South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-02-15

We scon found an old funnel and one
would hold his hand over tho bottom
| Of it, draw II full and pass il around /;
but the officers soon found rs out and
broke up that little game.
! We then sailed fourth in qnest OF
more plumber and went 10 tho captur.
ed trains Of cars, and they were load
cd With everything belonging to an
army. such as ammunition for infant
ry aud artillery, harness, tents, blank
cts. clothing, hospital stores and sew
eral loads Of coffins for officers to be
sent home in 1--WE did not want them),
aud we found one car loaded with
medical stores in boxes, and each box
had from four to eight bottles of BRAN
dy and whisky. We soon commen-
ced tearing them to pieces, throw
ing tho medicine around Ia cv.
cry direction in search of the bottles.
1 squeezed in the car among num-
Der Of others and got box opened
and found eight bottles OF brandy in
it. l then told comrade at the car
door that as l got it l would pass it to
him and he should hide it away and
we would divide. 1 had just passed
him four bottles when some officers
came with guard to route us out.
slipped the other four under my jack.
ct and rs 1 was passing out the door
some one jammed me against the side
of the car and broke one OF my bot
ties, but | escaped with three and met
my partner outside, but the guard had
relieved him of his four We then
went to the regiment, where I divid.
ed two of them with my captain and
company, Keeping ono for myself.
We then heard firing up the rail-
road where we had left General Ew.
ell, aud soon learned that General
Pope was coming down on Us with
his army like an avalanche. We re.
manned there until dark when we had
orders to burn up everything that was
left, which was soon done. General
Jackson then started on the march to
the old battle ground of Bull Run.
After this severe campaign and
the battles of Manassas was COM
pletely used up. l had slept.but lit
tie for six days and nights, was suffer.
ling with sore feet and the piles, had
been worrying night and day with my
lieutenant, who died, and 1 could 90
no further. | reported to our sur.
geon as the army started on the
march again, and he sent me to the
field hospital, near the battle ground.
| When l got there | found great
many tents flied with wounded and
sick, more than the surgeons and mr..
ses could attend to, and thought it was
n poor place to recruit at. but upon
looking around / found a great many
farmers there with their wagons who
had brought in supplies for the woun-
ded, such as buttermilk, chickens, We
getables, &C.. and "a one, a very faith
erly.looking old man, was about start.
ing home | went to him and told him
my condition, and asked him if he
would not take me home with him
and take care OF me until [ got we'll /;
which he was much pleased to do,
and would willingly have taken a
wagon load if the doctors would have
let him; but the wounded had to re-
main il their care until properly car.
ed for. | proceeded home with my
farmer, whose name was Lee, and
lived about ten miles from the hospi
tai in Loudoun county. lie and his
family treated me very kindly, gave
me every attention, and in about n
week felt like new man.
Gen. Lees army had crossed the
Potomac into Mary land, and the part
OF Virginia was in had none of our
troops in, except a few cavalry, and
was open to the enemy from Alexan-
dria. All the sick and wounded were
being removed to Winchester.
After remaining at my friend Leo's
ten days went to the hospital at AL.
die and was sent to Winchester, but
was as we'll as ever and when we were
within few miles OF Winchester
left tho main road fanked arou nd
Winchester and went home; 1 re.
NAMED Mt homo until Lees army
came back from Maryland in to Vir-
GINA and camped few miles north
OF Winchester at Bunkcrs-hill, when
left homo and reported TO my reg.
"A few days after the Manassas battle
our army lad small fight with the
enemy, at Drainsvillc, on the Little
River turnpike and then crossed the
Potomac into Maryland, went to
Frederick City and marched up the
left bank Of the Potomac. the enemy
under Gen. Mcclellan following and
had little fight at South Mountain,
and afterwards general engagement
at Antietam or Sharpsburg, Ola the
day Of Sept, but in the mean
tlmo Gen. Jackson surrounded the
enemy at IIarpcr's Forty, and com.
PEELED them 10 surrender, capturing
a large amount Of artillery wagons,
army stores and eleven thousand phi
sonors, whom they paroled on the
OrounI for xrotsf ~ man 40 oru.rI