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aenpe-1 to un-ingtho !av -L no o ni, heir; oflionplenumP u t*c*rs,ikenfaceiem,butin-theconflict * du-drnftFrom U^p 46th Regiment.4-11 . Landry Parish, La.)0c\. 18. 1863. fOn the lfSlh, it being understood that we would not go forward until the pro vision train bad all arrived,the camp was j properly arranged. The brigade was.encamped ib lino with a fine prairie several miles iouxtent, in the roar. The weather wife fine nnd tho spbndid grounds were taken advantage ol by our bri gade in daily drills. A school for the fi. Id officers was opened of evenings, nnd ! brigade drills wete had each afternoon.i • *| On the morning ol the 15th, artillery• *We remain here until everything is up, i - sa'cts sin; when the expedition will start. At Op- ! sional win elousas we cut our connection with I he'; dreatby s roar, ami drive forward for a new baseing at thoon the Gulf. We will have a large train; I surroundihu' it curies noticing bui provisions mid i their tneeEachaminunri n. rvieis rcutoont has two wag’M '. Kach has aiso a water barrelri_r * i . ; h shafts mid vims, and hauLutlend gloryn -- by a p y Wu have at least 50 ’miles ; to palt;s without water. “7V 7 .Thu p'aiti** are nil vj splendid cattle,: numbi :.f tjheup, and .droves ol* horses.; Mos: of the latter an: nonius “au l fverv .persona!feasting.fair and \.ponies ana i very wild, fho ’IT xans with' us, catch '/thorn with luriatts. . ...... ipany a*oI d.uib more ;hi-invade M force theYfiling was had, at daylight, in front.'i he men are in fine h . altli and -parts, j ben. B »nks wus.with us hut returned* to j New Orleans. lie is ’coked for • o very ! ST A HAgain at noon heavy firing was heard at : day.g°1 o’clock, orders came to prepare to forward immediately, as there had been an attack upon Gen. Weitzell of the 19th Corps, and the force of tht enemy was not known. At 3 o’clock, our brigade alone, took up the line of march andWe have pissed out of the orange^dis i. - * M «-*. Itrict. t otton and, sugar are the) chief! products of this vicinity. X.Thefrom liiciit.Jaiue* 1*. Pratt.of the 1. «. ‘A. '»• lt;t• * ■.We are permiitcd by D. D/Piatt. Esq.,j halted at midnight, after a march of to publish tho following: letter from hiso «*s* v e r v can men d aseighteen miles.Night marches are peculiarly fatiguing, ami after 10 o'clock the men became verywemjr A 11 u*v,lvv.k v*e iouiul thnthe camp of the 10th Corps, and halted up-n the ground of the skirmish of theson, Li* ut. James P/Pi att,vof the 11th U. S. infantry: V 'previous morning.whom sawill •k tofrom We tO-rtain; the m a n ou r*» •Tortsaroth*this,ir i ii *with-\isiu*i.a.quire?le thfng toits el course of ill6deter* ay the m plishThe country «hrough which we pa^ed,was, so Nr as we could see. like that east ot us Vermillionvdio. the town of the Pari'-h. is a poor, bully contrived afiVu, Thu people, s.-emed all at home, and looked upon the passing army with eousidtr-curiosity.At Vcrmillionville the army telegraphends. Westward, and towards the trout, the “Signal Corps” transmits the orders md messages of the commandants. We ! passed two stations that were working with lights. They were not less than five miles apirt, and both were in sight during the march between them.t 1amJM? 1 TH I -VFA-JfFTRr,Near Fairtax^Uourt*!VaZ i /Got. 16’. 1863• / * • • • •My DeA^Fath»r:—I wrote you ontho Huh, I/VjJtHieVe.Atlit* day alter lli** army commenced; mofcng. Since then we******* ^ *have oreiy nujiying aifout almost couUnu-ally. Gin they. 1th uvo tell back throughCulpcppeielp theJjUpp.thannock. the cav*Culpiqvpe^jiothjjJlAj:airy skirnjpPfftig vigor- usly directly be*hind us^l the way. As wo reached the river, «hSikirmishiug got 30 close and iClNCIordinarycome toin this New p or el pvisor throw tl **pir;»cy ed State by the p the iebt full con to the d made oi era cor seize th sest-i mJohn Mthere, ncampaqUnit.hot U iiywe halted and urmcd; the batte- I iilt; s w\|^into position and we deployed in-!to iiu.*^ \\ e otic red them fair battle on a, j ^rovo*1 ! ground for hooting - a country i level.’•ifnd open for mi!