Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-04-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
from the Maine llih Regiment.


Ai5l Ia:A, ls62-
Y5ar very kiaI F4Y5r Of tie IL: r,t..
reached ne jus; f5Fs wc LEFT cur 81 quar-
,srz 3. Carver B4Er45hs We aai ncw5a.
= 1. sasl TINE r. tie lrst ia 44gs AFTER
lawn. tia, Cd Azass, b4: n5ae wished
,heEase.ye- hack. FIR instance. We If; Mar-
rIl4a H.. =, 5 = Geek TTi!sg ?. y, very
warm weather. In4reted - A.5IAn1Tl.. Lad
d down with cur kaaYsacSs. etc. and .,
tn We were re43y + t.ryuae % tie WET
ground. without teats the w.al sFrans ur
very bF..k AMI cgii f N tie NY, and IN
our clothes Wet WITH sxea,. W. saF rcd 4
great deal. lie na1t Gay j: showed aud
rs;aei all day, " went - " * afsl erected
LITTLE tents o: our rubber. AMI s.ep; pretty
comfortably tia; uizt;. sunday morn a,
I Il clock the :. Isa- ri ~ b,a:en
AMI * O'clock fund Us breakfast! apl
" knsEsAcks s!ars anI % tae m4rch f5r
embarkAtion. TIE sssgw vas melting. aHa
until r u. W. wer- keg: - eur fse, in the
mud and sl.sh, waiting TT three #ether Res-
imzn;s = * sdiffzd Vhea. a: l4s,. our
turn came a teW minutes t5apI u as "a
board the steamship Constitution, mAk.rc
one Of I've Regiments. int!udia: each ~:.a
the MAJOR General lC.-ey aal SAT-. ana
three Bands in al ab5gt 5Vg0 men. Oae
Regiment being On tn hurricane deck
Monday morning the last named Regimen,
was p; on board the steamer >tateaf Maine
and cur noble steamer lsi; The wharf f7r -.
tress Monroe. Before noon, from some ca1se.
We were grounded, and lay iramoveabl- until
Tuesday morning. when the il,h Regiment
was put on l',Ard steamer and tr4usp9r. ana
the c. was swung e 10y tugs, and our voy.
age recommended. vt noon we were again
transferred to the c, and arrived at the eel
ebrate4 FORTRESS a; eight P N, and the next
a. NJ, werc landed 4, Newport News BY the
steamer Hero. On the way we passed near
the M0nH2r, aptly termed cheese box on
raft, and like many persons, more for Use
and the general good than for beauty. oae
could hardly suppose her Oess pretenti0us
than any Of hundreds OF other vessel>) more
eFectual in repellins the boastful assump-
tons Of the rebels than they all
Sewall's P0in. Battery honored US bythrow.
ing shot towards US which fell short some
half mile From Newport News we ad-
vanced two miles and again took up our ha5-
itaf,oa in the open fields; indebted to moth
ing but our own skill and rubber blankets for
shelter from the heavy showers which, for
two successive nights. poured down upon our
otherwise defenceless heads.
"Again the Sundays sun no Sabbath
brought to u.s." but orders for the llth to
take UP the line Of march for this place, some
twelve miles distant. \ warm day, bad
roads, and heavy loads, all conspircd to rem
der the men, unus d To long marches, foot
sore and weary true our noble Colonel and
field officers, mindful as ever Of their soldier
comfort, ordered frequent rests and no
- double quick " 50 that We were not used up
as we otherwise might have been.
We fnd here-two miles short Of Warwick
Court House-numerous breastworks. rifle.
pats, and an ab5atis of pointeds stakes, for
defenees, and almost numberlcss lor-cabin
barracks for shelter and comfort. Quite n
REEL force had held this rost until they
found an advance was being made BY Union
troops, when they wisely fed wlthou, burn
ing much powder. The main army, abou,
SIX miles in advance Of US. is slowly forcing
Its way forward, needing heavier guns than
the wreiehed state Of the roads permit being
taken to them.
This corps of the army contains the q
ID, itn. 9th. 9TH, and llth Maine K gi-
ments. believe, aud am much mistaken il
they are taken into battle, if they don
cause the rebels TO remember them, and with
lear. l am no judge Of mettle II il Is not -.
The llth we're ia more comfortable ouar.
iefs than either Maine Regiment enilyed vet
We are continually wishing for mafehing N.
ders. trusting 10 our field officers with i'm.
piieit MISUNDERSTANDING no Regiment IN
the field had superior their own deter.
mlnati0n and just cause, for the success m.
Almighty Uphulder Of Right would give u
such troops As Jet, As have said. 10 wish
ior return to the barracks has been express
60 60 10 my COMPANY not even when slowed
IKE PIGS upon the bare deck of ths ship and
part OF the time without food, or when
"earied by marching. I" On 10 Richmond :,
or " the rebels are before us. would spezii.
y overcome that desire. if it existed. before
u could De expressed in words.