The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-10-25
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Oct. eth, 1861.

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Ess TRBUSrin
Not having the pleasure Of receiving your
paper and reading its contents, as usual,
thought would write you few lines 10 let
YOU know how the oath is getting along. We
are now cneamped on the summit Of Cheat
Mountain, and have been here for the last two
months and the prospect is fair for us to stay
here some time yet, although it iS desirable
that We should get away from here, for the
health Of our regiment. From the frequent
changes Of the weather, that We have here
and the scarcity Of clothing at present, it is
almost impossible for the men to keep we'll,
yet they keep in good spirits and seem an1'
ious to have fight with the rebels.
Woll, on the 2d of Oct, they woro graft
hed by having orders toproyidc two day. ra
ions and be ready 10 march at IL O'Clock, 7
NJ. At the appointed time everything wal
ready and we started en- route for the rebe
camp, distance about 70 milcs) with fore,
Ofabvpt 5000 strong, with II pieces Of ardl,
lcry, and one cavalry company. We roach
ted their picket station. about sun up, our
advance force soon drove them itto their
camp, not giving them any time to destroy
tho bridge over Green Brier River, which
they would, no doubt, have done iftheY hat
had Tine GFM
We advanced as rapidly ms possible, with
our main body, so as to give them as li,;l,
time as possible 10 prepare in; but they sen
out formidable foree to attack US asNve cd
vanced, but they did not stand long however
There was some pretty sharp cracking don,
Nhile they we're at It, but it did not last mon
Than 10 or IS minutes, when the enemy Eel
back to their fort. BY this time nrtiller,
came up aud commenced shelling their fort
They fret planted their guns about half I
mile from the fort. but shortly they advanced
within about 900 yards Of their fort and lhor
opened all OF their pieces on them. Thir
was about ~ o'clock when they commence,
to cannonade. and it was kept up inecssAntl,
until about 2 o'clock during which time III,
enemy was re.enforced. by what number
cannot tell, but before the re en- foreement, ",
supposed our numbers to be about equal n
They had 10 pieces Of artillery which the!
opened on US, but s Of them were sileneed il
a short time. We had but one gun sileuced
Our loss was killed and 10 wounded, and
The most Of them very slightly. Their los'
was a great deal morc-from our beat infor
nation, we think there must have beenAeA
300 CITIZEN killed and about 500 wounded.
There isine doubl but We would have sue
ceededip taking their fort, II our ammuni
ton hadn' give out Astoon As that give Ou
We vere d9ns, there was no use 70 aae our in
fantryif ihen< The order was given TO fal
back fwhleh was done in as good order a,
coul n b e55tSied- n did nos sec ono tn,
least excite many thphght that they were
just going . eatfhoif dinner, which We did
too, aud in hglttof The. rebel camp. rAner
we got through eating We started again foI
our camp, which place we reach In safety
z he rebels did not follow us, Sut stayed in
their camp, as that was the best thing they
could do. Our boys do not feel the least bit
discouraged, but think we got the best o
them aud the next time We get a chance al
them, they will get cleaned out Of Western
Virginia.
Good bye,
RMS.