Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-06-06
ARMY LET ESS.
From the Cameron Guards.
Is CAMP. May >;

early hour Il 0 clock, A. II } We Left cur
camp. one mile ou the Richmond side Of
the CLiekahonliny, and, passing through
onr advanced line about half pas, !, came
upon the enemy little before 10, when
i-ing commenced Through pouring
rain, ouT re giuent was sent 10 the front,
{ mqauies \ aud b. j plnyed s. sklrm-
isL-r- Soon Afterwards, + and II were
sent to the right TO advance s.oug the iiue
of tie Tai. rad lending to klcumoud.
We then advanced, my company, d, lead
iDg Oh the night, uu'l. We came U? 10
woods running at II Iht angles from the
road on which We were preceding. Here,
our skirmishiug beiug checked by the
h-avy fge in front, tie regiment vas
ordered to lie Cat upon their faces along
fence sk.rting the woods. We dii -,
aud such a shower Of she'll and round
shot as fell over our head, have never
heard in my life. Evcry few seconds,
she'll wbisrlci over u, and burst hun.
ired yards or . beyond u, aai round
shot came ric3cdetin: toward aud IN sew
eral cases bounding over, without doing
Us any harm. After lying about an hour
II this position, We advanced by the flak.
aud drew up in line on the other side Of
the wood, about Que third Of a mile be-
yeui. Oar artillery opened on them in
the meantime, and, the range being more
perfect, We Knocked then about, right and
left Several wagon loads Of dead and
wounded were carried of, ana this morn.
ing our pckets discovered several bodies
lying upon the grouui, soma Of them shat
tered to pieces. Oar regiment, and the
l0t p. V, drove three or four times our
lumber out Of chosen position, aud have
gained for ourselves aod forces about two
miles 0. ground toward Richmond. Our
regiment has lost two-ono from Co. A,
and one from b, wounded Ny company
was exposed to fire all day, but never
lost man. l have now the larges, ef-
fec;ive company in the regiment, and am
proud of my officers and men. We we're
ou, on picket along with two o;hsr com
panies, f. and H., most Of the night-uur
company, alone, all night.
E.,o n.,-- S-.-,o> N,r
We are now CT miles from Richmond,
By the rail road, and the far;hest brigade
advanced in that direction. Our regiment
has been doing cous.an, duty for several
days past, driving the enemy, and posting
our pickets every night within sight 0.
them. 1t is nothing but woods as far as
we 90, with here aud there a field to
change the monotony Of the road. We
have bad bri-k f-t;iug for several days
past, commencing from last Thursday,
when Gen Nsg.ee, Of our brigade, was
ordered to make a Reconnaissance toward
Rchm ou1. We left our old camp aud
advanced several miles under drenching
rair, when We overlook the Rebel pickets
stationed in Z woods. Two Of our compa-
MES were sent out as skirmjshers in al
vance, and two Of the l0i F. V, they on
the left, we on Ne right, Of the wagon
road lsaiin. toward Richmond. The reg
iments were then drawn up in line Of
battle behind their respective skirmishers.
aud advanced under complete shower Of
round shot aud shells: bot, fortunately
fJr Us, their range was too b sh, aud,
though some struck near to Us, not one
bit Oar skirmishers advanced, driving
Gen. S;uart's whole brigade before them,
while the lst y. Y. artillery opened on
them in return, and in a couple Of hours
they left and we advanced through the
woods and took up our position in lire Of
battle beyond.
Ii had been raining for several hours,
and We were all thoroughly soaked, but,
among others | was ordered 10 take my
Company out on the Railroad, half mile
ahead, on picket. Next day, we were
and we're again advanced a mile
or so, driving them before Us and again
doing picket duty at nj gh;-un;illa last night,
when, goIa out with fatigue, We we're al
lowed TO rest. Ii has been hard work.
Constant excitement, and want Of sleep,
has sent large portion Of our men to the
hospital. Dreuched to the skin with rain,
ND obliged to sleep on the wet ground al
light without fires, fearful all the time
hat from the weakness Of our force and
be kuOHledge which the Rebels have OF
,ur position they may come in at any time
nd cut US of, We of course are more or
ess used up, and begin to feel that We need
est and something to eat to make US feel
u fighting humor again.
Our regiment certainly deserves credit
or what has been done. We have been
D advance, since Thursday; have done
,ost of the dshting, since that time, tor
be whole army and have gained three