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tUcBolivar IlitxiiUTa, Oct. B, 1S62THEFriend Cowan:—You no doubt remember the Company tbat was formedat Tidioute, under Captain Stiles, andalso of our situation in the 145th Regiment. I have frequently been requestedto write a communication for the Moil,but a lack of time has kept me from it. As we are now stationed on BolivarHeights, commanding Harper’s Ferry,I will endeavor to give an account of ourjourney so far. We left Erie on the lltlioficsto-ofe-c-le*1,111aofofof September for the seat of war, via.Buffalo, Elmira, Harrisburg and Cbam-bcrsburg, where we arrived on the 13th,to and remained till the 16th. After receiving our arms and equipments, weThe firsttook up our march for Dixie.be day we made a forced march as far asot Hagerstown, Md., where we encampedduring the night.The next morning at»y 2 o’clock, “fall in” rang through ourcamp, 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 AntietamCreek—the spot where now rests manya patriot whose last moments were spentin serving his country in the hour ot herperils. We marched about 20 miles, ar-Aa Prtliriving on the field of battle about 3 o’clock. We were marched up behind one of our batteries, where we remainedfor a short time, without being broughtinto action. We were then ordered tothe extreme right flank, remaining in reserve a short time, and then moved onto the Potomac to guard the road byTheby Mr. Brecki tec, for Dernoc lucid awhich the enemy were expected to retreat to Williamsport during the night.Our position was taken on a steep, rockyyet refi the sec Resther grlt; of cap chieflvAmerilt;velopn that Inare nitthat FShsisted rend acr the*slavehen byagauiscessful then 1 lationbeyon“Shthat ssome . rio us 1 of theind listtrade-relatifoutlether gi tropol befortnationability all rel“OiConfetm inesummproduporteccities
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Warren Mail
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Oct 18, 1862
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