The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-11
camp Corr esfsondehco.
CAMp At ChARKsBuRe. Va,

July 7, 1851,
DEAk JoUREAL We have been "spin-
ming" around SO rapidly since we left In
dianapDlis, that it is impossible form to get
hold OF my valise containing my paper and
pencil. We do not use pen and ink, as they
are too troublesome. We arrived at Gin
cinnati on yesterday morning, and marched
through the lower market, where the citi-
zens had prepared fine breakfast or din
ner. Such hospitality as was shown us
was certainly unprecedented Our band
was very highly eomplihAented by Prof
Menter, the brass band king of Cincinna-
ii. A friend of mine said that Menter told
him that ours was the best band he had
heard in the West. We marched up to
Camp Clay, distance of five miles, with
out fatigue, and camped. On the evening of
the 4th, at about o'clock, we left for Park
ersburgh. At every station the people
stood ready with water, which was very
acceptable. We arrived at Parkersburg on
the 9Th, and camped at the Railroad station,
which was beautifully painted and highly
perfumed :" with coal oil, which is shipped
there from the oil wells. You may imagine
the appearance of the troops yesterday,
when they got up, as they had rolled off
their oil cloths on to the floor. Ring, streak
Ell, and striped with oil and dirt. We finally
got started on the train for this place. All
along the route the inhabitants cheered US
on and waved the Stars and Stripes We
saw no rebel demonstration at all--nothing
to Indicate that we were anywhere near the
"scene of blood Immediately on our
right, or at least close to our camp, is the
battle ground of the 18th Ohio regiment,
and a large body of rebels. l understand
there were Is Americans, or federals, kill
ed, and a large number of the rebels. There
is one dead horse that has, think, eight or
nine bullet holes in him. justnow count
ed eight shots in a telegraph pole, just back
of our tent, pistol and musket. On q
, large tree there is another lot of bullet
marks. Some of my boys picked up part o.
plume of a q secessers cap, evidently
: that of Captain. 1t is the intention of oul
Colonel to march to town called Buehan
Q non, where, it is said, there are 5000 rebels
1t is also said they are in a bad FIX. They
cannot get out, and the last rat-hole Il
about stopped. believe we have the gen
: tlemen. Som of the people here are yer,
r kind. Lieut.. Smith, United States office
: who is with us, said to me last evening
J "George, come with me- So we went t
t a nice looking brick-house, and asked tn
II proprietor if he could get US cup of cotfee
: as we could not get any at our camp.
said he guessed so, and he had it made
/ They were very kind, and after we had eat
en-, we asked what there was to pay. Th
e lady said she had fed forty at time, an
Is had not charged anything yet So niue
1t for that kind "secesser." If that is all tn
! enemy we have to contend with, we wi
live long time yet
ii Yours, in haste, G.. w. w.
l. LATRR-While finishing this letter, theI
" was an alarm given, and the skirnishe
= called out to examine the neighborin
woods, as it was thought that there ha
> been seen some suspicious persons in til
to distance. There was considerable stir, bl
ii. it is now over. believe that the "susp
a cious persons were some of oar oOn me
out practicing, though it is best to be c
IN the alert. w.