The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-06-14
UEAnQrARTERs ARMY OF THE !
POTuMAC. Jane 2nd. 1862. {

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DEAR WnIG :--llayiug seen nothing in
your good old paper for some time past from
our little band OF soldier boys, | Thought
would civ" You some few little items that
perhaps wuuld interest some of our Cecil
friends who have relatives in our company.
g played soldiers for some time, but now
We have some Of the real Mng to do and haze
already sent pretty good number Of slHils
into the traitors
Yesterday. Sunday. June LIST. was the first
inc WE had ever done any active SERVICE
During the first part Of the morning we
lived an order to hold ourselves ready to
move al Il moments notice, which notice WAS
received about ii O'Clock A. NJ, and at
O'Clock p. NJ. our ,Xtrcme left gun, under
charge of Lieut.. Fanncman, sent our first
shell at the rascdls on the opposite side of the
Chickahominy river, which gave them to
understand that Battery b was III this vicinity
and think before night came on they We're
pretty sure that said Battery b was not to be
triiIvd with.
Although the scoundrcls were being Shellcd
from several hattelicS on this side Of the
river. They never returned fire. What the
reason was | don't know, unless they had
taken all their artillery with them in the nom
ing, when chased by one OF GU. brigadcs
which, after firing all their ammunition at
them. thought they would give them taste
Of cold Steel which They could not stand !;
but as one Of our boys from the 0ai8 ConAtlry
said, made them StedGdIie one mile and
half back from the river.
While We were firing at house, which
see med to he the headquarters OF the rebels,
we noticed several OF them walking to and
from a small tree, Il short distance from the
house. and upon a close examination with ali
opera glass. we found there were several
,I,,,i,, i,,t lad, III, ,,I
one Of our gunncrs aimed his piece for the
lazy gents and fired, the she'll bursting with
in few yards Of the tree. One of the bal
loous being up at the time, when it came
down reported that the shell! killed one man.
SO now you see the Cecil boys have done
something.
Our boys were highly complimcntcd by two
Brigadier Generals, who said our shooting
was excellent.
Captain Snow took a walk this morning
around to tho different Batteries stationed
here, and one that was regular Battery. the
Captain Of which told him that they had been
try ing to strike the same house, but could
not do it. but said he, there was in saucy
little Battery came down there last evening
and gave the Rebels - - for a ilttc
while. Our Captain didn't say any thing
but kept up big thinking.
A II our boys want now is to see the Pay
mas ter who has treated us very badly, for
| now there are five monts pay due us and if
he don't come pretty soon | think | could
with real good will give him good shaking.
AS soon as the bridges which are now
being built across the Chickahominy, are
| completed we excpect to be among the mum
Der that first get to Richmond and plant that
beautiful Flag presented to us by the ladies'
Of Port Deposit, on the rebel eutrenchmcuts
/ think it is about time for me to stop
writing now, for no doubt you and your
readers are tired Of reading and when
an other opportunity offers | will give you
some few more items of the .sd-n saucy
| little Battery which is none other than
Battery b. u. P....