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confirmation than Jdst appreciation OF such
vaor. He s Of the promis ng young officers 10


conformation is no more than st appreciation Of such
vaor. he Of the most proms ng young oncefs Ia
the service lgsse9 = ..r.-
ts army do not afrd much OF interest TO write ahont
Since my letter everything has remained pcace,u
snd nothing has been soen or heard o. me en-
What mischief they may have in contemplation next J. ~
impossible 70 tell but that they mist be COZ cactng mo
new schelses pre- airing To tic some furtner pas
for the injury OF tho Union there can be no doubt
Meantime tho Army Of tho Potomac Is daRy beginning Y
stronger and better prepared to renew the oa''' 'o 1'
In addition to the list Of killed and wounded in General
nant res. B Parker Of the Second United States pi ant
ry aid 10 Gcacrai Sykes. and Assistant Acting suaf
terrascr killed. the battle f Gaines Nil An "
hal m hour be ore sunset that day he led party OF
the Second inunry carge AGAINST rebel regiment,
10 tho ng mar Ie1tcaant Parker shot lie
fae young oicef, and much beloved oy ms son-
radcs Another mcinbr Of g. neral sykes sauloa.e m
nan Merry n,nan of the Seventeenth United sta es IN.
fantrywas severely waauaed In tho leg ~ 1aihcsI
Mil s.N -,
Some has been excited among tho OF GERS
of the regulars ny that senatar Wison, oI Ma
s,cises. had said that .tfo Fourteenth tnitei states
tantry b, Ike and ove volunteer regiment 1T nc
bte. 5S ianes' Mills. lhcreis no truth IN any ate
mont n this Kind The regulars fuaht well, not on 70
IN bstilc hut in ihc battle ~ Malvcr il, and rep
depo essential ase ices, dis laying cou
rage otion unsurpassed by any troops on tho
nc,d Cen Mcclellan hnsc pcrcctly s1tis
it, with them sail Chat they ha not only stai ed
butncreased ther reputation for gaianry and ie'c-
fh.rc have been sone promotions fer gallant y in tto
i rccoirt battles, ~ r,oe viii akc - c. Am ng
othors, First IieWs,aant W. II. bbs. ITO 10 d ~
Sra hss kcn prs mited b. COLONEL B.rdin
aca tai cy, as also fst Lilo tenant W. H. Slsh, of no
susc ghesetwo Office fis,ingui he'd thcnr CIV 3
by iepa acts or ga'!anty h tito rccesit cauili ~
Ii swtcnl.J Gibbs lars cuarly MOTTO by Gcne al
ifin. andrcc,Hnm med by hm TOT Iroml, lion for his
o ndnct at 6aines Mi = several oco ut tcIchc e.
dsns re,nenI v~ho arein II he ,ih have scnc North 70
recruit TO the orim.ft. Captain Wilson his re- civca
il eavo immediately biny that Tiirl III
regins,nt has baUn yery m oh oslUced by the hard
rvso IL has unsrgone, ard 1t Is Vt s "a a
In the pre-. eatrarih Of ing and exciting
ON ma have bssn Induced to II tho ra
miscrics of tist bus c., of ,ticcre know
as q,i ,ss Others may time
t'av1'i thyirias stoTies have been "ld ~ a &c nf
re n1ental qua leruas Icsc sori 3 nay have
en- tr g; hi, edge lr n The universal lest nony Of
tie qi hfcabo u: IL must have been ioe
unlor GENE very srgrar hui ci ati;s teic eroiu
