Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-04-01
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Burned down the F-nces Torn down and used
for Fuei for the Troop and now ihees hanson
|f arms barren commons even the Few
Country churches dia not escape bat hOi
thier doors knocked down Benches broke and
PUipits Burnt the first Place of any note we
came 10 was the lannon's Fairfax Court House
We were much disappointed ia the size ami
magnitude Of this much Read * wrote of
place we found it 10 contain a pile Of Brick X
mortar about so feet square called the Court
House with doors knocked ia windows broke
ami DOa-ds nailed ON them and i now "a
as 4 Quarter masters store Room tiIicr i
Smoil Jail attached % il aud about ] , d-laPi-
dotted PouSes this coupuscs rii- ~hoie Town
here we left the alexandria & believe the
Eicismoud Turn lse Turning 40 CUR left over
Il miserable he'd clay khoad We next came 10
Fair Fax Station two ard a - miles from
the court House tb;er i oalv few Temporary
Buildings Erected for Quarter raster u-e NE
then iraveld over a Rough HiNy County 10
Stafford Court House IhiS i far >m;s Ter H.iage
than Fairfax wf Joined our ResifnUnJ on the
3Dti alter fiVe day- march here we were
again lii~Gp"iIted~e expected 40 fne leIsts *
eiatiiiug AID Ourf months pay ia atgaHes
but thier. wcs u"ue II tiaese articles hand
ia the Regiment we went u work Eetierd
Pine Tops and Built selves BrI-h Hot u
bra kr tie kren'S; o: the W Rd huJ 4 n poor
e"neerI, at turning Rain we Remained IA this
camp until the / ia when We Reed o.7s.Es 10
march into the Field at FredrickshurE wr
were in ,hot Battle twa miles u the le!i "f
the T,.wa we dil not take very active part
in the FialI; being Reserve although we
wer on the Field for four doys ard had 70
move our Position twist get nut IF Range
Il the Euemy~ Shells and Sniiid Shot we Re
crossed the River IN the ui.ht 81 the 18th
an come Il oar Old camp S!tivEt hsvIaE
man hurt were more Lucky ihon mary If
cur TuwusuIen wha layei DOWN timer 'ive~ "n;
thier aat,rof ia er c .uI.t,y ar the Bino-iy
+ .e!js aruuu'i Fr' dTiek>UurE Know that II
sa~ a >ai dan ia Eles,s5ur; w',en tie news
of this Battle Reach tliicr a; the Ui4sy Il our
ca climates who % nu5ly Fell - tir l3ih cut
OIL in the Prime If naHE I'D on nuT aTiEal
here Ne we're I~ucd Sasitcr tents having. "a n
.,llJ Il Eaiu - Ec.k-r fruIa the - ,si N.f-Nl
gati! ;he lJth q Deem tne-- tents are "a
;,o"r substitute for shelter hein.. common
iiToan Inct muslin each Soldier B-ccivrs
piece * f.-t sguar- 1Eey ave 4-a"g,d with
.su;ynS three ~ils 10 i5'.Jtou Z" s,-Ii.er by
having forks j = Rig Pose w make
shelter leaving o,sP eI.d rpeu sicu ar -uPr---9
l. go - Ee'her Ia form f.le cent when 30.
norch each u,an TO curry liz pierre 'iI5-r :
considerable growing at Ihe rsy master not
making i'i> ape &C IEs Ir"p- ~ HAS
Brigade has ssN - aih pay c"rnis 70 thea
Th,s H-cI I = ;iuI h1- j.4in,.l =9v uf fi.- Old
onJhs pay IN aiVaHc,- 'sut that HAS naI been
forthcoming we al fvt Broke ii 80 had
nl"n y thier : Pack of Land sharks Fo'!oE-
ing the Army ~ the way uf News Paper
Eendrr> tie phiia Enquirer aud the Herald
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apiece the SIiler> are Pack ex;or-iari,rS
Thieves thes Sci very inferior article II
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cheese 5O cents per 70 fresh Brad a; % ce,itS
Loaf poan. crackers , for eve css.t~ and
ali otlcr articles ia proportion II W 10 20;
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people Viii Ct t.r,,i g contributing xi.il,
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