The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-02-27
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
CAMP NE.sR GpRMANrowN, Va, I
18th Pa. Cav, Feb. 10, 1868.

| Our regiment left Camp McClellin, Harris
burg, on the 10th December last, and arrived
at .'Camp Hyatt four miles north of Wash
ington on tho morHing of the 18th, where we
''struck tents and took up line of march for
Washington, crossed the ''long bridge,'' and
pitched our tents on the south side of the Po-
tomac, in the camp known as 'Camp Butler"
and on the 9Th struck tents and came to this
place. Our camp is 25 miles from Washington,
8 miles from Fairfax Court House, miles from
| Centrevile, II miles from Bull Rum and one
mile from Chantilly battle ground, where Gen
erals llarney and Stevens were killed. On one
side OF the field is u grove of white oak timber,
many Of the trees of which are riddled with
bullets, counted twenty-five balls in one small
tree; hundreds of graves may be seen Of Union
and Secesh soldiers, very slightly buried, many
Of them covered by some friendly hand with
earth, which had been thrown over them where
they iell and yielded up their lives, In one
place noticed /, mound under which twenty
seven Union soldiers lie buried Near where
the road passes the battle field, you can see the
graves OF three soldiers (whetLcr union Or Sc
cesh cannot telD whose skulls are entirely out
OF the grave, exposed to the view OF pasSers by,
the flesh having been eaten OFF by the ravens.
LII many other places, legs, arms, and other parts
of the body are exposed. Allow me to digress
u little. Our camp is in a very beautiful grove
of pine timber; when our men were clea,ing
off the groundpreparaiory to pitching our tents,
one OF them discovered Il small mound near the
root of :, tree, where, upon removing the rub
Dish, lie 1ound the remains of dead Union SOL
der, his blanket around him for Il winding
Sheet and his knapsack under his head tor a
pillow. He had no doubt been wounded in the
light and sought the grave for repose, and had
carved his initials, ''E. NJ" upon the tree then
wrapped himself in his blanket. and laid him
self down to die, and was covered by the leaves
and rubbish witch had blown over him.
passed over a part of the Bull Run battle field.
The number OF graves, dead horses, broken guns,
WAGONS and alnbuamccs are irnumerable. a
We are encainped alongside of the fifth New
York and first Virginia cavalry regiments, which
are in our brigade, and are doing picket duty
with us, Wearc in the front of Il loyal army.
There are no rebels in force near us, but we
have TO contend with 'sbush whackerso and
gueriIlas, who are almost nightly attacking and
taking OF our pickots from the outposts. On
the night Of the 9th January, ten OF our men
were taken, and have not been heard of since.
! On the 26th thirteen were taken and one badly
wounded, but hear he is getting well. On
the night Of the ] st inst, one sergeant was shot
| lead, aad eleven priyates taken prisoners, with
horses and equipments complete. They took
the mcn sixteen miles, to the town Of Aldee,
and there p,lroled them. Captain Mcsely, the
leader OF the bandiiti, sent very polite note to
Lieut.. Col. Gowen, that he shodld arm his men
better, that they were not worth taking. Week
before last our men, with part of the New
Workers, under command of Capt krom, made
a charge on party OF rebels under command
OF Capt. Mosely, in the town OF AIiddeburg,
and succeeded in capturing twenty-eight rebels,
horses, arms, &c, among the number were two
commissioned officers Last week we captured
three suter wagons, that were loaded in Wash
ington, and had made their way thirty miles
through our lines, aud were about passing our
last picket when they were captured and brot
back to camp. The wagons contained many
articles useful and fancy for Secessia; also, a
rebel mail How they could pass our pickets
and cross the long bridge, is something am at
a loss to know, when our guard and provost Of
licers are SO particular, that should a Union
soldiers friends send him box of provision or
a package of any kind from home, the box or
package must be opened and the contents ex-
amined TO see that there is nothing contraband,
and in all probability is gobbled ur before it
reaches its destination. Yet these scoundrels
can pass and re-pass our lines, carry the rebel
mail, and aid and abet the rebels in every way,
and go entirely free. really think ours the
most magnanimous government the world has
ever seen, to support two such large armies, one
for her protection and the other for her destruc-
ton. r fF trHF II a
will now give you a list of commissioned
officers of our regiment. Col. L. Nj. Bryan,
Lieut.. Col. James Gowen; lst Major, Joseph
Gilmer, End Major, Wm. b. Darlington, 3rd
Najar, III. V. Van Voorhees, Quartermaster,
Lieut. James G. Golden; Commissary, Lieut.
John S. Beazell; First Surgeon, johnJ. Marks,
End Surgeon, Geo. w. Withers Adjutant, Geo.
Neiman. Company officers, %. a, Capt. w.
G. Lindsey; 1st lieut., j. Cosgray, End Lieut.,
b. Il. Campbell, this company is from Greene
county, Co. b, Captain John w. Phillips
Lieufs. VIM. b. Mckay and James w. Smith,
(from Crawford county.) Co. g, Capt. James
Hughes; Lieut's. Samuel Montgomery and +.
A. j. Gray, from Greene county, Co. ID,
Captain A. Cunningham; Lieut's Bethuel Il.
Mackey and b. +. Palmer, Crawford county.
Co. Z, Capt Thad. S. Ereeland; Lieut's. Sam
uel 1resouthick and Charles Shelf, (Dauphin CO.
Co. Il, Capt. Rcketson; Lieut.. John Britton,
(Alleghany and Westmoreland counties.) Co. |
q, Captain nj. s. Kingsland Lieut's. Thomas
shields and Frank Harrington, (Greene county VI
Go. III, Capt John IL. Elliott; Lieut's. Fredk.
w. UtteE ed. Randolph, (Pittsburg.) Co /,
Capt. Peter Wise; Lieut's. Mailman, w. d. !
S. Nauge, Gycoming county, Co. X, Capt
d. Hamilton; Licut's John Nelson, Henry j. !