Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-01-24
CUmDERLAND, Jan 18Th, 1862.

AIr. OY ER3 Dear Str
Some time has
elapsed since / last wrote to you. Since then
we have had some gay times aud some taat
we're pretty rough. TIT try aud give you
short sSefc of them, but before telliog you Of
cur travels mast say somlthing more about
what occurred at Camp Curtin. Oar good
frien6s at Yellow Greek were determined not
to be exceeded by the hospitsble citizens Of
WoodbeFrg, therefore they seatusa new years
present, in the shape OF bountiful suPply Of
edibles aud luxurics; such as we know how to
appreciate in Holiday times. On tue second
Of JAN, We left Harrisburg at eight in the
evening, en- route fos Haggerstown, VIC arrived
there about o'clock in tue morain1, were
qnarttved IN the ears till daylight and then
marched iuto the ''eity." We were detained
there until noon, from some c2uss unkaown to
me, aud then marched out about half mile
from town on the road leading to Hancock,
and there halted again where we had confid-
erable difficulty iu consequence of some Of
our 'sIIish" friends having imbibcd too freely
of that beverage commonly known as ''eyeopea-
er" in that section Of country. However that
vas all satisfactorily arranged nd We pitched
our tents 10 field close by. and With the fro.
zen ground for bed We passed the night, not
IL sleeping much, but in shigeriag. la the
morning We struck tents, strapped on our kuap
sacks and started on our march TO Ilneoek,
distance 26 miles. We marched in abont IL
o'clock that night. Oar boys stood the march
much better than could have been expected Of
men that lad heen lying in camp 50 long do
ing nothing We were qoartered for the bal
ance of the night in the Catholic church, the
Priest did Rot like it very well. suppose be
considered it decoration but We were too ;irsd
to leave. The next m9rDing suf and sore as
we were, We were mirehad out on S!li back
Of town, waiting auziously for the enemy to
cross the river (they gave Us our guns early on
Sunday morning, they are the Belgium Riaad
musket;l we could see them on bill opposite
US across the river where they had panted their
Battery. Our T.fsd cannon opened on them
and they replcd very briskig, 5n' taair shells
did not reach us their guns were not Of long
range or their guaners very indifferent though
they did throw soma very close to n, but il
was oaly oeeeslonslly. Il was very different
with them, for every shot our men made We
could see them scatter. Saverd tim s | saw
shefi bursting right amongst taem. About dark
the Gring ceased and We were qlartarel IN
dwelling house, that had been vacated BY its
occupants. who were il fear that tho rebels
would burn the town Nearly all the citizens
had moved out from the same cause. The
next day (sIonday,i our cannon played on them
nearly all day, but they did not respond from
the fact that suppose they found their guns
would not reach Us. walked down along the
river aud fred few rounds as tAem, (more to
Try my new gun than angthing elss) but With
no other fflet than TO make them increase the
distance between u. Ou Tuesday every thing
was qaiet aud on Tuesday night tho enemy
teli back alter burning house across the riv
or, just opposite our quart ers oontsiaing qaln-
tity Of baggtge and equiprnoat5 beloogiug 10
The Illinois 39h Rest who had qaartersd
there, bot we're forced to ratfeat With tha S4sh
r. ". after skiFnish with tham across the
river, 70 town. Taair lures was from about
l5 to 2l,000. have understood thar they
are maichlug to Ronney. On Ffid Ythe10sh,
three Regiments, VIZ: t4e S4sh r. v. 1l0tas
f. v. Il 30 b lllloois., started on iha march
for Cum5erland. Wo left III .uooek 1t 3 O'Clock
in the evening, ana marched neariy sil night,
balsad for few hours IN ths ,aJraiag. SONS
Of the regiment arrived ut Gamberlenl the next
evening, but tho most oil u did Dot yet il TIL
tie next day, ani | think il WIS nas mIah