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Onr Military Correspondence.mom -rim hitcii coca «cabds.Camp Wo«m, «ept soth, I8«t J. O. Convmar—l)'«r .Vipi—Yt»or wordnoio# for a wwik. Whit il means no onoc.i know#. i re!lt;••( Thursday Leo was joined by Floyd,• ho had boon rooted bjt Uoiccrsns. In I , order to fully understand, l/must tell you of caution per Orderly hgglcaton, was duly |10* wo lro altu»*«d. There «ro two pauca tr rocelrcd, and I •til endeavor to bo mnro | in ,tl0 muUDI(,ln, hoto. about, loo mile# prompt, if not more Interesting. Owing to apart, Bud wo haro to guard thorn both •, O our mall arrangement# not being io good a# ,b„ |,_ „ur foieo („„|y Boglmonta.) at they haro boon. tho last number of tho Urm |, divided between lh« too. Ai loon #• we, orrot la not received, but wo look lor It to- K0, rrluforcemenl, wo will advance upon, th day. ltoading n eagerly aought by thoboia. them, ! nlhut no other book or aheot la in ao good do-1 j boon in aororal lltllo aklrmlahea. F. mend io our Company, aa tho ‘ latl Demo- \ |1U'. haro not been hurt, I will deacril.o ono, I, 'ij- i Tho Itebol p'ekota were at a farm lioovn TlW o am Inereaa.ng In numbers and dlicl-. ,i,uot tbroo-lourtl.a mllo from ua, about 100 Tl ptlno. Haro now t.ino Companies In ramp.l „( ,|.em ; and about forty nr ua concluded Tl throo full to tho minimum, and I tbiok all | ,0 g0 ou, Bll,| fight thorn. Wo hod not ad- Si tho othera nrer (Ifty, anu lomo of thorn oror vanood mom tlmn So rods from our broaat-1 nighty throe men each. works, when tho dorila l.ogati firing upon VOn Fhuradny laat. the Col. accepted the (r0ln ,h0 ,ldo of tho mountain. Wo foInvitation of the Unr. OoOdrleh ot the Firtt | |,roko for tho housepi dooblo quick. Hero Presbyterian Churchy to at trad wonhip| wo |lalI , regular Jland to hand Oglit. At1 ollit It woul.there. Rattallou waa formed upon our regl- ,jm#i | thought ,, »ou|(| bring on imental pnrndo ground, at 0 A. M,, tho H j engagomont between tho two aratii-a. Tho of G a taking tho right of tho battalion, and 8ecr«b aont up two onfiipauioa to flank ua, | ro wo worn marched by platoon to tho church; | |,„i ai men ur they wore near ua to do any th mid I can eaauro you a duattnr let of men barm, our bnya fluid a fow bomba from ono! all haro addom union d It. Had an excolloot j 0( (|,o batterloi at them, and thny all ran craermon and aomo flno mniio. An abitract i,ku liouoda. Wo ition took potiOtlinn ol roof Hie discourse baa been published in tho' house, anil hold II until ordered back. ! inoity duillga, and henco mwsja no notice boro. j Ooo man In our Compuny woundod ; two qi Cliurch «i rvien oror, liku Iludtbraa twenty killed, belonging to atiothor Company. Wo gn thousand,-wo marcl.od back again, cleaned | killed ,0r„ral Uubol*. I »hot one who ... , re off tho don of boiira, which .u thick ! „„.nkmg in tlm buahna on tho hill. I Kenough to l.o that ol aura, and icon ceased watcbod him until bo got Into an npon apaco, \ mto appear unto men to Inll, by making a J „nd then blaxod away with my Enflold- l| charge upon tho rationa, which, contrary to should think bo jumped at least aix loot tho fo •-usual ntder ol charge*, weru first cut I fi„i bound, and then laid down, and will i bioff nod Hu ll turmundvd. Our Company an|iiittod thomielrna well, both on tlm march and in tho action jual attended to.Tho battalion, whilo going to and from chuicn, »aa under tlm command ol Adjutant J. 11. Sanford, mid if tho army regulation* did not forbid army actibbluta to cither promo nr btamo tjioir officers through tho paper*. 