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Letter from the 67th Regiment%Berwick, La., Oct. 5, *63.Ex. Times—Dear Sir:—Supposing that a fevr lines with the above caption would be of interest to yon and your readers, I send a few items in regard to our late movements.— For the past month we have been lyingin camps at Carrolton, with \ nothing to vary the monotonous rou-\ tine of camp life but an excursion i up the river to Donalsonville after : some guerrillas, who were amusing j.i themselves with the innocent game j of sinking transports. We snc-Iijiticeeded, however, in bagging nothing but chickens, but returned whole, with the exception of the undersigned, who left that article, from the | abundance of which the mouth speaketh, in the possession of a young j j secesli girl, whose only fault was | that she had admirably succeeded in loving Jeff. Davis, not wisely, but too well. On the evening of the 2d, inst., we received marching orders for Brashear city. These orders no longer create excitement or bustle, but with the steady precision of the old campaigner, we set about tying up our last shirt. On the afternoon of the 3rd, we we embarked on the ocean steamer, North America, and after delaying; until dark we ran down the river until when opposite the southern point of the “ Crescent ’* we rounded too, on the opposite side, at Algiers, and disembarked. Thereis nothing more maguificent than aview of New Orleans from the river, of a dark night. Between you and the grove of gas lights, defined in the uncertain light, arise the dark outlines of inasts and rigging of the innumerable vessels which now continually line the wharfs, while, to the horizon and to the right and left, arching to from the famous crescent, burn with a steady light, the countless lamps beyond.Algiers is the western terminus of the New Orleans, Opelousas and great Western R. R. We found cars soon. The Regiment was loaded on miserable flat cars and had in anticipation, a miserable ride. 1 luckilv found room for mvself in a passenger car, and soon we were on our way to Brashear city. I slept most of the way but awoke occasion, j 1 ally, and the moon now shining brightly, I got a glimpse of the country around. The country seems to be flat and swamppy. Large plantations, we occasionally passed, ami the old manor house and the methodically arranged negro lints, all of a dazzling whiteness, as they reflected the rays of the full moon, served to break the monotomy of the scene.— Sugar cane appeared to be in flourishing condition and in abundance, j We reached Brashear city at day- j light, and landed. We first set | about making our coffee, and then I j took a view of the city. Brashear | i citr is a town of about 700 inhbi-11^ j * itants, irregularly scattered along the j t shore of Berwick bay, a beautiful j sj little sheet of water. On the opposite {5j side Ablt;uit 20 houses, taken collect-; i jively from Berwick city. Bothjl ,: places were strongly fortified by the I j rebs, and only two weeks ago th*y •' t (j held the ground we now occupy. We j j were ferried over in the steam tug, 1 e J St. Charles, and in a pleasant field j 1 (hack of Berwick, we pitched onrjl tew remaining tents. I found ontii article in market that would be a} j j rarity to yon, and that was green p ; corn. Our advance is now some j J distance from this place, and we soon j r I follow. We go westward, but our j e1further destination I do not know. ‘Very Respectfully. ! aJ. H. McCormick. !r
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Seymour Times
Seymour, Indiana, US
Thu, Nov 05, 1863
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