The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-06-18
FROM THE BLAcHwAgER, VA.
oons.yv6denes OF soifIhsrn zn..rp,i..-
CAMP BLAcxw aTkn. Va, y,
.. -Juns 9th. 1863. (

':F- 90 1Juns. 9th. 1868. g..
Editors Enterprise-Presan
You have not heard from the Davis
Guards in some time, have concluded
this morning to write you q few. lines to
let you know. where we sre, and what
We are doing. We are siiH Rt South
Q"ary at. the crossing Of Blackwa
river. We seldom. il ever, have. y
change in the programme of CUSTOMS
and hab bits in our living. Everything
seems TO rock along ini,ssame old chan,
mel. with little orhqehahges to cheer tho
monQtomy OF, camp; hosese,, we oc-
easionallys get an order. to- prepare to
! meet the enemy NJ a moments = wsuninr.
We have been to Fuankliu Station four
times since our re,rea, from Suffolk,
and to Smiths. Ferry twice, but to toora,
ch"grin we have failed. as YET, to
meet ihe Yankees. There was an alarm
raised in camp on last Tuesday. night by
one of our pickets On post Ohio reppfted'
that he sawSsome twelve orsfifteer, Yan
KEGS advance towards l,im. and then
fall back again intn lhicket inmedi-
nteiy in front OF. hiru a detarbudene
was sent fforn the Legion to support me
pickeis. but it was soon .ascertxined that
the alarm was false and, the de,ach-
ment soon returned 10 camp again. and
all went to lied ard slept quie:ly't tili
morning. " =
have probably. a!r-ady written
enough to weary the patience Of your
readers, but can not refrain from Civ
ing you an out lire Of grand party
that came off NJ this place ON Tuesday
! last. as it was the first recreation tIie
Legion has enjhyed in two long wears.
Those who psr,icip sed, assisted liberal.
" in making 'preparaiionss for 4ha oc-
casion on The day previous. tbesefore
We had 'noling 10 dnE on the psnfning
OF our jubilee, but to welcomeou our MANY
iapited- guests: Among, them were
Gen. jenkins md isdy-,oge,herw with
his Staff and Sixth SontiT Carolina
Band, who came down from Franklin
on Steamer recently captured bve our
t mces some where between Roanoke
Island and Norfolk. On The Generai's,
approach, a salute Of seven big guns
we're fired; and at ten. a. m., the smuse-
ments commenced First was the Tour.
nstnent. TIE knights all monp, ed their
fine steeds, rode round and sslu,ed' tho
ladies' and read the programme. of
amusemen,s adapted for the occasion
Then the ,titing conmencei. in which
he Knights displayed cent s4iMv! s4.iv!,---- -
=, I7ru.snm Colonel Logan. sf, ne Le-
zion, wc7a Tue crown, ard i had the
honor Of choosing the queen of. the day
4 and placing itssnpnB her bead after
,.I which we all returued to the grove on
the river side 10 -partaxe Of the luxu.
ri"us varitiesf that had been prepare Cd
mostly by Old Don,inion's fair edsngk.
ftors. After the participants had ali re.
freshel themselves, tile dancing corn,
menced on The Stage, which WAS quite
, amusing 20 both participants and spec
tstars, Af:er ihe dancing had. ceased
The minstrets made Siifeie, appearanrs
= -on the stags.apd eniertained the. ~hol,
. party. for some length OF lime, afie,
which th6 General and his lady bad'
a,feu and went -aboxrd the .stesiner tt
Frnkiin. Upon thess aepa,iu, 9. aroth
er sslnte of sessa gups was 6ied. afse
p which the dancing WIS !sgsia resume,
5 and kept UP Ill the sun lad sank b,
I meath theSgesrern horizon and the nigh,
; shades were upon IN, when aifteturne
home. II is, needless TO add. that th
9 lticeto the Jsdies carried home wit
:, them a beau frvm The 49, -
u - 80 : - 7 LEGION.