1 would Ju*t *ay that, by hi* thor-otighneM in Him discharge of hi* dutlc*,■ actiuian, ho ha* inprobably not hutchor any rnoru woundod toon at Manana*. | ccTho Indiana Boy* did tho bo*t job that; hi day, that ha* been done yet. Thor killnd wCol. John A Washington, of Mt Vernon I hinotorioty, ono of tho moanoit men of the MSouth. Ho wa« abut whilo rcconooltoring orour camp, in company with *o;r.o oflicort j *cand Caralry. Ho wa* a flno-looking fellow.1 ag about 35 or 40 yenra old. When Itu foil I nrIn obligo and knnwlodgo aa a | ffmn hi* horao. tho ro*t of hla parly whooloil lao ha a made himself tho lam. Itu ami galloped off. Tho hoy* ran up to him.and ho atlomptad to draw hia rernlror, and tboy put two mnro ball* through him, all three paialng Ihrnngh hiiatomach and lung*. All ho raid waa, How d'to do ? and enlled for a drink of water. Two other officer* woro allot at lltosamo time, hot wero ‘upper tod on tholr horses Wo foundf the entire Kcgtmoul. I don't i-ty so, but mr readies can draw their own Infor-c. *, aa the Sc debman told tho domino.I«»d Friday, lowering clouds, drixzlitig in and chilling wind* garo in a forutualo I nt nur winter's woik, but tho hoy# stood iti-oll Tho health of tho hoy. I, good. ....... ......... } lu 01 onr *»oya am in tho Hoipital, but! pluto plan of our fortifications and number 31. hut I hoy urn all ahlo to ho about, hnd will.l 0f our rnreoc In hi* pocket. Ho wa* look-uia w't houl a doubt, bo back and at their dutlua log for a place to plant artlllerv. Tlmy tout irv I IT HJ*80* 1 **' ,ht!ro 1®»‘ In » ll#R nf truca for hi* body'tho next day.. ! “••ttfday. 1 hoy worn finding ohnorful. and What a diffnrauca bntwoon tho death of till* ny j charged mo to romomhor and return tbolr man and hia great undo Gon. Washington I iff. thank* In Mrs. Cong, lor faror# in tho The former, ovary ball that wui flrod at him 0, j 01 »nd '«t»l 'i'O'l I tholr ca*o. |,ll him , tho latter no bullet could touch |She m an old lady; .ay at ho well romomhora Two parti.., of Sec-.h undertook to fl.mk tilling on tho hank of tho Lako,and lialon- u* on tho lelt in tho night, when tlmytian lia I hi .... ..I .1___ . . . . ’ 1'«• ( eg io tlm *.i.nining ..I tho oa.ir.ou during tho foul of each other, and, each parly mi* itliatlle which eretiiuulud in IVrry * Victory, I i„fc|ng tho othor for Fodorala, had a legulaiT' l,MBro«“ Hoaroo batllo, killing a great many, ami flnallr l.oth tI parties rotrunllng, leaving tlmlr duail and ' *n* men , a numbor of u* wont I wounded. Such a aight I novcr aaw 1morning to church. Sorgeanlj Blanket*, knapsack*, canteen*, mtukola,-n 11*, and myaelf liatone.l to a ill.courso from j tmwie knlvea, dead and wounded’ mon Ivinc ! J01 b-1 Bmhop Scott at tho St Clair Street Chapel. j around .promlieotuly. Thl* i* supposed ',o j urn .alter it, dmnd off a fine leg of mutton aomo to bo tho rooaon of tholr not attack!- •...... •muiion seme to bo tho rooaon of thoir not nltnckioi Pand it* arciinpanimonts with Mr. Wattcrton us. They Intended to attack ua upon tho *'* !,o | nod lamdy. at the Industrial School. 1 hoy |0ft and front at thoiamo tiino. • • I uare doing a noblu and much needed work. * ., ■ . . • . , . ... ,,„. I To enal.lu thorn to carry it on. I he.,,oak r ' , ^ jV r V'? ' j,”' ! 