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THE... CAMP_BARRY_HERALD_
A Journel published Semi Occasionally at the Convenience of the Editor - Terms $2 per Annum Friends half price
H F Houstater Sole Editor & proprietor,
Mr Bonested Special Correspondent
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Since out last issue many startling events have take place - many changes of an important nature have occurred And yet the world moves on as usual. The old year which has wrought such direful changes in our national affairs has closed upon us - And a new one which promises to be still more eventful has dawned upon the world.
Within the last week a great battle has been fought & won by the Union - forces - since which "Old Abe's" spirits have been on the rise. New hopes have kindled within his breast. A new idea has taken possession of his great mind and it is said that a complacent smile has been known to rest upon his troubled countenance. What great scheme he has in contemplation it is impossible for us to tell. But we hope in our next issue to make some very important dis- closures & relieve the minds of our readers on this important subject(.) If we may be allowed to express our opinion, we would say that he intends to turn (page 1, second column) the army against the marauding band of thieves in the way of Government Officials. This we think would be a master stroke of policy & would elicit praise from the whole nation. For certainly we never can expect to conquer traitors untill we drive the thieves from our midst, who are grabbing every thing that they can get hold of. - - The weather in this vicinity has been very bad for the past 2 weeks. it has been storming almost incessantly - The roads are almost impassable and it is impossible for the soldiers to get out on foot to drill.__
Gen McClelland was S[?...] (said or sure?) to pass though the camp yesterday.
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Important Announcement.
It is with regret that we announce to our patrons and friends that our Associates - Oliver and Holms have retired from the Editorial [corpse ?] which leaves an additional amount of care upon us individually, But we intend that the Herald shall continue on its triumphal course(;) the most pleasing and interesting Journel published in this city or any other city. - Wilkes Spirit of the times not accepted.
Our former Associates have resumed their old partnership with the women. which we presume will be a fruitful one - & we hope they may live a life of prosperity & see a generation of soldiers coming up around them - We have only to add that they retired from the Editorial Core honorably and that we shall miss them.
Lieut Eggleston received an answer from Gov Morgan {granting his resignation?] last Saturday, And on Monday he took his departure for home, where his friends will undoubtedly be happy to meet him. We wish him a safe & pleasant Journey home.
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"A Big Thing"
A scene occured in our Office to day which by eye witnesses is said to be a big thing. For some time past there has been some trouble brewing between S. W. Lockwood & the Edition of the Herald which this P.M. came to a focus. Lockwood who by the way is some buncum (misspelling of bunkum or buncombe) which our readers will become convinced of by reading some effusions in the Lockport Journel signed, S.W.L. especially one dated the 18th which we are informed is a produstion of 2 weeks labor. But as we were going to remark he came into our office this afternoon & proceeded to disgorge some of the bile from a foul stomach and we had the audacity to very coolly tell him that he was a dam fool, which roused all the Satan there was in him. He brussled up at a furious rate threatened to whip us if we would raise our hand. Our hand was raised in close proximity to his nose as we told him that we could whip him lying down with one hand hid behind us but to cut a long story short - the dialogue continued for some time during which we foamed at the mouth - but finally cooled down & as usual made appologies after which he went away convinced that we were thoroughly able to perform our part in a dialogue, And we concluded that it was dangerous to speak the truth at all times.
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Original Poicry
The Searchers
For many days - a week or more The rain both day and night did pour I never saw such mud before - As the mud within Camp-Barry.
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We were severally ordered out one night - To find our way by candle light. A prisoner had escaped by flight And left the guards behind.
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That the crew were hard need not be told If to you their names I should unfold But that they were both brave & bold- -Events will show.
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The Sergeant so bold..I shall not mention But to others will kindly call your attention All members of the searchers convention Which sallied forth that night.
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There was one who bore the name of Duff With burly form & very tough Who was never known to cry enough - Since first he stood
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Many men he's caused to fall Men of stature large & tall His hand when closed if like a mall And never failed him "Not at all.
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Then there was walker little John Who's always in for a bit of fun He's ever known to hold his own Though the odds may be of ten to one.
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The mud was deep, the night was dark On we rushed without a mark We thought sometimes of Noah's ark With the water all around us.
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We ransacked shops where rum was sold Where the prisoner went as we were told The sights within I'll not unfold But they were strange ones to behold.