-** — but they deA -i r. • *ci'tu-the an i!'i-*ry only oi both! side:#ioindering awav until daik.ri he signal system of the nrmy embra*.ccs three distinct svsvras; t!.0 or,Mn:irv t J lh' :,'^h lh'! sclt;!l,e br‘:,;,vd; **PP« * |• ed three of our corps mossed the river,:Turin-d about in the night, and together;r. w . At;midiig.it wu ictreated Across the river; nndfT'uprd on the id*m-.n\il spot we lav '% ii* J *•last/August. At daylight wy re-crossed the*river. It was inteti-t !v |()ggy and ec- • igy»chmg’.ad a dripping damp look, cheer-* °L'enl 1 lefs in Tie extrvin^, As the dav ad van c- !th. foil plot;Ci.-arformer!J. D. rler ot t'lerui th D. Pit*.i telegraph wire oo *;ne re^u|ftr ro|eS; tiu.! lI1'l,,.rtrv telegraph of copper wire insula-i led with gutlA peicha, on light poles IV ; leet hi'di and about two and a half inches! square; and the “signal system” proper I The first line is up from New Orleans ilt; i Iht-rin, the second ex tnds from there toi! Gen. Banks head quarters near Venniii ionville. and tt^e last to the front pickets. The permanent line is noyused beyondIberia, because it wouldjfbc destroyed:,land the second is not/put up bevoequenthuioier I an i nlt; and oilto matD«nah.carrierhouseSsmue Cmcin Par nor Info izatiotioutbre suits i Oth thorititmunt-tg vol-to the wrong.ne the: llilocj,f every j work 'ourself nrbody▼ back others of fur-o liave , ” and theirid outice you for cad justice, you to ■ for the madlt; i to to the- Gen. Banks quarters fo'r the same reason The military line is pul up along with theadvanco ot the 2d detachment of the nr It is reeled from wagons, and putimv•ce that crossing '. 1 he’ Cor psicwl.e re i ncreasocaval rv*ver taken.notup without digging holes except suets ns are made with a sharp heavy bar. This lino may real upon the ground, or pussunder water.“Signals” tie made with flags in day lime, and by lanterns at night. Station.-, are establishel froui two to five mi!lt; s apart, accordng to the character of the country, and extend lip to tho front line of the advaming army, and into the battle when onooccurs.On the mtrning of the 16th tho brigade moved ► mile forward, through a narrow strip f woods, and encamped on the edge of ibeautiful prairie. It is undulating, tbeswells forming Tallies eight or ten feet ceep. Beyond is another strip of timbr, which until this day sheltered the rebl Iront.The brige has just broken ranks, and the men vere preparing to erect their slight protecSon when wagons, cuvalry,and men cate dashing over the prairi»» In a few miutes rebel cannon in thoW AExam h»w ini31st,Th-contirlando’clocrving_/ VJv.o advanced nearly ;• Culpepper, seme | six wi- uij,ht miles, h was a very pretty 1 scene, -rand in eveiytnitui except the.execu'.ive ’l'hu inimnrv were not en '^ ;gngt d. the artillery doing the only work , dom-. driving the light forces ot the one mv like chatf before !‘ em. We ndvanc-»d sie idily in support About midnight we ii^iin fell back at*nss lire river for tire 1 lime, rested an hour or so at ii \v hrmik, for coffee, and 'hen on rapidly all ia and until about two o’clock in • »the ni-rht, a march of over twenry hours,witho’it the mlvnntage of a fresh start, a oir?ums!Hnee wo congraiulated ourselves, proving our veteran prowess not much | lmpain-d by our New York vacation.The billowing day we started earJv, butV m * ^marched, more leisureiy. The enemy weiv behind and ^n our flank, oil*denvi ring to got Cenna villu and the out-skirting tor'.ifications before us. but Warren with the 2d Corps checked them beau* tiful'y. The skirmish almost a battle in1point of hard fighting, was at Bristoe. Wt».' were lying on a bill waiting while the ■2d Ci-rps feil back, and had hardly left' it on our onward wav before a rebel bat-'. j• tery opened on it, hurrying up the servants j and ethers behind at a quick pace. My j . , .Ivory Rory came up without the water muI had sent him for, just as we started, anti very white, with the information that shell and round shot were plowing the ; ground every where around. Warren i was still fighting at Bristoe during the afternoon, and we drew up in line of bat* i tie at Manassas Rights, to await the en* i emy that we supposed would drive him in.; Instead lie held his ground, aod at daik we started back to his assistance. Thu batteries were playing vigorously - the flash of the pieces and crashing of tho she lls near by, making a scene grand 1 and harmless as night fighting usually is. Probably we were not needed, for dur-V 9ing the niglu we turned about and rued tr SouthmissiiThtwo 1:Wagtwoods oposifi told the reason of tin- stir. I turned to the High's.uly p rc-t.d ^vlt; cb. JNo. *272,of ma-* fun era], ace or ! •Our lines w«re immediritelv formed and•*the (»rder to move forward anxiouslyawaited. Regiments of cavalry gallopedjin to the froit and detachments or artii-kiv ‘ollowed.