Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-04-23

nounced, but rather, his conduct at the
Fort tacitly approved, as it seemed to me
On one point they did not leave me in
doubt. They confidently declared that
the South could not be conquered Com
ing events Will settle that matter, which is
the (sensible) opinion of your
CORRESPONDENT
From the Second Wis. Regiment
Cs BROAD Run, NEAR MANASSAS JUNCTION,
Virginia, April 5. 1862, (
Dear TRIBrNE-
Some time has passed since l made my
last scribDle for the TRIBUNE, and now at
leisure let me indite a short letter, noting
events of a three weeks campaign, spent
amid difficulties on the shores of the Po-
tomac, and in the rccesscs Of seceshendom
On the 18th of March we left Fairfax
Court House, for Alexandria. under the
impression that we were to 90 on board Of
Alexandria, after a fati@uing march thro
the rain, drenched, and the considerably
worse for wear we encamped for the
night. Here we found the 9Th Wisconsin,
Paid short visit to Col CoBD who by
the way, looks hearty and we'll Saw DR.
Wilbcr, who looks fat and hearty, besides
numerous other old friends Licutenant
Walker, Of Co 4, 18th Wis. declared me
his bed-fellow, so after partaking of lit
tie stimuless the soldiers relief we rolled
inside Of ono Of those roomy shelter tents,
ami snoozed till the we small hours of
morn. At noon on the 10th, we were or
dered to return to the old camp, which
we reached at nghtfall We were Glad
to once more set eyes on Fort Tillinghast.
and occupy again the old log cabins, con
siderin@ the rough time we had expe-
rienced on 4 six days cruise to Fairfax
Court House and vicinity
On the 10Th we were ordered to Alex
andria At o'clock. p. NJ, we started
and arrived on Seminary Hills, al out 4
miles east Of Alexandria, where we en-
camped until the 4th of April when we
were ordered to Warrington Station
Until this time we were under orders to
60 on board Of ships We knew not
where we were to 60, but supposed that
We were bound for some point below
Acqui Greek. However, all our ideas Of
a sail on the water. we're suddenly van
ished BY orders to march to Warrington.
On the 4th inst, we marched to Annon-
dale, distance of ten miles from Alex
andria, whore we camped till the morn
ing Of the 9TH, when we marched to Black
burns Ford, and there camped for the
night The next morning we resumed
the line Of march, passing through Man
assas Junction, and crossing Milford
Greek, about eight miles from the June
ton, where we are at present encamped
Here we remain until further orders
Blackbnrn's Ford. is near the battle
filed of the 18th of July last We passed
through Fairfax and Centerville, but had
no opportunity of going over the Bull
Run battle field We were disappointed
i this, as We had hi.h hopes of once
more reviewing the ground, on which a
mighty contest IA 1ed for nearly nine
hours. " arc within mile Of Bristol
station The railroad is now completed
to Warrington station
OF Centervillc but little need be said.
1t has the appearance of once having
been quite n soldicrly city The fortifi
cation around the town are not what |
expected to see The whole does not
compare with Fort Smith, near Chain
Bridge The forts could be easily scaled,
and though erected on high eminenccs.
commanding n large scope of country,
could have been taken at any time, These
Notifications are roughly built, and appear
to have been erecte,. more for n scare
than for standing a siege, which to me
appears entirely incredible The bar
racks erected are comfortable. and would
easily accommodate 10000 troops, which
is more than believe they have had at
the town at any one time On the whole,
il was a slim defence of position con
sidering the advantages given for fortify-
ing
Manassas Junction is pretty well de-
stroved The rebels seem to have de
lighted in burning and destroying all that
was possible 1t is hard looking place,
but | learn it has been laid of in lots,