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August, Goth. lS62
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Of the i5urucy Of the 18th Regiment from
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gently interesting.
GA sunday afternoon Aug 18th we bale
adi.u Il eur friends at R,n;or, and altcr r
ee.fng their 81 sings aud best wishes Tor our
speedy and safe reiGrH, Vs. hurried on board
the cars, and were whirlcd swiftly away Ir1m
the good oil Pine Tree STAT, with sotn. ieci-
ings OF regret IN our hearts at leaving our
homes aud friends behind, perhaps forever,
but with stl.l deeper feelings q love aud
yenerAti5n for the dear old lag uni-r whose
folds W. had enlisted. to help defend the btst
Government ever created. against the power
OF an unholy aud enaryating rebellion.
We arrived At Portland at about clock
and stopped merely long enough To chang
ears, somewhat to our disappointment. a.
NJ had heard much Of the BEAUTIES OF ,he
Natural Seaport, and we're anxious 10
view Il by daylight with cur ogn eyes.
Arriving at Boston, We marched up to tho
Common, where we had tbs pleasure VI
meeting with many of our Down East
friends, who were not slow in giving express.
Ion to their feelings o. regard for our c5m-
fort, by contributing 70 the wants of the
Inner man." Here We again took the ears
for Fall River, aud, though We thought w.
had done some fast travelling in She o,hrr
trains. the enc from Boston 10 Fall River,
br speed, surpassed them all At this place
we embarked on board the steamer 10y
State. bound Tor Jersey City. The passage,
no doubt, WAS a very pleasant one to many.
bot could not appreciate II, being truu ~
with a very pleasant ft Of sea sickness. OF
course found this an excellent thing tor the
apPCate - az my baserssek full oi hart
bread AMI lsci upIn our arrival nj PbIh-
4clphia, amply testified However, | got
pretty good night's rest. having slept hut
very i;ia since leaving Bangor The mst
pleasant part Of the passage was IN going
past the city Of New York. Upon arriving
at Jersey City, We were compelled 10 wait
an hour or two before taking the cars tos
tamd n. We were on our way at last,
however, aud now came the most pleasant
and interesting part Of our journey. All
the way through the State OF New jersey,
there were many objects of curiosity contin-
ualiy presenting themselves, So unlike arc
many Ot the manners and customs in this
State to what they are in Maine. We passed
for several miles along the banks Of canal.
and the sight Of q canal boat, loaded with
coal, with three Dla!es attached and q very
dirty Specimen OF humanity seated upon tho
rear one, caused our boys much merriment.
One of our boys remarked that, :" should he
ever be compelled to foiioleihe sea, be wanted
1t - be upon oanai, where he could step
ashore when he wished Ny late expert
enee on salt water being yet fresh in my
mind, readily agreed TO " hat he said. We
passed by sumo splendid orchards Of apples
and pears, and once, when the cars had
stopped for few moments, near some pear
trees, our boys turned out in great numbers
and were about to appropriate some to their
particular benefit, when the screech OF the
engineers whistle, and the cry Of :" all
aboard, called them back To the cars, and,
probably saved us honest ones from the SIN OF
participating in "stoien fruit"
AT Camden, we crossed the ferry to Phil
adelphn, the CITY of Brotherly Love,
and never was a name more appropriately
given to a place than this one. The " Vol
unteer Refresnment Saloon was, as ever.
open to the wants OF soldiers, and our boys
late their fill." We stopped in the city bat
about an hour, and when we again started
on our way, 1t seemed like parting from old
friends, 50 kind were the people. The streets
were lined with people, both men and wo,
men, and cries Of "good bye, soldier, ""G1d
bless you !" &c, and accompanied by
hearty shake Of the hand, met US on every
side. Ii is perhaps somewhat strange, but
found that the farther we travelled from
home, the more attention we received from
the people. until our arrival at Baltimore. -
| do not suppose the people in Philadelphia
with the "poor soldiers" any more prosperi-
~ than do the neople of Maine, but they