1                    Bucks County Intelligencer, Local Miscellany. November 18, 1862  Page 3  Col. 3                    1

 

Local Miscellany.—Capt. Warren W. Marple, of

the 104th Regiment paid a flying visit to his parents, in

Bucks county, on Tuesday evening last, remaining with

them but a few hours.  He arrived in Philadelphia on the

6th inst., (having left Gloucester Point on the 4th,) on his

way to Harrisburg, to convey some 250 of the drafted men

of Pennsylvania from one of the militia camps to Glouces-

ter Point, to fill up Col. Davis’ Regiment, but the Govern-

ment in the meantime having ordered a different disposi-

tion of the drafted men, permitting them to be organized

into new regiments, his journey proved a fruitless one.—

He started on Wednesday on his return to Gloucester,

Point.  The regiment now musters over 600 men, and the

health of the whole party is unusually good.  It was not

expected that the recent difficulties in the regiment,

growing out of the promotion of Adjutant Hart to the

Lieutenant-Colonelcy, would interfere with its efficiency. 

Should the speculations as to an expedition now being

fitted out to proceed up the south bank of the James river

against Richmond, prove to be correct, it was thought

that the 104th would not by any means pass an inactive

winter.  They expected to take part in such an expedition.

We understand that the resignations of Major Edward

L. Rogers and Capt. John E. Corcoran, of the 104th Regi-

ment, announced in last week’s Intelligencer, have been

accepted and endorsed by Col. Davis, and will doubtless

meet the approbation of Gen. Keyes.  Capt. William H.

Walter, of Company H, has also resigned, his health not

permitting him to remain longer in the service.