Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
oLD BATTLE GROUND, five miles be. +,
low New Orleans, Dec. 81 1860

oLb BATTLE GRouND, five miles be-
low New Orleans, Dec. 81 1869.
MIR SAWYER Il suppose an occasional f..
port OF cur position and prospects, will not
lie unacceptable to your readers
AS yet we have had no certain DWELLING
place, and we can hardly expect protraetes
stay at any point. We left Fortress Monroe
Dec. I'd after having encamped at Newnort
News, some ten Gays We were mt on
board fine sea-going ship-the AIatapzas If
New York. Our passage to Quarantine Sta.
ton, seventy miles below, on this river va.
on the whole very pleasant Two PROMISING
young NEE were smitten by disease. and we
had to bury them in the dark deem sea 7,
was scene of painful interest. But few
had ever witnessed the like before. and Il
can never be forgotten. We had one case of
small pox, Dodge OF Orland, which resulted
in death, after he was taken on shore al
Quarantine Station, 1t is almost marvellous
that no other cases have occurred. and va
are now sure that no othors have caught the
contagion from the person named. Our stav
ut Quarantine Station was near the scene of
the wonderful battles and victories won bv
our fleet last April. There are monument,
OF those battles remaining still The yero.
ma, magnificent steamship, lies near the
shore with decks under water She wa, the
one on which our soldiers stood and fred az
the envy, when the water was flowing
around them, and the ship was going down.
Forts jackson and Philips are five miles be.
low, and their capture Is now almost ncredi-
Bile No pen will ever fully describe the
scenes of awful interest. which took place
in that vicinity from the 10th to the 9th
of April lS62
We were ordered to this encampment the
25th inst. There Mas some delay, and we
did not pitch our tents till Saturday, r.H.
the 9th. The Sabbath was lovely day as
indeed all the days. fer months, have been,
in all this latitude. Our religious service
held IN the open air, as a matter Of peeessi-
ty, WAS attended by most Of the members Of
thu several companies. Earnest and respsct
inl attention. are always given during the
briei hour that We spend together When
look upon the hundreds OF men before mo.
on such occIsiOns-alwayss sure to meet their
eye, the hope IS awakened that the word
Will ABIDE IN their he trts. and that they NAV
become new men in Christ Jesus. In refer
enee u the vices which usually prevail in
the camp We have not little 70 encourage
-. L spitcd to return t. their ire-sides I
believe that many, formerly proianc. will
have ah4Bdonci The dreadful SIN, and will
henccarth Tear an oath.
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