Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-10
A. q. MOSELEY,
Capt. Go. A, 38th Regiment n. G. 7
Evacuation of CentrevllIe and Nj tnassas,
The sDecial cOrresnOndent of The Phil ,delnhia q [

The special correspondent of the Phil 2de phia Ia
qurer," writes to that paper as follows
HEADQUARTERS REBEL, ARMY,
CENTREvILLE, March IL.
lGrigsby's House, occupied by Generals Smith, 7
johnson and Beauregard.
TO day we have rode with Gen. Mcclellan and his
staff to Manassas Junction. and over the memorable
battle fields of July.
The plains of Manassas are really what their lame
implies. The time when there were objects which
obstructed the range of vision, but they are all gone
now tor miles around we have an unbroken view On
the bills around the camps still lett and column of
smoke OF to the right indicated that Manassas on
hre Our cavalry had gone there during Monday night
and found the rear OF the enemy still there but they
were firing the remaining property. A captain, by
whosNsde we rode, told OF piles OF new secesh clothes
swords flags, etc. gaopng ahead of the rest reach
ed the Junction.
The sight here cannot be portrayed the large ma
chine shops, the station houses the commissary aud
quartermaster storehouses all in ashes On the track
stood the wreck OF locomotive and not far down the
remains of four freight which had been burned
to the right five hundred barrels of -four had been stove
in, and two hundred barrels of vinegar and mOlaseS
hal been allowed to try experiments IN chemical comb
nations Some fifty barrels Of pork and beef had been
scat cred around in the mud aud few hundred yards
down the track dense cloud of smoke was arising
from the remains of factory which had been used for
rendering up tallow and boiling bones. About thou
sand good hides stretched in field close by, upon
stakes, and remained uniniured.
A car upon the track which ran TO CentreviIle,
short distance up had it the whole effects of print
ing office, types cases. all that is needed in an Office
large lot of paper and Washington press The forms
had in them blanks for rolls and furoughs The
car will be great prize for the regiment into whose
hands 1t falls An Infantry regiment soon came in and
commenced to ransack the tents and remaining stores
for plunder and relics, but the printing office remained
untouched
THE CRESCENT BLUES.
Posted on door OF log house, where everything had
been abandoned in confuson the following notice
10 The Gentlemen ~ of the North, the Champions Of
Freedom:
We abandon these quarters to you, expecting to re-
turn in month or two. Assure yourselves they are
not gift but are merely lent with the Scriptura
injunction, Occupy till [ come.
We feel Constrained TO burn our wearing apparel
with the exception of what will be found as legacies
Our beds and comforts only-ior fear of acting
reasonably, for by leaving them we would be giving
aid and comfort to the enemy.
Look ont for another Manassas when we meet
again. Yours very truly,
RETIRING BUT NOT COwED ADVERSARY,
Creselt Blues, La. Vols, for the war.
On searching their cabins lat Blackbnrn's Ford
the flag OF the Company found by of the cavalry
1t was blue silk, and on it gold letters
"Cresent Blues, Company A"
On leaving the junction we all rode up to Bull Run
battle field. The different positions occupied by the
Herent forces were explained by General Mcdowell
They are the same now when stood there on that
memorable Sabbath. All was quiet through that DOW
peaceful dale. The roar of the murderous artillery
the fash OF the musketry, and the groans of the
wounded and dying seemed to be still ringing in our
ears but the chrping OF the tree-frog or solitary
bird perched upon sheltered BUSH was all that really
broke the stiffness.