The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-02-05
ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.
FOR THE LANCASTER LEDaKR.1
ARMY OF PENINSULA, NEAR York J
TOWN, Va, January 81.

TOWN, Va, January 81.
MR. EDITOR !-Although l promised
many Of your readers to write frequently
through your paper, if agreeable to all
parties, have not lately done so. First,
because an attack Of Fever sent me to
Williamsburg, and secondly, our Regi-
ment has moved about so often, that my
writing furniture WAS all in pie.
Sleet and ice are right upon US. Not
withstanding that the greater part OF the
Regiment is from the extreme South, they
endure the cold anzingly. We are all
IN better health than formerly. The few
that are sick, complain Of colds only
As our mission here, was one to fight,
correspondence ought to run in that line,
but have no news Of belligerant char.
acter TO inpart; howbeit, we have made
several excursions from camp in the night
through rain and ice, to meet the enemy,
who we heard, we're landing a few miles
from us, but every time we were dsap.
pointed, and retraced our steps back to
camp hungry and tired. Gen. Magruder
has, however, given US fair promise
that since the enemy will not pay him a
visit, he will let us give him( (Gen'l. Mans.
field) call some time in the Spring
You remember Gen'I. Wool was first the
commander at Fort Monroe, but was re- .
moved, and his place is supplied by the
above named officer.
Our camps are very busy now, finish
ing winter quarters-in a few days the
whole Regiment will be in snug houses.
Some OF our officers are making new
companies under the late act of Congress;
more than one'half will enlist for two
years. i may join again, but it will be
after | return home, if I am allowed to
live through this campaign.
Many OF you are acquainted with J.
Johnston Williams; lie is Regimental
color bearer; ne has enlisted under Major
L. G. Pyles, our first Captain. Williams
and myself are the only natives of Ian
caster in the Regiment, though two third,
are South Carolinians. lie IS good com.
Pany for me, in my tedious hours. We
can chat over the affairs Of Lancaster
from 90" to Taxahaw, through Wax.
haws to Wild Cat, and thence to Pleas
ant Hill and New Salem, and sometimes
glahciug slightly upon the little world
Of Russell Place aud Liberty Hill. He
knows every man, woman and child that
know, and / believe / am acquainted
with every human being from Charlotte
N. c., to Camden, s. c., living between
the Ca.awba River and Lynches Creek.
From private letters, I learn that your
Village is quite lonsly-nearly all Of your
citizens having joined the State service.
| am proud that old Lancaster has done
so we'll. She has sent five companies
il l remember coUectly,-that will do
very we'll for poll list Of 100. Among
others, find the names Of wealthy men,
who are nearly old enough to be exempt,
but l suppose they feel The urgency Of
the call, and have responded to it with
true patriotism.
red letter the other day from a cou-
sin at Manassa. All was quiet there
Christmas was quite dull time with
them, as it was everywhere else. He
did not say anything about the South
Carolina troops stationed there. sup
pose he is not near them, as lie belongs
to the 10th Mississippi Regiment.
W. sympathize with our Charleston
friends in their la:e disaster, and are hap
py to learn that the burning was not so
dreadful as was first represented to U.S.
For fear OF ofbecoming tiresome, 1 will close.
FELASCO.
SOur corresp ondent is mistaken in the NUM-
Der OF companies from this District. Lancas.
ter now bss seven companies in service, mum.
bering in the aggregate about $50 men.-ED.