1             Bucks County Intelligencer,  Letters from the Soldiers.  February 3, 1863  Page 3  Col. 1             1

 

Letters from the Soldiers.—We have this week a

varied and extensive assortment of correspondence from

the different regiments in which Bucks county people are

interested.  As the events and movements of the last month

have been of a stirring character, these letters will be

read with great interest by those who have access to them. 

Our latest news from the 104th Regiment comes down to

Monday of last week--the 26th of January.  On that day,

the whole regiment, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel

Hart, was on board the steamship Cahawba, off Morehead

City, expecting to sail immediately to some unknown des-

tination.  The general belief among those who were to

compose the expedition was that they were going to at-

tack the town of Wilmington, North Carolina.  Other

advices, however, indicate that they will go further South,

and take part in the grand movements now being organ-

ized by General Hunter.  At all events, the 104th boys

are likely to see some lively times very shortly.  Our

forces in that region are now very strong, and the man-

agement of affairs is in the hands of men who are not

afraid of hurting the rebels.  The 174th Militia Regiment

is yet in the vicinity of Newbern.  It now forms part of

Gen. Howell’s Brigade.  The men are in good health, and

are rapidly acquiring the knowledge and skill that de-

velop the recruit into the soldier.  A letter from the 128th

Regiment, which is in General Siegel’s army, describes the

march from Fairfax Station to Stafford Court House, a

place but 12 miles from Falmonth, the headquarters of

Gen. Hooker.  The 128th have just received two months’

pay, which was very welcome  The tramp through the

mud undergone by the boys of Frankenfield’s and Widdi-

field’s companies, was much less agreeable than the sea

voyages of the other regiments, tempered as they were

with the qualms and retchings of sea-sickness.


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