The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-06-03

was thrown around the premises TO keep
IF all Intrusion by the soldiers Mili'a'iIy
we were bound IA consider this all right.
and tu believe that the old gent was true
blut for the Union. SO of course We could
not covet his chickens. or geese. us ham
and etgs. When We came back Lieut.
Jennings remarked 10 him /: "Ynu are
Uniuu, suppose mo sir AIN sc
ses h TO the back bone Now the old
gent. was righu ;'bi> h"u>e,il subsequently
appeared. was place of rendezvous for
guerrilas. and no less than four uf our
..en were taken pfisolers there and near
there on this expedition Ii such places
are protected as we pass through them, !
greatly fear '.thr end is 40, yet"
This part of NoIth Carolina is very rich
in turpeuine forests, and is the best |
have yet seen is on this rIut. Most of
The trees are tapped. sometimes thirty
feet high, and they are coated over thick
with d'ied pitch, which when scraped
from the trees is valuable The weather
was dry and ,he nights dark, for We
rnarchrd nights a. we'll aS days. and those
p'ne> uiade splendid lights On our next
march up there. there was scarce Nv
ing tree TO b. seen oh Tie whule route
except IN tho swa"Is Another nuiic
able feature is the sece>h hogs, or ray
hacks" as the soldicrs call them. There
are multiIudes Of them, but 50 poor they
cannot be eaten Tnev must sub>i,t
On pine routS, for there Is Eothing else
for hem.
After dark on the 10Th, We once more
threw ourselves on our hunks IN camp.
tired uu:, aud glad Ms The prodigaI to gel
homu once more For eleven days and
nights we had been on the move. or
pitched and tossed about in such a uaL
uer IL to get 10 rest and if ever men
stuck 10 the snft side of Carolina pine
board wlrh relish for rest, it was Us.
We all have a dim recollection of soft
beds aid pleasant bed fellnw~. bur now
our hlps and shoulders are that call"uSed
that IA pi ven'ent. with TIM 10 lie upon Il,
would be ''Rowery bed Of case Onr
rest was "t short duration, however The
account IF on, further movements | ruuS,
deter until 90 back to my quarters |
see there is such fellow wanted as
K o. y.
April. %. 1851 yesterday wrote
you. sitting in the parlur of black fam.
lly IN the CITY of Washington. n. & cI,se
by our quarters, whittier | had gone to
ge, the benefit Of table and chair while
whiting, While speaking If these blacks
allow me to say. that in intellect and form
they uf Washington are far superior to
any have scen. They are as much SUI,
p' ri"r To those of Newberne. as a North
eru ehucltcd black is toa slave. asked
a l"nny wunati at this honSr. what |
>h"uld :rlI the f'lks mp North IF her !.
D, sir, you ran tell them nothing of such
i"lk> AS we " On assuring her iha |
could. and should mention where | was
Writing this letter ehe said You nav
tell them then that We are poor people.
but mean well
We said in our camp at Newbcrhe the
llth and l2ih. and "n the 18th again set
out with three days ra,inns We crossed
the Neu>e to Fort Anderson at 9 n'cIock
at night. and two II lies farther IN biv.
ouaced bel Ind an lid Rebel bres>twurk.
commanding road 'hr"ugh swamp.
and threw oht pickrts The next day We
went tn New Hope. our previous stopping
place when up in that country The
cavalrl drove IN the enemv's uut.posts,
taking few prisoners. During the nlght
II rained hand, and the molnirg found
many Of us lying in water Long and
ttdnu> marches So engenders a >dtt of
apathy aud bluntS the senses, that 1t is
M surprising ~ us that we lie IN nnr
blankets asleep thfuugh hard rain, and
awake To- lind ourselves lying in pool ot
water. The 18Th we started for Swift
Creek 10 see about some Il, be. furcr<
there IL raiued vi"lent'v until past noon.
which "f"odrd the swanIs un cur course
that We were Obliged To tu,n back and
retiace our steps 10 The old Rebel ford.
What with the rain and state uf the roads.
this TWO days trip used Us up worse than
anyrlin. We had eohe through hefire -
We found orders wi en- We got back. 10
start for WASHINGTON the next morning
Our Company was thrown "ui as pickr;>,
aud Jour humble servant had the pleas
ur, of >taudng Fix hours thai aiulli a.
mark t"r an. proving Secr>h that
might be about In the morning the
whole Brigade found itself unable tornva
from snrcness and stiffness. The surgeon
rAcu>ed the men. alm"st by cunpanieS
ana the eon>' quenc.' Wa, ne had tso
DAYS ,spitr. aud re enforcenets the
amount "f an entire Division, under com
uaud ol Gen Na.le.
The 10Th proved happy day for u>.
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