New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-06

songe Joy srvng ile Troops but soon were ordered 70
nose. which we diil with aacsity. Across me h-di
ahd through tie woods and sw.n'ls We went I'm" auou
midnight felched up near Summers Headquarters nav
ing lost way. We sunk down cn the ground v nero
We were near the empty cs'Upof the ltsb Brigade
tMeagherJ and rested t,eie III m"rnlng' ""'n We
we're ord'red e. iepor b ok rgain To- lioosef bacs
We cane glad "a rcjon Figuring joe anu reeJcauPeu
On I'm old ground zee battlefield Of Seven Fincs VI
Fair Oags)
| Jaiy i2--at home (Trenton. New-Jersey.) On the
.ght OF Saturday above mentioned, about DARK, We
received orders nom Army Headquarters &" lo'j the
trains with ammunition ard slbsisiencc, to destroy n
TRUSS and surplus baggage, 10 s'ahion all camp
cquiplgo bn. not 70 burn 1t, and ~ drcamp soI",s
White Oak amp IN the direction Of James iiyer wltn
ss iancn expedition as possible. VA gihg do|b at
tie tine. weary ard satgurd Win oar marching ana
ciutcI ching yrrpared to 60 asleep. bat compre'
bend1g IN mon eni the imloililce of The occ.sit,
nered ny ssif ~ meet n. Ordered headQnerter uain
up then galloed 20 the Regiments ana directed
Ee,n.e Tai Quarter ms-i.rh "a report WIN their trais
~ near Savage Station s'oD as possible TLen
Iegrncd to camp and proceeded TO arrange Tor ke
dadde Resolved al private baggage and OH
cia papers st mead st Any rate and packed my
frlil acrordnrly But Lot knowing what might tie me
fortunes Of tie move touk out my best uniform and
Gonu-d il for the FIRST time In three mouths thinking
r. tho best IL saved any Rest Of staff Follow Ell
sui-thoueht a good idea Especially II the i;"b'
should happen To eubbe Us This done, packed three
and Abandoned tie rest, only taFer hrs cutting
them to pieces. ana With t1is exception loaded up
everything. About n .. m babe The stan go~''bye
and -fter ~ o. reached the plain by .ay"grs
Station. FoIDd II uli II moving wagons. ami con.
ciaded to bait until daylight Weary Snd exhausted
witt lie labor and ,rcteinrnt uf the last two d)s.
threw myself upon tho ground and Wss soon iss'
asicrp
woad merely add further thar the time OF the re-
treat was serving Us Brigade Quartormaster Of tie
ID Brigade Gen. Frank Pa'ersons ~ division tHcok
er's) 80 Army Corps HIe!nzlen.ans.) This Brigade
was composed then OF the 5,h 9th eth sth Regiments
EewJersey Volunteers. aud tie "a Regiment New oTk
Volunteers, aud ~ss commanded Temporarily by COL
nov Brig. Gen jos Il. Carr. In the shs"nce Of Gen
Patterson Most # not al these Regiments destroy cal
tue total camp equipdge and the meet Of thr private
baggage sacb "fc-rs trunks vrllses. etc. as vel
AZ considerable amount uf new clothing lst rcoe.ved
plying strictly with rho order. az they we're o""ho
to do. The lst and I'd hrigsdes OF The DIVISION au
pos,irc did tie 70 avery great 'xehta at least We
20 informed AZ the ,ms by their respective ocers Va'
Uses ard trunks knocked and hacked {" pieces
cloth, cut and 10 shredstans generally were
s and ripped in al directions sniiI they were prac''
caiy worthless The slttng If the hie all cad Sh.ey
tents many u them almost uas rare fun for the
men aud was long talked o. sfterwards as Jolly nice
duty
The terms II the order have always remained very
di.,!ne, IN my memory considered 1t a, tho time
,I.ler .Mdaddc Or scaie, aud were abou. as fol
lows
.T,o ,-,,n, n, the army win be- loaded with sub.
.,.,.ur. and ammunition ~ sgc-dil, IS possible. ana
d'sr@,ch a: once 10y Savage Sla.ion aor"-- " me
Cas swamp. IN the dii ec'.ob Of jane EnY' IN
tygnks and pIis.t baggage gen rally, I'D" III c".P
cr,i,,,re viii be DESTROYED. Int iot burned "a the
rarru, uust be reserved sur tic snppbs neHi.nnen.
The EQkur General Commanding irtat that his hini e
ann, will bear these pin etios win rs vohfu ioIiI'
,,Jr ,- Il vii h. onl, lempoar, tie fai ilcsi'
liza. a,, s,ns officer copy Of this crder' Nine ""s
hmm, 40 al Brstox Station IN the subsequent cam
pei,p under Pope Very respectfully. your obedions
servant JAMES y "'el'"
Capt and A. O. ~. Chief ASH. Qin'r
emf o.a,,.,.a.i., 10, -p-ItDrnt Of the cumberland
ks,tyile, Tenn, sep. ~, ict4