| From the Raleigh Standard |
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| September 11, 1861 |
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| Correspondence of the Raleigh Standard |
| Camp 14th Reg't., N. C. Vols. |
| (Near Covington, Va.) Aug 28, '61 |
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| Mr. Holden, |
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| Sir, |
| Knowing the anxiety of our friends in
North Carolina to hear from the camp, I avail myself of the leisure
afforded by a delay caused by waiting for wagons to transport our
baggage, to give you a brief account of our marchings and counter-marchings. |
| The regiment left Weldon, N. C., on
Sunday, August 18th, {on the Wilmington & Weldon
RR} and reached Petersburg at night -- camped at Poplar Springs
***** Next day about noon the left wing under command of Lieut. Col.
Venable, proceeded to Richmond, the {Richmond &
Petersburg} Railroad not being able to take more than 450 men at
a time. About 3 o'clock, a note came from the superintendent of the
Railroad for the rest of our men to move, and though it was raining,
Col. Clarke formed us and marched at our head down to the depot, where
all the companies were placed in comfortable cars. There was, however,
no covered car for the guard, and they were compelled to ride in an open
car -- but not a man complained, for our Colonel jumped up with them,
and rode the whole distance in the rain. We arrived in Richmond about 9
o'clock at night, and marched about two miles to Fulton's Springs, in
the suburbs, called Rocketts. ***** |
| In consequence of some derangement on the
Railroad, we were detained until past four o'clock in the afternoon.
***** |
| We travelled all night very slowly, though
two engines were drawing us, and reached Staunton at sunset on Friday,
where we were stayed all night, comfortably. We were detained here until
10 o'clock, next day, but finally got off and reached Jackson's river,
late in the afternoon. ***** This is the end of the
{Virginia} Central Railroad, and hereafter
we must march. |
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| Philo |
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