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+//The Monmouth Inquirer//, September 11, 1862
+ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
+From Our Correspondent in the 14th Regiment N. J. Vol.
+ELYSVILLE, MARYLAND,\\
+Sunday Morning, Sept. 7, 1862.
+We are now in camp, on a beautiful rise of ground, about one mile from Elysville, in the middle of a fine apple orchard. The grounds are owned by Capt. Dorsey, now in the Rebel army, and a son-in-law of Senator Mason. The boys are very generally securing the fruit, in the absence of the owner. His pigs, while stocking abroad upon our camp ground, made a sudden descent upon our meat. •Accordingly we we were out. This is never allowed by the Fourteenth; therefore the boys secured three of the varmints, weighed them, and struck a ballance with the absconded owner. We serve our pork today.
+At the entrance of our camp you will find a natural spring, capable of supplying 10,000 men, from which flows as cool and sweet water as ever leaped over a rock. It has been walled up by that veteran well digger-old John Crithers.
+While stationed here, our friends in Monmouth need have no fear of our health. You can find no healthier spot in all Jersey-pure mountain air and delightful shade; added to this the never-tiring care of our Surgeon - Maj. Treganowan and Lieut. Woolverton, and Mr Yard.
+The people here travel almost altogether on horseback. The country is too rocky and mountainous to ride in your 100 pound skeleton wagons, or buggy's, as at Freehold. In carting, you seldom see the driver sitting in the wagon with reins in hand; you find him seated on one of the horses; Oxen are used to a great extent.
+I wrote you in my last that we hastily left Monacaly. Two and a half hours after leaving, the Rebels reached there in force. Here we are, a green regiment, the Rebel army in Maryland, and placed in advance—no regiment between us and the enemy.
+To-day is our first Sunday in camp. The men are gathered together in squads, thinking and talking of home and the loved ones left behind. Some, like myself, are seated on the ground, pencil in band, scratching a hasty line. We are anxiously looking for our Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Rose.
+I wrote you that Lieut. John C. Patterson was unwell, I am happy to say that he is again at his post. Before concluding, allow me to add that if Col. I. S. Buckelew was on this road awhile, it would not take troops 3 days to reach a few miles beyond Baltimore.
+SUNDAY NIGHT, Sept. 7.
+I find we are at present off the line of communication, and my letters, which I had hoped had reached you, are still in the Post Office. You see the Rebels are just below us and have cut off telegraph and post communication. To-night
+We have only four companies in camp, the rest are out on scouting expeditions.
+An incident occurred to-day which will give your readers an insight into the position of affairs around us—one which should awaken every-loyal man in the North. A mean came in camp and informed the Colonel that a house some miles distant, occupied by a Secessionist, named Tompkins, had a quantity of arms and ammunition secreted in it. Capt. A. H. Patterson, with 30 men, started to search the premises. Upon arriving at the house, Mr. Secesh seemed quite indignant, and declared upon his honor as a man that he had no arms about the house. Capt. P. informed him that a man that would take grounds against his Government had very little honor, and accord ingly searched the premises. It was a three story building, and in the 3d story, between the ceiling and roof, discovered & quantity of powder, ball, cartridges, cavalry swords, one of which had just been ground to a sharp-edge, Colts Navy revolvers, all new, and loaded, dirk knives, &c. From there he proceeded to another house, some distance off, to make search, and. found eight Rebel horsemen at the door, but discovered no arms. Thus you see everything is rife in Maryland for insurrection. Nothing but force keeps them down. Tell the people of Monmouth there are also strong Union men here—the: firmest I ever met anywhere, and that they used protection. The most deadly foes to the Rebels are the Union soldiers of Maryland. The company which is stationed near as roughly handled some Southern gentlemen who had the temerity to cheer for Jeff. Davis in their presence.
+The Union men here, tremble, at the prospect of Jackson's approach, and say that they will receive no quarter at his hands. They are as true as steel though.
+Five contrabands came into camp today looking for work. They left a plantation about two miles.  We learn that their master is a true Union man, and we advised them to return. We
+learned this from undoubted authority.
+Now we retire to rest, not knowing how soon we may be startled by the release of arms. Every man sleeps upon his arms. Yours &c.,\\
+W. D. CONNOLLY.
+LATER;—The Rebels are crossing the Potomac at Edward's Ferry about 12 miles from here. A Union General has just come into camp, and we are planting cannon near our camp on a hill. we expect to have 20,000 men here and near here by to-morrow morning. Unless the Rebels change their tactics we'll be in a fight before 4 days.
