Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-07-04
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Correspondence Marshall County Republican.
CAMP BUNKER HILL.


CAMP BUNKER HILL,
Near PmLLIrPr, Va, June 10Th, 1861.
DEAR REpUBLIcAS-I was made doubly
happy yesterday by the, receipt Of letter
from home and copy of your paper. Be-
fore telling any thing concerning recent
matters allow me to correct wrong I'M
preston concerning the battle Of Phillippi.
The arduous march was perfermed by the
!. Bloody Ninth" and not b. the 7th Indi-
ana Regiment. as reported by some Of the
correspondents OF other papers. according
TO the extracts You publish. Tam willing
TO award to the latter Regiment all the
credit due them, but they marched only
twelve miles. and that over a good tara
pike, while NE marched thirty miles. il we
marched an inch, over one of the wors,
roads imaginable. People in your vicinity
who have never lived in or visited noun
tainons region can form no conceptions Of
the ups and downs" travellers, in this
country are subjected to. The day we
started was hot and snltry. and we had
not travelled far before the men began to
throw off all superauous clothing. The
Ohio troops Immediately in advance Of us
started out with their blankets and KNAPP.
sacks. but soon dropped them I, be pick
ed up by the baggage wagons. Night Sc,
in with hard rain storm, and soon there
was not . dry thread on any Of us. Al
about III O'Clock we halted to rest our
selves for . couple of hours. but imsgin,
the rest we secured without blanket t.
cover us in dreaching rain. But not
m urmur was head. and had not our guild,
failed us. and had we been brought to ou
proper position. which would have Gu
of the enemy's retreat, there would bav,
been no cause for regret. and the 9th woul,
have compelled that praise which the para
sites about Indianapolis seem unwilling t.
accord it. 2. - o. 'ssa 8
/ observe q letter in the Cincinnati
Times. from . member. Of the Ohio 16tl
Regiment. grossly sslanderine ths Indian,
SOLDIERS in camp here. The facts or,
these: The woundine Of Cot. Kelley great
lly exasperated the soldiers. and before tn
officers could assert their authority som
depradations / am panied to say. wcr,
committed. but not by the Indiana boy.
As soon as it was known the rebels ha
retsea,cd the Ohio and Virginia troop
rushed into town. but Col Milroy took hi
Regiment over the hill q, order, IL poss;bl.
to intercept the enemy. or. At least to PR
vent their OCCUPYING any position fror
which they might rstsks the place. Co
Dumont also deisysd coming into tow
until he sscertaiaed that. in the conditio
Of his men. pursuit would have been frui,
less. When the indiana troops did com
into town. rep with "red shirts and rag
ged breeclses" were. seen emerging fro,
every store and privsts shouss in towI
/, Brig Gen. Morris ordered an investigate
Il Of the charges made against the troops e.
llgpsed in tie attach, and nearly ever. thin
1allsdged tohave been stolen vss fouad VIZ
the Ohio tfoopss IOalcers from "A I'll
Indiana Regiments are about 70 e4li uPo
y Col. Irwin Of the 10th. tbdd Be- does nc
sign a paper declaring, ~ contents Of. a
letter referred to fslss. hsdwin - rsgssde
{ as its author and held responsible. Il d
lot doubt the author is some irrespons