The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-22
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July ION, 1862.
NJ Dear .Si@cf wrote to Caro-
line At F4nrsss Monroe informing her
Of my Whereabouts, since then we
have come 10 this place ard arc now
awaiting loud which viii probably
be placed on board tomorrow Or next
day. visited the camp OF the 9Th
vi. Regt. on the nigh, Of our arrival.
and really did make 4 night Of il
One Of the Surgeons on board On thu
Z. S. employ and myself started for
the landing ii A roy boat, at about
half past eight o'clock, Immediately on
Our arrival from ,he Fortress, aud hns
ing gone asllon, commenced trying 70
fiad tAe camp mentioned II seemed
they had moved from tIsir former IS
sition and were POSTED oute two milea
further back No one seemed to
know where tliy were, and /, lad Got
70 be past niueo clock (lhe tune when
the senlinrls are posted within he
lines. and we bad not gol lhe counter
! sign and stood good chance 70 get ip-
to The guard house, bni fortunately /
came across Regnlaf hal | was
acquainted with aud hc got roe tor psl
tile pass word aud gaye us ts direr-
tlon and We went 20 our way rejoit-
ing but ! tell sou Jordan was
hard road to iraAd," Tor II WIS not uu-
/ I'll past II (midnishi) that erasqea
ths hand Of Lieut. Samuel y. Burn
ham ot Ce. ~, and nearly ihree A.
NJ when sought lha embrace 81
Morpheus, found Saur and all the
boys that afe LETT, yery ven md com
Portable, (for camp life.) Sam ahd
Warren D,htion (fou1erIy Orderly
Sergeant ii ca, = uoW promoted ~
I'd Lieut., CO. I'D came doNn aboard
the Kennebe nest day aDd 50 bad q
long ;md pleasai.t talk tdgethef They
were very glad 70 eat civilized meal
once more, and pent away expressing
many thanks and hoping 70 see me oi
ten (The treatment they received
was no! az All contrary 70 their feel
ings.) The same afternoon ! went
up 70 tlcir camp again aud this timc
saw A. II, Straight and Geo. Swift
they were qpIle WELL ! stayed all
night with them, slept under tent
and paitook u ilieir fare. Their
Regt IS 90 the extreme advance Of
The right wing and there il fort, (that
has been lately bpll) o. breast work
close to them. We were in danger Of
a night ailac. At auy time, nothing oc-
cured however 10 disturb tic tranquil
ity OF your humble servant and be
arose from the ground np the morning
AL 90. X not ieeIlng bit the
worse fer my new style Of sleeping.
! ihink il was quite o good thing and
would rot have missed Of II for con
siderable Ably las been On board
All day Gle came down in the morning
with me- aud aill stsy Tonight !, be is
looking about ~ usiHl, rather tougher
if anything. Csen sxift has improy-
el wonderfully, soldering seems 10
agree With him.
You know our wounded were left.
except such as could take care Of
tbemselyes i6r nearly q and fell into
tie bands of tile Kelels. Willard
Bennett pas not dead when last seen.
bat certainly lid not llse long a. b
was mortaliy lcoaadfd IN he bope's.
Charlie Sheldon las come ID since !
last wrore from bore and seyernl oh
ers, oil Mr. Faracil anong fhe num-
Ter, lo ihs, 20. Il. nov oau muster
sixteen men zl'i perhaps . few Hsore
Some of the Transports have been
fred into, but rs llve not as yei the
firing has been down helos this place
from ihe banks u lbe Rigef
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