+I desire to express my obligation to Quarter-master E. L. Coward, and Capt. Benj. F. Yard. for their personal exertions in forwarding our letters. We have no mail here as the Rebels tore up the track below us the other tight. Our Quarter-master is very obliging, and is every day becoming more and more popular among the men. Our staff is composed of men - noble hearted men. On Sunday night our pickets were fired into by Rebel-horsemen - citizens. They are becoming more and more daring even day since the Rebels crossed the Potomac. They will hear music if they come too near the 14th.
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+//Monmouth Democrat//, June 25, 1863
+From the Fourteenth N. J. Vol's.
+The Regiment at Harper's Ferry.
+RUMORED CAPTURE OF COMPANY E.
+We have received letters dated 16th, 18th and 20th of June, from the Chaplain of the Fourteenth, giving detailed accounts of their recent movements. We are unable, on account of the pressure on our columns, to publish them in full, and we therefore make the following synopsis of their contents:
+On Sunday, the 14th inst., the regiment was lying at Camp Hooker, near Frederick On Sunday afternoon they received orders to go to Harper's Ferry, to aid in repelling the rebel who had crossed the Potomac. Late that night orders came for them to fall back to the Relay House with all their stores and equipage. They were ready before morning, and waiting for the cars.— Nearly all the government property at the post was loaded into wagons and started off to the Relay House. The excitement in the city was intense, and the streets were alive with people all night. The Fourteenth left Frederick at 2 P. M. on Monday, and reached the Relay House the same evening. Many of them had been without sleep for forty hours, and they all rested in the open air that night. On Tuesday they pitched their tents and arranged a new camp; this was scarcely finished when orders came to leave everything and march instantly to the relief of Harper's Ferry, with instructions to proceed cautiously and beware of a surprise or attack on the way. They left at 6 P. M. on Tuesday.
+Our correspondent was left at the Relay House, and when he wrote on the 18th there was no communication with his regiment. They were provisioned for forty and no fears in regard to their safety Were entertained. All the camp equipage, horses, wagons, &c., have been sent to Baltimore, and most of the personal baggage of the officers and men has been sent by express to their homes by our correspondent, who was left behind for that purpose.
+On the 20th our correspondent was still at the Relay House, as he expresses it. "like a Russian criminal waiting transportation." He had received a telegram from the Lieutenant Colonel, assuring him that all was well with the regiment. Lieutenant WOODWARD, of Co. B, and Sergeant E. D. SMITH, of Co. C, were detailed to superintend the Quartermaster’s Department, and owing to their energy all the property of the regiment has been cared for and secured. Quartermaster COWART has been detached from the regiment, and by special order appointed Acting Assistant Quartermaster on General BRIGGS' staff, and is said to "bear his blushing honors well." All the sick of the regiment, numbering 28 or 29, were sent to the general hospital at Baltimore. Our correspondent promises to write whenever anything of interest in regard to the regiment transpires.
+The proceedings relative to the presentation of colors, by Governor PARKER, will be published next week.
+P. S.—A letter in the New-York Herald of to-day, dated at Frederick on Monday last, has the following:—
+"The mail boy of the Fourteenth New Jersey was on his way to the city after the mail for his regiment, stationed at Harper's Ferry, but fell into the hands of the rebels. his horse was saved by some ladies. His parole reads as follows, verbatim et literatim:
+"FREDERICK, June 20, 1863.
+"You are not to ade ner abet the southern coutederacy."
+The Latest from the Fourteenth.
+Correspondence of The Monmouth Democrat.
+RELAY HOUSE, MD.,\\
+June 22d, 1863.
+In my last I omitted to state that company E, of our regiment, was left to man the two unfinished block houses at the Monocacy Bridge, in charge of Captain BODINE and Lieutenants BEDELL, TINGLEY and HOFFMAN, respectively. I heard from them yesterday (Sunday), and they were then still in possession, although a force of rebel cavalrymen were in the city, (Frederick.) There is a rumor this morning that the bridge has been destroyed, which I hope is only a rumor. If such is the case, the company must have been overpowered or retreated. I shall know more by night,and will advise you. A train started for Baltimore this a.m. at 4 o’cl’k, loaded with provisions for the garrison at Harper’s Ferry, but it is very doubtful whether it reaches its destination. However, they have sufficient stores to last thirty or forty days, and are in an impregnable position on Maryland Heights. I have no fears for their safety at present. Our friends at home have not heard and likely will not bear for 3 week or more from the regiment, but they need not be uneasy, as it is owing merely to the derangement in the communications, and not to [...] evil that has befallen them. A few days will develope the intention of the rebels, and things will change. Let us pray that it may be a blessed change, fraught with great good to our cause. \\
+FRANK.
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