The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-08-08
ONr 3rmg Correspondence

Our 3rmg Correspondence
Letter from One Of the Hillsboro
Band.
NATIONAL HOTEL, WAsHINdToN,
July oath, 1861.
Mr.. BoARDMAN;--Do Sir: When
I wrote you last, VIC we're on the eve Of
marching forth to battle. We did not
march as soon as wo expected. We
left Camp Upton Tuesday evening at 3
o'clock, and marched to Falls Church,
where we were joined by three ConneC-
ticut and one Maine regiment, under
command of Gen Tyler. The 1st aud
I'd Ohio ond I'd New York regiments
we're under command of Gen. Schenok.
We marched as far as Vienna without
meeting any of the enemy, where we
enoamped for the night. The next
morning the revollo was beat about 4
o'clock, and we got up and marched on
to Fairfax, about 4 miles Distant
Schonck's brigade was in front to-day.
They took the front each alternate day,
the brigade that marched in front one
day taking the rear the next We had
not proceeded very far before we found
the road blocked up by trees that the
enemy had folled across the road to OBJ
struct our progress. The pioneer corps
went forward and cleared the way
About o'clock VIC had come within a
mile and a half of Fairfax, when the
artillery in front fred few shots, and
VIC started up the hill on double-quick
When we got to the top of it VIC could
see their wagons leaving on little
faster time than double.quick, and
could sec long line of bayonets gilt
tering in the SUI, following them at
about the same speed. Our brigade
formed in line Of battle, and filed off to
the left for the purpose of cutting off
their retreat, but owing to the obstruc-
tious in the road they were a little too
late, although there were some few pris-
oners taken.
When we arrived opposite German
town wo found a line of earthworks,
about three hundred yards long, thrown
up across the road. Our artillery fred
few shots into them; no enemy ap-
pearing, skirmishers were sent forward,
and they reported it vacated, They had
Uamo8cd the rancho without firing
shot, and in such a hurry that they left
their fires still burning and their meat
cooking. Our boys now began to think
that they were all set of towards, and
never would fight, and that we would
have Richmond in few days; but in
this they were sadly Disappointed
We enoamped tonight about miles
from Conterville, which is situated on a
singular.looking elevation, Of consider
able hight, commanding a view Of the
valleys on each side for a distance of
several miles, forming a natural foruf.
cation of great strength, on top of
which the enemy had thrown up earth,
works, but these too we're deserted
About 10 o'clock VIC heard a heavy can.
nonading going on in front, which
gradually grew more rapid till about 2
in the evening, when Intelligence was
brought back that VIC had taken 60 pic
cos Of artillery and 10000 men. A
great many of our men actually believed
it, although there Wor5 only four rogi-
ments Of our troops engaged in it; but
they had come TO the conclusion that
one Northernor was match for Eve
Southerners. Our men drew off with a
loss Of 30 killed aud 25 wounded.--I
Gen. Tyler was very much censured for
running his men in thus, as he had or
ders not to so further than Centervillo
that night We eneamped about a mile
beyond Ceuterville, between that place
and Bulls Run, where We lay without
further adventure, except that the Ohio
boys talked Of throwing down their
arms and refusing to go into the fight,
because they were being kept beyond