Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-01-03

As soon 20 they get shot at them they bring
them down. Our boys have shot three since
we have been here. Capt. Ma3ara's boys shot
four sheep yesterday. One of them was the
latest thing | ever saw. There are wild
horses en- this island but there have not been
any caught yet. Horses are running about
wild but are hard to get. Sweet potatoes are
abundant, ali that sou have to do Is 10 90 out
and dig them. Ground nuts are also ID abur-
dance, and all kinds Of vegetables are planty.
The weather is like our May weather Al home,
quite warm during the day, and cool At night
SO that you can sleep first rate. We are 10
some danger but as long as we live veil we
don't care about that. OGe OF Capt Filler S
boys came near being shot last night. His
name is Bowser. lie yenturod too far out
from his quarters on the island that Capt.
Filler is stationed on, and some rebels fred
upon him and came very bear shooting him.
Oar men are very ventprous. You may expect
to hear Of sotpe Of them boing cut of i'll that
way Our Captain is very careful of hls
men in that respees. Oar boys think % much
of Capt. Mullin Ehat they are careful to obey
all bis commands. | believe that kind treat>
treatment is the best way to govern any set of
men. You will always see a tyrant have more
trouble than any other man. | tha0k God
that it is ulY lot to have kind set Of officers
over me. can never express myself 10 such
way that you could know my grateful feel
ings for the kiad treatment | have received at
the hands of my officers.
Our boys have been busy Ia taking all wiih-
in their reach from the reoels-they got sevA
eral boats, several thousand bushels Of corn
and large number Of cattle. The feed for
our horses costs nothing here. We have
abundance of corn fodder aud corn for the
teams Oar Colonel has been wanting to
make an attack 90 place called Button,
five miles from Us, sou eau see the tops Of TIE
houses from where we are quartered. There
are about seven hundred rebels there that rac
from the Fort when it was taken by our men,
aud they have 1900 behind them. Gon. Sher-
man would not suffer Colonel White to make
an attack upon them. There Ras some little
firing between Capt. Filters men this morning
but nobody killed. The rebels got behind
logs aud other things so that our man cond
not got at them. they we're trying 10 get on
the island that Fillsr's men were gersding,
but as cur boys say, :'they couldn't NJ ike the
rifle" Our men are nearly slI we'll except
thess we left behind us and they are coming
oh+ NaPts a t4AcE uaS DSSn very uuloEtu1At8
with bis men but there has been a cause for
it, but through no neglect of hun. believe
| shall close as intend to write to you soon
again. Tell all that asks about me that am
we'll aud was never happier in my life. | am
getting fat aud can stand the climate first rate.
aln sorry that get SO few letters from 3ad-
ford, as | write great many aud receive but
few. Give ny love to all and accept the
same for yourself from,
HENRY BRIDENTHAL.
To G. H. spang, Esq.
2. s. | forgot to say that / received the
appointment ot wagon master 1t, was uuso-
hclted by me, and received without my saying
a wori to the qusrtermaster on the subject.
Tell Mrs. saupp her boys are we'll and doing
we'll.