The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-15
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This letter reached us last Friday, having
been delayed in transit-ED.
CAMP OF 7TH OHIo Vols, ]
LEEsBURG, Loudon Co., Va,}
Jitne 21st 1868.
Editor Democrat
sharp n my pencil to write you, but don't
know that will find chance to send the let
ter. We were ordered to march on Saturday
evening, the 18th. at Acquia Landing. Ac-
cordingly, we struck tents and prepared our
four days rations, and started about dark
marched all night, and until noon the next
day, when we reached Dumfries. Remained
there until Monday morning, the 18th, when
We marched for Fairfax Court House, arriving
there about 8 o'clock at night, having march
ed "a miles over the most dusty road we ever
saw. and oh how the sun did pour down on
our devoted heads. But the men made the
march uncomplainingly, all agreeing that it
twas time we were doing something" Left
Fairfax Wednesday morning, It'll, and march
ed to Drainsville; camped over night, and
marched on toward Leesburg next morning.
Heavy rain this day. Thursday, 18th). Our
corps was drawn up in line in a large clover
field, on Friday, about noon, to see three de-
serters shot, viz: VIM. Gardner, and VIM.
Mckee, of Co. a, 46th Pa Regiment, and
Christopher Krobart, Co. B, 18th Regiment
n. J. Vols.-the first execution of that kind
we ever saw. These men met their fate
without murmuring, saying they deserved it,
and warning their comrades not to do likewise.
This is the best and richest country we
have seen in Va; the soil is good, the land
just rolling enough to be healthy, and pretty
well timbered. This town Ieesburg) is the
county seat and about as large place as Ra-
VIENNA. 1t is a very pretty place. The stores
are all closed, no workshops are open-in
fact no business is doing at all. The people
here have been situated between the two ar
mics, and have had to smuggls all their gro
eeries and dry goods. An old citizen, yester-
day, gave me some of the prices that they
have had to pay here all winter. viz Flour,
$1,000 per Dbl bacon. 371a to IS cents per
pound; sugar, 35 to 40 cents per lb; tea, Sc
per lb; coffee, not to be had at any price; CAL
icoes, 35 to 40 cents per yard; coarse boots,
$1,000 to $1,000 pair; ladies' shoes, $500
to $1,000 pair. and molasses $3.50 to $500
per gallon. The town is only 81 miles from
the Potomac, and only "a miles from Wash
ington by rail. They can see and feel the
beauties of the war. IF some of the Cop
perheads of the North could see and feel it in
the same way, it would do them good
There, the mail has come. We have not
had any before since the 18th, and consequent
ly get very large one. But as bad luck
would have il, ''nary Democrat"
A telegraph line is being built from the
Ferry. The men are now in sight of camp
with it.
There have been several promotions in oul
Regiment lately. w. D. Braden, formerly
1st Lieut.. Co. 81, has been promoted to Capt.
and assigned to our Co. (G); Lieut. -Colone
Clark, of the 29th Ohio, has resigned.
The troops here are generally in goot
health, and all are in good spirits, and conf
dent of ultimate success. It is nearly tim
for dress parade, and I must stop writing, an,
"take tea" D.,
Co. &C, . 7th Ohio.