The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-11-13
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CAMP AT SNICKERSVlLLE, VA,
Noe. A. 1862.
LETTER FROM co. F, l33D PENSA. voLs--oN
THE MARCH-NoTINGs By THE WAY.
Correspondence of The Alleghanian.
circumstances alter cases )" so striking
tents and packing knapsacks give promise
uf new programme to US, and OF some
thing possibly of an interesting nature to
make up letter for the perusal of our
friends at home.
On Friday, 1st ultimo, at noon, we re-
ceived orders to pack up and be ready to
move in quarter of an hour, to which
mandate the boys responded with hearty
cheers. In few minutes, you could OBJ
serve an unusual stir In the whole corps,
and shortly after the expiration of the
time allotted for packing up, regiment
after regiment FLED into the road, (the
aggregate number OF which | am not at
liberty to state,) all heading DixiewaId.
Moving through Sharpsburg, and follow
ing the road to Frederick until we had
crossed the Antietam bridge, we bore to
the right, and pushed up the steep sides
of South Mountain. On the top of the
mountain was opened to our view the
graudest and most romantic scenery that
could be well imagined. Deep ravines,
having their origin, apparently, under our
very feet; steep dcclivities clothed with
beautiful evergreens with an occasional
pillar Of rocks, rearing It's hoary head
high in air-the whole forming scene
decidedly picturesque and grand. Get
ting over the mountain, we encamped for
the night in beautiful piece of woods
thereunto adiacent-m making a march Of
about seven miles.
Next morning, reveilie was beaten at
a. o'clock, and at 63 we commenced our
march down Pleasant Vailey-(not such
g rcy pleasant valley to US, howeyer) Ar
rived at Harper's Ferry at about II,
where we crossed the Potomac into town
on pQntoon bridge. Here we were
favored with the opportunity of witnessing
the immense destruction of public prop
erty oc:asioned by Jackscn's followers
during their brief occupation of the place.
We next crossed the Shenandoah river,
and filed around the mountain into Lou
don Valley, after proceeding four miles
up which, we encamped until Sunday
morning. In the meantime we were mus
tered for pay--but the pay itself hasn't
as yet made its appearance. This days
march was about fifteen miles
Sunday morning, at 81 O'Clock, we
moved up the valley, achieving march
of about eighteen miles by 5 =. NJ
Since then we have remained pretty much
dormant, doing little picl.eting, how
ever, now and then, by way of variety.
The village we are now encamped near
-Snickersville-is situated in the mouth |
of Aides Gap, on the eastern slope of the |
Blue Ridge, and is about twenty-five miles
from Harper's Ferry, thirteen from Lees
burg, thirty from the Rappahannock, and
thirty-ive from Winchester. The valley |
has evidently been exempted from the |
blasting effects of war 1t is highly pro-
ductlve, and lis general appearance indi-
Gates thrift on the part of the population.
At the present time, however, very few
OF the males are to be seen, and the fe-
males do not hesitate to ayow their bitter
hatred of the Union cause.
The boys stood the march remarkably
well, being stimulated thereto by the
booming of artillery in our front, occa-
stoned by the Reoels attempting to occu-
py the gap. Our forces and theirs had a
race to secure this position, and ours were
successful. Batteries were forthwith pos
ted, aud the Rebels forced back from the
coveted gap in the mountain. O. K
CAMP EXCHANGE, ALEXANDRIA,
Nor. 8, 1862.
fAEoLEp CAMBRIASs AT 'CAMP EXCuANGE"-