Connecticut western news., 1911-05-25
WAR "REMINISCENCES
WHEN SECOND HEAVIES FIRST INVADED SOUTH
Experiences of LitchiieId Couny's Old Regiment on its Way to the Scene of Possibilities Colonel Kellogg as a DiscipIinarian
September 10th, 1862.

September 10th, 1862.
 Dear Comrade In my last weeks ramblinRs left you at the ''old city of brotherly love" aud need not recall to you with what eagerness the ladies vied with each other to do their utmost to impress upon gou that they were just as loyal as you, and the only barrier to joining you was not a lack of dlsposi- tion to go, for many of them even did say they wished they could go, too. But as they could not, that you would find them there doing all they could until your return. And without digressing, will say that some of you did find them there, three years later, on July 9th, 1865, little before midnight, doing as they said they would do-waiting to welcome you. This night we will speak of later
 Do you remember those peaches? Such as we had never seen before You left Philadelphia reluctantly about midday for Baltimore, reaching there in the night, and you were told that you must march from one station to the other; and / as the anti.war feeling was so strong, that you must take a route through cer- tain streets. as a trip over the route where the 9th Massachusetts were ut- tackled, might be disastrous to you, as you then had no arms, and it was well for all concerned that you had none. You will remember as you march through streets poorly lighted, that missiles were thrown into your ranks from upper windows that hit many of you, and am afraid if you had been armed some one would have got hurt.
 As it was, you reached the immense railroad station in Baltimore where you laid down for the balance of the night on the soft side of plank floor. hungry and tired. But you slept soon. In the morning, such as could, got out and bought something to eat Quite let down from the night before in PhilR- delphia. You will remember that on the trip we were ferried across the 5nsquehanna whereas now there is a bridge, and in running over one car went overheard and ro the bottom of the river and Johnny Carroll said, "We might as we'll stayed on the car as we'll as to wait to be killed by bullets"
 We left Baltimore about 8 p. m., ar- irving at Washington about 10 o'clock. Some of you found lodging on the ground and some in barracks, where we passed the night. And as soon as day light appeared you were looking for something to eat, but you had to wait for orders then to march to "The Sold iers' Rest, a misnomer, indeed, for we filed iu by long tables made of blanks upon which were placed large wooden pails full of what they called coffee, with big blotches of some kind of grease to represent milk, and tin cup for each one and a slice of bread. Not much coffee went down your throats but the bread was downed quickly.
 This was your first soldier ration. and it made you long for old New England, and good square meal. and this feeling was intensified when you went out to lie down on the ground, and saw a regi, ment of "l00 daysmen," who had served their term. loaded on to cars to go home, and you faced three years, or during the war.
 Well, if this swas to be the fare it looked dark. However, the writer-and Comrade Briggs stole out to house, near