The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-03-06


they, poor fellows, would roll and toss all night
long, complaining of the cold, hard beds, &c
But we must acknowledge one inconvenience
When one turns in bed all must turn cith INN
This isn't just so comfortable, but men can gel
used to anything, at least it is so said. At all
events we have become used to the turns. Blu!
It grows late; the boys are all in bed snoring
Justify, and think viii close for tonight and
finish in the morning. Taps were sounded three
hours ago, when all lights and fires must be ex-
tingushed, but L did not feel like turning in at
o'clock tonight. Nothing can be heard now
but the sentinel treading his lonely beat, (Which
the cold north wind makes him do rather brisk
ly) and the neighing of the poor, half starved
and half frozen mules and horses; and the wri-
ter's eyes are getting heavy, so he will retire.
fhs morning: we were aroused at ''feed-call," !"
and found our roof pretty nigh broken in under
the weight of snow that had fallen during the
night, but we must respond TO the "bugie's call,
and 90 and fee,l 1t is rather uncomfortable to
wade through tho snow to the ''picket rope"
but it must be done, and, indeed, we are glad
to have it to give them. For ''feed' for two
horses we do not get as much as one horse ought
to have, when standing out in all kinds of wea-
ther. have not, as yet, seen any difference
here in the weather from what it is in our own
state, though some of the boys thought we
would This morning is as cold and snowy as
any you have among the mountains. We find
our hut is not rs close as we thought 1t to be;
the snow blows into itinquite a number of pla-
ces.a But we will attend to that in good time.
In nv former communication believe Isaid
nothing of what our ambulance corps is like,
or the principle on which it is conducted. In
our division there are two brigades, Alabaughs
and Tylers four regiments in each brigade,
and five teams to each regiment, making forty
teams in the division. We have q captain and
three lieutenants. Captain Fowler, Of the 9th
New York regiment, is ourcaptain, he came in,
a short time ago, in place Of Captain Gilbert,
of the 9lst Pennsylvania, who resigned. In
him we lost good friend and splendid officer.
Our Division Lieut.. is H. L. Stewart, of Ale
gheny county, think he is a young Presbyteri-
an minister, he is splendid officer, a perfect
gentleman, and no better man couid have been
put into the position he occupps. The duties
of his office are arduous. but he spares no pains
in their performance. The Lieut.. of Alabaugh's
Brigade, is Rev. Slichter, Methodist minister
from Franklin county. In this brigade, among
the drivers, met my friend, Dorsey King who
nails from your county. Dorsey is a capital
fellow, and has the brag team in the corps In
our brigade our Lieutenant is Lieut.. Reed, OF
company X, l26th, Franklin county boy
Our regiment is made up of eight companies
from the ''Green Spot (Frankln county, and
two from Juniata county. In the late battles
in the southwest, Franklin county lost some of
her bravest sons, among them Col. p. b. Hou-
sum, of the 77th, who fell whilst gallantly ma
king one of tho charges for which the regiment
is noted. His remains were brought home and
inferred in "Cedar Grove Cemetery with mil
itary honors. Many families within the last
six months have had all the horrors of this un-
holy war brought to their doors. But it is get
ting cold. must creep forwards towards the
fireplace and warm up. The boys have called
me to dinner, which will consist of bean soup
without hard tack, as they have run out. We
do not draw rations until tomorrow. so we
must go it on bacon and beans, without the
bread. Perhaps when we have pleasanter
day, will try and scrapc up another article,
should this one again meet with favor.
Yours. &C., SUTOR.