The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-07
Army Correspondence.
CAMP NEAR WAsnrNGToN Q. H. VA,
r.-.i. tu july %, 1869.

.'." gg.., July "a, 1869.
Nessrs. Els Owing TO the continua,
moving of our Battalion Of late, have
been unable to furnish you accounts OF our
whereabouts and whatabouts as fret equent
ly as | could have wished. Suffice il to
say that we are now encamped on bill
z ofa mile north east, (as near as / can
judge,) from Washington G. H., the
county seat of Rappahannock county. l,
is very pleasantly situated at the foot Of
the ihountsins, and has about as pleasant
a location as any village I have met with
in Virginia. It cUhtaihs about 200 or
800 inhabitants, aud as it has not had tie
honor OF very freqdent visits frUtfi the
" Yankee cut Mroots," or " Confederate
gentlemen. as they espectively term the
two armies, it has a considerably cleaner
apr ear rance than most Of the placee we
have PASSED through. This village is on
the direct road TO CulpepperCourtHouse
| There are various cohjectures as 10 our
probable future movements, and although h
Of course nothing certain is known. yet
more than one event seems to confirm
The idea that we are 10 operate against
Richmond in some way or other. Our
general opinion prevailing here is conf.
dence in General Pope, and the more
since his recent proclamation. Our force
here | am not at liberty 10 state, but Of
one thing you aesn be assured, Stone,call
can never force Banks to take another as
hasty trip to Williamsburg as before, 1t
is rumored by oui cavalry scouts that
jackson is in The vicinity OF Gordonsville
with heavy force; large body of our
troops left this morning going in that di-
recIion, and as heavy firing has been
heard from that point for the last s hours
it but fair to presume that the "Feds'an
"ConJsds" have met. ..,. '.'. ...t.'. t.,
We have row been in the fi+lj nearly
two months and our boys have become
some W hat familiariSed with the hardship
Of soldiers life. and l rather imagine
THAT friends and relatives a. home
would have considerable difficulty 10 rec
ognizing a brother Or son in the sun bur
ned, unshaven, long haired, ragged look
ing specimens Of humanity that would b'
presented 10 their as!onished gaze were
they to pay us a visit now. The genera
health of our command has been gooC
since we left and but one or two Of th'
boys have been ailiug at ALI George Mill
ligsn. from S.outsvilIe, being the onl.
, sick we have row. His disease is moth
ing serious, and we hope soon to see hin
; in his accustomed place in the ranks. :
We have lost by dcsertion two. since lea
5 wing Harpsrs Fery,---A- Williams ant
+ Isaac England, who left on the marcl
! between Front Royal and. Warrenton.-i
The Regular service is getting TO Sel
good deal moreregular than some Of tn
t boys anticipated. butyou hear none .
a them grumbliug at all, being py this tim
e pretty well convinced that the more rigi
the discipline, the beites it is for US. q
5 just wish you co ould take a squint a. you
correspondent now and uotice the pecuIia
d tposisb." on Bonded knees before a hos
: pitAl mess chest which constitutes m
! only writing desk. 3WeIbsve mot had
!, copy of the Gazette for some time, an
= without an occaSionsl glimpse ofit, "
II could scarcely get along. The last on
: we had contained al account Of the OIL
I ganization of Capt Henley's compan
!. and we were truly rejoicfd tossee that ol
3 Lancaster was still up and doing. Br
g the ,.time draws nigh apace," when tn
brazst throated sentry in tho rear Of on
: tent will be yelling ''pat out that light,
, and ! anticipate him ~ drawing TO
7 Close. and SO, r9i,aGnma rt e.9ase.
9 Good night all. e+ =
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