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ing, but the tUngetou* case* are few.Ou Tuesday Oct. 1st, we buried Jamhj-.ji•lintel. A *ui !ii*r lilwst trfo«| ehristinu M»«*vcsii oil lor umnp.iw, onuiswicK niM.aim an uai come 10 me cniUMtiMfln mat .*Hi*soun oi uic la the utleuipL \\ e i Wf'ttaU to or.'iw for asiv tiling but duties Uexington. four splendid boats, seven a good undentandiaa is a good here not to destroy but to serve—tod ii» hi* doii'?. riVv ;«u**hi tn !j** sat i-fio.l of e.uinon. mni three tlionsand men thing, t anytime mu i anyplace; w hen : jicre those banded v ill ians iv ho with ree• ^ 1 ft « 9 * *mi p.- Iv iviili wiiMi i|i(] mrl ilieium^ jwr *-onMiiuii:i mir lt;»xpMitiin. The spiiU iMtililtmly lire open* from our extremeU»g bault;U, host of their criivliie- anci iltuii. Yet, we satiiird -ddicrs is about f ih** m *u u .- animated and firm. Our toft. They have come at last. The wholetruclions. That we buffer I need not lI jr.4v*-ly f.nind ns th« sp.othss rhristiuit.— ati lil'niti nil the way up, wa- iigomus, Imc caught the f-vc**, and toHowed exam* :vuu, and the Lutcine** you shall uovIt ir.jui:vx «t Ica.-Mn-u** ihuii ftco month- but lVo'n this point upward, it was to be pie. They sent a per feet storm of butM* know, but if fate frown* upon us ui • 11a11I• • 11;i tit * ri(i/,* n v.-Junfed into an yet in ne *.». Still, we had a merry time through the woods and eoinfleld. The anus—if we are forced to retire before inm unthinking. nn 1-‘M* vjng nia under difficulties Here and there you linn of battle was formed .so close to the ‘ ton, wc shall leave a howling wa-le bchiichine. Sir mg** mm i»i everv now and would Umi-some demonstration of “iire- hank that it was impossible for the coiti»’u*—at least such U the spirit of out htdi n. inn ihiough the camps as if the pl‘*vsi *i ‘ ’ Inn, mingled with recalling mmidiitg officers to pasw in rear, m that , fighting men. God grant tlut the u«ctn inds of * prarie ha 1 waii.-d t it* m. — i word * «»i other days, a complaint over ra- the firing might cea-e by t ho command.— ity lur such terrible work toay nev\V'.* -lt;• • ;h* .viiadnw *»i ••coining *\ eht-”. *in*. u wi-di lor a “light.” We On the Ii rat thrndcrous discharge. many 5 come.!.l«fi11! v that we can but O* lt;arcr. I o passed long slivatehea oi scenery, of the men, and some of the oftices-, he-, The health of the regiment and o• • ^ |us as i„ nil, lieue is iti.*gb- iniin th* j^Ani end beamiful. Rut our expedition ing to.* close to the edge, by the force of:company, is tolleiuble. Tho cold win• * • Kmm-kv, 1'•#:.urn*. Met'l.-lhm. • Wii^ n-i **nlt;* ul ph*a***iir; and beauty was of recoil, wore hurled over the embank -and damp fcoil have worked hard eviBeauregard, Andvvson. Polk Has M ■ • n*t w ht? v.e sought, Our vigil was nv'tit. Tho-e who remained on the boats j with the *ic»uuj*t coubtitutions. Their a » ic!!-in vt lidiwtcd his ihuii ici-ivdi ?■- 'ev.-r/\m**«'!oss, m»w peering into the thick la-hind U', through sitkness and sL'lly about 20 percent of the regiment complaiII-.. ftr‘ I *i tm+ v t *r r-nusrl ro d ;* t * -1 ^ ood—or over the rocky bluff—ami th*n Tea*vn$t regruded tliis backward move*«*; KniM. J.\ '! Tti*‘» :ii*- iicjtii- 1 sweejunsr far and wide, overtlic vast liidds incut on the part **f the r*gimentt an theri»-% wid.