Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-10-15

tween clear. and stagnaat water. Get some
aRd try it.
sD~Captain John p Taylor, we are
pleased to hear, has been unanimously elec
ted Lieut.. Colonel Of the 1st Penna. Cav
airy, and VIM. T. McEwen Captain OF Co
c. Both excellent men, who will Gil the
positions with credit.
s9- John A. Male, of Co. F, 1O7th Pa.
regiment, died at Carver Hospital, Wash
ington City, last week. He leaves wife
and child to deplore his loss.
cD- We publish below an extract from
letter of young "typo" of this place, in
which he gives D graphic description OF
the part taken by the regiment in which he
is serving in the battle of Antietam
CAuP, NEAR SHARPsBuRG. MD.,
Oct E, 1862
We are still in camp by that beautiful and
winding stream-the Potomac. While in
camp we are at loss to know how to put in
the time, and for a change this beautiful af
ternoon | have retreated to the cover of
towering oak to pen you few promised
lines.
My narrative begins on Tuesday morning.
September 10th. On that eveptful evening
we were marched across Antietam creek and
shortly after were formed in line of battle in
u woods, and while in this place were made
Il. e
South Mountain acquaintances. whn had been
largely reinforced just a;ter leaving the noun
tain, aud who no disputed OFT farther al
vance by shelllng US in the woods.
1t was fast growing dark, and we were or,
dered forward through u cornfeld ard also
through q ploughed one. But, after going
half the distance, were ordered to halt and
lay down, which order we obeyed instantly,
qs the shell began to come in close proximity
with that important member to human exis-
tence-the head While here | had a good
opportunity TO see pretty sight. One of our
batteries. which had been placed TO our right,
on slight elevation, kept up a continual fire,
throwing she'll prOmiscuously through the
woods in our advance. 1t was far pretter
than any fireworks ever displayed in the old
Diamond. We remained here about half an
hour when Gen. Seymour ordered US forward
We started, and when we next halted it was
within fifteen feet of the fence. Our Colonel
h.re ordered us to halt and stack arms, which
We did; and after making suppor on crack,
er | laid myself down to rest. In about ht
teen minutes we were surprised by the rebels
who poured voley at US, which, as soon as
We could recover our guns, we returned and
kept Up FIRE for short time and then ceased,
the rebs having retreated We then advanced
IN kl,o
frst) and lay down once more, not for sleep
however, but to watch and wait. Nothing of
Importance occurred other than an occasional
shot or two during the night. From prison
ars captured the following day we learned
Ehey had brigade in the woods, who heard
our Colonel give the command to "stack
arms" and only waited sufficient length of
time fer us to be in the " land of nod, when
they expected TO capture our guns. The prls.
oners expressed some surprise when they
learned we had but one reg iment, and it only
numbering about 300 guns. That night they
did not touch man but our fire was far diff
ferent. Our General, speaking of it, says they
lay there by dozens.
About o'clock in the morning we heard
the rebel drums beating and every man was
then ready. Before long they began first
crack, then two or three, and then whole
yoley from US through the woods, and the
great ball of Wednesday opened.
The sharpshooters, who had been placed on
the trees in the dark, began their work early.
They tried hard to pick off our Major, but
were unsuccessful. One ball grazed his
shoulder strap They wounded our Orderly
sergeant In the head, however, who has since
died. On the Friday following he lost his
mind and speech, and remained 80 until Sat
QFdav NIGHT xrhap ba raIiavad from thiS
world of misery and strife. His remains were
gent bone to his friends. We lose a good
and brave soldier in him.
About o'clock our regiment was ordered
to cross through the woods, and there, the
boys say, lay pools of blood all round. was
there when they advanced. A few moments
before our Major had sent me with a mes
cage to General Seymour, and when | endea-
Yored 10 return I bacame bewildered and