The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-11-15
Steamer South,oester
M IssIss. PPI RIVER.
Oct 3Oth 1861.

Ocl. oOGn 1901.
Dear Brother:-Since the receipt Of
your last letter, we have been receiving
very large portion of our equipments,
the balance Of our pieces and their accou-
trements, our ammunition, GOO rounds for
each of our siA pieces, our horses, har.
ness and saddles, (13O horses and 80
mules) our transportation wagons, our
dress uniforms, haversacks, canteens
and - in short our complete outfit
from Cincinnati. Having been in COM
mand of the company all of the time, I
have been responsible for the proper care
and delivery of all this stuff, and conse-
uently been compelled to work night
and daya large portion of the time.
On Friday last we received orders from
headquarters to proceed with the utmost
dispatch to B BJonesville by river, the nee
by land to Sedalia Mo- consequently we
have been striving every nerve to get
embarked since. We succeeded in get
ting everything on board last evening at
8 O'Clock. We laid at the foot of Poplar
Street, St. Louis until y this morning
when we started and have since been on
the way. II we haye average luck it will
take us from four to sig days to reach our
river destination. Just after we got eve
ry thing on board last evening, one of our
men Joseph Moore OF Monroe, Ohio, acci-
dentally fell overheard and was drowned
He was seen to rise and sink two or three
times by many of the men, but before he
could be rescued he was sucked under a
large barge and has not since been seen.
He was one Of our best men, and his sud-
den loss and the necessity of leaving him
in his watery grave, cast sad gloom O.
yer the whole company at starting Je-
rome Woolsey of Wyandot Co., also, fell
overheard while assisting in wooding the
barge, but falling in near shore he pad
died out and was put to rights by dry
suit.
] 'hn Heff1ebower was discharged few
days ago. by reason Of physical disability
and I suppose has reached home long ere
this. Charles Miller and Theodore AL
len of my recruits, were also discharged
for the same reason and started home.
The former is going to visit relative
somewhere inthis region on his way home
The water tells me that we are new Just
about to enter the Missouri, you will ex
cuse me few moments whilst take an
observation. / have been and seen. Of
course description of the marked differ
ence between the water of the Missouri
and Mississippi, would be nothing new to
you and will not take up time in descrb-
ing it. We popped in sight of the noted
City of Alton, four miles above the juno
ton, which, twenty years ago used to be
mentioned thus, "St Louis the small town
twenty miles below the city of Alton, .
but to return to the original subject;
am still in sole command of CONSTABLE :
Ohio Battery. The Captain saw us of
and gave me final orders. He has only
been with US as an occasional visitor, bu
has been tending 10 our outfit most faith
fully and successfully. I am confden
that there is not in the United States ser
vice letter provided battery. We have
an abundance of the very best of every
thing SO that all are now satisfied. Capt
Constab ble will have his hands full Of 9th
er business for the government for few
,, days longer. He will, however, certain
} ly join us at Bonneville, but probably ON
} ly to be with US day or two, just lonI
: enough, finally, to hand the command O
} Yer to some one else. He expects an
: no doubt, will receive promotion almos
Immediately.