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But yet I'll tell you of a sight Which met my gaze upon that night It all took place by candle light With the darkness hovering round.
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As we splashed through mud along the street Some soldiers there we chanced to meet One of which to keep his feet - -Required the help of four.
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That they attracted the close attention Of those composing the Searchers Convention Perhaps I hardly need to mention That you should know the fact.
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"Pass on you fools! what would you with us? Pass on I say or there'll be a fuss! Pass on! said the fellow on the night I say pass on or there'll be a fight."
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"Dry up you louce!" Said Johny Walker "I say dry up or Ill spoil your talker" And hardly had these words been said - When the fellow lay on a muddy bed.
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[...??...] with hand raised high "Get out you dog!" I heard him cry. As he banged one fellow in the eye Then turned upon another.
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And then I looked down by his fist Three fellows lay upon the street And sorry was their winding sheet Composed of clay and water.
To be continued..
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Death of a Comrade
Last night about 3 O (or rather this morning) Mr John Shaw of lockport a highly respected member of Captn Cothrans Co died of putrid sore throat. It is said that just before he died he awoke from his - slumbers and spoke - saying that he had been dreaming of home - & shortly after breathed his last very quietly - Some of his friends went round through the Co with a subscription & took up about $70 for the purpose of sending the remains home to friends The Captn & 1st Lieutenant put in $5 apiece. His body will be sent home tomorrow in care of Mr Corwin of Niagara County who is here on a visit. The young man had $27 dollars of his own which will also be sent to his Father & mother. It will certainly be a sad thing for the parents to receive their son a corps - but such are the chances of soldiers who have a sorts of hardships to endure.
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Yesterday we had another refreshing rain.
We are happy to acknowledge a visit last evening from Lieut Kittinger & sergeant Lowe.
We heard very heave firing at intervals during last night - which appeared to be down the river - what it was for we are as yet unable to say.
A negro was found dead near the hospital of the Irish Brigade on Sunday morning. Another was stripped of his clothing & whipped on the same day by sentence of Court Martial in our reg - Alas for the "poor negro", he will get persecuted wherever he goes.
[?} Burt Van Horn has favoured us again by forming about 100 envelopes
For want of time we were unable to illustrate this number of our Journel.
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Our office Herald's the best paper in the city The Camp Barry Herrald!!
A weekly Journel - issued at the convenience of the proprietors - H.F.Houstater Editor & proprietor } Terms $2 per an[?] - Friends half price Quartermaster Oliver & Doc' Holms Mr Bonested special Correspondent Our Watch word is "Beef Steak"
In writing our Editorial this week - we shall divide it into 3 parts - that is it will be in 3 divisions - First - we shall commence writing it - 2nd we shall leave off when we get through (-or rather when we get ready.) - 3rd we shall refer to is as often as we shall Judge it expedient. Our readers will find the news of this week's paper to be highly interesting - especially that by telegraph We think now that there is a prospect of the war being brought to a speedy close as it is the opinion of all that when Capt' Cothrans Battery appears before the Enemie's ranks they will at once "holler murder" and take to the woods - and Jeff Davis will burst his brains out aganst a tree, - Beauregard will sail at once for the Fegee Islands, - Alexander H. Stevens will die of fright, - The Southern Confederacy will prove a failure - The Union will be reestablished - and it's course will be upward and onward forever. - The Brisish Lion will settle back on his latter end and mutter a growl of disappointment & dispair. The Emperor of France will look
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Camp Barry Dec 1861
on suspiciously, while Itally will rejoice, and from her mountain tops and the bottoms of her deepest river will go up the cry of Glory - Then will the whole American people rejoice. Old able in the inexpressible Joy of his heart will laugh 'till he cries and from the effects of his great Joy will cry 'till he dies - and then Captain Cothran will immediately - marry the widdow & become president of these United States. H.F.Houstater will be appointed Secretary of State. Reuben W. Oliver - Secretary of the Treasury. Doc Holms Secretary of war. M. Bonested, post Master General, and of course we shall remember all our friends who would like an office. Then we'll have glorious times, lots os money & a nigger for a waiter. The American Eagle will plant his feet on the Capitol at Washington and when he flaps his wings the feathers will brush the poles. American freemen will go on multiplying until they become as numerous as the leaves on the trees, or the pebbles on the sea shore, and from their midst will arise one grand triumphant song and their praise shall redound to the honor of Captain Cothran's Battery, forever & ever - --- Amen!
