Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-09-16
FROM THE 18TH RECT, s. C.V
MOUNT PLEASANT, s. c.,
September 9th, 1868.


"boys" gazing in mute astonishment, at
the fair ladies 6f Savannah promenading in
the city park. Well, after enjoying that
feast to the eyes, and reasonable quantity
of water.melons and "ginger-bread" for the
stomach, we lay down upon the bosom of
mother earth, and with the magnificent star
.bespangled dome above us, passed the night
as sweetly, as if in one of the magic.coDjur-
ed palaces of Aladdin, brought into reality
for our accommodation although at times
the 'gallinippers," (permeating the "evil
Genii.") would disturb our dreams. On
the 10th of August, before the "Goddess
of morn," bad displaced the darkness, we
were all under arms and moving through
the city, on our way to the Isle of Hope,
some nine miles distant, we passed to the
Southeastern part of the city, and took the
"Skidaway She'll road" which passes
through the Notifications defending the
land approaches. [ am not permitted to
speak in regard to them, but will venture
this much. that there is a effort Brown"
which will be like the present Governor Of
this State, "hard to beat" The country
along this road, abouuds in the rankest
kind of tropical growth, and the Palmetto
is as popular as upon. any of the Islands of
our coast. We reached our camping ground
by noon, and were delighted with our stu
ation-an arm of the sea stretched out at
our feet, afording 2 splendid opportunity
to enjoy the sea.bath, to our hearts con.
tent, and the amusement of fishing, even to
profitable extent. The outrageous arms
of the live oak, formed an awning, and
welcome retreat from the vertical rays of
sun. A good well of water was found near at
hand, as our camp was around the residence
of a planter who had fled from the near ap-
proach of "Uncle Abe's folks How we
passed the time here, could not tell you
in volume; but with eating, sleeping,
talking, smoking, hearing from home,
fighting mosquitoes and getting better
clothes, two weeks soon rolled around, and,
sejust as we all expected" here came the or
der to move forthwith to Charleston, 8. G..
There was time when such an order would
have been greeted with laundering ap.
plause but we were so sadly disappointed
in May last, by not being allowed to remain,
after we had been engaged in an active
campaign all the previous winter, that 60
ing to Charleston now, seemed to bear no
good tidings, more than present ntexrediency.
On the evening of the 26th August, We
dropped our tents, and it seemed almost
like the fountains of the deep had broken
up and were pouring down upon us, but
soldier soon learns how to take good
wetting. We took up line of march, and
were soon passing through the streets of the
venerable city of Savannah, beholdirg per-
haps for the last time, its delightful parks
and gardens and its grateful monument to
the patriot Pulaski. May 10 hostile foe
ever tread upon its streets, or dcspoil its
homes.
We all can say, we have been we'll treat
ed here. The citizens have exhibited more
concern and anxiety for the welfare of the
soldier, than in most of the many cities It
has been our lot to visit. Our regiment
got aboard the cars, during violent storm
Of rain, but the danger of "cobwebs" and
"malaria" were both treated according to
the most approved maxim-''an ounce of
preventiVeis worth pound of cure" All
night long in the crowded boxes, we 'ssteam-
ed" for Charleston "bobbing for cells" as
we went, bard jolt walked us as the train
reached Pocotaligo. I looked out again
upon some of our old "tramping ground"
of is months by-gone, when the alarm oS
war was sounding in its infancy. Again I
slept, and was reused by the shout, "we are
near old Camp Simons again !" And sure
enough, there were still the same old trees
and with some of our old tables and har-
bors still lingering to mark the spot. What
a change since we left that old camp for
Virginia. One third of our number is gone.
Two hundred men who were buoyant with
life and health one year ago, are lying bu-
ried in distant graves, or mangled by the
missiles of the enemy and unfit for the du-
ties of camp. Another year, and the same
story may be told. We reached Charleston,
or old Camp Lee, our first camp, on the
morning of the 9th August, and after rest
ing day, were ordered to Christ Church
Parish, where We now are, with the hated
guns of the enemy shifting our ears with