The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-10
Our Military Correspondence,
PROM THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
BGvoUAo ON LONDON llEIGHTs. VA,

We blvouacReu vi. inc open ar tlat ulght.
Having heard cannonadng during ho at.
tornoon,l awoke the men at halt.past three,
A. NJ. Sunday morning and got our break.
fast of coffee and pilot bread. and started
near sunrise. We passed through fine
country, and the villages of Clarksburg
Hyattsvio and Urbaua, aud hoard tho can.
nonading all dnv, and until O'clock p NJ
We marched about 20 miles. and bivouackcd
again. | had in charge. fran Rockville,
about 1875 mon, mostly from Massachusetts,,
recruits for their 2ud and lOth Regiments.
We were oil very tired. carrying heavy KNAPP
sacks and two days rations, which we drew
at Rockville. Some of tho Mass men fell .
back. and did not get up Mt night. Some
of tho men we.o uuwoll. and others carried ,
their knapsacks Monday We did not star.
so early, bu. camo up with our regmentaI
train a littlo after = o'clock. with which we
spunt the dav. drawing arms. aCcOutrcments ,
and ammunition, &c. &c. and washing. Sew
oral of tho tncn we're quite sick. Tuesday
wo spent in camp. drilling those that were
ablo, and giving time for others to rccuper
ate. This hating was by direction ot Capt.
Sterling Ii was one mile from Frederick ,
City. The several rcgimental aud brigade
trains of this Division were horo eucampcd. /
We horo huald ur tliu diograccful surrender
of llarper's Ferry by Col. Milcs. tho pnrtic.
ulars Of which you arc no doubt better &C
qufinted with than We arc, even hero on
the ground.
Frederick City is n fuo place Of s or 10.
600 inhabitants. threO miles from tho b IL
. y. Il. H., with side track running up to
II. Tho people appear to bo nearly all low
al. Tue Rebels hero blew up fine Il. Il.
bridge over tho Monoclcv Rycr, and do
stroyod other bridges and property along
tho road. ThoY expected largo nCccssions
to their army in Maryland, and hence
treated the people with moro consideration
/ than olseWhero. Thev destroyed no private
/ property wuntouly, but bought what they
wanted that thoy could, and condemned to
! the use OF the Confederate Government tho
/ balance and paid for it in Confederate script
Such as thoy btrgangd for thov paid tor as
! thcv could, with green backs" bank paper
! or script. They obtained about 80 recruits
only in f., tho pooplo say. They took all
/ tho boots shoes, leather, tin ware aud tin
/ they could iad here and elsewhere.
Cannunadlng at intervals and slowly to
day. Early "Wednesday morning WI broke
up camp. leaving throo Middlcliold mcn.
! / owIcr, Morse and Crttcndcn, unable to
| travel, in caro- of DIR. g j. Bellows, Surgeon
| of the 9th Ohio, but detailed to establish
! Post Hospital at Frederick. They have
! not joined us yet.
| Wo passed through Frederick City, look
| ing out for tho S7Ih Ohio among the pa.
roIed prisoners from tho Ferry, tho stroets
OF tho city being full of them. AS we came
! to the outskirts of the city, heard OF them
ono milo and half off, on road turning to
| tho left of ours so halted tho men, and
went in pursuit. | found thom as directed.
aud Capt Ganson obtained permission to
march tho Gnauga boys down to SEQ my
men, and then fall in as their Regiment
came along. We had IA social visit OF half
an hour or moro. which was hugely en-
joycd by all prosont. BY this time, we had
fallen two hours behind our train, and we
1 took up our line of march and travelled 10
miles passing tho village OF Middlotown and
| through hpo country, savo on tho noun
tains We crossed. Wu 5ivOuacked on ground
thickIy sprinklcd with cartridge papers,
aud showing other signs of sharp skirmisli
ing, supposed TO have taken place on sun
dav. We had, during the r. NJ seen frng-
! monts of shDls, houses struck, and troes
| with cannon shot on Saturday and Sunday.
| We had heard rapid cannonading all day.
and nearer than before, but not IN hearing
of tho muskotry. Our loads wore heavy, |
| and several were so unwHH that it became .
| necessary to stop or leave them. Thursday
| we nDhfu cannon bnDlI tlinb III lIib HIoIu- /
| ing, aud then it ceased entrcly. We hero
crossed South Mountain, the battlefield of
Sunday. Wa mot almost a constant stroam
of wounded TODAY, on foot if able to walk
and in nmbulancrs, if not some OF them
| in oxtrome agony, others singing, whistIlng
and laughing, We also met several lots OF
! Scccsh piiSoncrs
As wu passed. through the village of
Boonsboro, tho churches and many othor
buildings wor0 opunod as hospitals Rnd tho
, ladies were rapidly passing to and t"o. min.
istering to the wounded. Wo did nnt halt
in town. Wu clmpoh noar tho village Of
KecdysvIle carly in the afternoon. having
received orders from tho Majo commanding
the Regiment, to keep my command with
tho wagon train until further ordered -
S Keodysylo is on Antiotam Crock, about 4
miles from BoOnsboro aud just in tho rear
of tho great battle ground OF Wednesday. or
wheru the battle cummGnced. Friday some
of tho BOYS went out to tho fold two or
. threo miles, and saw lots of Sccosh, somo OF
q thom in piles hut was satisfied with the
sights of wounded wo had mot. Our dead
had been buried they reported, aud those
they saw looked horribly, and lho stencil
was terrible,
Abou: five =, NJ ar order came for tho
n train to march in 30 minutes. Whom these
Il orders come, we know nothing whore or
which way wo arc to go. We moved for,
n ward on tho Shopherdstown road u milo or
so, aud, taking down Il creek II short dis
u tanco, We commenced ascending u mOun.
c tain about dark, from tho sido OF which in.
e Vulnerable camp fires, extending over miles
G of country, III tho worry sky, and presented
IT such q sight rs was never sosn in Ohio
g Marching by night, with an army train tive
= miles in langth, is very slow business, for
y If ono wagon nalts. all behind must. We
" soon came into thick underwood that came
close to tho wagon path. which mado it worry
: dark We were over two hours in roaching
c tho summit 'Wo then commenced do
e sconding, and, attor haltng few times, w
o couldn't stnrt and lay IN tho road over two
o hours, which stop proved to ho for so'dior'
to cross our road. Tho Grand Army sromct
. TO bo on II move. At lonSth We got started
u aud then we commenced passing brigade
t after brigade, bvouackod by tho roadside
e | saw men lying on pilGs of cobhlo stonor
y and on rocks, fast aSloop. some without ovOr
J. q Blanket, whuthor from exhaustion or tt
"a avoid uuisaucOa | know not. | do know