The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-07-25

drawing the rebels away from Richmond I'll
provisions that were thrown out, were generalil
picked pby the roar guard. So they did nd
get much in the eating line. saw mules tha
were htched to wagons driven into swamps ovci
head and ears, and, of course, left. Ii wa.
lucky if the drivers got out in all cases. 20
ry thing that they could not get along was burn.
ed up in piles officers trunks and everything
else A great many regiments burned their
knapsacks in piles, with all except what was on
their backs. suppose you have heard of the
death OF Col. Samuel w. Black, and most OF
the officers in his regiment. The Colonel was
-shot in the hollow of the eye and nose Nc
Ciellan has given them an awful raking since
the commencement of changing his front.
Lieut. Mulin has been sick for two or three
weeks, not able to wait on himself. lie was
sent to the landing in an ambulance, and Isup-
pose will be either shipped home or to some hos
pltal until he gets better. Lieut.. Conley was
III command of us through all our trials in this
movement. We can only muster from Is to
10 men in our company for duty. It takes hard
work to muster 200 men in the regiment for atl-
fy. When say duty, mean good effective
men. Ii there is any thing difficult to be done,
Gem Wesei always calls on the 10lst, instead
OF some of his Now York regiments that mus
ter and hundred men. He places more con-
fdence in our regiment than any he has in his
brigade, even if it is go small Lieut.. BeeaIe..
OF Capt. Comphcrs company, is acting aid to
Gen. Wesel. = 'l
suppose you are not aware of our division
changing hands. 1t is not commanded by the
old grey haired veteran, Gen. Casey. any lon
ger. Gen. Peckis our division commander now.
lie is first rate General, too. lie knows how
to do things up. He don't leave stone in the
way untarned. The change took place after
we were moved to White Oak Swamp. Gen.
Casey was assigned to another command. but +
don't know what, Let him be where he NAV.
he has our good wishes for his future welfare.
The whole army is lying here, in and about
b miles from the James River. They are on |
The march right back again. On the 4th day
OF July, the oGth birthday Of our National In |
dependence, Gen. Mcclellan reviewed all the |
troops on the Peninsula. 81 | suppose it was to
see how they looked after wading through the |
mud, and fighting their way here.
There have been great many troops landed
!sre; Sons. Of aug sieks Yssis 4psga at fIle,
hey had their boots blacked and nice wfftuff /
gloves on. Looked like as if they came right
,ut of handbook. Wait until they see few
,f the swamps, rains and mud of this Peninsu-
a, and they won't look so nice, especially if they
nave to do like we have done all the time, lie
lown in the rain and mud any place. A Lieu
enant of our regiment was down at the land
NC, the other day. when some of the new troops
arrived. lie pushed himself up to some that
were landed and standing on the hank, when
colloquy took place between him and the troops
O6cer-'Well, boys, how do you like Z"
New 7roeps-''Oh! we have seen h---lll"
OEcer--''IIow is that?'
Netc ToopS-''Why, we have not seen bite |
Of soft bread for three days!'
l wonder what they would think if we were
to tell them we had seen nothing but crackers
since last March
You have heard, | suppose, that the Hope
well Company were all taken prisoners, while
out on picket except l5 men. Captain, Lieu
tenant and all went it.
I have nothing more to tell you (and / sup
pose have written too much already except |
that the whole army has been lying motionless
since we came here. On the 3d of July coll |
,,inn OF our troops went out and cut off a rebel
battery and took it, together with 4 LOT of pris
oners.
There is one thing that ought to be done;
that is, stop putting a.guard around the rebels
They would not guard ours If they
were like us. They will charge you a half dol
lar for chicken chat weighs pound, after be-
ing picked. They have no feeling for us, and
you dare not say word for fear of Provost
Guard taking You up. 1t is all humbug, this
thing of saving their property and leaving the
soldiers starve on account of them not taking
fair price for their produce. Yours, &C.,
j. b. HELM.