We have moved again Sept. 29th. We broke Camp on Arlington Heights about six o'clock and started under light marching orders. A man could take only an overcoat or blanket, one piece of tent, haversack, canteen, gun and forty rounds of cartridges. Knapsacks and everything else must be left behind. We marched back across the Long Bridge into the City of Washington to take the cars. The cars not being ready the men lay down on the sidewalk and went to sleep. I slept that night on the sidewalk by the side of the Capitol until nearly morning and I thought it a hard bed. Several of the men went into a saloon near by when the floor gave way and they found themselves in the cellar, but no one was hurt.
We left Washington about 10 o'clock A. M. Sept. 30th, and arrived here about 7 o'clock P. M. This is a beautiful city and a fine surrounding country. We came in open freight cars and had a good view of the country. We passed over the Monocacy Creek Bridge which has been rebuilt since Jackson burnt it three weeks ago. We pitched no tents last night but slept on the ground in the open air with no covering but the canopy of Heaven. Our officers did the same. We had a very good sleep and feel quite refreshed this morning. Since writing the last line we have moved about two miles out of the city on to ground where Stonewall Jackson camped a week ago. The country here is most beautiful with good water. The enemy destroyed a great deal of property here. They intended to go into Pennsylvania but had to turn back and McClellan is after them. The mail is going out and I must close.
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