msnts b. bo derived from stch arit atcn so K ,ior
mnlreit, IRON = ,Elc.s man who wears wsir o. 1rs
lisutc = sle,ll straw aud ,..hbts
des ars x Dtc ance. as he bess,ung NcIeaa sad
die .u AZ aninial f 'ne eq',s' cch 8 eon~Es aral'
OF "kng-sre1 ocour,ti, !, attached u arny waote
i his r.,st pockeie carries iie file ~ rasers, aie
ried ihe,rt bcne aih it. eli, haf is nannent-
Il q,rte uaas.ei icated iv' the n.s cious"Q ~
II yoor devi's ulcr sr This Is, 6l,ssacvor
by meats ssary TO tdeniTy hin his fp.s,ics u
a. ps,ny Aame upn his co co rs th~ IN ssaries
~ his ih horrors al the
itnn pothns TO tho hTror.Ai "gq dis IA r. The
lime. tOa tile haid AMI tho g0vornnleftor til
,vsgr, 40 tho aaya alsi Shar,s'ds--tna upper ans
IA iher mi istons. between wlicii the poor rcgAA
4 AZ II
he re.lnLalt .,nd tA, sovorLient rat, Us 1n "a
tasi and sanLcs. under a eli c,.istaies.s
ipali lces, a'' a'e sxirs rs.tn Of uhsssey 70 bae
!ILLcssiox they lho ess,t regi
.saa thoa owssl-' hand.tle rcgmcls 10 mys,eroar.y
dSw,, in the nigh ~ tho nx@t u he great cset o
.Lxx, alter 4 aud xsi lslc so,iAe isn,a i,l..-
in,aI, whe Ella al LeI csunp and gaurson etrpags
fi,o,ia6c iesi, the anaflsl:assf VI ic
srmSlye jised fr Hat ti sng s once whisky and can
ces iur ti'c Eiaz ana w.sksy and wal iSis for the
oiuc:S Iikc"iip he is - yic:i gXsst cctl
Da.u n In
have aiaass Ia lively reco ec.in rce ~ rLs n thg
.,rmy \; suatiors wll:ca IN 70 have To priiCe.
f.r bis - aasa benefit u.ti ,sy.ittrJ. lie egpec,e
10 sell culx aid .orninssa atfies u ~ c!ccr3
tick. and t. forge the me psy day. He is ex;cc,ed
shrty n,s. s. all Aid i;.c ufcerso eighty
pun!s Of extra baggage. undes the CUTS r "rx
a,u;i,iurp and hs expected ny III 20, crra.ct
SLY sis scki, aanas 10 do It WITH. lie expected
/ p-rclssc ca.niles AID supply headquarters gi:as
Iis + s,p'c;sd 70 SEM , thee Loars PEI dism
| charles FOR th, privilege Of ec.lkg packages
iJr tno !e;men.' iic = specied u Do N The i,l
same lime \, be d:am ig ratces ~ Iistsibae 10 hs
when the isht Ii oyc'. smt as
n drawing gco.s I. ON the government; he must pr
= IL any III oil respectable ~ I'll
r.ctu. " - all lesti. NJ ia tho Isa ras
sior;er est.eLsn With Pols n,esknsss. an, o.
ne can cn;y draw a VIC ci III ta,;tln o 'ha aticss
regur,d. insle 4 OF bes, cs.lcilied het~cci sw,
hijvc;. he Il cfced t.ics bc.wscs ivo isiaiibcs.
lis regimen, i;ir cf rraad IL. Is. issues ami tc
gv.tnr,n 81 la 4 Ia hs rt-sui iicas. h,iS IN in
hI.nGb Wr ~ ScWtNg Viz. 'HsarItied
o rciur.cd soldiers, raa.enial.zc he TANNED guar
ta-:a.s.c.r.p aar
NJ yau;:ir sric:.c anxious yo,r coantry and
VITA gory c.. tic tcitc ncd, w.ea yo. pin rho army
"-iist IN thc ranks, set 80 a suite. sci. tho
ageis, ryc as ~ OF cr eoox, tlrn citer,
H.. crcn to jorrg tie crow ei RAJ ks ~ bis d O.
rcrc:is: bot son I. as v.l y yvar IN the
vice "a ycf royn!tsra A. hcne don't turn fesinenaI
ta-'erra;t:r.
Our Fortress r;onrnr Cor. G .pondcnee.
FogrfE II S.o%, Va, July 21, lsSs.