-h lt;ii*mh‘c and cnuNtnrnlv waving. glt;d d»*n corn, which here and 'result of n deadly fire hlt;»m the enemy in j Dceu of the Perry Rdlet- a fatiguing marm the mind- which has row !.i fctn it | tii slotted th-j shoic, as ch*oring cm- fr*nt. an i lieucc* vofiun-Miccd an indi*** j and carle*Mi«» in Jict, the principal call** .-o!,.*i'i*-ion-up.cian I mis*, v [ucuicsts. f blcins oi the happy peaccbd past—only 'criminate lire at us over n* and around j Lr. Tor bet waa indefatigable in bio a I'm ht-vc\.f enlightened vn m.tv )»• on • ft' “i in-' tin* tiled sight, by now and th-n ns Put the |oVr* piomptlv regained their j tcntions to him, but human ski!! could nMo.?** p»p t-.wiih v • t: *• 11 v**ii:U'4: \\in’ * j in-miging in a nrising .’■laie n»t*», and pl.-i'*cs in bnc. aid contiunc-i tin: lire un -1save him. We buried him decently iin -t ht, ii i* i.vi• t * think that v*»si : d-*sig me w it--; ol the Jurum-* and mml- id Wr had litc I on an nv- r.iLrc ay eight with miiifat v hono;8, on the wooded b■ •('! ;,i, ...-■a-i.inii i-'ok . f iinptit v io ub'-■ ll.v U-casi'-nly we parsed a roimd*; vh-ii with difiieu'ry tin* butall-! side ovedooking our camp. Mat king tl. :;d,ie M W*-!i w!»-'.r / /-r •/.uf '' *b*co.ug, bn: u jilj no Mijiimg j.rri was hio:jglti f.; a s?/.;,dy. Wo ^too 1;grave with name, ago, date, company, at». •: *:ta lt;•'if'\ k11 -*- i' ;i • tl* tn ,ai rN ;iI 11:** v\ itrluw — Hvi aiming halt is ;,i f»vn,. and in silence wH1 i** the d*-ad nnd : regiment. A hickory tree tall and *tamv. •• Wlt.,t • .* ro-- ^oiitg *h‘, attU'-i m st*p — thlt;n vu'f th* /lt;#.»/!•» t.l a xv* •nu.h'd u •*! c f.'hlt;bi]v t.sv.-.j ah»n^ the‘and straight, tise* bv the side of hit* ia•. 5 ... ... Ibw if V. u w.. iV. ; .ml ll ''b ^nli ctciiM wc I .:nv I the j»!c.i-*nt ]ine. fit» i or* to the b*estw. !v f/w tire we1 bonv^ an emblem of the cause whic»i *h.*4 1. i-.o**. n*. i aiafti'M: i« o c o': a -.u t In* s ll »»::* !c * 'I: tc', an t f,x Icm I .an the ticM — wounding sev- ^ bnnight him here; and the arching gra p *.'.ji* »♦ \ * m ■-'»,t i * *; * *v * ni.mn-i hit ■! -he t-n.-int —wli.:ncv«T wc rn\ fW*o m rlu-'** tn*o t;i!l v, *m.Mf wliotn ' v»ite leans over it, ►peaking the tendcrue' .-u i!»:•. • I ! -b-m oi.*t rations «•! gla I- h.j, vlncc di*-d. A^ain all w** c^nhl do i with which his eu mi ad cm laid liitn doniI I: . .t • : a • c. -o-1 t! •. ! th \ c .ul I but ic •! that wastofs-l. that lil:rub‘rlt;?d ” : ** re-t. I am sovrv to have lax**d vou a » i * *...v, i • ci «.idc! - ’ ci\- !■* ' ■ v a ; ■ iiih j. * •! jsi^'icc, i i we •. *-r** . ••. tavsrth** *-‘••If an i your printer already so rnuci- :*•*•• ; ; - !i • • ll- n».-. ■ I. • -A vh i i i . ■ i' h. .i--.oc th** h-jn*t of tktir ,f( i|,,. |.;i,4k that at l«M-t thea* sh*»uld : but I must h*dore closing throw in h woi* t *: •- ’ ». • ; la**.*ig' n. g * • c lt;j; lt;. i i» •, as v.jj a, lt;*ujs, to \imiicate htccb'lt;-n ro**m fo the ofli-*»*r* to pas|npon “my own hook *' Why ih it th1 r‘ ^ L h ’ * Hi ,|lr v v '*” 1,11 “ ; nic li ’*r an { *i Iab«*r, to rcstoje n).,ng ,n r*‘ar, and -f»'idv tin* r.i- n: but- where, ever the Union army go, the reU;up tin* Mi - s o;ri on ih* two j*«ss*i*g : , onti len ;c t * th*’ hi-n a t**J. an I ecnriiy v 1,v -h.ajhi nndci linus think ! 11-nvever,! °ut nnmler them; while the number■ i?*-~ \N lt;:on I j»nd Ii on .in s.— t■ -;he wV.ik. *,hi- was .»ur lii-t warningevp-'ri**n.-«\ and !lighting men in she north alone, i« treb1 Ui to* n:g!u -i th* i i •' * * w*» .-i-.ivcd a? A!