Litchfield enquirer., 1865-01-19
ARMY roannsposDEkcE.

Near Dutch liap, Sa., Jan. IA, IS6o.
 Dutch Gap is magnificent iailnre-so also 5 its renowned projecaor and patron, General Butler. But while the former remains curi- osity to the curious, the General has departed hence, nolsns rolens, to seek repose at Lowell, where he will report to the War Depart ment by letter. ]"
 For several days past, have been gue| of one of our Li,ch6ed boys, Lieutenant yal ter D. Manson. now Qaartermas,er of 1e 2d Regiment U. s. Colored Cavalry. E,p 'assont, let me say that l find our MountA County boys in positions of honor aud 4st wherever go-and all doing honor to 4 Lilchfeld.
 Yesterday accepted Ll tenant Munson's invitation to ride ever ty butch Gap; 80 W. mounted our ds-tsa!ry horses of the trues. met,le and sn z anu to "oam a mile of mud was no me than a,wind"ill 10 Don Quixote on his rsln"n'e'
 desc'ip ss % Da'aa nne,1' 1Ap at ,h's late day. .ar.ssno,s ,v., m shts have described i, in length.
 hxooa, y4eplh, and geological formation: The
 can do, is to send you some of the
 s, linens obta;ned there, and I hope you tn appreciate them for the rebel batteries were drowning upon us for the whole hour we were there and have no doubt that had ;he rebels known that two young radicals from Harris Plain were iu the Gap, they would willingly have sacrificed one shell from their batteries at our expense.
 You are at lberry to show these specimens to your readers, by wood cuts. For fear that some of tn em may not be familiar with scien- tifc terms, will say that the specimen mark ed A is decayed vegetable matter. known by geologists as vegetablis corrupta6ults, now m process of transformation to anthracite coal. It was found 47 7-l2th feet under the surface, and is, q presume,) the only specimen yet found, save one that General Butler gent to Professor Agassiz. at Harvard University.
 The specimens marked B. & c. are respect lively pet ri6ed wood and py,ites of iron. The former is supposed to be u plece ot gopher wood. or piece of James River schooner that used to go for wood. Please present these specimens to the Litchfeld Co. Histori cal Society in my name. The minute aud sci eatific description. of specimen II. will suffice for the other two.
 I also paid a visit to General Butler " Crows Nest Signal Tower" or lhe Ber!nud; tiunlred line of defences, nigh unto '' Batte ry Sawyer" where found Company H.. Is Conn. Artillery. stationed. Lieut.. E. Porte Mason Commanding. The Signal Tower i quite d curiosity. but doubt whether shal ever be able to inform your readers how th country looks from the Look Out on tn ,op of the tower, for it is too much for in ambition. The tower is simple frame work , 25o feet high. should think, and the onl neaus of ascent is rough pole ladder. An ambitious young man from your section, wh aspires to rise to high position in this world will here find all opportunity A visit to th 2d Conr. Artillery last week, found them i comfortable quarters near Parks Station i front of Petersburg.
 Col. Mckenzie has been promote' to Bris General, and all agree that he isl s';---i-'
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 } Reefmens ssTssrets oi every nan. Col. Hubbard has already received his fu commission, or at least. ought 10 have 1t |
 lhis tins.