*Along the dge lt;f the woods, or in ront of it, tte rebel cavalry could hr seen, but they did not advance. Two pieces of artill.ry opt ned upon them and dtove tiiem jack. The cavalrv tlicnmmoved up, anl found the rebels trying to get a large drove of cattle out of ihe : w...,ds Our side went in; the rebeis ran j v IF with a third of tho drove, leaving th-* 5 remainder for us. These were driv-ntwenicarrieplaceNcLandtheir half lt;and twither brance fundi fore iuponThu men were much jaded but marched during the night as usual. Beyond Oent.TviUe we halted. Since this letter! was dated we have marched to Fairfax and back again, twice. The otherSnof ou lister aelveThe en thcorplt; have taken positions near by and j movlt;OnlyM,K InTp., IIbark, and av now being issued to thwe ar - rti'-hed to any point threatend, for supp-ot. To day the 18th we have come j from Centerville to Fairfax to meet the I enemy reported to be threatening at this {point. |Battle Fibld of Manassas.Oct 19•.h, 1863.D-:ir Father. — Ti-is letter was rath-! er ru interrupted by t’ne orders to j ('es* s art A lie. an eight or len hour’s march,.; w»- h »ve halted for 1:03 night, probably, j 1 inv- Leer, rambling for a couple of; hour- ovur the old fiui i, siirring up rustyDIjEno:Inui MaKtcrwis- prov* iroin thib a osp,- B• ! ‘. «1 :w ft J ^rrvr%l:• \«-.*ip! ^ry ■'•jrj ! .tnd r-- h.-r. fortve.- '! ISIK'HS -* ‘difi oi;f ae-f our »le-;lt; tihv thatid i»rief for will wear 2 iu mour-uheriuh innJ lesolu-the ioJg-e lie I’incin-be sent 10nmittee.Grocery-Earl .sfavette.i roops.Our rat n were eager for a fight on the piaitie. Th y had seen fights on the v. i. ilt;o. on hills, in trenches, and wood*, but never on tht open plains.At noon ve were dismissed nnd had rest the remainder of the day fc*-v.»r-d firo* beeves ind sheep wure kill*! ar ) enjoye*!. Ii the evening orders r'lin- ?ob - i«» line of battle at dav-hijb*. as an -♦tack whs expected on the led The Lwhs formed early on the 17th and roissed Tor breakfast. At 7 o’clock,hoavv musketry wp» heard on the left, and we formed to rairch off. The alarm amount-ed to nothing, however, and all was q-:et the remainder of the day.At 4 o’clock the 46th received orders to move to the quarters of Gen. Franklin, and encamp there for picket duty. In an hour ve were in our new camp. We furnish the picket forward towards OpeIou9fls. o miles distant. Grand Cho-teau, a small town between Opelousasand our position, is in sight. I think it is a sort of a mission settlement, as ash-\»; -irvi shell, deciphering penciledhua ! t; ards of buri d Confed«‘rat**s and many a lovai skull unburied Ji: md mv tent i- a -jrave of a rebelMaj »r Gencrnl’s Son. Save the head-honrila nnd a few mangled trees there. *isn’t much fo remind cnrolefis passer by o* a ti i1 lie field 'fi i- grass lias grown liiji* v*-r tl-u Jebii.1 .rd part of (hu fiuld n p!ougb»*d iiv.-r nnd furnished aiv.r:«* 11 \ : • *p o * c»»r nNew Warkenton. Va., Ocr. 21.. \vr- irniNeu mm buds hardly] w.-r-n. - j n:gh? before last, and made awei,‘ ;.:!v march till ■! ty-brnke, halted at n i ilapidftled grlt;;up of houses called Gdt.**-vi!!). Here we lay until noonc:i! leI)ea»iletturA thoBitiifbkclt;*aru('am(Miiu('!iurD i VJ:iDvmtHatUH a wHathHaiuHazhHairmass*- i on a plain and then took up the Harr.line of march for Warrenton, on (he road that Lie rebel cavalry had retired on a few ]', urs previously. The lame beasts; they had sliol in 'he road as they retired, were haidlv dead when wo came along.- DThe country about our encampment is charming A succession of picturesque bills end vallevs.with ev^n edged woods, looking like park'. Tim lew houses we see, have a high, wide manor look about them, an abundance of outhouse and a bread'!i of surrounding shade, strongly recalling ideas of Old Dominion aristoc-Jack:KappLucm:BOi:church and nunnery are said to be the . racy and magnificence. Something in chief estabiishments there. The place • the air of the day — the last gasp of sum-is occupied by the rebels. mcr, summer sunshine, and summer iu-ted.i*=es.Ln
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Logansport Journal
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 07, 1863
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