The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-02-27
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
COMPANY G, l0lst RECT, L. V.

COMPANY u, l0lst RECT, L. '.
Newbern, $. c., Feb. llth, 1868.
FRIEND MEYERS:
The weather just now is very pleasant for
out door sports, such, for instance, as drilling(
And can assure You the officers that have the
big straps on their shoulders, are having good
time of tt, in the way Of buggy and horseback
| riding with the ladies. There are lots OF inn
ported ladies here. No one knows where they
are from, who they are Or to whom they belong.
But they are here. The word is, however, szy
ndthng,lfor all is military in these 'ppins times
Of peace" and Uncle Sans treasury fiddles
while his horses dance. Yes, all is military
Ii you would see somo Of the banbox mon
tripping and tearing through the streets, as if
for life or death, you would think the war
would be over by shutdown. To observe their
performances you would imagine that the fate
of the whole country depended on their riding
through the city of Newbern. But all this is
military A Colonel or Major, an Aid or some
other great officer, rides over private. No
matter tits, military. You see the painted beau
ties they have with them, with double breasted
riding skirts and more gilt buttons and stars
than ftrty Majors. All this is military, is the
rage al Newber. When get to town and
| see thOse things wonder whether there are not
barefooted and breadless chidred at home, and
whether you are answered there, ANiS military.
| would like to describe all have seen of these
pastetpard men, left to lie around ard manage
the guarding of towns and who neYer saw ser
vice o. rebels except such as have taken the
oath; but this running note viii not allow
But must say that there is too many of this
kind Of "All is military" soldiers in our army.
Give them nice clothes, big pay, Uncle Sans
horses, a bottle of whiskey, and some other con-
renIenc's, and let therL stay away from danger,
and thy are all right. They don't care aslony
as Unde Sans Grcenbacks are at par.
Our brigade was ordered away from this place
with . fleet that Gen. Foster has gone with from
here, which, suppose, went TO South Carroll.
M. But owing to large force concentrated
some fifteen miles above here on the railroad,
and Which, report said, had come from Rich.
mond ready to take this place back, if Foster
wouiS take all the old troops away and leave it
entirey in the hands of a few drafted regiments
that live been sent to this point. Gen. Foster,
commanding this department, ordered General
Wessll, who was our Brigadier and now is our
DIVISION General, to command this department,
IN hisabsence. Gen. Vessel very politely asked
/ for hs old Brigade, as he did not care, l sup
pose, about taking hold of such an important
post, with few regiments of green troops
He wanted some old troops with them, and it
wonll give them rest, so, in that way you see,
we gt to stay.
Gov. Stanley, Military Governor of ths
Stat', has resigned, / understand, on account
of tie Presidents Proclamation to free the
sav's. The Stanlcys have great amount of
property in Ncwbern.
Cen. Foster, or some other of the authori-
ties, enrolled some colorcd soldiers here, for
garrison and fatigue duty. have not heard
anything about it since Gen. Foster went with
tl'e fleet. don't know whether it stopped on
account OF his going away or not; but there
were five hundred enrolled before he left.
j. B. II.