- ?! r* h nu afi.-t sitns.u lt;*u ih?ct hiv U(1 j,,»r ,t„. p|(.|,j .a,| icr. but »r.*Vr men Because New Vork, Pennsylvnn•* ! ' 1 1 lt! * •'.»d,,d “i ih.* ■ ,i;. tll j i, night, ab.oit three miles below 'p}ll( „.. rvoivsl a v:*!u.-il*!e )e‘on,latsd New Ungland have not tho spiritIb-ii i ♦.■. lt;11 *i • *•* I os «'a * * i *.*g i 111 ii t ti|agtMVf At#this point tic* lt;teame. ; ti. niln,v .,f l:. ih'-'-giit lie* f* f th** Indiana and Illinois. In all mu maiciv -22-i-nl i^iiiln;. I o •■Sijnshitrn as ca[*tun**l by the ivht'U, t«*:n hct t.. r,,*ilv. I •’rtrsinlv v. i s bun ; ing through thi* State, wc meet no youi• v.ioahd iiifj. *■' '• •* ’ i i ''‘*d :lt, j v.,. |Ia ! to believe that they I.- ;'!iivIi;im.! t-* » do iih 'fin* nciv»-1;nu:n, their is nothing doing, the cro.no h i -d. ii mu a S'*-i i-on inn. %(|jj (|j.. fan in fore, and might ol- .j,,»it of th** ouiuciit «-i lt;* t s icd, and i ivmain nnhai vested, cattle onprolecte** * •1»' i uig.il ai L.*ui\ iii •. v. j jesiiHi,ce The lVny liii'js with hall },,(tnd «*-ji::J to anubing. ‘f'he orn in;-and pinpcrly laying w usto. the genius *.*. ..* i.\ until lai'* n-.\-! 111 •. 111 i n *g. ^ •'- ol the regimont were posted mi the ad* ir,,r,t of th;* IVnv Rid*', was l-Jtejallv gloom and (K**-olalion seeming to brolt;mn! kirev i iia 1 it is ii d*mit loo v in,.,, ^nr W4fcf that the m*iwed down; s., vfi-adv and diiect was over all. A delirious apa-m me*impossible u* n.t •, igatc i ho Mis'-mii b\ p.riVvt understanding ex isted among aim and liie. W.* ha I imiiv haii .have urged them fonrani. Ihey canntrght, ti in time ol peace--this and tjtf. K.„p,V(ivc commanders. 'J li.it tie* hreadtIi fM-.-ijrcs-, hm n.*uc sufiercl sen.-its j'-ndure this long, it is true, but it oug.some otlc r um-xpiuiuable reasons, o n ul ih*. icspedive pickets, were injm-y. That w-jht i»ir c»m}awj had the not tn exi^t a day longer than it reqnii• i ';c l ..i!, pii.giC's disiigieal)!v d \\. - ^ ,.jL.;l,jv 4h;;,ncd, :md a unitv of sig- hunw of (u'in*i bet,I, mid kdlinrj least. Af- the union force* of all the union States. | ) I y l**|| f * W • 4 * % 1\\ hi.** tn noat j., y at i jo* *a \ 11 lc. a lew Jiajx ri ve I at. Under these impressions, ter the second fire, we thought we had I put it down. Fro .is ail I can learn t. 1 c.s lamioed mn th*’ ti**M wh'ie the j i*.sp.*,t of n few hours relaxation killed enough of our comrades, and hem-** j agricultural interests of New, \oik, ru home gnaids, Ion s.j-.ug, 11.i I j pui- 1, Wc detailed our corps ol o0 returned to the smoo thed down the and the east generally. w.*ro never methe week e?lo;e, ol. blown an! »iis jc- • • i j, hoo t-lo act as pickets through limbs of our dead friend* kindly and de- j prosperous. 1 hey are planting and rlt;bd command of 8(h). It w.i.*, not agm.a uj^.j|5; a 0f fellows hrave har«ly centlv. and kept our watch in hilent, loar* j ping insecurity and peace, with easy sabattle, lutt it n great \ictot\, and it aa.i irt,,H under Uapt. Hunt, a compc- hs sorrow, and stinging vexation. i ft! prolits in tl i* future, thinking thatwas tiie first fresh baitlehcid any of n** un( |(..ave c,lllUllrtm|,,r. 'ph«*y had An actual conflict dries up tear*. lie J they givr even pica lily, h little pittanceliad ever 11 o*l. We saw the spot wh-rc ^ „ ^fin.'