The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
Historical.

Historical.
 Camp near Fredericksburg, Jan. 15, 1S6S.-We have a nice little cabin and are comfortably situated. Our regiment re- turned from picket last evening. The Yankees are on the opposite side or tne and trade tobacco for coffee, canteens,
 Feb. s.-we had the heaviest snow storm that ever saw on the @th. The 1Tle rSt ali Ir'sSee tSe men and ofcers. from the colonel down. The roads are impassable. Burnside has been superseded by HOOK CT. I suppose he will try his hand at the placed over him before long. It seems that Old Abe intends to try them all.
 Note.-There was no change or camp from fredericksburg until about Aprll % On April he writes:
 The Yankees 20 up in a balloon often to take view of us, and 1t Is thought they will make some demonstration De- fore long, as the roads are getting bet ter. General Gordon is with us now. He made us a speech and conlplimented us highly for our conduct on battlenelds; said he would rather command the 9th Alabama than to be Governor of the command yet. We hope he will take us with him wherever he goes.
 April 10.-We have just come in from five days picket on the Rappahannock; :;
 
 . orders to communicate. with the Yan- kees, but when the officers were RWaX we talked with them notwithstanding. They are all anxious for peace. and told us not to raise a 'muss' before thesdksk of next mcnth. Their time will be out then, and they say they are going home.
 April 15.-We got only quarter of a pound of meat each day. and one and one-eighth pounds of flour, which is none too much for healthy man to eat. Raise plenty of chickens, for If I get fur tough next summer I shall make up for lost time. Tell the boys not to hunt deer with my puppies; to take the old
 Camp near Guinea Station April N.- There was 80 much sickness at our oth- CT camp Colonel Llghtfoot thought 1t best
 Camp on the Battlefield near ChanceI- lorsville May 4-I snatch time to write a line knowing that you will be anxious about me. We have been ngnting two days, and are driving the enemy by de- grees to the river, l received slight would on my head yesterday, but am with the company in line of battle now. Our brigade fought nobly, charged them in their entrenchments, taking several
 Note.NHe was too modest to write of his own deeds. but his comrades were not silent In the charge he mentions, ments. After the enemy were driven back Colonel Lightfoot and Major Cor don complimented him for his gallant conduct and promoted him tp sergeant.
 Charlottesville. May e,-Old Joe has left us, and is now on the other side Of the river. Our artillery Is smelling them this morning. We lost our gallant Major Gordon Sunday. Stonewall Jackson lost an arm, they say, and A. F. Hill is also wounded. We have orders to get ready to move. Colonel says we are going back to our same camp.
 Note.-Every effort was made to pre- vent the soldiers knowing that Jackson was shot as he feared their knowledge would result in the loss of the battle. Our writer said afterward that he could have touched Jackson as he was borne past, but his cloak was thrown over his face, and the men saw only that 1t was an officer, not dreaming that 1t was their idOliZed commander.
 Camp near Guinea Station, May S.-At last I have time to give you some par ticulars of the battle. On Saturday Jack son moved somewhat in the direction of Culpepper Court House and came down the river on the enenIy's right flank. When we came within a quarter of a mile of them we were formed in line of battle. and as we had marched very hard they gave us two hours rest before we attacked. None of us had anything to eat that day, and the only way to get 1t was