North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-06-29
Letter from the ARMY,
ESTRENcHhENTs NEAR COLD HARBoR,
June 10Th, 1864

ENTRENcHMENTs NEAR COLD HARBoR, .-
June 10th, 1864.
At sundown, last evening, the boys in the
rife pits were jubilant over the reception Of
news that For, Darling had been taken
The news ran along the line like wild fire.
Cheer after cheer rent the air. Tie bands
struck up our national airs, whilst the rebels
looked ON in mute astoni,hnent, ] hone
the report msy be true, bat il NJ Is confr-
mationi ard hsvc serious doubts Of It's re
liability. The story, however, is neither i'm
possible nor improbable, and may be well
founded!
One Of those disgraceful scenes which
shame manhood and forever blacken The
character of the victim occurred this morn
ing ); drumming, out of camp" ] do not
hnow what tie offepse was, but it was a
most ludiorous scene. The mans arms were
pinioncd, file Of olen with fixed bayone is,
Gt charge, Were placed behind him; the
drums ard flies of his regiment following,
playing the rogues march ;" lie was then
marched to the rear the army, followed
by the jIbes and jeeIs Of his former Gonzales
and the hootIBg of the men near whose
quarters he passed. .. se ..
Before opening fire yerterday, the rebel
pickets gave our men warning that they
were going to do SO, and manifested spirit
Of fairness which will not iai to be recipro-
Gated whenever opportunity occurs to do so
They called out, "Get in your holes, yanks.
we are going to fite oa you;' and even
fired the first few shots high, that they
might have an opportunity to do so. There
has been no firing Of any moment up to five
O'Clock to-day, and both armies seem s!dis--
posed to rest from the eXhaustng labor
which they have undergone. The lull in the
storm is rather pleasant than otherwise, and
would not DO sorry if 1t were continued un-
til the close of the war. If the .belligerents7
would only be brought to think SO the plan
would answer every purpose, and perhaps
bring about the end aimed at more speedily
than by fighting. ..... ......... ...r..s .-,
June IA heavy column of artillery
was moved from the right center across the
left fisOk, this morning before. day igfn, =
White House Landing abandoned as depot
for supplies. the railroad is being torn up
and the i: on removed, and every indication
seems to point to another change of front.
The general impression seems to pre- vail that
we are about 10 move to the south side Of
the james, and by threatening the enemy's
communication With the South compel him
TO abandon Ri chmond, or withstand the Wig
or of o. siege, on short rations, and with no
immedate prospect of getting the larder re-
pIenished. This would be much better than
an attempt to reduce the place by storming
it's surrounding works, as the latter plan
would require quite as much time and in
volve more serious loss Of life. .aAaut her
conjecture has been stated tu the effect that
Mcclellan old route will DO followed.-
This would give us the advantage of an open
country, after reaching Fair Oaks, instead
Of the heavily timbered, and abrupt, broken
country which We must traverse by pnrsuine
She line upon which we are at present oper.
ating. There 10 every reason 10 supposes
however, that we will find the enemy suff.
ciensly Formidable on every side Of the threat.