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+LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society
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-LeClear Family Letters, 1862-1863, 1864, Howard County Historical Society
+WEEKS ON PROVOST GUARD
+Last summer while quartered at Relay House. MD. our col. received an order
+from the Brig. Gen. telling him to send a detail of a dozen men to Ellicotts Mills to act
+under the order of the Provost Marshall of that place. A detail was accordingly made
+out, composed the most orderly files belonging to CO's B. & E. and I was luckily one of
+the number. In half an hour after the order was made public we were on our way to the village.
+Arriving there we were escorted by a sergt. of the 44th Penn Voll. To our quarters,
+which were we found the fourth and fifth stories of a large building originally intended
+for a Free Mason's Lodge, but at that time occupied by the Provost Marshall and his
+assistants. After taking off our knapsacks and sitting down to rest we commenced
+talking about the duties we might have to perform when the Marshall, whom I shall call
+Capt. Brown came up to give the Sergt his orders, in speaking to us he informed us that
+our work was to be as follows, 1st we were to guard all deserters, bounty-jumpers, etc.,
+brought in by the detectives, all recruits were to be kept in custody by us until sent to
+the camp of instruction, 3rd & lastly we were to make ourselves as comfortable as
+circumstances would permit. After giving us this information the Capt. went away and
+left us to obey his last order to the best of our ability. After putting ail our traps in order those of us who were not detailed for guard strolled out to see the place; we found it quite a good sized town though there was none of that activity that is so marked in a
+village in our own State.
+During the first two weeks nothing of any interest occurred; but on the third
+Sunday after our arrival I went out about three miles to get some fox grapes for the
+mess; on returning I noticed a dozen horses and mules standing in front of the house,
+and a crowd of people at the door who seemed somewhat excited. Going up to one of
+the bystanders I inquired the cause of so unusual a gathering and was told that a
+detective had seen about forty guerrillas in the North Woods and that a great number of
+horses had been stolen on the day previous by them.
+On going upstairs I was informed by the Corporal that the Sergt. had gone to Relay
+House for some Cavalry. and that we were to ride out to the woods and see if we could
+discover them. Some people talk about the boys always being so anxious for a fight, it
+may be that they are. but I know that I was not in as jolly a state of minds as I might
+have been; however I went to my room put on my equipments, slung my musket over
+my shoulder and joined the rest in the street. After standing there a few moments we
+received the order to mount, we obeyed the order though not in the most regular
+manner as part of the horses were baulky and the mules had no saddles. As quickly as
+we were settled in our seats the command was given and we rode of amid the laughter
+of the bystanders; for as may be supposed we made did not make a very fine show, as
+some were on horseback for the first time and none were able to ride very well with a
+After riding for a hour with no very serious mishap we arrived atthe and after
+tying our horses and leaving a sentry to guard them, we struck into the woods after
+marching for a few moments we halted to await the coming of the reenforcements. In
+the course of an hour we heard the trampling of hoofs and the clanking of the sabres
 that let us know that the Cavalry was at hand, and a minute afterward they marched up to us, headed by a Lieut. who took command and formed a skirmish line, so that we were able to sweep the whole wood at once. We managed through trampling down the under brush with our fingers on the trigger ready to shot the first Johnny that should show himself, but no Rebs were to be seen and on getting to the other side of the wood the Lieut dismissed us saying that his detachment was large enough to handle all the Rebs. around there. We did not like this very much as we had just had enough of the fun to make us want more. There was no help for it however & we set our faces homeward. Arriving at headquarters we resumed the old routine nothing of any importance to vary they m[...] till our term of [...]
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Howard County, MD in the Civil War

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