 18TH. Westarled from Charl ottesvill.
for Gordousville. Made eli hut one mil, (22 J
Very fine march. ''.'
Saturday, 18th Started with the company 10
join our brigade (the Stonewall.) Wewcnt II
miles, when we caught her. Went to ceup
about 10 O'Clock p. N Our wagon train was
cut of from us; 20 We had nothing to eat. Made
my supper Of Of roasting esrs OF corn. II was
nnala NJ ntphN hoA g..
Portable.
sunday, l7th. The wagons came up, aud We
sot breakfast. We were then transferred 10
the koEth brigade. Gen. Stark. We passed
yesterday, some twelve inen and one officer,
csptused tsom Pope's army. Went ub on the
bias thaa overlook Pope's camps and got some
applee, but the pickets would not let me 20 on
The Top for 10 see their camps. We had a drill
70 day, the frat since we left the Rsppsbanuock
All quiet.
Monday, 18th. About 10 O'Clock, we were
ordered 10 cook three days rations II 10 re-
ported that Gen j. E. B. Stewart, Of the CAV
siry, made narrow escape from being cap
tlired while making a reconnaissance Of the
ensmy. 10.
Tuesday, 18th. Received orders to march at
daylight. Two men Of the Thirty .fnt Vireinis
regiment were shot to day for dessrting 70 the
cpemy. Twenty.four men were picked out for
The purpose. They belonged to Early's brig
ade, Ewell's division. II il reported they were
going to show The enemy the hesdquarters Of
Gen. Jackson. We were ordered to be ready
to march - soon as the moon was up.
Wednesday, 2Oth. Rsveille at 8; received
the signal for one week, BY order Of General
Lee. About . O'Clock crossed the Rspidan
where the Yankees had been. Our men shot
one and captured two 10 the house. They were
on picket. They completely destroyed evsry.
thing In house, The person that lived there
belonged To 6tb Virginia cavalry. We crossed
he ford where the YsIks left. Our cavalry
captured some one hundred and 6fty privates
and officers from Pope. We travelled fourteen
miles, passing through Stevensburg. It Is .
small place. Saw some very pretty young Ia.
dies there and on the road. Il 10 said that the
Yanks have burned Culpeper Court house.
Thursday, 2lst. Revsille at dawn Of day,
Started after the Yanks. saw Riuder; be be-.
John Dawson Ia in the Lstcher artillery. Gen.
Lee passed us on the road. We crossed the
| railroad at Brandy station aud went 10 Mer.
chants ford, and drove the enemy away. They
| had two pieces Of artillery, Infantry and cav.
airy, We fired at them while they we're al
| brea kfast and all ran away. Our cavalry
then crossed the river with two pieces Of an
uiher battery and two OF ours, while one Of
Wood'ns battery and one Of ours was firing
90 them. Captain Reynolds was shot in the an.
clio, Jack Irwin was hot in the groin. and Clay
Smith In the shoulder, by pieces Of shell. Our
men all came back, and we opened on the cue
my with I'LL force, driving them back
10 the morning we blew up one Of their
caiseous, killed one man, and wounded eloysn.
II being now dark we stopped 6rlng and
slept on the field
Friday, I'D. The day opened cloudy. As
soon ss daylight we opened IRE on the enemy,
driviDg them iron their position some twelve
TINES We never charged once. No. | gun
hsd killed Tom Bradley and W. H II Cox. A
piece Of shell struck me iu the eide but NJ II
was spert, IL did no harm. Alter AIing some
two hours we silcnced their g,tis, them lin.
bared up and went tO the rear.
Saturday, Esd. We crossed HsIlll river and
went "a far jefferson. Culpeper county where
We stopped, and Charley q. and got dinner
This Ia small place but good seoesh. Heard
Of J. Il B. Stswarts success in destroying the
railrosd and burning the wagon train Of Gen.
Pope Four hundred prisoners passed camp.
They had most all passed before could see
them soms OF The Maryland regiment were
there, together with some citisens, negroes
Dutch, 10, and come ofiioers, who will while
away merry time in Dixie. We marched
thirteen miles 10 day. D." Id"