Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-21
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81 Nov. "a, asst

you OUR Regiment has moved from the
camp near ElkwAter. to the top Of the
mountain; place well remembered By our
boys since the few days they spent here
previous e, tbe battle Of Sreepbsiar,,s Bpt
We haysrep tents with us this, time. and
chimucys hrilt to Chem. so that we can
keep from fseesing' by carrying oar wood
from FIST 10 hall 4 mills up lie Liii.i
| ~ on hAvs bad 4 ) description Of ibis
mount ain from your csTrespondeptsa isW.
H. II. NJ sad .-Ah's II viii youly add
lin regard oshe location. that 4 h certain
~ the worst place that copfd be fOuad for
guards to stand ont at night. II has, "a
q general thing. since. we took mp our qsr>
tsss here. been pheasant ialihe day time fos
this season OF the yeav, but verJ cold At
nights. Since yesterday morning il has
been either showing or Esipipg; At present
is Is showing very brSkly. > The boys.
however. notwithstanding heir unplessans
situssion. appear TO enjoy themselves ak
ceodingly we'll. I suppose they think i i
IS cheap laughing ~ crying. or that it will
enly make aattsrs worse to let discosteRs
gnaw like canker at the heart. This il
philosophical and sensible for men in their
situation. -. - -
There has been some sickness in our
company. but ! think the health is imPro-
wing. aasarsss = .eai ~asriio1s1 dfaa-
We have had some oskirmish fighting
since my last. brief account of which may
be interesting to our friends at home. es-
pscially those who have lvvers among the
brave soldier boys. Then. here goes for
my story:I .iarea f1e9 - -ssoia ssalfs
On The night of the 3oth uls.. company
D. received orders to report to Major Bell
st o. near Grscabrias river. at twelve o.
clock, some ten miles distant. Ca arri-
wing there; we. with two companys from
the oath and 25ih Ohio regiments. were
ordered to make an advsnce on position
of the enemy. in the following order
Company II of the oath Ohio was ordered
to deploy on our right, rs for as the river,
in order to flank the enemy on the left. the
company from the 25th Ohio was ordered
TO deploy on the right of the enemy. and
company D.. Of the 9th to hold . central
position in the road. We had not advan.
ced far when company h Of the oath Ohio
came to turn in the river. which caused
them to occupy the road just in advance Of
company d. They had scarcely got in
line when the enemy opened . destructive
Ere on them. causing them to fall back in
our lines. not. however. without giving the
enemy the contents of their muskets. which
mrst have proved .ectual from the fact
that the enemy was driven from bis posi-
'ltion. / should have stated before this
that il was very dark at the time. and the
company on our left was prevented from
advancing by O. mountain. There were
two killed. eight wounded and four skill
: miesing from the company in or advance
Strange to say there was not one of on.
? cnr:rsny seriously burt. although most ol
. tho men THAI were shot from. the company
. In our advance we're in our lines II the time
: However, some Of our company have bal
holes. in their pants. blankets. DC.
} shoseht company D was lucky in the bat
; tie of Greenbriar. but in this instance j
seems almost Providential as there were sc
many Of the killed and wounded IN ONT
lines when they were shot. Company &
. carried ths. dead off with them for som'
. distance when they were assisted by cnmpa-
E n Of the Oath Ohio. to which they belong
Ia lCelS u job aiis ~7u4 eGW OH
ttS1'lm gfisInfI no .e.il.. 80 .>a..
4 Our company was noticed BY the Majo
IN rsturniag to camp in good order. 90
. Taers IL sAother party starting this eve
{ tuing on similsr expedition. what the,
> Will accomplish do not know. but yo'
!: ,sin hsu advised in reference to it immedi
stely afteriss w,urmi 4 & sdi lsi ossi
II Our 6rst Lisat. VIM n. n M.ttingly
: Sergeant Armstrong. Sergeant Robinson
q laad fer Others, among them John BY
J, LAM Of the Bethel boys. arr among the sic'
'sebut L thinss -=hey sre all out Of DANCES
slSome doubts were entertained for. . fe,
= days about our Lieutenan,'s recovery. br
4 heissuswS Improving. ~ glssI .s;ssw
" aWsswiltsoos get iosraq quarters fiai~hc
:. and then We viii be comfortable in spi!
= Of the cold yfaiber, except when we haS
'ol to sbsRl guarL 4ThsEs will be AZ ofps
&C. = room. = bat - old provesb says I'll
lyimofe the merisr.o' sniaard % gHsrS
~ fflhs soldiers could get something mo,
Ito Rad itwould add considerably to tho
az lrnjq1nentthsssi long winter nights.e The
Fl ffiends do not ssem 20 know how anxioi
n they are to bear from home, Ifthey ~oul
Isl write more letters 70 them 4 s. xonld |
nj auitep saqrcssef hsppinessso .Iasuros :
toi sJ'wiilssryrts iesp' Jon posted IN regI'
!. Ito our dolngs here a much a. possible.
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