The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-05-27
From the I54th New York.
OPPOSITE FREDERICKSBURG, May 9.


On the 18th OF April we arrived at
Kelly'e Ford, aud there We stayed two
weeks and plcketed On the 2Orh OF
April, just at dark, We went down to the
river, and the 73d Penn'a and our Reg
iment were pushed across the river to
hold it unit. we cOule make bridge for
the rest of the troops to cross--thls kind
of bridge is called pontoon aud Is
made of small boats-we lay 10 the sand
until it was done and the troops Were
over, when we crossed back and yed
till morning The next morning We
crossed again and lay there that day and
uight; We then started again and about
noon came to river called the RapIdan
and it was rapid Ii was the greatest
sight ever saw in my life to see our
train ford the river; the water would take
the mules off their feet, they would
founce around, get tangled in the har-
ness aud then they would make the
water foam saw one get down and
they pulled him through with his head
under water and when he got to shore he
jumped up and pulled at great rate
We marched until twelv. clock and then
Jay down and slept ;ill morning. The
fight commenced some distance from The
place at which we were stationed. they
threw few shells and kept skirmishing
all that day without accon pllshiug much
his was the first OF May TIE next
evening. after being in the rife pit. sluce
morning. We were lmmrdiatel, behind the
l1th Division, cooking our >uppers. when
it gave way and We were ordered to It's
support. We had only time TO pick up
our guns aud "go in we tried to form
in line Of battle, but our artillery run
through Us. broke US up, and every man
went in for himself We fell into the
rifle pits and went at it. The Rebels
came on yelling like 20 many devils and
were so drunk tina: they did not seem tn
think We were shooting at them uLtil
they were tipped over We held them
about thirty minutes, uutil they had us
almost surrounded ,and then we had orders
to fall back, when you might have seen
some tall running. When we left the
rife pits we had to run about sixty rods
before we reached the woods, then the
Rebels bad falr sight at US and the way
the bullets few was siu to snakes |
began to think my time had come. but
my legs were pretty good and they did d'nt
stop until | came to pretty good tree.
| stopped and found myself minus KNAPP
sack, baversack and canteen. But the
Rebels didn't give NE time to think, SO
| had to "git" again. In my "chase"
this time | picked up "canteen," two
knapsacks, and a large Rebel bowie knife.
We left quite Dumber of our men in
the rife pits; one nan that lay by the
side of me was shot thr ugh the head
| am sorry to say that Wellman Ncnols
was killed, or at least was seen to fall,
shot through; and as for Peter, he was
either killed, or wounded and taken priS-
oner Jack was not 10 he fight, he i>
all right Peter and WeInan fought
like tigers The Con pany don consider
themselves disgraced by The Potter boys
they had with them. Our Regiment lost
in about thirty minutes 220 men, and our
flag had 20 holes in it. The Rebels
thought they bad routed the whole army,
and followed US till they found them
selves in a pretty hot place, and our men
opened upon them aud they were nown
down by the hundreds. They came ligbt
up to the mouths OF our cannon as tho
they didn't know they were IN dauger--
but there are some that will never fight
us any more They fell back ; We did ut
follow them, but dent think we were
whipped We staid there two or three
days and then can't back TO this side Of
the river. TIMOTHY GLINES.
ANOTHER PERvERT.-An English
woman, who answers to the very ordinary