The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-05
HEADQUARTERS, SIXTH AMY CoRPs, I
FAIRFAX CoURr HOUSE,, Juno i, 1865. !

Last night Major NJ Van Brocklin OF the Fifeth New
York engineers built bridge the Accoquan Creek
The Major has accompanied the corps lis march from
Richmond, and rendered invaluable service by bridging
streams, coriuroying muddy roads, aud otherwise fac
tang the passage Of our troops and trains over roads
which would otherwise have been impossible. This
morning General Wright compimented Major Van Brock
lin very highly on the efficient manner In which his
arduous duties had been performed
CROSSING THE occ0ouAS CREEK.
Before the had risen this morning, Major Manning
started his immense wagon train on it's way n Fair
Court House, and Al six o'clock the infantry commenc Il
moving In the same dir cton Down the ste hills on
the south side Of Wolf run shoals tho solid column
wound - way The cleaning steel or FURNISHED arms,
the dark blue inform Of the soldiers ths waving fla Of
different divisions and brigadcs and the bright green
foliage OF the teesa clearly defined In the ght Of
sunny summer momDg-formed pict as beautiful ~
IL will in short time be Crownng the crest Of the
hills tho north Of the creek are the remains OF
earhwoks and forts which, for nearly four years formed
outpost Of tho defences Of Washington. Tho guns
which commanded the ford have been removed, and in
another month or two the works will b, covered with
verdurc The troops all marched the bridge
built by Major Van Brockn, while horsemen forded the
creek After short halt the banks OF the creek the
column was again put In motion, and arrived ut
PAiRYAx muRT HorsE
about eleven O'clock In the forenoon. regiment Of
cavary-the Eighth Inos-s stationed there, and
scattered all over the country are numbers OF strongly
built block houses giving tho place theappeaanco
Of an outpost In the Far West than Of country town
within less than fifteen miles o the national capital
FRIDAY, Juno 2-SAM
YT noNrsrRsrCH.
Tho corps Is again notion and will arrive ct Alex.
andra by about hoon today.
Our Firth Corps Correspondence.
BKlDouARrERs, FwTu ARxy CoRrs I
NEaR WASHINGTON Juno !, 1855 I
NUMBERING OUT
has gono unntorrup,edly this day Of fasting and
prayer and tho Of "mtary necessity" the ono
doubtless TO bc gwen any think IL would have been
more with the general feelings and wishes
Of soldiers II all military duties except those required
by the strctes military necessity had been suspended
Our armies cherish regard love and veneion for the
memory Of sssasinatd President that words cannot
describe and that lapse of time will lessen.
REGIMENTS susrxRKD OUT
The One Hundred and Fifty.Gfth Pennsylvania regi.
ment Breyct Brgadicr General Pierson; Fourth Mary.
land Colonel Bowman; Seventh Maryland Lieutenant
Colonel Bennett Eighth Maryland Brevct frigadcr
General Dennson, and Ono Hundred and Eighteenth
Pennsylvania regiment. Brevet Bngadicr General
Gwyn, mustered out to-day from thi.
corps This makes eight rc. imcnts belonging
10 this corps that already have been mustered out Tho
whole number To be- mustered ont under existing orders
Is thirteen thousand nvo hundred including those pre-
sent and absent which will leave about twenty-five thou
sand present anil absent In the corps Of ris number
there about eight thousand absent in hospitals from
sickness and wounds, who probably will be mustered
out where they are leaving the aggregate force IN tho
0cld some fourteen tho sand when the mastering out
contemplated by present orders IL complied Tho rcgi
ments named above viii doubtless ave tomorrow for
their respective assigned places for nnal payment All
have noby done Their duty In the prolonged struggle TO
crush the rebellion Only returns With It's original
commander tho Eighth Maryland h goes homo
la ing lost I all take their original
cOlors with them lear ord have these
colors they have never faltcred, failed to go
where ordered, mover tracd the dust Taitcr Il and
torn they are; their shrcs tell the battles hcy have
gone through and their rcsistess moving ON through
forests and marshes rivers and whole States in
pursuit on the enemy And how many who came out
do not 90 back They on soldiers grav for away Of
urTo regiments going holno not rturns with half
original number, and most with lcss Than one third
These VIII DO missed and with the warm welcome given