Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-06-27
Departure Of the Eighth nnd Tenth Ne.
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Yesterday laorning the Sth and 10th
Regiments. commanded by Coils. Benton
Mcclellan and marched to the city
Their coming was ANNOUNCED by the f.r
sounding music of their bands, and the
clouds OF dust created by the march Of l. :
3Oo men along road that had not been
dampeEed by rain for week or more
Every man absent on furlough had been
recalled. and every one in the hospitable
who had heard of the news of the contem-
plated march Of the regiments became
suddenly better. and the mos, Of them i'm
proved so rapidly during the forty -eigh.
hours previous to their marching from the
city that they went back to camp and re-
sumed thcit places in-the ranks. A pros
pect for fight made thesicl, we'll and gave
q lightness to hearts that had been heavy
with the thought Of willing away the full
period of their enlistment in ca,np.afsW
Hundreds of persons from the county
followed the regiments in their march
along the National Road to the city. and
hundreds more went 70 the depot to see 80
boys start on their Journey towar,l the bat
tie field. The 9Th regiment Col. Ben
ton's--marched from Washington, stree.
dowa Virginia Avenue to the depot Of the
Indianapolis X Cincinnati Railroad Com
pany, and so admirable were the srnsge
ments of the company that the. greater
portion of the troops were aboard and OF
before, anybody scarcely, suspected it,
The first train left about IL 'cleck. and
the second followed about II o'clock Il
would have gone sooner, but, MAS delAyed
BY the loading ofthree cars witt -four snd
other provisions purchased in the .mesn-
ing for the use Of the regiment, and Which
was considered Indispensable. All but a
remnant OF the two regiments went n. two
special trains, which consisted = Of Is
freight and % passenger cars. The re-
mainder went in the regular passenger
train. -
Great credit is due to the managers of
the road forthe promptnes with which they
provided for the transportation Of tks
troops They were notified ~ lko'closk
Tuesday night 10 make ,arrangements to
convey two regiments to Cincinnati the
next day. In the short space Of time al
lowed them t'Iey had everything fesdyA-
causing noIdelay whAtevcr IN abe susese-
ments of tho troops or dissrsngisg. b.
any manner. The plaHs Of the officers.
These two regiments are the last Of tho
six raised under the first sequisition Of tho
Presidcnts They Asss bselT IN ana sfous,i
the city for sbout two months, and unay
OF the officers and privates formed acqaAia-
tances that will always be remembered. -
In the time that they have been i, camp
they have exhibited very superior solder
ly qualities Indeed. their sccsrsss sasscA-
ing through our streets yesterday, sthsir
general appearance, and the pro6eiency in
drill and discipline that our citizens knew
them to have made, Inspired Tie same con-
6dence ia them that is now reposed "a their
companions inDasrmsa from Jnaisus sta
have preceded them in a tho scsaesasyof Of
the enemy's couatry. co;,.Is, -. x,,vs
The regiments 60 t. Marietta. Ohio. "a
swsit further orders. That plsce Is in-
msaiateIy opposite aske Fi5Ei6iG JGo0.
whore . connectioA with fhsv Moth zWss-
tern Virginia Railroad can b nade = any
time.-lnd. JoKr. 20A. r..,-.t
vi GfsGfyins news gsrhf hfKssssss.H
,iHov bra .snv,enNkw Hosx, oJuss 20.oo
II Tse Post ssys Lord ilLysus yssssu1sy
presented toe President dispslchsa frau h;s
government conveying -stssag assurances
Of the desire ta preserve frisadly sslas;ons
with this couufr~ 81 x~~sS III scx.--f~<