Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-02
Our Army Correspondence.
FREDER1ckssvRGH, VA. May 2Oth 1884.

Our Army C0rrespOndence.
 FREDER1cKssURGH, VA. May 20th 1884.
 DEAR ENQUIRER :-The trundle of ambulan- ees along the street, the groans of dying men in every house, the white flags swinging from the open doors, the hasty tread of surgeons and the smothersd voices of patriot women, tell me that am in the "hospital city" This once beautiful city, sacrificed by the fire of northern vengeance, bathed in the blood of northern pa triots, and clad in the ashes of humiliation, has become the Bethesada for freedoms maimed and dying sons, and the Sepulcher of her dead. Here, by the grave of "the mother of Wash ington," sleeps hundreds who have died to vindicate the holy principles she taught her son their humble grave boards adding each a silent tribute to her sacred memory. love this place. Its churches. filled with patient sufferers, with quiet surgeons and God-sent women bending over them it's sidewalks. crowded with brave cripples in imperial blue its ware-rooms, stocked with stores of Sanitary and Christian agencies and more than all the almost hourly voice of mufled drum that sounds above it's streets-its solemn scenes of patriotic fervor and devotion ever in the face of agony and death. make it place of interest to all who have sympathy with heroic suffer. ing. God never gave sympathetic Christian people more worthy and more urgent oppor. tunity of we'll doing than now. Money, blank. cts, clothes, hospital supplies, all are needed ; willing, tender hands, to nurse the wounded sympathy, and the patriotic prayers of the united church of God, are wanted in this hour
 Is the North getting impatient that General Grant has not yet pocketed the rebel army The army is not. Gems. Grant and Meade mean to do nothing that may possibly produce failure in the end, and it seems quite settled here that this campsign will not-caanos- short one. Do. you remember bow impatient We used to get last summer because Gen. Grant did not take Vicksburg? We'll, this is "an. other story by the same author"
 The lst Conn. Cavalry are with Gen. Sheri- den, and expected back daily when they will bring record that know shall be proud to send you. They crossed the Rapidan on the Wednesday, (the 5th,) and were in the Thurs day fight near Mine Run. Here they distiu- guished themselves by checking the rout of the 2nd Brigade, who were attacked by heavy force of Rebel infantry and artllley. On Sun day following they made q dash into Spottsyl- vania, but finding it occupied by strong rebel force withdrew. Up to this time they had lost about 25 men, some of whom are the following Lieut.. Bristol, missing; Lieut.. Taylor wounded in the neck and missing, Sergeant Coles, Go. K, wounded in the neck Corporal Wheeler, Co. D, wounded in side and leg Nelson Chandler, Go. I, leg amputated; - Ulford, Co. F, she'll wound in the side ;; Joseph Lazell, missing, supposed to be wounded. On the return of the Regiment will try to gel further particulars.
 The l4th Conn. has, of course, seen some ol the most severe fighting of the campsign.- Since Thursday (the 5th) they have been in four pitched battles, besides spending several days under fire. They have used 25o rounds of ammunition to the war. Under their brave Brigade Commander, Gen. Carroll, they have borne their part in every gallant action of the 2nd Corps. God bless such men as Gen. Car roll. He now lies very low-perhaps dying of his wounds, in this city but his patriotism is as unwavering as when, for nearly a week, he led his brigade with his right arm, shattered hanging by his side. In Hancock's charge on the morning of the 18th, the l4th Conn. was the first of the brigade to mount the Rebel works. The enclosed long list of Dead Wounded and Missing (all the missing being probably killed or wounded) is the eucomiunl on their gallantry:
 Co. F-A S Frost.
 do H-Serg't W Elassenger, Pat Herman.
 do E-David Trimmons, Pat Lloyd.
 do K-Michael Shanghnessy, c c Burton.
 do G-T, Kino K E Norton