Connecticut western news., 1911-06-29


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 "Ros," says Ick, "I can tell you how you can sell more beer"
 "How "Ros ?"
 "Fill your glasses fuller"
 This was very true, for with full pressure on the keg it filled your glasses with roth, etc.
 Late tn August Go. F. left Fort Els worth and went to Fort Williams, Il comparatively new fort. Here you be gan drilling artillery in earnest. You will remember the day the brigade had a drill up at Fort Ward. And oh such a windy, dusty day Col. Kellogg fell from grace" in the eyes of the boys this day. Swearing was the order of tho day, but you lived it through. Pine lumber was furnished you and you went to stockading tents, which was done by building fence five feet high, in circu lar form, and raising the tents on top of some, which gave you room to build hunks and live in great style.
 You know that with all these events drilling was not forgotten for a day. You remember that squad under Ser ueant Sam Gibbs was out on patrol out past Mt. Clouds Mills, Bailey's Cross Roads to Anandale and you ran into a squad of Rebels, but they soon struck out of sight without sh)wing fight. You travelled oyer quite a territory and could see squads of rebels in the distance, but you had no orders to fire on them unless attacked.
 Sept. IA, '63 an order was issued for Companies D, F, 6 G, to prepare for a five days scout with ample rations and ammunition. You left headquarters at , o'clock ill the morning, destination un- known to the rank and file. You took the Mt. Vernon road and marched near to Mt. Vernen and past Pohick church, where is was said that Washington was a vestryman. At the time we passed it, it was us as rendelv JUS a sq ad of cavalry, and did not look much like q church. Then on to Aquintinct, where you rested for an hour. Then on to the Ocoquon river and into camp In the woods, having travelled about Is miles l A company of the 15 N Y. H. A. joined you and marched with you. You started early in the morning and marched four miles. halted and sent out scouts, wLo captured two rebels aud three horses. l ". Those resting in camp spent the time uin mir fah dressed and divided up. Three fellows were brought into camp that proved to be deserters-left a wagon and 10 men.
 The, main part of your command moved on to the vile of OcoquoH, where you halted for the night, having marched about 12 miles Plenty of dogs about, judging from the barking. You left Ocoquon at a. m. and travelled over the mountain, halted and cooked coffee about 10 a. Ill. and then moved on. You found pigs and chickens plenty. You travelled through very woody country and halted for the night, having marched about 25 miles. It was rainy night and rather disagreeable. Dogs seemed to-be worried about us but they did not get very near us.
 Friday, the 18th of September, you started ont and marched about miles and stopped bv house, borrowed wood and cooked coffee got more pigs and chickens took two mules and then on It rained nearly all day; mud ankle deep. You forded creeks and rivers waist deep. You encountered soatterir g } afternoon it cleared up and we reached what proved to be the extent of our march westward. You found a dwell ing house in the wood-a peach brandy } still. in full blast but it appeared to be running pretty much alone, all but a woman and girl had scud. Some of the boys drained the still of all the brandy and had their canteens full of raw stuff. There was every evidence of having been quite few men and horses quartered there, but doubtless they thought best to get to the hills and woods near by H.. watch operations. You destroyed IS still and left rather a desolate place for such business
 In the tr,.vel through the woods you , encountered several mounted woodmen who fired a parting shot and left. After sl<irmishing the woods for awhile ] you had orders to turn back, which you were willing to do. You marched back to the village of Ocoquon at the mouth } of the river where IL emptied into the Potomac. You were wet and cold and found several empty houses which ms 1e } very acceptable lOdgiug pl tees for many of you. There were freplaces ln the houses and plenty Of wood near by } and it did not take long to make things homelike and warm. You ,d marched about g miles this day and after rations were cooked and plckets were stationed you had goo nights sleep
 You will remember that 6 lches were plenty. Sept 18th found you off early in the morning. back by Aluintinet. where you halted about noon and got coffee etc After an hOur'S halt yuu