North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-06
Interesting letter from the Army.
CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH. Va }
April %. 1868. !

' ENEhAb bhE Y CRONlE' &C. - nave hFthnn@fC
myself goodness knows how often Of fulfilling
my promise 10 you bnt conveniences for
writing are so odd and out-of the way, that
have postponed and put off the duty from
one lime until another up to the present
moment. Time never hung so heavy upon
my hnndS as it has for the past week, and as
we approach the termination of our time Of
enlistment. each succeeding Gay seems drawn
to thrice its natural length upon :he same
prime pie, presume, that a watched pot neY-
er boils.
We have been undar e marching orders"
| with five days raions in knarsacks ahd
three days il readiness to be rut in havrr
sacks, for now nearly two weeks, expecting
that every day would be our last one in
camp. Our ezra baggage, such as blankets,
and surplus clo,ning that could rot well he
carried on march hut which was very con-
vcnient to have ahout camp. was ing since
turned over TO the tender care Of the 'Qnqr-
mastcr-in obedience to orders from {" head
quarters, ,"-withcnt any very fatterirg hore
Of ever putting eyes upon il a"a,n; hnt for
some incXpcahlc reason we are Vet in our
old campinr ground, and 7 really begin 10
think that we will not move until we move
for A1ua Landing, and thence to Washington
anl home. 1t may he that the continued
hot weather. and the miserable plight in
which the roads are here has something 10
d. with Our inactivity ; hrt I have much rpa-
son to think that this cause has really had
but little to do with it lecau<e it is evident
that every man has intended tn he lis own
uurvpynr and commjssary for 8 lavS at least.
AMI thus the weather. or the condition of the
roads could have but little influence The
currcnt rum"r now is, and every circumstance
seems to verify it, that Hooker had all his
, plans crmpiattcd and was ready 10 m0yn.
when the present head If our 'gaIornus kind
try" Mr.. " Linctum. a." and his fright bower,
H.lcck bounced upan "anclpm c0mJaHre
, General Ice " and knocked All his plans into
a cooked hat by putting up the Plea pru-
! dence. and the danger to which Washin gton
! would be exposed IN its pretent dcfcnsclesS
state, should the Rsbs. by any unforeseen cir
cuns'a"ee' get 'he 0e''eF "' hliA' ana repeat
! the dose Of 18th December, when our br,k-
! en-, b'eedhg ana shattered columns, were
Siad 10 rect"'S 'ue hanPahaHnocN' nnHeF
: cover OF he r'eht, broken IN spirit, ana with
! their confidence n their leader entirely and
, forever destroyed. "Od Joe" showed his
/ PIans-eXPaincd them al length and insist
/ Ell Upon the privilege Of attempting to carry
/ them ont, but " uncle Abraham" was mex
/ "Fab'e, and Hooker 1t IS SAID, requested to
be relieved OF hi> command which request,
oi course, WAS net o"mp''e" with. Il Is said
/ mat Inc'e, 81 rather iat@or abraham, con-
| cluded that move was not desirable until
| the 9 months ard years men were out oc
the army, ana it was thoroughly rcor2aniz
ed. IN this the experience gained at tie first
battle @! = Ball Bun when the attempt was
made 70 iiGht nm important battle win men
3Ao were ~'cN OF service, and whose t"n"
was "o"uJ I" eE"'''' " hatrTer may have
hae'' ~" ca'-r, 't Is CERTAIN nat active "p
'F"''"h- are, '"f me fliht "'h suspended;
ana "s The two Ne" S"rN Regiments IN ""r
b''gatt lihe i'h ana lV'h) Z" our "f service
on the 2ah 81 May, and we IN the llth, 1t is
hardly Tr"habc that We vii see any m"rr
lighting, and rann"t say that | am sorry
though would have liked to have seen
ilooKers original movement per>ev'red in,
because THINK that vigorous hahH n"Ye.
meht' wei supported ""n'i hhV" resulted IN
Tue capture ol Tue f"f'lIta heights which
surround ana protect the Aeoe' position at
Fredericksburg and Ii "ouit have been"
glorious thing l"r our Regiment conli 1t have
taken part Iii the engagement; which, s""ner
or later, must oe to"t1t there. } ''t now
though, the bows al nave their eyes turaed
anXlouI'y h"Deward, and would willingly
ay 'iI ali chances WijCH will, in ihe 81 giicSr,