Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-20
Letter from Phiilippi.
ndence of lhe pelmonl chronlelc.


PHILLIPPI, Barbour Co., Va,
june 10, 1861.
| had promised to write you from Camp
Jackson. l did not, for the reason that
nothing transpired there that would inter-
est your readers. now propose to give you
an account of our travels.
We left Camp Goddard, May -, for
Western, or Nelo Virginia; arrived in Bell
aire at I, P. NJ. staid there all night; cross
ed over to Benwood in the morning; were
loaded up in house cars, and left at 2 p. NJ
We proceeded as far as Moundsvillc, when
we got orders to return to Benwood There
we laid until . o'clock the next day, when
we started again out the Bait. & Ohio r. r.
We were met cheerfully by the inhabitants,
who used every endeavor to make us com,
Portable, by rendering us every hospitality
children gathered around us, rendered us
eatables and hailed us as their deliverers
from the eternal curse of Southern Con-
federacy. i.-. "a. suu
We left seven companies of our 18th
Regiment at Burton Station, under COM
mand of Col. Andrews. The other three
u. VI,
Dickey, came on as far as Glovers Gap.
where we arrived at about 8, p. NJ, and
pitched our tents for the first time. After
supper twenty-five of our company were de-
tailed for a piquet guard. We assembled the
hill very cautiously, as the guard had been
fired into the night before, and we did not
know at what moment we would be attacked.
We had previously heard that all the peo-
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for the Ordinance of Secession. However.
day broke, and we were not sorry. Visited
some of the people about the Cap and
found them, as general thing, ignorant Of
the oflense they had committed. am sat.
isfed the majority of them have been de.
ce1ved by designing politicians.
We left Glover's Gap at ~, NJ, without
dinner, and reached Pennington, where We
here some three hours, as we had to carry
all our things about half mile around. -
We got to Grafton about in the morning
and slept until daylight in the cars. w,
then encamped opposite Grafton until night
lppi, with twenty-tour hours rations. Al
Artillery accompanied us. We went dow
the North-W estern Road to Webster, fou
miles Distant and then took up the line .
march. At about 3 o clock we arrived a
Phillippi, where the first hall had been sho
to put down traitors in Western Virginia
| We found the town in desolate condition
troops that drove the secessionists from thi
| place had a hard time to get here. The Is
| Virginia, Ohio 10th, and Indiana 9th ha
/ 30 ,n,,,ob ,,,;lao ,r;t lo,t npy,b;,y. 80 o,t
The artillery came, in another way, force
march of IA miles, at double quick time
The secessionists were completely. routed
which your readers all know ere this. tn
wounding OF Col. Kelley was deeply lament
ed by all the soldiers here.
have complaint to make. Some on
| is to blame. Since we have arrived in Vii
ginia we have received but one full ratiol
The four days we were at Gloyers Gap tn
men suffered with hunger--ior two days W
. had but one cracker for meal Thos
5 among us that had money bought chicken
q -four, &c., but unfortunately the majority
the company were strapped. Our office
h out paying tor it. In justice to Capt. Wa
s lace let me say had he been with US at IL
> time he would have divided his last dim
Since wo have been here we have lived tv
l. days on fresh beef, without salt to season
o This village is just eighteen miles fro
y anywhere, and nothing in it but soldiers.
IS Col. Dickey said if we were not better pr
/, visioned he would march us to Grafton
d Capt. Wallace went to Grafton, and retur
|, ed with our crackers and bacon. Since th
D we have been doing well. We received
Bellaire a cap and pair of pants. ~
Z caps are very good article, but the par
o are not worth any thing; they are faded a
y torn-not fit to be seen, while the l4th a
&c 10th Regiments have good uniforms. b
lie while l am writing Adjutant- General Ci
~ rington has arrived, and informed us ii
er our uniforms were coming, and that til
e, were good and, speaking of the Gener
he he has shaken hands with every member
s, the companies here, expressing gratitude
c. finding them all well, &c. We are pleas
with our superior officers. COL Dckey,
ng coming from Grafton here, refused ho
to to ride, preferring to march along with
n men. We do not know as yet where we '
N, go next, but it is surmised that We may
Is, to Staunton. But more anon.
m Yours, truly, b
MI Il