Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-08
FROM MORGAN COUNTY. ~
CAM CISsE, Morgan CO., Va, !
March Sd. 1862.
Editors InfriLgeneer :

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March Sd, 1862.
Editors LnfriLigencsr
Lo, and behold we have gone and done
it. On Saturday afternoon last, we were
vending our way to Manchester, through
the. mud and over the mountains. About
8 O'Clock we arrived at the wagon bridge
over Big Cacapon. Two regiments OF in-
fantry passed over, aud we were crossing,
when Col. Tyler (acting Brigadier General
Commanding and staff caue up, and was in.
a rage because he said that he had ordered
us to stay on this side ofHthe. river
We however, continued to go on over the
bridge, and marched up the hill one-fourth
of mile, halted, huilt fires and made
coffee, unrolled our blankets, laid them
down on the laurel and went to Sleep
ave awoke next morning, gexpeeting to
move on towards BIoomeTy Gan, and
waited, long for orders to fall in ranks.
F,Noon came at last, and with it snow.
After we had eaten dinner, we went to
work building brush huts to stay in ali
might and to keep the snow off. Perhaps
a -mengre description of how brush huts
nre' built. will interest your readers
First, we cut two forks about ten feet
long, select two suallJtrees close togeth-
err and cut another polem about fifteen
or twenty feet long, just according to
tue length and the number yon want,in II.
Then place the two forks in the ground,
about six feet from the trees and against
them. Then put your pole in the turks
aud bear the forks hgainstthe trees.a You
now have q solid foundation for your hut.
Thenext thing in the programme is to cut
small pine trees, take the brush, of and
place the butt Of the brush on the ground,
the top leaning on the pole, continue TO
hFfia n
y snow proof. Then get,sIrAw, hay, or
cornstalks on the top of the brush, build a
large fire infront of the hutyget small.pius
brush and put outhe ground, spread your
Gutta Percha Blanket onthe brush, then
spread down your OYercoat, lie down, put
your woolen blankets over you and 60 to
sleep. ll.-q .a.15 fa.s5 ~ =
We had just accomplished all this and.
was milking our coffee when we were orr
dered to fall in ranks! No sooner said
than done coffee had to be thrown out of
tins, and in less tune than il takes, me, to
write I'VE were marchiag back to Camp,
and arrived there dt.dark.i n he third bril-
gade lad enough of this kind of work. to
do. We had a specimen of 1t in marching
from Camp Kelly out to the Little Caca-
Camp Level. iSoldierinkis is no fool ofta Job,
as the privates know to their sorrow.
n Ny load was sss follows q GsFtridSe hox
and cartridges, 10 lbs, q lbs. OF crackers,
(Vulgarly called cylinder heads because
they are so sott) coffee sugar and salt,
| 2 lbs; 3 lbs of meat, and candies, matches
and other fxings, 2, lbs, gun aud bayouet
8 lbs, over coat aud blanket IL lbs, Total
40 lbs, so that moving nniaFmys is not easy
work. So f-3aatl asi'A5is ar :;
q Returning to camp Colonel Tboburn ius
formed us that General. Lander was dead
Sorrow was soon manifested 10 various
ways. The regiment was slower,
tears stoodHinrthe eyes of many hardy
soldier, and men spoke in d lower tone,
telling each other what a gallant soldier
had LEFT us. r. ~. - {
To-day we were marched to the railroad
20 see his.body CARRIED to The, depot, slT6ei
sight WAS grand it is beyond my power
to describe the various regiments aud OIL
GERS participating. Adler Correspondents
viii give you an adequate descriptIo Ion.e5.,- Z.
Another man bslonginglto this regiment
has dicd-A. p. ShriYer, of Co. u, an
aniable young man, who wpsb beloved by.
lall who knew him. Heidiedg in,the Cum
pberland Hospital on the 9th OF February,
/ Two members of Co. II have died since its
Organization. s15.sra9 s-si2sa ias ll,--l
X must not forget TO mention an incident
! which occurred on our march returning,
as tits noteworthy = "A sick man gave out,
tand ColoGeF Thobdrn Immediately got off
his horse, put the sick mAn on; sent him
4 tOu,Slud walked into camp, d distance OF
lsix miles. Thiss.Was praissworthy act
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