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Editor's Easy Chair
As we sit in our Easy Chair (Office No 1 broadway) taking down items as they are brought in by our reporters we had not observed how rapidly our whiskers were growing - or to speak polite how hast the vegetation on our face was coming forth, until our special artist laid on the table a likeness taken as we sat in our sanctum. Our readers will notice a copy of said likeness at the head of the column.
A report has just come in that at about 8 Oclock last night - a row occurred at No 10 Broadway in the tenement occupied by Corporal Bullen & his detachment - no lives were lost but one man fell against another's clenched hand which caused the claret to fly. One of them was escorted to the Guard- -House- but we are informed that he has since been released. It appears that some of them had found their way out of camp & obtained some liquor - or otherwise some liquor had found its way in to (into) them.
The same reporter states that on Christmas Eve a requisition was made by some of the boys for ten geese - And that said geese made their appearance in due time without aid from the quartermaster. We presume this is true as goose quills have been plenty of late.
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Our associate - Holms, was in the capitol on Christmas - and reports a row there - in which a soger got a sound drubbing for ""putting on airs" we hope this will be a warning to the boys of co M" not to become flighty or their pride together with their shanty may take a sudden fall - by some feller soger's throwing his closed hand in their faces.
News by Telegraph
Latest from Washington
It is reported that president Lincoln's intentions are - if the English go in against us- to leave McClelland here to take care of the rebels - while he sends Captain Cothran away immediately with his batterry to storm Gilberalter - this strong hold of the British Lion once in our position -(and it is said that the president - has the utmost confidence in Cothrans batterry, to raze the old rock to the waters levil in two hours after opening fire upon it) - He is confident that in a weeks time we shall be able to send him back home with rage into his lair.
A telegraph report comes to us this morning - that the rebel forces, at Manassas by some means hearing that Cothrans batterry had crossed the river & were marching on towards their entrenchments - became panic stricken and leaving fortifycations guns & some of them even throwing of their coats & boots and all fled precipitately back some 15 miles & concealed themselves behind a big rock - If this be true - and we have no reason to doubt it - it is certainly cheering news for our side - and it is suffi- -cient to satisfy the president or "any other man" to a demonstration - that it is only necessary now for Cothran's battery to cross the river and march on and meet the enemy and they are ours".
This morning (Tuesday) the regiment were mustered in for pay at 9 Oclock. All who were not on guard or in the hospital had to appear in the ranks with knapsacks packed or receive no pay. They all recive their pay now up to the 1st of Jan. Capt Cothran's Co will receive two months pay.
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Supreme Court Items
Term of the Supreme Court set on Monday - Justice Gonnely presiding.
Case of R.W. Oliver V.S. S. W. Lockwood for libellious correspondence to the Lockport Journel. Editor of the Herald counsel for plantif - Lockwood preferring to plead his own case it was argued at considerable length. Jury brought in a verdict in favour of plaintif, and Defendant was fined a pocket knife - a pair of pocket combs and other articles of like value. At which Defendant became wrathy & threatened to thrash Doc Homes, but Holms showing no inclination to become intimidated - Defendant coold down and concluded to grin and bear it - but afterwards out of pure revenge came into the office & wilfully purloined & carried of a box of Angumtum.(misspelling of unguentum)
Court adjourned for one week, when Lockwood will again be brought up for theft - He now being at large we would warn all to beware of him and take care of their property & especially their Anguintum (misspelling of unguentum)
Corespondence
We recd a highly interesting letter from a friend in old Niagara which we are not permitted to publish. We are very thankful for said letter from said friend (Mr D. E. Sharp) and this notice of said letter together with the receipt of our valuable paper (the Camp Barry Herald) calls for another letter in Double quick from our friend in old Niagara- We send our best respects, kind regards together with our compliments to Major Brigs & Family, And if ever we come back to "old pekin" again we hope to meet them - And now with our best respects to D. E. Sharp we remain his friend - {Editor hoping to hear from him { immediately.
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Destructive fire in the City
A fire broke out in the Government Stables near the Observatory on Thursday at about 8 Ocock, P.M. There being no Engines at hand the fire was unmanageable & proved very distruct(ive) report says there was about 500 horses destroyed and other government property altogether - estimated at $100,000.
