Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-07
From the FIfteenth Regiment
Paw "a MoR0AS Co.. v Va"
November %, 1868.

Editor, Iateshis pg:
Our regime, has again been OF the
move. We 81 SOW again on the bs'a-
more and Ohio FIilroad.
We received uArchinG orders on Thurs
dAy morning, ordering our regiment %
proceed to Green Springs, and there await
further urdeFs. We arrived at Green
Springs about I've o'clock. and there "e
learned that We were to be scattered aIoog
the railroad agan. We did not get started
from Green Springs until about ten O'Clock
/ in the plight. We had to travel IN common
truck cars, for The most part, and Hs they
were Ve.y open, and the night very cold
/ il was indeed dEAgreeable travelling.
| great NAM OF the boys had very
merry time Of / while We laid At Green
Springs. Tbel procured whisky tyou
must recollect that soldiers can procure
/ THIS article. 20 matter where they are sta
| toned. and VeEy soon come OF them were
pretty lively from the effects There were
several LITTLE ksoek- downs Anoeg the boys,
| but nothing OF . serious nature took PIace
We got un6er way about ten O'Clock.
and proceeded 70 cur Destination. TIE
different companies were dropped in sue
ctss:ou in The following order: COmpa-
MES q and l II PGE.paW: Company ~
No. IL; Company D 81 Great Cacap0n; Com.
pauy q II RUdGasIl's Run, Company AZ
Sir Johns R9a. (regiments! headquaEEers)i
Companies B aud C at Alpine Station, Op.
posite Hancock. Maryland. Company
of our ssgimeot is now a: home IN their
owe county, protecting their own friends
from gueTrillaE.
OR company is very we'll pleased With
their new quarters, although they did
swear Just 3 little" when they heard 81
Green Springt that they we're To be sta
toned ~ PaW-pSw Station. The boys
wanted 10 be sent to Sleepy Creek, cur
old station but as the regiment does not
reach that far, Of course this co1ld not be.
The headquarters of our regiment have
been established at Sir Johns Run, the
former headquarters Of 0us regiment
Our regiment az present is pretty short Of
de!d of6=srs. Major Wells Is absent on a
court marital Lieut.. Col. Morris Is now
absent from the regiment, engaged IN re-
cruiling Tor IT, He has charge OF the re-
cEuitiug for this regiment. He is an abb
40 Efficient oGieeF, and M recruit will ever
regre: eoiisusg usdeF him he is a fight
ing man, having belonged TO the gallant
Seventh Wet VIrgiria regiment, IN Which
regiment he served as Captain. Col. Nor
ris Eent Trough the campaign on The
Peninsula, before Richmond, aud Was also
10 the secoTd Bull Run hght, under Pope
He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel
Of tits regiment By Gov. PierPoint. can
truly say mat Gov. PisrpOInT never CON
misslonei better or bFaVer mAn Ihan
tom Morris BE is the genera! fAVoTite
Of the boys. He is very plain Aad IN
pretending 10 his manners. and is just such
a nau ~ il calculated TO obi 10 the CONF
dsnce Of The men. He Is 6gbI all over,
which fact ae has demonstrated At the head
of his former comrades il anna. ia the gal
Liant Army Of the Potomac We all hopt
he vii! snctesd 10 filing Up our different
companies, and also in recruiting company
f of orr reFiment. He is assisted by sbl'
aud energetic young men (members Of ;aii
reg mebt) ia dlhersaI p4f;s OF West Var
giaia. Our company III is represented ii
= you. city BY NE. Lake F!t,on, Color Ser
; geAnt 2f oar regiment.
This pOss here is Commanded BY CsPt
J. B. LVkeos, be beng the senior CthceE
. NE viii, In ali iikeIIbecd, have - very gOO'
time here His winter We nave, for tn
most pars, pretty comfortable quarters.
Bat viii close, as have already writ
ten more than ! inteaded 10 when began
By merely stating that oar company !s II
excellent health ADJ spiris M<e aaon.
You're respectfully, W. ". D.,
Formerly "FifseeUth.'
E p. 81 will STATE tor the information o
all our triead-. that Ies;ers and paper
. should be directed to PaWPaT, Morgan
, Co, W V. ria L . r. h, in cIre o
) Capt. ]. B. Lukeas, Co H. W v. D.