The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-24

fenced TO be shot to death with musketry on
Friday, the I2lh day of June in the pres
ence of the division, which vas carried into
effect about l o'clock thatday. He took Is
very cool, an4.did not want to be tied-hs'
said hescould stand rp and be shot; but
they wouid not let him- Five balls passed
through him and he died without q strug-
gle.
= We started again on our march and stop
ped A. dark 10 stay all Ms dt and again star
ted at daylight and marched to Bealton. a
station on the Orange and Alexandria rail-
road. Roads very dusty and hot-water
very scarce; We drank most of The time
GU, of mudholes along the read. The next
morning was Sunday aud We were on the
march ear.y.-We marched to Wsrrenton
Junctior-storped an hour for dinners aud
kept on in the direction Of Washing ton-
passed Ca,ilett's Station and stopped close
TO Bristol Station, about o'clock at night.
but only long enough to make coffee. We
marched only five miles from that till day
light. We stopped on Manassas Plains
about daylight 10 get breakfast. but most Of
the boys were too tired to eat, and IN less
time than you could imagine they :. ere all
asleep. We stayed there about three hours
and started on opr journey to Manassas
deep and no water of any kind for several
miles around. 1t Is one of the most deso-
late countries have ever seen but We have
been here before. We only marched five
mi rs again. stopped at noon and made cof-
lee out of the sacred Bull Run water-just
the color OF clay. We started again towards
Centervile in the hope of getting some wa
ter TO drink and got there in about three
hours--di>tance three miles, and actually
did get some good cold water 10 drink. the
first we bad that was fit 10 drink since We
LETT Falmouth. We put up tents and stayed
there The balance of the day and all the
next day. We dnesday morning we started
again In a northerlys direction and stopped
nights and dav at Herndsn Station.
Fairfax county. on the Alexandria Lees
burg railroad General Meredith arrived
while we were there and took command OF
the brigade, which pleased us very much.
We went from there TO Guiliofd Station, ln
Loudon eounty--disiance miles and camp
ed on a stream called Broad Run. Our
regiment, went on picket aud stayed As
hours. We left here on Thursday morn
: ing, the 25th, and crossed the Potomac riv
!, er at Edwards Ferry. and took dinner in
90 my Mary land " on salt pork. hard tack,
and coffee without sugar but bright pros
poets ahead for warm biscuits. fresh but
ter, ham and sweet milk. We marched
very hard the balance of the day and pass
ed through Poolsville about 2 O'Clock the
flags were tlying from the houses. We
camped for The night In the outskirts OF
town called Barnessile. 1t raiued all that
night. the next morning We were on the
march. 1t rained all day and we took the
road toward Frederick City; but left it be-
u a,
about noon--we also eros sed the Baltimore
AObio railroad at Adamsown and took the
road 10 the Kittocton Mountains. and cross
ed them about o'clock in the evening,
and camped for the night close by the
town Of Jefferson we were then about ten
miles from Harper's Ferry. We marched
through Jefferson yesterday morning. bands
playing and colors flying, and passed thro'
Middletown before noon. There were sew
= eral flags waved at us by the young ladies
everybody was glad to see US, even the
dogs looked like they were glad to see us
come. We can buy anything we want to
eat In Mary land at a very low price. l aln
sorry to say that there are good many me
in this army that will steal from the Union
people--so we have to have guard around
our camps when we stop to keep the men
from scattering over the county. To-day
is Sunday. and the young men for miles
around have been visiting our camps. They
all pretend to be Union men. and guess the
most of them are. One week ago to-day,
P!easanton's cavalry had e.. hit with Stew
art over in Louden county Virginia. and
whipped him badly. We heard the can.
nouading very plain / 5 miles off. l think
the army will cross the South Noun ain range
before long. We have possession OF the
gaps between here and Harper's Ferry.
think there will be some very hard fighting
before this letter reaches you. We are only
90 miles from the Pennsylvania line and II
from Hagerstown. and we will soon be in
their rear, and then comes the tug Of war
in Maryland. South Mountain and Ante
tam may have to be fought over again but
! will wait a few days till the fighting is
over. and then you will hear from me.
We have rot heard anything from Vicks.
burg for long ,ime--we can't get any pa
We can buy all the bread and butter we
want cheap Get good milk for ceuts a
eanteen full; butter 25 cents per pound ;
bread 25 cents per loat-large ones, weigh
ing OF pounds good warm biscuits l
cent piece. / think we will be up in
Pennsylvania In lew days, and possibly
the Army OF the Potomac may give lndi
ana call. We are changing our base this
time, hope for good
When will this war close ? Echo an
swers never-not unless the whole rcbel ar
my invades the North, aud then it will " axe
them up. They have been asleep long
enough-we want the rebels to gel North
just as far as possible. and then think the
people will not wait to be drafted.
will close my lsster this Time. Please
write soon and give all the news My love
TO all. Thomas j. WATSON