From our Office we could plainly see the consuming flames as they swept madly on devour(ing) all before them. Viewing it through a glass the sight was grand and terrific.
Important If True
It is reported that a man belonging to Co. M Col Bailey's Artillery - who sails under the name of Hathaway boldly asserts that if the English and French join in with the south - He will desert & join the southern Army. Such characters should be marked.
A Huge Affair
On wednsday the 25th a call was made on Captain Cothran for $100 to go towards accumulating a fund for the purpose of purchasing a Spy glass for the Colonel (who by the way has not acted very becomingly towards our Officers since the Sutlers removal) The Captain of course refused as any sensible man would. When in a few hours he was summoned to appear before a board of examiners to answer to his qualifycations for holding his Office They intending if possible to throw him out and one of the staff take his place. The Captain in answer to the summons appeared before the board and passed the examination triumphantly - not failing to answer a single question propounded. All Hail to Captain Cathran - Long may He waive.
Sick report
Our Hospital report is as follows - James Starks - Eldrdge Lewis N[ace?? - same "c" as in "Sick" above] Talor - Emanuel Wirtman Five of our men who have been ill during most of the time since they enlisted were discharged Last week and have gone home. Their names were as follows - Oscar Benedict - Durkleberger - Webster who were from Niagara County - another by name of Finch from Orleans County
Edwin Trude of Lockport died in the Hospital in the city last Monday.
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[Illustration of a soldier holding a Cannon ram rod, and saying " Fire" in a caption bubble. "One of our "Brave Volunteers"" Written on the side of page.]
Dont you hear the Cap's Command Sent by the Major's hand Boys must all be out on a drill. Sure and this's the Captain's will The Cap's Commands you must obey Or else the D-l will be to pay. Come boys Seize the rod - And ram her home - So help you --. Our Captain is the man of all With him we'll fight, with him we'll fall. With him we'll die with sword in hand Fighting for our Native land. -As sung by Captn Cothran's Glee Club.
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Pen and ink sketch of man holding a spy glass up to his eye, wearing tall boots and a Kepi. Caption bubble has him saying "I-God the Captain's coming I shall have to go to cooking again." Caption at side/bottom of image says "Hallibot - taking observations through the Captain's glass"
Pen and Ink sketch of a man with musical notations coming from his mouth, wearing tall boots and a kepi. Caption written along side of sketch: "Whistling Tattoo with his new boots on" Caption at side/bottom of sketch: "Whistling Tattoo"
Pen and ink sketch of a tent with a face peeking out of it with the caption: "Capt's tent" and a man wearing a kepi and tall boots carrying a box of crackers that are falling to the ground, with the word "Hallibot" written near an object in his other hand. A caption bubble says "I-God Captain do you think I'm going to starve" Caption at side/bottom of sketch says: "Marching from the Sutlers up to the Captain's tent with the Hallibot and crackers"
Biography of - Chancy Hallibot Parker-
The subject of the drawing by our special artist was boon[?] at a very early period of his life - Of his early youth but little is known - In the fall of 61 when the Co of Captn Cothran was organized for the purpose of fighting against the rebellion, he was found a prominent member among their number.
Being an excellent performer on the violin and his musical faculties generally being good he was at once raised the rank of Bugler. But it was evident that we was calculated for a higher position than that. His rising genius and extraordinary military talent was at once noticed by the Captain and he was promoted to a corporal's - position - But the Captain soon arrived at the conclusion that he could derive more profit from his superior knowledge took him in as a companion and allowed him to black his boots - which position he still occupies. His early name was simply Chauncy Parker, Hallibot being attached after his being engaged in the famous battle of suttlers retreat, where he captured about 3 pounds of Hallibot quite a quantity of crackers and marched up to the Captain's tent waiving his halibot & saying - "I-God Captain do you think I'm going to starve(") - Next our artist took a sketch of him as he was in the act of teaching the captain how to whistle the Tattoo. The last sketch needs no comments.
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Good Bye
Farewell, Farewell, is a lonely Sound And always brings a sigh. (Musical notation) But give to me when loved ones part (Musical notation) That dear old word "Good Bye" (Musical notation)
Farewell, Farewell, may do for the gay When pleasures throng is nigh; But give to me that better word (Musical notation) Which comes from the heart "Good Bye".(Musical notation)
Adieu, Adieu, we hear it oft With a tear - perhapse with a sigh. But the heart feels most when the lips are mute And the eye speaks the gentle Good Bye.