0In tho aid (though without tlioir knowledge) of! ‘Lo 'T' 11Io. the good people of Geauga. Thoir work 1 a?* uh a » »• *« .......i.. .. .............. ..... _____________ .. onoaxirmian.uineatly a bonevidnnt and neeoaaary ono. Whilst soldiora alone ol lids time, can, ondm (lod, a/n.r tin- ruuiifi-i/, they aland in tho (rout rank of Ihonn wlumo mission it is In make it win Ik seriiig'. Thoir plan i* to tid tho unfortunate and tho falton, and, alioro all, tho cliildfon of aooli, by leaching ihom,and onal.llog them to liolp theinielrea.Bov. IJ. tj. Wright preached an excellent discourse upun tho ground yesterday, lie ulfori to go as chaplain of tho 41st, as doua also 1’rof. II. K. I'uck.of Ohorliu.1 forgot to toll you that Gon. Roaccran* ii on tho othor sldo of the onomy. Col. Tylur i* with bint. By roforrlng to tbs map you can »no whoro wo are. IInttonvillu is 7 milos north of ui, and tho Bohol camp is I miles south. Gon*. Boaocrans and Co* ar in tho neighborhood of Surmuorvillo and11ISNBY METCALF.WAR NEWS.Wo tiavo mill to rocord our grntnful ao ktinwlodginonls fur farnra from frlomla iiGeauga, but for this ti.no I omit tho namos, c0rdnt,cS with Section 4, Article 8th, of as they would make too long a hat. Lot Cuoalitution of tho State ol IWrANDorTE, Kansas, Sept. 24.—The following order ha* been issued : Ioh consider him or hnranll at poraonally and indiridually tho recipient of our gratitude. Oapt. Tolies would romutnhor those ladies (Mutes Judd, of Wnrronkrillo.) who pretootod tho Union Cako.I hope to make that ouly and perhaps last visit to Old Geuugn, on Saturday nf this wook. 1 hnvo not wriltau half 1 would, hut flud I am gutting loo lengthy.Yours, T.rnOM CAMP Oil ASK.Camp Ciiahk, Columbus, O., ? Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 1001., J Dear Demoi'uat :—1 presume you ttuliniiieii number uf Armythe CuoBtitution of the Stale of Knnsas, I hereby order every man in the Slate between tho ages of 18 nn 45 capable of bearing arms, to immediately enroll himself in some military company, in accordance with tho millliii laws of this State, and each company is hereby ordered to hold itself in reudinosx for immediate marching ordors. Each man will furnish ail the arms in his possession. Thu refusal of any man to obey this order, will ho taken us evidence of his disloyally, end he wiil be treated accordingly.(Signed) J. 1\ BOOT.Lieut, and Acting Uov. and Com-mwndtir-in-Cliief,v I , , , , . * — inniiuor-iq uuici,reapomlutiiA, but I do not know of any in 8t. Louis, Sept. 27.—flen. Fremont * I ll,trefof- »«! y°ur l«w. I and part of bis staff loft for JefferHon O.tv, • . , , - . I — part of his staff loft for JefferHon t ’tiy| ‘,;w l“ como ''ofora our readers. H.ia afternoon. Reports reached Imre toOn Monday evening, Sept. 16th. a night that Oen. Price hak dismounted all mling was held at lliratn, 1 orlage Co., horsemen except four regiments, and is fur the purpose ol gulling volunteer., A organising hi. nrmy for a desperate ...nd muster roll was opened, and thirty-five n.,ninM K.emont.young men (most of them students) sr Louts, Sept. *7 —Tho followingtiluPini lltxir Huiiiud on it... Ikl It.. . . • Ilplaced their niiinea on tho Itot. During i appear In tho Drnwtral to morrow the week, meetings wero held in tho dif- J'Just l.nforo loarlng tho city Goo Fremont fere lit township* in 1‘orlago. On Friday ' wrote a lottor to a friend io Now York, an.l evening, fhipt. 2l)lh, tho Company was!'.1 .