Year: 1863

march or in fight ever since the 9th Of
June, and some of the time stopping only
to eat; and during this time have had no
regular mail. We are about crossing the
Potomac again. Lee has got his army
across. and guess he wont want to come
back for sometime. He has got an awful
cutting up. We might have taken one
brigade lnore prisoners if our Generals
had thought it proper TO have pitched in
once more before Lee had crossed the riv-
er. We soldiers supposed We had got
them "bagged," but as it proved, the
string was not tied


Our cavalry had q fight on the 18th.
At first they drove the cavalry, then our
boys got reinforcemenS and light artil-
lery and drove the rebels out of Harpers
Ferry.


suppose the 18th has got home. 1
saw them at Littletown. We gave them
three cheers as we parted. They done
we'll at Gettysburg, and have gone home
with honor to themselves as well as the
the State, and am glad of it, because
many thought the nine mouths men could
not fight They have found their mis-
take. $50 ... -. ......... .......


There must be a great deal of wheat
spoiled in this country in consequence of
the wet weather, letting alone what has
been destroyed by both armies, and that
is no small quantity. The farmers man
ure their land with lime and get great
crops of wheat and clover. ...t.... .....


There were a number of desertions from
the army while we were in Pennsylvania.
J. Glougic has returned to the regiment
after being absent ~ days. He was ar
rested yesterday and will be court mar
tailed. hope we shall not have to go
North again until rebellion has gone down
forever. | think the Union cause is gain
ing ground, as they have carried it into
the city of New York, and we have sent
FIVE regiments, one battery and two COM
panies of cavalry, to stop rebellion there.
| hope they will kill off all those copper
heads and this war will soon close.


We never want to see another such a
sight as we saw on the battlefield at Get
tysburgh. Language is inadequate to
describe its horrors.


They used to tell us that the rebels
could not be whipped, but it appears they
can. The reason they have gained 50
much advantage heretofore, is in con-
sequence of superior numbers, then they
would mass their troops and rush on and
break our lines; but that is getting play
ed out with our troops. They have got
sick of running, and it is hard thing TO
break our lines when the men are deter
mined to stand their ground. The rebels
are dirty, ragged looking sett. The
greater part Of the prisoners that we saw
had no shoes, and guess those who had,
took them from our dead soldiers, as all
the dead saw on the field at Gettys-
burg had their shoes taken off and their
pockets turned wrong side out.


The horn sounds the fall in call for us
to march over Jordan. Perhaps we shall
get our mail more regular now the rebels
have left the free States. 1t is my opin-
the rebels wont dictate the terms Of peace
from the monument on Bunker Hill this
season.


July 22d-We have marched two days
since we crossed the river. Our Colonel
and some others have gone to escort the
boys down here who were called under
the draft. We are glad to have them
come and help close up this war, so We
can all come and if there is honor and
, glory in it, We are willing they should
have their share s .tr


We have to live rather short these days





that is, for pork ard beef We get plen
ty Of hard bread; however we are in Vir
ginia, aud we calculate to live as we'll as
we can while we remain in the State and
J. make up what the rebels took from US il
, Pennsylvania. While writing hear o
report that the rebels are crossing into