-*# sav half an hour. Wc lounged who hut ~^'+uUy would have looked, the starving wife or child of a pairhoi. Itrov. i» tell, piefcod by ti\v oulh-ts. ^rm.ud, each in hi place, dreaming, or with moistened rye* and trembling voice! volunteer, they do enough for their cot:It was nuuked by a t—:r on which *tiil ttl!lvin^\,|- u \iM Wa-, „r j, to be. JTc upon the dead body of a friend, would to-j try. If rebcU are willing to abandhung his own coat, bloody and t*.rn. It |luln of voices, the har.v mm- lav stalk, lirnilv and thonghtlewbly by his j everything, for the sake of fondbdily tramwan not :t pleasant sight, hut it was „\,r- ,jjm A!llt;| oininot)s sh*ire, and nmngic I cofs«*. Th\\lt; ended the day and ling upon ajnst principle, and juM govcilike. Tho place ice also pointed out lt;t^ |,..(Jming river, presenting a sc*r,c :;nd night of the 10:h of September. By thejmcnt, ought not we to Mieriliceus muchuhrro the Uohm-.l’s m.u who acted as uj ^ , a^-(J1 ., | st range] v beautiful, mm of the 2*kh. it -hall never be forgot-• need be, to vindicate nnd sustain? LettMaj-.rwussh.it dead. \ ariotts spots of gu j(jr:ijv XVf. ]lCanvi the sharp ringing ten, burdened as it i--, only with sorrow, north respond like men to the ciut.ri.^l wee pointed out. “Here tlvy pat1?r nJ-a ;n t|j0 woods—then anorh.-r . I thought to give a little sketch of tho j of the President, and then the war in endstood thickest —“there they came ji{, j ^a x lt;dlev, nn-1 a return. '1 ids remaining time bvlwt-cii tin u and now our | this Southern isiiuify cmcd. and tCiOscst ’ “from thi- point their lire n;e v. .is about f**n at ni-dti. A t the ti: shot, 1 must hurry to a close. I have already Union stronger than e*er, will towei amoh»*Uest \ \ I he whole allair would ex* ^ j, dntched his gun, and s[ran_: t«5 parsed my l imits. Besides during the iho nations of the ear:]), tha guardian t rite bm little intcie.-t on j-ui-cr. but thilt; fL^t„ tliat tho look'll f-n lmur. !a**t 14 days :i m*notonioiis camp life is piide and tho honor of human nature it*gallant defence, •oivc] a great buttle, f,#r' cfim0 ()f| tj|0 p0!lt;t (||on, NVAlt; much.ail wc i.av,* -.vn; next morning tho other j If Price makes a stand at Lxmgtohad the rebels succeeded they would, and rK,Sst-and nmu? confusion. *l‘»ic ladies, regiment left us and w« steamed up the j \ct shall take part in the great battle o! tcould have blockaded the liver at lint ;lt;ir wo had a f«*w of the tender creature-, i it cr as we supposed to iho relief of L**x-jwcst. It rheers to think of it. Itpoint, thus dividing mir forces lor a tiuv\ rall up(illl hi/iaiilic dii.may, ill.; hamU and ington. On out way we recaptured thenud icndning a counter attack on out WMft.rs of the boat ran lik; seated •‘Sunshine0 And destroyed all other man-part. iie«.v»«arr. The place i« m*w defeii- ra,w to pua slntero*ni*. n raping them- ncr of erafta we found, that might render j ,omo “Waterloo.Don’t be irgatv.ded and would te .'tire ten tim-s S00 r- s!J|. ,a. ,,, M,atr,*SMs. Officers shout*' crossing faciiiiiea to the enemy. Wcjuf your correapondencv, I speak to cvlt;U io distmb it. Col. Ihown was a . » t uu.u „]1(,.lf :tl,T fll : went am far up as Brunsvick 35 tndes from : .ne who lias a Irimtd in the P« y Hidmean to be killed in some miserable lit skirmish, but noble to find a graver*c
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Cannelton Reporter
Cannelton, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 31, 1861
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