Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-04-04

house keeping There was more destroyed
than carried away. l went over the camp
the mex, day. It vas dreadful to see the
amount of clothing of all descriptions,
trunks, and useless truck that greeuborus
carry along to camp. Ba: the thing is
iniescribab.e.
The next Day, We marched down and
took possession Of the camp, with the New
York 5lst. That was SATURDAY. 1t
rainei most furiously, and our Regiment
had to 60 on guard d1'y.
The fertilization blown up here, is a
: four gun battery. It is wonderful! what
a hole poHieT viii make in the earth.
The guns were all Jismoun,ed by the
shock. 4 naval officer told us, that, just
before it exploded, he landed with boi,'s
crew, and went to examine the maglziue.
The narrow gangway leading to !. was
blocked up with rails, but be could see in
side were two or three tess Of powder
open, aui candle standing in the md
die Of it, burning all burned almos; to the
powders edge. lie could not get to it
easily, on account Of the obs;rlctiou-:he
slightest notion Of the air might set it oG
so be called his crew away-a!l got out
Of reach, except one, who was caught,
thrown up into the air, aal wLiE.sd around
several times, bu; when they came back
they found him hunting bis guu in the
mud. l, seems to have been PINNED with
dey.ish maliguiiy.
On Sunday We walked down to the bat
tie ground You will UNDERSTAND tina,
the R4iirold and County road run plre,-
lei to each otagr, about half mile from
each other, the county road abou: three
flurihs Of a mile from the River. We
walked down the County road. Dead
horses lag along, ani where the braastwork
crossed the road, were about fifty dead
horses, most Of them still harncSsei to the
pieces yet. We me, Capt. BsnDet's Wizard
gun lying here, ius.l Of The iulrenchmen',
the indomi,ab.c Stroud havipg got thus
far with it, aud, taking a light brass piece,
continued the pursuit. Ga the river bank is
very fine fort, built Of sand bags, mount
ing thirteen gus Two were mounted
toward the read and wood, all two could
be wheeled clear around 50 As TO be fixed
in any direction. The guns riyer-warl
commanded the stream where il was block
AIDED by piles aud sunken schooners. They
were caught in their own trap. \ wooded
bluff bid the stream below, and they sup
posed that our guHboafs would no, see
them until they came iu range Of their
guns. TIE gun boats they supposed would
have to come pas; the bluff to get range of
them, and they would pour the full force
Of their armament on them. But the
gun boats cody took up position below
the bluff, out Of sight, aud, with their
long range guns, sholled them out. They
never fred shot ssa.wayi Here the
thirteen gun battery, an intreucbmcnt,
with deep ditch, runs for mile across
to the railroad then it runs up the Rail
road, some two hundred yards, TO the brick
kiln. From this poiat deep rayine ex-
tends Perpendicglarly to the RliIroad, deep
with water, and big with immense fe.lel
tress. lntrenchmeuts were thrown up on
the hills opposite the ravinc. So ,ba, the
entreuchments were some three miles in
extent. 1t must have taken tremendous
amount Of labor The woods in front Of
the eutreuchment had been purposely
cleared, and the three guns from the river
battery played on the frs. Brigade.
/ can not proceed further tonight
We are ordered to march early in the
morning, and will be gone several days.
J. VI. L.