Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-25
From the Isth Rerin,ent.,

CAMg NEAR AIExAxDssA, VA.l
 ~ Sept. 2Oth; 1882, @
 MEs Ep1roR: The l9ds reports prpgress. On Monday night ws septS SoD the wing inAthe Jer- sey cars j; Tuesd& nlgh htfnkthe R. Rs Station at Baltimore W Wednesday niahf|in tAe barracks at Waship gton; ,Tharsda yaig ght. under the canopy at Alexandria, near the river SGnd Friday night under the canopy mile further back, where We remain at this writing, and where it is guessed we shall remain for some time. Our camp is on slepiag ground, mile back zof=Alexandria, overlooking that distinguished city, and afford ing a good view. of the capital and of the river up,and doW1s Further s, back. en lths top,of the hill and not half aSmile from us, is the aStrag- gler's Camp" which contains nearly COCO sol; dters; representing f88 regiments, who have been arrested ip Washington and elsewhere. and who are to De sent to their respective regiments. EReiafo scesnents for zthis. Straggler's Regiment pass by us ill little squads continually, but none of the 18th have got in there get. (Entse nous, folks all along the route from Camp Dalton to this place, declared that we were the best look. ing, and the best 6ehared regiment that eyer came down.) -s.-..s r.s......., -
 Connecticut boys of other regiments are loca. ted aiiSaround us, and as soon as they hear of our arrival they come tearing into camp, and throw themselves into the arms of their friends in a manner that indicates very great satisfae. ton. Mason has sfoaDd his Porter, Lyman J, Jr. his Ed, Dwight his Gappen AlYsh; and eve. | ry body has found somebody, . g, ,,is.:...,, Mr. Editor, what do you suppose vas the most interesting object I saw in Washington? |? The Capitol :? No. The Treasury Building 7a Guess again. Why, bless your heart, it was Jog! The
 honQrs of the -Hatteras storm, Newborn and Fort Macon stuck out all over him, and the sight of his happy and good.natured dial was
 more beneficial to your correspondents" eyes than caa> >bs safa, or sung, or printed. a z
 The Eth Company has been with Burnside in the recent battles and the rest of the Litchfe!d boys were there, and we wait with much anxiety to hear particulars. ...= ,s7l ? .., -, Our Regiment is all we'll. The men of our Company certainly are. A man in the Goshen Comi,any, Cornelius Hammond, J had fit, and
 was left m Newark, and Amos Woodin of the
 Salisbury Company, broke Lis leg in falling from the top of the car. These were the only
 serious occurrences of the journey ap as4
 As to the news from McClellan's army, we
 don't know any thing, more about it than you
 do, and suspect that isn't much, just yet { No
 body knows anything here. People who exit
 right under the shadow of the Capitol don't
 know anything until they. read it in the Tribune,
 1tnles, or Herald:l But the soldiers have t. vague opinion, founded on precedents, that af:
 ter the present string of fights are over, both
 sides will settle down on their glorious victo- res,i draw their rations, and encourage suttlers for the uext two months. The rebel army will
 be bagged in certain newspapers, every three days, and hope, and am going to try to beJaeue,
 that # will be bagged in reality some fine day
 this autumn. In that case, we will assist at
 some of yonr Thanksgiving dinners next No, l vember. We have this day received our arms | Enfield rifles. Yours, ,osa, FAYDo
 P. S. Letters for this Regiment should be direc.ed thus: N'4 ''-.1
 1 A. B. .l .=5 aS-s, -197.lce | .. a..s igs Co., .t .r.. .szs, . }ss f.ey8. .r. -.. .- .,. l9th Reg't Conn. Vols. .,, Washington, D. C.. :