Farewell, Farewell, is never heard When the tear's in the mothers eye Adieu, Adieu; She speaks it not But my love Good Bye, Good Bye.
Harlem January 12th / 59 (Pen and ink image of a man with a curly-Q hat and collar.) H H Harlem January Camp Denial Doom Offect
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(corner torn off - Partial sketch of man with curly-Q hat and collar) Q D D E E E E E E Y Y m (At bottom right of page)
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Camp near Winchester Virginia March 21st, 1862
Friends of the Lyci[?],,
As considerable time has elapsed since last I wrote you, I thought it is possible that you might be interested in learning the whereabouts and late movements of Captain Cothran's Batterry,, And as we are in a "state of rest" at present, I take the opportunity of communnicating with you by means of the quill,, I should have written sooner but for our being ordered about "from pillar to post" at all times of the day and night, so that I hardly dare remove my knapsack from the Carriage long enogh to obtain writing implements through fear that we might receive an order to march before I could return it again.
When last I wrote you we were at Frederick M.D. Since that time we have been at various places & not long at any,, And at no place have we met the enemy or even seen them except as prisoners,, Our victorees are generally bloodless ones, unless I mention our foraging parties which occasionally make descents upon secession farmyards when Cattle, sheep, pigs, & poultry alike freely bleed for their country.
Of our numerous marches and of the various places were we have been stationed before arriving at Winchester I shall have neither time nor space to enter upon with a detailed account. Suffice it to say that we have marched at all times of the day - & been routed up at all times of the night to march And marched in all sorts of weather - & over all sorts of roads.
Of the places we have seen & passed through I shall notice only a few of the principal ones. Of Harpers Ferry to commence
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with - the place made famous for the John Brown raid[?] when we arrived on the opposite side of the rive from it, was almost entirely deserted & the principal part of the town had been destroyed with fire by the rebels. Of Boliver directly back of the ferry I know nothing about (as we passed through there in the night) only as I saw it from Maryland Heights where we had our Batterry stationed far up among the rocks commanding a view of the country away out into Virginia, and to the west the Alegany Mountains looming high up above the surrounding country untill the sky appeared to rest upon their tops - while to the east the blue ridge stretches out either way as far as the eye can reach obstructing the view in that direction,,
The next place I shall notice is the Village of Charlestown which is noted principally for the trial and execution of John Brown. This Village is about 7 miles back from Harpers Ferry and is surrounded by a beautiful & fertile country. There we re- mained one week & during the time we were ordered out at two different times in the night with our guns at double quick, once it was reported that the Home Guards were all cut to pieces when we went 6 or 7 miles but at no time did we find occasion to fire a gun. Our next march was to Berry ville formerly called Battletown, and from thence here. Yesterday we had quite a heavy rain which continued during most of last night - but towards morning the weather became colder & when we arose we found the ground covered with snow.
Jennie Houstater
My James[?]
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on the enemies left surrounded on three sides by woods was a wheatfield. In front of this field the rebels had a batterry planted - the field fronted the mountain.
Gen Crawford's Brigade was ordered into the woods to engage the rebel infantry, and finding this batterry beyond the field, ordered his men to charge across the field and take the batterry at the point of the bayonet as they neared the batterry thousands of infantry which had lay concealed rose up in front and on their right flank and poured in a murderous fire upon them and they were compelled to fall back again into the woods where they held their position until Gordon's Brigade came forward to their support. They then held their position fighting untill the two Bridades were nearly cut to pieces and the greater part of their Officers killed or wounded. The 28th N.Y. York suffered terribly. Col Donelley was mortally wounded yet he rode from the field without support. Maj Cook was killed on the field. Lieut.. Col. Brown lost an arm. Capt Bush was killed. Capt Bowen is missing. Lieut Warren is severely wounded, and how many more are killed and wounded among the Officers I cannot say.
Our Infantry retired from the woods just at dusk of evening, regiments came out companies, and our troops commenced falling back upon a new line of defense about a mile from the first. The firing had now ceased - the battle comenced at a quarter past three Oclock and continued without cesation for nearly five hours. Gen Gordon rode up to our batterry and ordered it to be conducted to the rear. -
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N M James [v] Robert Brown
