New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-06
Junctien Of the 18th Corps with the Array
Of the Potomac - Dusty Marching
MILK In tho Arny-white Hesse b. .
Rase, nmd How IL Losks-No Torpc.
does-Thc IIeroism of the Arnsy. -

WHITE Horss ya- Thursday, June ., 1894
The 18th Army Corps, from the Peninsula
south Of Richmond elected janction With the LEFT
wing Of the Army Of the Potomac ut noon yesterday at
Old Church Tavern II mlee from Richmond.
It's march westward from White House began at on
afternoon and was generally like other marches
through rather than over road dusty that he route
Of the army may DO traced By the saHd which thrown
up by their Feet has settled the bushes by the road
side. standing the great number Of them which
were sent away from Yorktown. the inevitable KNAPP
sacks were there in abundance stuffed With the extra
clothing which the men unwisely ding TO- even when
going to the grand army. with supplies to follow So
the march was long tnc Of laden bodies and weary
feet Of blankets thrown away to be trampled on, Of
men melting into the bushes after dark, tic Provost
Guard waking and thrust!ng forward all they could
fnd There seemed to DO q hack Of system in the
management OF the haits and rests. whkh were too
brief ami Irregular and saulty in obiging the men to
sand waiting with their knarsaoks on.
But TO the hcrseneD whose duties did not keep them
with the men, the march was but pastHe lettering
ut will Ia the fields Of clover which The horses attacked
grccdy we watched the cloud Of dost which overriding
and marked tie road where the troops pursued their
toll some march, and noted the wonderful fertility OF the
country II is a natural garden. Gunpowder is the
national salvation and long there are hands TO
SOW the Rebels cannot be starved into submission At
White House. the land Is green with unsown grass and
along the road 20 the front are fields OF clover manh
cent in extent which had reaper last year. nor will
have any this year except cavalry several Of whose
horses VIC found grazing abandoned and content.
The corps passed tie night Newcastle, and made
the junction with the I'd Corps near Old Church Tavern
about eighteen miles from White House
The whole country between White House and Rob
mond has been repeatedly fought this Spring By
our cavalry. L encountered a detachmeDt Of Grcggs
command only few miles out, and tho road to the
front may amos, be followed By the Of the horses
which strew It, Yesterday missed my way. and went
on road dened with nnumorable hoof prints fixed by
hardened mad which went along the river till 1t ended
abruptly for me in ford. From Old Church Tavc:n.
tie Rebels were driven no longer sgothan Monday.
Like the Peninsula south of Richmond, this section is
bare of population and wherever there was any food
or fruit, our caynry. plying like destroying cloud.
have swept clean path At Old Church Tavern the
sign swings its post and tho house Is tenanted yet
but there Is no entertainment for man beast and the
very grass In the vicinity Is short. AT house not far
distant, bushes crimson with roses OF all shades
but the strawberry vines blush only with their pro
yokiI red leaves for the cavalry have been there and
their rows Of stakes stand in the powed Geld. A
torn handful aahes TO the billboard at the tavern. Of
kring 500 reward for fugitive. and the document
is dated Richmond May H. 1894" II is probable that
tho Yankee guests arrived earlier than expected
At the tavern were few darkies two tow-headed
youngsters Of rcbellous procvitics aud white young
lady who made mouth like osress, when she smiled
her killing smile and who desired 1t understood that she
was not a tavernkeepers daughter-ao connection OF
Mr. Lipscomb, though she bore the Same name. Dear
girl become Southern vivandicrc II college 1rts are
dangerous to any future prospects Of marimony army
ones are equally bold and bad and all these Yanks left
girls behind thcm dressed in blue in white, or in
both.
Meeting cavalryman yesterday on the road and
asking him whether he had wafer in his catecn he
answered that he had milk. took the caneen and the
Joke together supposng the milk had come through
commissary's faucet but II milk. not yet cold.
Had he found springi 30 no." very nonchalantly,
there are about 40 cows around here. and Just
milk en-" So they DO. Reckless fellows. moro I'm.
governed than infantry they Just evcrastngly live"
in army phrase had not been ashore at White House
an hour before saw one coming triumphantly leading
cow and folwoing this one yesterday into a farm.
yard saw signs of the herd he told o-probably na.
mercaly small fgurativeIy as large as you please.
These notes are written IN baasifn between White
House and Washington, had proceeded thus far,
sitting the steamers deck when incsutiousy relcas'
Ing my fingers while musing for an idea, instantly
found it, for my pages written and unwrittcn whried
in winklg to the top Of the paddlcbox paused long
enough to give last hook. then went to the fishes Oh
York River And these not those though near!
Ike them. 80 .asI f
Old Church Tavern is about four miles north OF tne
Gainess Min battlefield Near by found the wagons
Of to ID Corps Chose Of the isth had not iei' 'AS