Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-16
Letter from the ssa Regimen,
CsVr NrsE Euv ,rp- FrrEs. ,
Nfd Jan. q. f~tsg

NJ inuc ue-e vr permitted io sniot our
rcu luastrrs az Mliis nraneh, for scarrr-
D.. Lsi vc fai,hed .tc,aiiue our t,uts and
ce-r,et.i or Euic chimney. an.l te-an
to feel a. ho,ac again. uhsn the or,ler came
r that 80 uu.i re,~ en- iic norrov. our
boys haze a'raly learned tiat miltar,
c'uI.-anls src o. hr ,'.,.l. AMI thaf fa.t
( hndir- avail nstL.ne. ,o Co., saieil, su.l-
r''tt''i. ant conuierrsi making Vrepara-
rons t1r tl.c nar,h. To- usv aaI present
deposition of eur regiment b. as faTaa.
Z Cos. D. and l. 90 Gr,ai Fall. GO. p A.,
Maliy Branch; 60. e.. az Srncea. anl
Cos. 4. =. ?. \. m anI X. With He.i-
ncutal lieaiquarirr az Edwards Fcrr,..
FRIDAY morning. be-. IS. az trn O'Clock.
Ne vcrr packed ur. and took up our limo
81 mar,h en- thc tou-path q the Canal
bound Or t'is p'a-r. distant Cen miles.
Oar tent- and amp equipa-e wcrc l,ii. o.
a. taken ou boarl thc boat At Sr,r-a
NJ were ioino'l bs co. a.. Captain Primo.
ani Go. n Captain Moves. which hal he.n
stationed az that Tlscc. Tho IA, N.
c.ou'iy lut quite warm. and Oh. walking o,
thc tov-pafh vas splendid. 'hc .-rrurd be-
ne hard and dr,. a. cur r,ais iu Maine
an ia Jaiy. We maie easy ulsrrhs.. stop.
piug o. rr-t AZ the ~nd - Zach milo. a. ~.
Ia, the dsy bcfogc u. and our tent. would
not Pc truughi up till night. We ussde
nearly Lalf tbs di.tancr With nothing %
tivak che mouotouv. uhrn al amusing ana
chara-ieri'tic southern sccn- took pi.-. ON
Che opposite SIDE ~ thc canal -Tis .. tacr-
~ 'hrlsiuas. sou knoa. AMI q cour.e
general hoii,iay among Oh, c.iorcd t.sofI-
oi tho soa'h. A. uc ucrc passing plant
aiioa sifua;ci en- hiu az some E,,is di.-
tanoc back from thc canal ~, .as several
ue-rucs making th,ir uat a-rus. thr f.II
AMI soon thes made thcir spr-,rancc ou
'ar opposite .ile oi thc canal. ami followed
along uith a. regiment or cour.lc Il
mi.cs. lhcrc vcrc mrn. vornsn AMI child
~. al. dressed Up in thsir lest 81. Saul,,
clothes. ant al seemingly a. Lappy a..
f'errg Christina. and F@rhap. lit,le vii.-
kcy. oould make them. One old frou-
s.eu.ei rralir boiling over With r.irti. .r.l
WITH ha' in hand. .ang an danced nearly
At TIE way. Wa ve stopped o. r,-.t.
they at pitched in. AM rr,-at buriy male.
and "a; weurhr-. iiack a. .ahle night. Co.
ceihrr cn ;Lc rrccn.uari . tliuf-L th-
l-af fantastic toc. in a manner that usoall
have s1rTri-ei Fr.n,h dancing master
80 length tlrg car-r o. a er,-sk. Which iin.
arr,l tLrm irom ir,ieuius us farther
VITA many ccsticuiaiious thev bair I'D.
good bye one cd f-i,a~ erwin. .rer
u.. 90 Good bye. Cod hr~.. 900 r,mm,n.
We can't to noihius f1r you. Noa can do
murr Or us than - can for sou.- -i,in.
. as O. undsrs;aad ti.si th-y kno~ sou.sthin..
~ ihc c,r.'s of thc present NATIONAL ran.
tit. and tlai tLeir future condition lai-ht
o. aaccied D. thr manner 81 o.. .ettlrr,ni
We r,aeAei Liuar,i. Perm about thrrr
'',ia.A. AMI sapu after o. t,-an @, ra.n.
p, la1t Lasiu- our tens. ou board IA .--
usin-. ve sarocc,.ri in l-.rro~iu- tra,, ~
Inriiou of Ma..arhrs.t,. rr.i-irrf mar
tr-,l l're. .ufioi,ut f1r o-r sl,n. ,.f.l,. e..
o,iioer Packed up iod-in-s uLsr,,er u.cs
c,-il. Your c1rrr.fouleui. uith several
oti.rrs. borrowed under stack ~ ,frav.
and hal d" elegant loisiu-.. o. u.. a
phrase ot tLe caal;r,. Our h1af arrived
dlHag tae night. aad ti,r n,xt morning u,
married. a. o. our r-,-self su-a-ru~-t.
about half m,,e from Co. rissr. and p.t.L-
81 orr teut. au Spa uh,re se,es-! -,..i-
E.,lts had before compel
stone. an timber verr quite rien,,. s-l
ve snoa Dad oer liric canvas l..-.,. ,..s..l
oa t-H'.rr ia-eaeai.. and u.rl a i.it', ri.-,.
nry bai.t ou tLe oat-ii- a-co-ia- o. o..
fa.lioa OF thc c1-ut-,. w. u-rr 5000 boz
galte o.m'oriaii. quarter. again. Near
o'.r cu.auIuelt D. q ii-h elevation which
Dtrr..lAs a iar-r satraf oi courtr, un tLe
Aia-y land $40. ari ai.1 81 ere -arreI .aiI
.t.r in tle "D'I Dominica TIas-I.
Ferry. Ilau..a's Island. BALI. ElaFt
llsss Iiaces. ia.ieuii,ant isil-. tie var.
iHt uoa renl-rsI hi.iorie. are plainly t...
-s.n tron tL.. r..at. li,-- che gallant:
Bake. artiu- ual.r Gle orl.rs ,f Cen.
stone. urie..tat.1-'y crossed The ns.r in
the hre Cd. a vastly s-rer.or ru-ut.er 81 Co.
enemy. ul. reralsei. and folI. viii. LAD
ia- D. iaali.l af heroes against Co. Ia-l.s
of OBJ. enemy Al Surveyed Co., Place
through -'as.. e. other das. r,.I....n- 30
Ir.. ig BOZ CO. Sunshine. having ihat Lszf.
ir.ams appearance, ti,f 81. rta-a.t.r..t.. %
]. dan sarmsr .1 fhe north. ..riI hs-ut