Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-11
FRoMTHE 18TH RECT; s C. v.
WILMINGTON, N. G., |
Nav End, 1864. f

May End, 1864. +
Dear Enquirer The "oomet" is re-
visiting its old track. The "foot cavalry
have again turned the head Of column to
the North. East. After skirmisbiug, for
the second time, the shores of our own
State, the shril voice of thewar. hoop is
heardin its highest key, echoing through
Virginia and the shores of the Old North
State, the command comes, 'forward to the
rescue" -
On the 18th ultimo, we bade adieu to the
Cypress-the Mossey Oak-tbe deserted
rice-felds and the impenetrable marshes of
the Combahee and the Ashepoo, and took
the cars for Wilmington, N. G., at which
place we arrived right Sideu notwithstand-
ing smashup near Florence, and most
annoying. hindrance in waiting for "sched-
ules." s., i. :. x
Upon reaching the river, we crowded in
to the Ferry boat under most pelting rain
and were soon landed under the spacious
roof of the Wilmington and Weldon-Depot,
having in our passage regaled ourselves with
the inspection of the neat build and supe.
rior finish of number of Ocean Steamers
of suspicious color, which we're reposing
quietly upon the bosom of the Cape Fear,
or lying at the wharves loading with the
great staple of our Southern laud, or else
disgorgiog the missiles of warfare and the
smiling barrels of "Old Ned'' for the eff.
cheney and support of our armies. After
some delay, our regiment was assigned to a
camp some two miles from town, said camp
having the lowering heavens for the roof of
our tents and the most exceedingly moist
earth for the'aoor;ng. Next day ordered to
Weldon, N. c. sent our baggage ito the
Rail Road when the order was countermap-
ded next day ordered again marched to
town-reached the town, then ordered back
to camp to await further orders. Next day
dittoS except We returned this time to the
good quarters of the 17tb N. G. Troops,
who bad gone to Tarboro; but that night
were reused in the dead of night, by the
"long rOll" with all its hurly- -burly of LOOK
ing after haversacks, cauteens, &C., which
can only be described to home folks, by
saying it is more like waking up and find.
ing their houses on FIRE over their heads,
with the exception, that in one way, We
never have much to lose, but In another, we
always have prospect of loosing what is
still more valuable. The 5oth N. G. Troops
marched of aud We remained nodding un.
til daylight, when we learned that Yankees
bad landed on barges and hnrned the State
salt.works and carried off some citizens,
our pickets falling back before the superior
force of the enemy. On the evening of
the day after this alarm, we were ordered to
Tarboro, N. G., to escort 8 very large as
.semblage of Black Republicans in an ex-
cursion "away down South in Dixie" a
mass meeting, which Gen. Bob. Hoke had
succeeded in gobbling mp, at Plymouth, N.
@. This timewe were soon all aboard, and
on the way; about: sunrise we passed the
scene of our old fight at Goidsboro, the din
of war was hushed, however, and the plow-
share had made ready the same fields Cover
which our columns charged the enemy for
the production of the staff of life. How
long, o Lord how long, before all the bat
tle,felds of this war shall be madeready for
.the peaceful ayocations Of the plowman!-
Aslittle further on we we're passing the town
of Railroads and pretty women-and just
.before-we reached Wilson, your correspon.
dent'sihat was lifted from his head by q.
xhirlwind, and like the boys kite away it