Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-22
FROM THE FIRST vIRGINIA.


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FROM THE FIRST VIRGINIA.
CLoUD's Mills, near Alexandria, Va.
July 10th, 1862. J i
Editors Lntetli5enter:
limited experience in newspaper cor
,respondence has developed the fact that
the most difficult part ofletter writing with
an amateur, is the Introductory. A letter
handsomely commenced is half written
And, too, when there is so little to write
about, it is no easy matter for a new cor
respondentto TO make his salaam to a criti-
cizing public. But. possessed with the
hope that a few lines from the lst Yirginia
Infantry, ifonly Ofgreeting, will be accept
able to your readers, and desirous of full
fiIlipga promise made long ago, we will
endeavor to give you something interest
ing. l...-s ..st .s.g. y g
Our regiment is now encamped at what
are called "Cloud's Mills" s miles from
Alexandria, Va. The regiment is encamp-
ed by itself, the other regiments of the bri-
gade being located near about, convenient
toiwoOd aud water. Col. Thoburn, who has
SSSA a llOuIu
past, is now in command of the regiment,
having been relieved by the arrival Col.
Carroll, from Washington City. Maj. Du-
val is. also with the regiment, having al
most recovered from the effects This Port
Republic wound. ColaCarroll is compelled
to wear his arm IN sling, still suffering
from injuries received in the same engage
ment by falling from his horse,
The regiment, or what there is of one
| left, is in average condition as to strength
for duty, SC. The figures not being acces.
sible it would be a lair estimate to put the
"presentn down ut 500, and the tduty
men" ut 300. But daily accessions are
made to the number by sick and wounded
men rejoihing the regiment. We hope
shortly to be able for the service of the
field, where we expect TO again take our
places the ranks of some division of the
.'grand armeen with forward" for the
command. ~
We are sill in the 4tb, brigade, it and
the Sd both being stationed here to recruit.
Our brigade is composed as follows:t 1stl
Virginia Infantry, Col. Thoburn; 7th lndi-
ana Infantry, Col. Gavin; s4th Penn'n ln-
fantry Col. Bowman and llth Penn'a In
fantry, Col. Lewis.
Our regiment received an almostIenttre
outfit of clothing, &C., &C., yesterday, and
qullG pCeSeuliiOle upp6hEhuC6 uOHt
and do not cut such figures us they did in
the valley. We have seen men march all
day, and day after day, in their drawers.
What would you say to see man trudgiug
along IN the rain, or hot, hroiling sun, with
rose in his cap and the seat out of his
unmentionables2 or man with a boquet
in his hand and his bare feet on the
I.ground Gould the force of contrast fur
thergo2
While in the valley afterGoId Jack, Land
with "0ld Jack" after them, although
worn down and ragged and half fed, they
were always on the gui UiUe for a Joke, as
the following will show:
On our way up to Port Republic we halt
cd at Summersville for two days. While
there one of the cavalry captured an arm
load of blink shinplasters, of the denomiu-
alton of fyeand ten cents, which the neigh =
bors said were the property of Mr.. Sum
mers, the proprietor of the afore mention
ed 'ville.n A..brightidea struck one ofour
boys andfnless than two hours nearly every
man in. camp was supplied with n stock of
Geo. Summers scrip, and one of them ac-
tually had the eudacity to pass dollars
worth of it TO Mr.. Summers for some chick
ems and eggs - 4. t59I5 J G4E A-f9l l|
Upon leaving Fredericksburg for the
Valley, nearly every man il the brigade
was provided with from So to $IO0 worth
of fac siUlile Confederate notes. printed in
Philadelphia, which they passed off on the
unsuspecting inhabitants Of the Valley for
country produce, receiving in change all
kinds OF Southern money, corporation
scrip, gold, silver and bank notes. It was
amusing TO hear an old seeesh farmer, with
two sons in the Southern army, wonder
ls.why the Gonfederates went to Philadela
phia TO get their printing done"
Que evening, when the brigade halted for
tbiyouac, Col. T. gave the command, "By
the right of companies, TO the. rear into
column,H &c. Theregimeuts all performed
the maneuvre but the ll0th Penusylysnia,
the commanding officer declaring that IL
impossible to rear thirty men, the eRtire NUM-
| Der IN ranks, into ten columns, when it
would take fully that number TO make one
good one. After the manenRre was per-
formed by the other regiments. the next
order was given TO stack arms when a
good bumored Lieutenant in the s4th
Penusylyania,. came up and reported that
his company must disobey that last order.
littWhyi7R asked the; Colonel. l.Because,r
said ne, 81 can rear one man into column,
but / cannot stack arms with only one
gun ~ The Colonel excused him, in con-
sfderatiou of the smallness Of his COM
Ipany; a5. .55 81, z1,..4si ilssI