Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-23

At3r. ". We again weighed anchoI
and ran to the mouth ~ the Iappahan.
mock River. where We lay tIll the neNl
dav. ASA. ". the wind was blowing 1
gale.the waves washing the hurrlcan'
dccks. They werr obliged to trim th'
ship by sending some of the horses hack
by casting them aud drawing them un
der the shaft. which llghtened the for
warl part 80 u rightci aud did not .hiI
80 much wafer.
We reached the mouth of the potoma,
River at lOA.M The water ~ the riNcI
va. smooth q. gla.s. ani the rrmtlnieI
~ the passage was nnc. large focks ol
ducks we're whirring over ~ aud acres oi
water we're covered with them; the,
would iu-t keep out of the wake of th'
steamer. We arrived at the wharf Al
Alexandria ai eleven 4. N. The next
morning the horses were unlntdci anl
sent a. the division near chain bridge
The wagons were loaded with ration'
anl forwarded IN the afternoon. The,
reached the troop. just as they were get
ting under arms to mirch. Afier lssu
Ing ratlons We were sent hack to thg
boat, nnd Transferred a. the Nellie nlkci
sni cent With the quartenmlsirr a.
GcorgetoWn. lheu Ne loaded the ag
gage into wagon. ani went over "a
Washington. near the circle on | Strvci
between ilnl ani 3lri STREETS. MI the
quartcmlsirrs ~ our brigade Wcr'
orlcrc'l hack ani were quarterVl on a
vacant lot. I was detached frum th'
regiment With the brigade quartermasicr
sn had "a a. With the teams. Amer w'
arrived herr Ne had q change of diet n'
harl tack but frash bread every day
egg. AMI frrsh milk. have h,d the
liberty ~ the city a. the postofilcr once.
alsn 10 the Capitol.
We sioppe here two long Neeks, AMI
then werr Ordered to the regiment ai
Dovus,illc, Mtrylnni. We hrok" camp
~ i've o'riock =. ". went to fiuntlly
Town aud camp-i for the night. our
wagon master. q member ~ the 1t Long
Island Regiment was throWn from hl'
horse under heavy loaded wagon ani
the wheels passed over his Che.t. killing
him alnpst Instantly. The next morn
Ing We aid him to rrst With hls blanket
a. n shruud
~ o'cloCk next morning We we're ou
the ruad pa.ss,l through the village oi
Rockville ~ n"on. This l. . fine litii'
village among the hills, hftern miles
frum Washington on the rutd a. Frvlcrick
ciiy. Th.rv arv two small vhurrh-s. a
hotel. two storv.. two schpul house. and
one private school We drove till dark
ani plrkc near the village ~ Clarksyille
for The night Here they have poet
On ~. q hotel. r. num'~r ~ stores AMI
sho. shops. quite hu.lnr.. place.
The next morning We left ~ : o'clock
passed through the little village ofllyatts-
town. The rebel. held ihl. only q few
days before our advance, bat ran AZ our
approach. This village l. situated be-
twrrn four hlll.. ani L. hidden from view
iill one is within a fcN hunirsi Narl' II
b. fhrr are ,hurch, called lIyair'
church. two .tnrrs ani puhli' Ian made
oi leWn timber aui laii up With lime
mortar. The country ahuunls in lime
.tnur. anl mo.t ~ the farmer. have a
Min ior hurnlng The water along th'
route u splendid. gu.hing uut in puf'
.priug. along the Highways.
~ next come tn thr village ~ lrhinn
Herr thr rrhel. broke open ihr stores 1n.l
took 40 the woulru guoi. ini meat.
al.n fourteen harnl. of lrr.r, lightning
or bah NM.krS. Stole 80 The hur.r. ii
for .rr, icr AMI tll thr Ncgrur.. hnd diI
other damage bat spared the ,illlgr
which hn. two .tnrv., church. an
several other iulustrirs The rpid. tr'
very gnoi but hilly. W. reached FRET
erik city the neN dly 40 tWu 4. VI.
Herr Ve pafhri fur the night iusi out.
.iic thc city. which q. a neat little inlan|
rity up thr Blliimprr ani ohio railroad
about 81 mile. from Washington.
Weins.,la, The 18th day 20 september
our tupop- Engaged the enemy 40 ur neat
south Mountain. The enemy hell alI
the pa..r. through and over the moun
tain. cur truop. charged thrm, and
after a hlpoiy hui.io.hAui light, dru,,
thcm out. taking a battery of ncN IN
gli.h gun., two hrass hoWiiErr. ani 4
ten-pouud l'arruti gun. The enemy frl
hack on Shlrp.hurg. here they again
met oar troop. ani one ~ the mo.t hlui.
dy battle. ou ry,url was fought. over
an ARA uf twu miles the ground We.
.trrNn with the dead. mingled with dead
hor.rs, mules, broken wagons and all
Kinds uf missiles of var lu mlni
place. along the enemy. line the dead
we're thrrc ani four deep, thc rurm,
leaving their dead and wounded IN nui
hands. Thi. /. called the hattie ~ Aniie-
tam. ani hy some the Waterloo 0l
America, for never Nas such q hattie
fought ou the American Continent a. M
the valley of Aniieiam; not hou-r IN
the village of >nrpshurg that Was nol
riddlci With shot aud she'll. Our troops
dii hrtNely not losing gun bat taking
several. cur l0-. Was over ! ,Un killc,I
aud wounded: the enemy's over 5000
The city of Frederick va. one hospital
every church aud school house and AL
city buildings aud many private rc.idcn'
&C.. we're used for the wounded. NJ
that could be- moved were carried "a
Baltimorc and Philadelphia. Golng az
the mountain Wc could see graves or
either .iie ot the road; In Que place
counted - graves, mostly ~ the itl
Maine, with head bOanl. tO marx them
The rebels were not honorcd With a
Christian burial. they we're piled Int,
trenches aud buried like the horse. viii
nothing Ia mark their resting place..
south Mountain I. high range oI
mountains extending for some mile'
nearly east aud west. There arr tW,
passes across Il known a. North Pas. aus
south Pass. 1hese passes were whcr'
the enemy had concentrated their force.
hut the Yankee steel drove them lik'
sheep before wolves. Passing down th'
mountain ON the north-westerly side, w'
come 10 the village of lioon.bOro, a neat
village of two thousand Inhabitants
Thi- l. filled With wounded; all churches
arr full, aud the road. arr full of thOs'
that can walk, bound for Frederick cit,
Ia go north. lioon.boro 1. at the junction
Of the lIagcrstown and BOOnsboro am
Ilarpcr'- Ferry turnpikes. II lie. m0stl,
on rise of land, has post office, seN
cril stores, shoe .hops, AMI business al
yarlou. kinds !. carried on here. TIL
camp fircs Of the Union army can h
seen for mile. along the hill -ide.; an,
from the high hills the camp fires of th'
enemy are visible at night.
Wcagaln broke camp, passed through
place called Jone.' Gross Roads, an,
campcd for the night near IT. Jane
College. The next morning We jolnc.
our regiment al Down.yllle. Here W
had splendid camp ground With goo,
water, plenty of soft bread aud polatoe
with milk aud butter which l. worth 3
cents per pound, egg. - cent. per dozen
potatoes sl.OO per bushel. We st0ppe.
here three week. aud four days. Their
are two stores In the village kept by tw'
brothers by the name of Down. wh'
gave the name Ia the village.
oct. 10Th. The 9Th, "a, aud Jri Corp
marched at dark for Hancock, Mi
They were la hopes To cut of the enemy
cavalry and Keep them from crossing th'