The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-03-20
letter from tEe ..sElver Grave

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Correspondence of The Aueghaniap.
\ wondrous change has come over tbs
appearance of things since | last addres.
sed you. The great body Of troops then
occupying Camp Curtin has left for the
seat of war, having been ordered to he
Potomac, leaving the "Silver Grays" al.
most solitary and alone in the occupancy
Of the camp. There are rot, at this time.
more than two hundred men at this Sta
ton, our company being the only full ole
here. The remainder Is made up Of three
skeleton companies, and some recruits for
regiments N the field
Camp Curtin has passed from the in
mediate control OF the authorities Of tie
State TO that of the General Government
Capt Dodge, the geutlemanly musteria.
officer and superintendent Of the recTui.
inc service In Pennsylvania, represents
the Government Of the United States, aId
has taken possession Of the entire camp
and its appurienances, in its name. lie
has issued an Order appointing Captain
Palmer Of the Gray-, he being the senior
Captain, to take charge Of the police and
discipline Of the camp.
The Grays are "monarchs Of all they
survey" and, for the present, "to tier
right there is none to dispute" Tie
''fowl and the brute being somewhat
scarce in these quarters, the title Of "Iord.
ship" need not be set up. How .ong We
may remain in our present position, as
the guardians of the public property in
and around the Capitol, | can not predict.
The business on hand now requires The
services of every member OF the conpany'
He who thinks the duties imposed upon
the Grays to be trivial aud easily to be
discharged, is very much in error.
Camp Curtin will hereafter he depot
for recruits for the army Regulars aTa
Volunteers They viii be forwarded 10
tins point from the several stations ID the
State, and then distributed tc their re-.
spective regiments in the field 1t viii
devolve upon our company to keep Up the
regular order of camp discipline, as the
other troops are only temporary ScJ'uTn'
ers, en- route for their respective eOM'
mands
The recent simultaneous movement: o.
the several divisions Of the army, bearing
down upon the lines Of the enemy iI-,'
cate a speedy crushing out Of The TelS.- 0,
lion. The gradual development OF ts nc
plans of the Federal Government Wni'- ~.
have been maturing for months SH"
promise that this war must be OF shorI u"-
ration. Taking this as stand point w
may extend our view TO the sou'ness.
south, and southwest, and in each scc'Io-
we distinguish the evidence thata mas.
mind has been at work, controlling AZ w
operations of the army, directing ~
cret evolutions, and, by system o' s'-'. =
titic strategy, coercing the evaeu"'.Jl .I.r. -
the enemy's strongest positions, WIN VIM
shedding drop of blood Nhiie hun-r -aa
life is only secondary to the mainIeh1not ...t
of our glorious system Of GoYerniae"', 80 =.
humanity must approve the me- I ~
which accomplishes the deslrea eHO =
the least sanguinary means. ...uu
Since the almost entire 'evaeqa'.o-
of Camp Curtin, your correspondent en: Il1!
consider his Occupation gone, IN
rounded bv abandoned barracks, &c "OI =.
be compelled to romance, 10 can y .;,r
aid all his limited powers Of mag ia. Han n
that he might be enabled to pr0auo' IL; Il
interesting letter. Well, Mr.. Lai'oI, ~
is out of the line of your humble SCI Ia, ,1I,
At the time High Private ih'VI.,I ~,
himself TO your readers, he proiesseul. ~; I,
to be chronicler of passing eVeh's ~
detail facts and not fiction. NOW Il.
items, when called for, are Ike Sh.O ,r;I n,
"snirits of the vastly deep, -'"sJ I'm;
not come. Until something new a.,
up" my visits must necessary, %
Angels, few and far between,