“ocoirdoil in|„ again opened, and tho .am.' ovening the ETT* ‘“i’ T 1 company elected tflm. and. on the fob laying hoforocIo comPBnf ohided officers, and, on the fob r„a,|n,.,lowing day, reported Itself at this camp ; | Hr. Ijoina, 8opt. sn, inm. Mr Deahthe company being tull at fivo days aflur | Siu i—I loavo at eight Io tho morning, and opening thu muMer roll. s.uid you this hurriolt;l note in tho mldat olOld Geauga i* well represented in lhi«! !ho U“ nrrnnB,'n'°n!* boTora starting. W, ipany. The names of those from I .V.V.1 * f!”’?. having n(sgiT. C. I ......i n . Il ■ I K. •■I.II, aim n» ono* UI trailt.caug are*. .Hows I . M Cowle., l0 lUfeod or . Mhn,vI-1 I I *' o'** o Gai«“, |. W. Did-1 fo.co can bo turnod at will ‘to any point ;| lake, 8. Rowley, fc,, |). 1 ay lor, B. F.; whilo wo have from Loavenwortb to Cairn, Ut lu: Cowles, A. Churchill, S. SbaUuok, C. K. and fiom Fort Boon to I'adueah to konp frtkeop Iar. Henry and Wm. Ilnttery, prolootod. |u-1 Our Company ha. been aa.igned to the i ..‘m^l mL!° /.““n I ‘h° la.iti i i .i. * * • ... , . i poiilloo I* uinicult. 1 i:n comnoiimi in it ,,n ?t i , l** “ie r,«,“0,, ami to the enemy In tho Hold. I am not P1'iv - S'?. 0 bo *r „ w,,l‘ ablo at tho same time to attend to tbo ono- j »•j r.ntielil rifles, ( ol. James A. Garfield hiy at homo. It I* a ahamo to ihe country I P** u ■: lias command of our Regiment. Wo were that an officer going to tho Hold, hia lifo in 1 yu | muttered Inio service this morning. The bia hand, tololy actuated by the iloalro to fl0 officers in each Company leatu a lensnu. *or’o In* country, and win for himself Ha, i from Hardee's Tactic*, and rccilo daily to P'“ion- n“ o'11'' object, should»; w. e.lWi. i b«. .i ! sa-a- asraszr*' - i '».a, ,r,..i - 1,1S^”'lL*!SaSS?s„... „ mar after, sliould anything of mtcreai occur, ahma..., i..__________ytliing of interval occur, cbaigea -, oxptannltona when there aro nono tn utiher while in camp or nflvr we get into to ho roado. What is tbo object of tho I | active service, 1 shall deem it a pleasure I repetition of tnnao falsehoods oxcopl to |)» j to report to tho (icnuga people through I •“■IHartxo Ihe public mind to the Idea that Sc T ! your column*. lUapeotfuly, something Is wrong ? Already our credit, r,,‘j T. C. PARSONS “'eh wa* good, la ahakon in oon*ci|uoncn tj,,~ j Co. A. «d Reg., C’apl. F. A. Wt.lmie, | lt;-ntoM wuTUta vutaiMA. »'*mo furnleMng auppHna. VIMr 1 L.uiv M.ue.if .hi, I. ' To dofontl myself now would require tho .Io Lh ,' T » • r ? ^i timo ,0* ■«'«“«.» '• »'■'« «* my l,““j 16th Indiana Regiment, now In Western doty against tho enemy If permitted by »«l as Virginia, write* a lottor to his ulolbor, from 'b country, this state of things will not fail ou in j which, by permission, wa inakoauob extract! ' lo britK on dlaattor. But I never would i thi m a* will ho of Inloroal to onr rnadora t haro Irnon attacked In my capacity aa an at,1 Cauv at W.-v.. v. u . ,,L individual. I am an exponent of a pari of fol'■ l IfnaaTMornva ^ . ' ,ho of ,ho °“loD tBrcelod agaiutt the ifnn- “ ^t«n .—For n wook I have beon onomy of thecounlrjr. Kvorylhlog that is m1 zr- “a si’- “• “•” • rto ,I“rC? °ur Cnrp,nr I “V prirwto charsotor oomoa In only In- *lr Mmonh ttwro m (K- Vil TA *• 0'‘,00,»y- ' defend II, becauao naturally noZ ^W.nu ‘halo0 not**yot ***.$? VUJ'k I K'»'“«« hurL.VmSdla'or! ofJ roiroatod back, after s.ayW, uudlr m\Z^u^lS
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