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24	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
returned to work, telling stories in the evening about their Soldier life on Bloody Run.     Wesley J Rose, wrote as follows to Col. Linton, on the situation at the time of the Bloody Run campaign: Near Camp Ben's Creek, June 20, 1863.     Friend John: Yours of the 17th instant came to hand this morning and was the first reliable news we had from you for a week. Several letters have been received during the week, but none that had been written since the 9th. Reports had you at Grafton, Green Spring, New Creek and Winchester, as well as being entirely cut up and scattered. I send you a printed account of affairs to Thursday, when Colonel Coppee, of Governor Curtin's staff arrived and all military men were superseded.     The organization now is as follows: J. N. Rea, commander of the post to rank as major; Dad Lenhart, quartermaster; Mr. Cornell as chief of Pioneer Corps, vice Shaffer. On Thursday night two companies from Tyrone and Bellefont arrived and were quartered in the different hotels and the Methodist church. Friday morning, the arms having arrived, the men were armed and sent to camp at Ben's creek. The Germany company having completed their organization with Engelback's baker as captain, also drew their arms this morning and moved to Ben's creek, the other companies having moved for Berlin. Another company is also full and will move for Shade Furnace by tomorrow and will be armed this evening. The cavalry company is completed and one squad started for Centerville, Somerset county, this afternoon; the balance to start at 4 o'clock tomorrow for Berlin. There are a great number of citizens out on the different routes as scouts, so you see we are feeling pretty safe, or rather have reason to feel very safe, but the excitement has been great.     A portion of Milroy's cavalry came straggling into town on Thursday and reported the rebels at Berlin, and moving to this place. The women became terribly alarmed on Thursday night. They came to the conclusion that the cavalry wre all rebels and the town in their possession. One of Milroy's wagons came in about 11 o'clock that night and they were sure the matter was all up. They were for disarming the men and putting them in prison, but the next morning a dispatch came from Milroy for his men to report at Bedford. This was a great relief, and by this time the people are a little more composed.     Well, all has been done that could be done and as well as could be expected, and all are satisfied excepting a few. Your family are all well, as are also your father and mother-in-law's families. I would like to see Boggs, Morley, Grist, and Kennedy marching in the hot sun such days as last Thursday and Friday. They are returning and were at Hollidaysburg the last account

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