Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-28

ling extract from letter written by Capt.
A. johnson. 9th Regiment. to gentleman
in this place: ~ S . ss'' tsss'os
CnEAr MOUNTAIN SUMMIT.
Nov. 10th. 1861.
DEAR Srs.-Although / have delayed
writing TO you. / think it no reason why 1
should not write now. when have plenty
of time. and can scarcely get out Of my
tent for The snow. 1t showed nearly all
Of last night. aud on getting up this morn
ing | found the snow three feet deep around
my tent. A little exercise with the spade
soon removed it. and as it is very cold to-
day all wok is suspended. As luck VOL
have it our mess. consisting of Lieut.. KEEL
ly. Orderly Creviston and myself. laid in
a good supply of wood yesterday after
noon, considerably more than any othor
mess in the regiment. and we are now en-
joying tie benefits of our labor in sitting
around large fire. while others arc oat
getting wood in the snow
We have any amount of skirmishing
and fighting with the rebels No longer
age than last Wednesday three or four
companies went ont toward the rebel camp
and engaged their piekets. After fighting
sometime our men killed three or four
rebels and captured and brought into our
camp two Of their cavalry men and their
horses. One was lst Lieutenant and the
other Corporal. The enemy never show
themselves around our pickets. We fire
on theirs every few days. About three
weeks ago Company D. with three. Ohio
Companies. went over near the enemy's
camp. By some mistake two Of the killed
and two wounded of one of the Ohio com.
Ipanies were left on the field. The rebels
on fssdins them wrote . note and Placed
itwhere our boys found il. stating that We
had been over to see then. and they would
like to have us come again. rs some Of our
men liked their fare. so ID well that
they had concluded to stay. When our
soldiers were over the other day they left
q reply. telling them that our quarters
would be completed next Monday end we
intended to have . zig ball. and would be
happy to have them pay US . visit.--thas
a part oftheir cavalry had come ahead Of
time. bat all the rest must be sure to come:
--shat We had provided q large amount of
tmasiai for their especial benefit. in tine
shape of brass Founders. and numerous
other smaller. musical Instruments, which
would make their reception one, that they
wonld long remember.spo n'o7i suoiisfs
AdHbis Is oniyIisa specimen of the cpr.
respondsnce that passes between our scouts
and their pickessx Except the might CON.
panyI D was out with the Ohio com panies
mot ssan has been Jest in any of our Skin.
niishes.doiiu 81 Il siiigdseI tna sliiv z
i 1t afforded rs much pleasure tes learn
Ifrom the last REvyBucAx thar the lored
ones We left behind were laboriag to pro-
vide articles for our, comfort God bless
them May shry MEYER neel d protector
Tar defender. sMese BLANKETS ats badly
nee,led. fudsaatii they arrive We shall.anf-
ftar for want of them.s One hlsnkes o piece
Us hardly lsufiicient ltcrkeAp asuanli warm
while lbeosleeps. in ahis hypesboresniire-
4 81 IN. vbere,fAel snow Is now two feet deep
on ah,avsraea and the wind Whistles like
u locomstiye thrpegli thefrees. at timesf-s
Nevertheless We manage 10 keep from sufs
4 fering reryImueh, aad when. we get xhe ar,
1 tielesilhst harp been forwarded tsu us by
;EGpr friends we will he as comfortable a. q
bug IN . rug. especially when we get, our
quarters tinished.ovhieh may be foine time.
as the weather is toqfold teiwoFks qqtheui
Ipoyf' nsaold .ylIid Ins daro1 II .sass-s
boil health ri Co.lD liz svesy gspa and
sssoon ,esirve gstpa liGtleI seclimat6d
l|shnkdwepwil eljoyd OURSELVES hugely gup
i bere 10 mach Besser Heaven than tho rest OF
the, world.g Myslhsalth, has never ebeen
bstter.x2 Lbsvs not been sick a DAP since
] weleR LasPokis.Y / am welt pleased NTH
isbe servjets and thihkths aqosf Of my poan=
4ptsy aro alssssl Coz ID. in,dny spirisna il
Ahsebsdia thsrssimenty - b Is ths.fallcst!
having OAly lost Ions snans -Jdm6s Uushi
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