Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-06-05
Correspondence of the Star 1 Chronicls.l
The 5lst Penn. Vol. in Kentucky.
TUESDAY, May Z6, 1868.

for two weeks. The passage Of 60 mani
men, artillery and wagons, over road
already ground to powder, raised cloud
Of dust. Many suffered in various
degrees from sun.stroke, four am tolt
died outright. The country We passet
through, resembied very much our owl
valley, wanting tho careful cultivation
About noon, We stopped on high bill i.
. field, and had dinner. There WAS I
creek below, and many plunged dowr
eagerly to bathe 10 it. We then movet
on about two miles across Dicks river, 4
mile and upward from Crab Orchard
where our orders were countermanded
and after lying 10 the road au hour and
more We enc.mped. Dicks River in no,
as large as Bufaloe creek.
Sunday, wo packed, then uupacksd, and
camped again.
On Monday, We passed through
Crab Orchard, aud camped milo beyond
town. A new fence disappeared as if BY
magic, furnishing tent poles and wood
We were getting ready for dress parade ia
the evening, when orders came to march
at P. NJ, and at that time our brigade
started, reached Stanford at II, midnight,
aud bivouacked mile beyond the town,
where We are now.
Crab Orchard takes its name from the
spout'nsOus growth Of crab apples found
here when frs, settled. 1t is on the line
Of the first emigraus road, called the
"~ildernoss road" from Virginia. I,ha.
been the scene Of many skirmishes.
Morgan eucamped on the ground We
sncamped, near Dicks River, when be
made bis raid into Kentucky. There
was . Captain Williams, Of the Union
army, lived near tbore, homo on eick
leave, at the time. Morgan sent two men
over to arrest him, He hid 10 . barn
or clubhouse. The fellows pluudered his
house, and among other things one Of them
put on his uniform, aud was struttiug 2
around the yard. This Was too much for
forbesrauce, and Williams shot him from
his place Of coucealment, aud eudeavored
to shoot the other man, but be escaped
Morgan burned bis house, aud it is
supposed that out Of spits he burned tho
bridge over the river, as it was dry and
could be crossed BY artillery aud wagons
Tho Stanford Pike comes into the
other pike at Crab Orchard. Bragg, in
bis retreat, followed the pike We came
along. Buell. came BY Stanford. Bragg's
rear guard passed at = o'clock, and Buell's
advance came in At o'clock. They
skirmished through the streets. Many
blame B1ell very much, and say he ought
to have osugbt Bragg aud crushed him.
They even 60 SO far as to say that the
reason was because Buell. and bragg we're
personal friends, and tell the ridiculous
story that Buell. and Bragg slept together
one night on that same march. Buelrs
case as you know has been Investigated.
1t will not do to anticipate, but l may say
that no one Knows what it is to move sn
army, aud especially when everything has
to be hauled as here. 1t vas just as much
as they could do to feed Us at Lancaster
even our small Division, Buell. had loo, 900
msn. 1t takes 400 wagon loads Of provis-
ions to arrive in camp each day, to feed
such an army. Ia addition to that the
water is lamsntably scarce even now, and
when Buell. went through here there vas
none At oil, and he had TO haul all his
water.
Grab Orchard is . celebrated summer
resort. There are various kinds Of mineral
springs, fue hotel and grounds laid out
with oil the sppurteuances Of Bedford.
Near Dicks river, where We eampsd, is .
sslsz spring, where they manufacture .
great deal Of s.ltz, ano you may see it 10
the drug stores, labellsd Cab Orchard
saltz.
The march hero was terrible. The
evening air was pure and sweet, but tho
dust was SO thick you could scarce see the
man before you. The 1l,h New Hamp-
shire bad the load. On The march from
Lowell to Lancaster, our Reg had the lead,
and punished them terribly, At one time
making 4 miles 10 IS minutes. They
bought ox.teams to haul their kn,psacks,
aud have had them since. From having
on one occasion loaded their haversacks
with ginger cakes, they got the name Of
"sookies" in the Brigade. They call Us
the "Sour Krouts." Last night, they had
the lead, and they thought to punish us
in return, and they did slam Us through
al fearful rate. We understood it, and
not man Ainched. They suffered mos,
themselves. The momeut they got into
tho field where We we're to camp, they
dropped, and when the commander OF
the Reg. halted he bad . most sorry Reg.
When We halted wc had not lost . man.
They ehuckled over it considerably, last
night, (ws could overhear them) how they
putt to the "sour krouts'-but We have it
on them yet. The rsar-guard took up but
eleven stragglsrs, AID they al belonged
to the 1lth, and beside that their coiors
dropped out and came 10 this morning.
With oil this, you must not understand
that there is any other than an emulous
rivalry between the Regiments. There is
the utmost barmony-the Ilth N. II. is
composed Of the very best material for
We are willing to put our