The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-11-17
From the Thirteenth RGg't.
Merllnsburg. Noy 8. le04.

MR EDIroR:-Spce my las! COM
murication we have been lyidgin camp
on HE battle ground of Cedar Creek do.
iag guard duty, and as Tor as possible
suaigbtcniDg up ou- ordnance accounts
and accounts with the A. Q NJ Depart,
mcuI and preparing our muster aud pay
rolls or1Iously looking and longing for
he appearing Of that much talked Of in.
diyidual, the u. S. Paymastcr But the
Major from some cause or other does
not make his appearance. Perhaps Gli5
disbuser Of Uncle Sam, graeubackS is
not aware or in The multiplicity OF bust
ness, has FORGOTTEN that some Of as have
not been paid since Dec 81, 1864, and
that our wives and little ones ara in
condition Of want and absolutely suffer.
ing because their husbands AMI fathers
thereof, nave been unable 10 provide
them ~ihfunds by which to secure the
necessary blessings Of life. But we love
Gus country and Will try to suffer with
patience little logger and will rely up.
on Kind Providence nod benevolent
people to take care Of our much loved
ones at home. But we will change the
subject little. On the evening Of the
9th Of This month after we had all lain
down in our little GOTTEN houses, and as
sc stood as il were upon the very Poi,al'
of the world Of dreams and the spirit
with ou'sre'ched wings ready to launch
forth upon its expansive ocean where TO
rcvel amidst its imaginary delights at
least for n short season, veal just as the
steroe realities Of this worlj was fading
from tie mind, ond the other stepping
ia. All ola sudden! Hork! What's
that? IT'S the voice Of the Orderly
standing at the tent door, Colonel,
Colonel you will have your men undOr
arms at daylight. Oh, God,what con,
lrssl, A moment before we lad well
nigh forgotten that we were in world
OF sin and bloodshei, now the sound Of
cannon, the rattle of muskery, tie
groans oFthc dying, in short all the hor.
rors Of the field of carnage, rushed THO
our mind. We prayed that Heaven
would save us from the sight, Morning
came and with it all was quiet, no hos
tile army made its appearance. |, was
false alarm. The night wore away
the morning rushed on and with it
the golden light Of another christian
Sabbath, and as we stood and gazel up.
on the lumjnary Of Heaven plodding
its weary way up the concaye of the
skies, our mind was carried back to
those christian Sabbath scenes OF o,her
days, we lOuged to see the time again
and sighed to be there,
But We change the subject little
again, On the morning Of tho nth Of
tie monih orders were received for the
Regimen, to go as a train guard to Mar,
tiosturg, aud all hat were able to go
were soon packed up and on the way
We got to Winchester first day. Left
Winchester next morning, the S,h, at 10
o'clock, the morning being consumed by
Ohio soldiers, consisting Of the seth
and esd Regiments, voting, most Unani.
nous for Lincoln. We got to this place
last night u little after dark very much
faiigucd.
There are goodly number Of cur
men on the sick istal present, brought
on by exposure and cold.
There are now absent from the Rogi.
meut the following commissioned off
GERS;
Ajja,ant Cunningham, sick; Capt. S.
Williams, wounded; Lieutenant VIM. N.
Hawkins, commanding Provost Guard
at Charleston; Capt. NJ otlhews, on Gen.
Crooks staff; Captain NJ Stewart, woun.
ded aud Lieut.. Hannah, wounded
We expect TO return to the front again
in four days,
This town gave 5il votes for iocoln
aud none Tor Mcclellan, Behold what
a change Four years ago the man who
would have attemptrd TO have voted for