The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-22

% perfect founder through swamps an(
mud. At the, crossing Of Lumber river
our brigade being the advance Of the divis
ion, crossed aud marched out about si1
miles to camp, the LIST brigade being rear
guard to the train. We reached our camp
ing ground about P. n. 1t poured dowr
in perfect torrents. Our ii. 9. the officers
bedding, mess-chests, "grub," &C., wer,
all in the regimental wagons, and they
stuck In mad TO the axels four miles on Oh,
pthef side Of the river. Here was Elk
bedless, supperless, tentless. and delayed
with rain. We had to hold our poAche.
over the fire to keep the rain from puttinl
il out till It got strong enough to 'stane
alone." About midnight the rain ceased
and spreading down our pQtlches, over
coats and saddle blankets, before the fire
We tried to snatch few hours Of unre
freshing slumber. Morning came, but n
wagons-no breakfast. About 10 A. II. on,
cook foraged some yams from neighbor
ing plantation, and Col. Weaver (who III,
demanded our brigade since We LEFT P0
cataligO.) furnished us with fsw s.hsid
tacks' from his own stock. With thesl
and coffee. We made q pretty passa&a1
breakfast for hungry men. -sy
lear. well remember how NY youthfS
sympathies used to be stirred even to &1
briny fountains, on reading about MarIbf
and his men living upon roasted swea1
potatoes. With our experience in ~
eating in this country, We have come to "a,
conclusion that 1t wasn't bad living ate,
all. At least . man would be in NO dan0e,
of starvation % long - his yams held on.
About Il o'clock our train got up. Isoean
had been busy most of the night ridina
oack and forth along his train, acting. I'd
ne SAID, wagon. master Of the corps,
From this point to Fayetteville . very
large proportion Of the ROAD had to d cor.
duroyed. The Pioneers worked dav snd
nlgne out we're not sufficient, and fre.
'qoently whole brigxdes stacked aim ann,
Itne soldiers went to work ON the roa1ls
carrying rails from the neighborinR fenoes
|ano laying from half mile TO two miles
|oI corduroy. We would then march her.
|oaPs NO or three miles, stack arms again,
| .h ~ through The same operation. And
|of one division train would often s;nE 8
corduroy out of sight in mud, and the next
would nave to corduroy afresh.
Inc night before we reached FAYETTEVILLE
We caMpeu near house where (ienersl Ia
|Iayette was entertained one night. in his
|!our through the United States, some thir.
ny years ago. 1t is an old, dilapidated log
second look. .
Six miles from Fayetteville We crossed
|Rockfsh. There is small village At tho
crossing, OF the same name, where there
was cotton factory and also an extensive
rosln and turpentine mandatory. Both
We're burned. By the way, we have burned
q great many ofthese latter Establishments
on Z our march through the Carolinas. We
nave learned to distinguish, at miles dis
.ah1. Dy the peculiar color Of the smoke
whether it Is cotton or rosin that is burn.
ing. have never seen any thing equal a
burning rosin factory for the Intensity Of
heat and the pitchy blackness Of the roll n.
ing masses OF smoke, rs they sweep awav
on the breeze like pillows of ink.
At Fayetteville we expected a fight. Init
the rebels had not yet rot their co,,rs sus
screwed up 70 the sticking point" asd|
!, a reasonably. We were sorely|
municstio9 opened. We had now been fif.
= days inSthe wilderness, sinoe leaving
fs;es .t during which We had not re.|
ny OF our men we're barefooted. and a
greater number hadshoes that would hard-
y hang to their feet. It was some COMO.
latton, however, that We had an opportuni-
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