Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-07

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PRArrs Poisr. Va. Jan. p, le63.
This regiment shared some Of The incidents and
privssiru~ Of the recent advance movements "
the Amy Of the Potomac The inelemercy Of
the weather the occasion was such a hid teen
experienced by " on many former marches. but
the condition of fbesroads much wore than
Ne had any reason To anticipate when leaving
camp. The weather for DAYS previous had been
warm and sunshiny and the ground rendered dry
and solid. The morning of the 9th. when we
lett camp. was chilly with clustering wind. and
no one sought Of a rain. but before dark the al
mo-phere became warmer. and the rain com
menced descending continuing all night The
men passed the night comfortably could be
expected und r the shelter of their bivouac tents
from which they arose la the morning not alto
pether drv but invgorafed with Their rest after a
previous DAYS march with heavy knapsicks
Alter partaking Of breakfast Of coffee. meat
and crackers. they were ordered to take up the
line of march again. The way was through
fields. over hills and bitches and through woods,
and The ground being saturated with water. made
the march very fatguing. Men became ex-
hausted and were compelled TO fall out Of ranks
and become stragglers-
Te,msrers experienced more difficulty in get
ting their teams through than what the did
They had to follow the road, while the men could
select their way. Horses and mules could he
seen aounderins and splashing in the mud, and
the excited and inffria,ed drivers could be heard
for miles yelling and swearing at their tie ,ms
making the poor animlls exer; themselves until
MANY Of them fell dead in the harness. In sew
eral Instances saw the running gears Of wagons
submerged beneath the mud and abandoned |
thought il would have been advisable to have
chalked the beds to designate the spot. that they
might be found after the dry out" after the
fashion OF the Schdbergers. who. when they
buried the town bell in the TO keep the enemy
/ from getting it, put n chalk mark on the side OF
the boat to designate the spot
The impossible condition of the roads DELAYED
the arrival of the pontoon bridges IN time 10
pr sc the enemy'- works. and rendered the al
vance of the armv beyond the Rappah,nnock
matter Of impo-sibiliiv after reaching the bank
And a. il was. "a at Fredericksburg, mltier of
military necessity 10 either advance or fall back.
the latter was adopted. but rot accomplished
without the loss of property. and attended
IN considerable confusion.
! But back again 10 our old quarters,
the enjoyments Of which we were % 10th To lie we
a few DAYS ago. and where hore We may be per
mttei TO remain until neice and union Can be
restored TO our distracted country. :. think, any
/ how that the recent move has demons ratel fully
! the impracticability of keeping up active opera
tons in Virginia the balance of this winter We
are all heartily sick of war and anxious for IL
termination To return again 10 our homes and
peaceful avocations once more. Yet it il WAS
left To w alone To dictate the terms of settlement
we would not he agreed "a to what they should
he. Political animo~ities are INDUCED in to some
extent here. and not unfrequenily You hear some
Green hack make threats of personal violence
to some Democrat at home when he gets back.
| The evil consequences OF this war tn society
will he felt after peace is restored. Soldering
has its demoralziug influences. and the mass OF
men We have in the army. who have long been
subject tn arbitrary rule. will in many instances
be unre-traIned, through fear of the civil law A.,
/ from committing wantOn atrocities Some means
should be provided whereby they my find some
speedy employment after they are discharged
Our present locality offers very few attractions
to Il seeker of pie, and desirable lsbta
ton. yet il has somewhat of romantic. anl pic
ture>que nlture We are near the Potomac
where ridges of every conceivable variety of out
line stretch along its shore with ravines clothed
on either side with tinged nlisses of chapare or
| mixed shruhbery The omen hill tops Of sandy
| soil. once cultivated in grain are now eEcamp-
men,s of soldiers No stone cucumber the soil
! The original growth of timber has all been cut
off. and the present forests are nothing but groves
| of crubby pines whose evergreen foliage casts n
continual shadow on the ground
| Jupiter Pluvius seems to have the control OF
the elements. and for several day~past has been
raining upon us gentle showers; but last night the
falling aqueous production was changed 10 the
torm of snow. and this morning the ground is
whterel with the n ,kes
Yesterday Captain in the Oath Michigan sent
in his resignation. assigning rs reason for not
| A Thar q cnull
scientiousiv fight under the procla nation. he
was Immediately mansclel and sent u Fort L 4
f'yette to be assigned to dungeon prison
SOLDIER