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, themds,ilec-tUC HOIU ntrgiuwuv.BoUVAK IlfcXCim, Oct. B, 1S62.TiUiriiFriend Cowan:—You no doubt re-As Pr«-p»i luridmember the Company that was formedivay, : Actat Tidioute, under Captain Stiles, andalso of our situation in the 145th Regi-5pen ment. I have frequently been requestedorn-therto write a communication for the Moil,The folby Mr. F.Breckinrutee, for tliDemocrat lucid and10m-but a lack of time has kept me from it. As we are now stationed on BolivarHeights, commanding Harper’s Ferry,y of I I will endeavor to give an account of our iberj I journey so far. We left Erie on the lltlial- j of September for the seat of war, via.spec-suchBuffalo, Elmira, Harrisburg and Cham-yet read r the secess Resolveher growt of capital chieflv tc Americanbcrsburg, where we arrived on the 13th,ce to and remained till the 16th. After re-rs ofceiving our arms and equipments, weThe firstriotic took up our march for Dixie.the j day we made a forced march as far asr got leastHagerstown, Md., where we encampedvelopmenthat her £ are indcn41during the night.The next morning atid by i 2 o’clock, “fall in” rang through ourhave»emo-ft. R.in theno ofcve-camp, and in an instant every man, arms in hand, was in line. We rested on ourarms until daylight, when wo were joinedby two pieces of artillery, and again moved forward toward the battle, whichwras raging so furiously at Antietanir Rc-theCreek—the spot where now rests manya patriot whose last moments were spentental,•ationlite ain serving his country in the hour ot herthat Unio Shoul sisted by rend asun cr these £slaveholden by thetcessfully then Pen 1 ation to beyond o“She c that she some Noirious Uniagainstof the gr ind ustry, trade—1lt;perils. We marched about 20 miles, arriving on the field of battle about 3 o’clock. We were marched up behindrelation I outlet orone of our batteries, where we remainedon ofns ofthinkciallythatinpar-ties:”for a short time, without being broughtinto action. We were then ordered tothe extreme right flank, remaining in reserve a short time, and then moved onher great tropolis, lt;before tlination, aability tlt;all relial Or, si Confedei41to the Potomac to guard the road by i wiwhich the enemy were expected to resuming atreat to Williamsport during the night.! Our position was taken on a steep, rockyproductsported tl cities beeiction i of 8 ontin-iment n thebluff, on the bank of the river command- j an(^ (^stin the main road; and as the sun sank5 city pollsck inbeneath the western horizon, and darkness gathered round, the roar of cannoneracy. glory be : lelled indied away, and we sank down on ourarms with a rock for our pillow, and thesky for a shelter, to dream of home and• If OL *friends which we so recently left. Weany peoj“Thather citizi terests ii decide bAnd in s
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Warren Mail
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Oct 18, 1862
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