Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-10-25

ing here for n weeS''or ten DAYS, we
were relieved by division of the 9th
corps, and marched back to the
neishborhood of Culpepper Court
House. Lee was soon discovered to
be moving on the flank of the army,
and on the 18th of October we be-
gan the re trograde march to Bull
Run and Centreville. On the morn.
ing of the 14th the enemy struck us
at Auburn Mills or as the boys pre-.
fer to call IL i'Coffee Hin," aud on
the afternoon OF the same day at
Bristoe. It was a race to Bull Run
and the Army of the Potomac won,
Our friends of the other side fol-
lowed up but did not push things to
extremes, and there was no fight.
Cautiously they withdrew, destroy
ing the railroad as they went, and
1t became our turn to follow. For
ward again, and we were soon be-
yond the Rappahannock-making
the fifth time that we crossed and re-
crossed that stream thus far in
this campaign. On the Goth of
November, we started across the
Rappidan to Mine Run. Nothing
came of the movement. and the
morning of the 1st of December
found us back on the Culpepper side
of the river. In these manoeuvers
no general engagement took place,
but our marches aud countermarch-
es, by day aud night, were still at
tended with great toll and many
hardships. On the 7th we went in
TO winter quarters near Stevensburg.
Here we remained, with the excep-
tion of day or two spent at Nor
tons Ford, on the Rapidan, where
we made demonstration in aid of
cavalry raid, until May, 1864. We
were in comfortable cantohments
and the winter passed pleasantly
enough for soldiers. The regiment
received an addition to it's strength
of 283 drafted men and substitutes
in fall of 1868. These, with men re-
turned from the hospitals, gave us 3
regiment once more strong in num-
bers. The new men, aided by the
old material, made rapid improve
ment in drill:and discipline, so that
when the campaign of 1864 opened,
we tlattered ourselves that the regi-
ment was in fine state of efficien-
cy. Colonel" said the general
commanding the 2nd division of our
corps, you have regiment there
that | have always thought 1 would
like to command. There is no mill
tia about it." This to our Colonel
we regarded as a handsome compli-
ment. In the reorganization of the
army we changed to the 4th brigade,
our division and corps associations
remaining the same.
May Sd, 1864, we broke camp and
entered upon that series of fierce
and bloody struggles which marked
the way from the Rapidan to the
James. We crossed the river at
Ely's Ford on the morning Of the
4th, aud at noon of that day were at
Charlottesville, the scene of our
first fight just one year before,
where we biyouacked on the old bat
tlefield. On the morning Of the 5th
we moved q few miles ito the right
and took position on the left of the
line of battlein what is historic as the
Battle OK the Wilderness. In this
grapple Of giants we were fortunate
enough to suffer no great loss. The
5th, 9th and 9TH passed and we then
followed in the dank movement TO
SDottsylvania, our corps keeping po-
sition along the Brock road until
everything had passed. We spent
one day at Tod's tavern and reach
ed the Po river on the 9th. In the
action OF the 10th the regiment was
roughly handled and met with se-
we're losses in killed, wounded and
missing, the aggregate being about
two hundred. On the 18th, in the
famous and brilliant charge Of the
End corps, the regiment was promi-
nent and distinguished. The action
began at early dawn, continued
throughout most of the day, and
cost US another large list of. killed
and wounded. The Lieutenant Col
onel was among the wounded and
was so unfortunate as to be taken
prisoner. With that bravery and
impetuosity 81 characteristic of him,
he was last seen gong over the cap
tured breast works OF the enemy,
waving his sabre in the air and
shouting, ''Come on, boysi this is
the last day of the rebellion lo and
it might have been nearly so, had
proper preparation been made to
follow up the mornings work of the
End corps. Among the killed of the
148th. in these operations, we're
Capt. Thompson Core, of COMPANY