Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-24

eucam pment that 1t had become endeared to
us and seemed very much like home. But.
however endeared to us, you can judge pretty
well how anxious we were to meet the enemy.
when everyone who was able to walk, shoul-
dered his gun and left none bus the old guard
and the members Of the band to guard the
tents and camp ground
Somewhat to our dismay. the next morn
ing after arriving in Virginia, we we're set to
cutting down the pine and oak forest OF the
Old Dominion, and l should think that our
regiment alone cut down about seventy Ave
acres that day. and has cut down nearly
the same every day since. Several other reg
iments close by have joined In the same work
of devastation. presume ii will not be very
good policy to diyulge the place and strength
OF our batteries on this side OF the Potomac,
and will OF ly say we forrifs As we advance.
Aletter from the same writer, dated Sept
Is:
Last Friday the advanced pickets Of the I'd
Maine regiment, that were posted in the road
to Levinsviiic, had n small skirmish with .
small body Of rebels. The sth Maine was
stationed as pickets in the same posts sn nday.
We saw nor heard nothing, bat some rocks
that were thrown in close proximity to the
advanced posts. calculated to entice some one
out that they might get q shot at him, but
Yankee wAs too shrewd. for secesh:: that time.
A letter from the sth Maine signed q.
says:
wAszIsoros, Sept. q. 1881.
Agreeable to my viii and promise, / will
now pen you few thoughts aud incide nts IS
they have occurred since taking upon nyself
tie responsibility OF . soldier. There 10 .
stricking difference btween the life OF q
citizen and that OF the soldier.
II IL just three weeks TO- night since we
babe adieu to our friends in the pleasant VIII
iage Of Ellsworth. Our parting there was
more curious to me than affecting, a. there
were Dot few TO whon I could speak other
wise than - = stranger. We en bsrk-d upon
. train of lumber wagons about 1 =. m,
and with slow and measured step set ont for
Bangor, where ne arrived six hours later in
the morning, completely tired Of life.
+ Here We partook OF hearty breakfast,
which revived. our spirits wonderfully. We
then marched to the railroad depot and took
the cars for Augusta, where We remained but
. few days. II was reported We should stop
for two months or more at Long Island, N. r.,
but we we're ordered to Washington 70 stand
in the defensive. We were TO take one days
rstions and start ~ near midnight a. posi-
Bile. We paused through Baltimore ~ mid
night, unarmed and unmolested. @.
One letter signed yankee" states that
the number Of troops now in Washington
amounts to about 5000. This was May
%, 1851.
Under date OF July l, 1861, . soldier
signing Hancock" writes from Washing
ton:
In the senate chamber the 6tn MassAchu-
sets was CHARTERED. in the rotunda the 9Th
Massachusetts,; still proceeding southwark
the zouaves occupied the old hall Of repre-
sentatives, while the New York 7th reigned
in the new hall Of representatives. All frater-
nized. and there was but one party. The
basement was but vast kitchen. Tier upon
tier of barrels OF -four lined the galleries.
hogsheads Of bacon, bags of coffee, and OF
sugar. and of salt filed the vaults OF the ro-
tunda. The boiling. baking. roasting and
frying for this army Of men, excepting the
It'll, was ali done within the walls Of the
capitol. To the Massachusetts men are due the
plan and execution OF the kitchen depart
as q model AFFAIR; $4,000 loaves Of white bread
are here daily baked for the army.
A letter signed Sullivan contains
much that 10 interesting. / sm wonder
ing, as copy these extracts, IL some vet
eran from these towns OF Hancock and
Sullivan may now be living and remember
that he wrote these letters to THE AMERI-
CAN all these years ago. Sullivan's letter
is dated at Ship Island, and he was . mem
Der Of the 18th Maine. He writes:
Editor American:
! To the geologist. IL seems to me, this island
must be destitute Of varied attractions. He
would find no granite, marble. or slate
nothing but sand, white sand, andl that, too,
in most unattractive forms. Ship Island IL q
Avoid Spring C0lds.