, 1863-02-25


CIEAf1A1S'5 TENT. Or BRla. McARTHuns D.v)(
-4.,' 49,. a-.".,. ~ ~ tooo
1asa ae w llao in'oe oulseisea eonl1ore'p1e
al Millkens Bend, our brigade received or
ders, the 51st ult., to take two days' cooked
rat;ons and twenty in transit and e fan in ~ ms
a.,,s a,., ~. -c.,. 1,r,-
as hoon - poes.ol'' 0s us.ai' soe l'tn Wa
Ma5or Reynolds commanding, was first In
line and on board the Crescent City.
an vrre natur,11v ask1np u what's unn
:, 49, a-n,ra es;n~s 81 ;aso,a-taa ~
to headquarters, We learned our destination
to he the little town of Proyidence eighty
80. .,,,o. 49, t,f,r ,,,,es hz- lind mn the
1l'leo W 'i'eh aau int3 - s.,,.,., ~ - -
river. Long before day, saopa.n morning,
TOR this is the day proyerbia1 in the army fur
,no'msl 49," y. - so1,o,ans :arr;.as ~ ao.,.
hopea 10 lave uaa 4en5Aou' 'e' s.ee' w oeeA,
but the storm forbade. am happy to say
that most. of the field and staff, and all Of the
1e,1, f,,1owcd the worthy cvamn,. NJ ri
n..4,.N -, .oA ~ o.ssra. ~. - ~ w.
D1tzler, ma engaged mol IN any game Of
chance nor indulged in drinking; on the con-
+r,,v they e. rave attendance II ro,3;,o. ),
49,, - 49,.
groups u US pegan sluslus lnose oto melo-
dies, Old Hundred, Rockingham, Dundee
Coronation. &c. until VIZ exhanstod orr
e4..1. -, to,. 49, ~,
s1ock' we lnen 'ooA up tne soul OF song"
t1ose revival l1eiooSes VI eA11onooo memo
1}"l WHY lnany q 94r pncHrs, , tnlnklng OF
al tfa;r vniccs ~ fhc III stao;1 ~ ~ ado
~. soc,reJ r. v;e with snob nthor ~ ~
u1r;tN ~ sn;-;, on1 --;th +ho .,,ln..tsn33:6
o,sn ~ TUG s'A'' '1''o . u" 'ie onoess'sou1ns
A' 8 o,.,o,1- Monday ,,,or,,nn ~, n:..,o
e,.ug M ra ~ ape ar;dan. o'ea nSn
fnr harnns 1eat,;np nnt ~ III ia1e ~ tooa1n o4ha
~ 1r;. Pod - p;-. G1usf
rhe en1;neer cnr5,sa dr3;de II f.,s;h'o r,,t,
90 f,r oS aTo,,;nsd Wa n.es"d snYao -, ~,
Hsent M ra.;dancos IN onr ronte ~ the n1a3ta ~,
P;,ana f,nn u @ ~ an3;rs noM q
h!eyu n.t 3ats t aa1ckeo,
H. uae ,ata+i a9n,os+ st iu ~ ato
~ t.a!io,' hnH e. ~ sttS ~ nuatu4ty
s'1 ri ~ tIo oi. f
s,sse sa4. t,oa, 49, - tac Stn L.,
.oro I " nn nn, i 'ui 1 n1 sansisaea w. tee
ioote tba;r hnic l.; tc orn',11d nnd H.u euSs ".
1n 1sl,e eIeti noae " saS au lolon tne
ore I'll ic coi1ectcd IN av and mi'a stapsd ~ ~
Vicksbnre At nieht on busra tl,e Var Ia Eag1c tps
tn work On the ditcr hv Cen Gr,nt;s n-Gar' ngc'
orr lines. -0'''11'' A"'o
Near Mr.. Sellers, plantation VIZ fonnd :,
tplccranf Office and of cn,1rse d;d Il ;natioo :,
He s. n man Of wealth in phi,a5elnh;s anJ
hos n n,gn;ficert nlontotion here NA
49,. s..~-.
Some sixty guerillas had their hcadouartcrs
back Of this plantation, and our scouts secinr
some OF them fleeing past her door. we m
rovr ronfd chose ond Mrs So ca1,o ~ e,sf ~
ls from her place. decorated viii, r everereens "sn
and raimettoea. as saws Virgil: 0She Waltcd
nueen Of The PODS md mcn,, nnen;n1 ~
Hat ;von aat,. shn exci,;,acd s.SJh,n Rns y a LUZ
tunn;nr o ~ ' Rnmn3na frnn 3ha WY ase Hon .
cnuords - rnr Waetorr, aS aae ~, S1e,ns nhg
Inf rhicf ~ +,c, rt;,la.r in noer3!t H4tone
of,ho Tan,osena ~ ~ ~ DepattcnL
rn,,,;n1 stYes n.an, ~ IA iVmt ~ nt
not sfnn nnd fnht fhaso dac;,;sS Yela uo ;ot 1uu
hovc 1andeJ Isresn WY Thc rn1ancI nves odas1a1 sa.
nasG iAA4Su ~ hsae Ane eo1o1!et mooest!y
Mal, .eRtfn, '9a a " s,s as stSn ts tna5 mornlnS
,,c,+ -, ;rha a.. so,i.ra ~ i0 49,, 5Ju aauies ~.
ro1orr1 ovor frn,,, hend r. hos, IN ea
si1ror of nea,. o ioran1 utau ~ n1IMe qulGh
1are1,re ~ af ~ eIat an, ~
~ sn.th - ~ ttieolnS .tl, stsp sne lea tlie
t.oop u ~ lailcs tAr9usn LIZ "lnaln9 Ways
.,:s, paeh - ~ Paet uotf: anis iIotea, Us tne
~ - ea sel5 ueaitniul shoch
10 1he colonels iee1le nerves, and, were 1t
na noe i4G @ anotnsr shgnt mlstahe, YOU'D hase
!n Sscnlston. tne eolonei olsen spoSe o. his
uesl!e lor = lsesn eEg! y Monta ala Ills di"
ges.lonJpe Eletua!s, aslhK, &c. soon We
Iae. H'u Will oIsket, anu Colonc1 Ueitzler.
WIN ,n1gus eyes IN IN enem9.s lana, sls'
o pe.eea thS Wy ~ ua'e, pEtiaps, alnner lof
;es III sepe, pc 81 tskn,klng , IN tne WOODS ana call
n so;d tsfrae1. ot,aes, 10 d 1oatSats 70 oc,
Ii: ~ ,netha,r 'ie0A ss'ss "' "ao oousat ios
~ rni - n;tz1., ,,o1;to,,, ,srod tho Ia ~
onc r. Cni nnTT as 10 was III Tha o horH9;66d,.
offered Mi int HI INF accentrd on11 1.1s ant,
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