Worcester daily spy., 1861-07-09
March of the Ohio and Indiana Brigadcs
---GeneraI McCIeiiln's Division on the
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correspondence OF The Cincinnati Commercial.
HEADQUARTERS OHIO AND INDIANA BRIGADE.)
CAMP BUCKHANNoN, Va, July l. 1851

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Correspondence of The Cincinnati Commercial
HEADQUARTERS ONO AND INDIANA BRIGADE,l
CAMP BucKHANNoN, Va, July l. 1861. !
On Sunday evening, as the brigade were
about taking supper, messenger, on swift
horse, darted into camp from the direction of
Clarksburg. and sought an interview with our
General a minute aterward two or three
aids were flying from camp to camp, and
quickly after wards the half slumbering army
was startled by the "long roll" party of
us stood IN front OF the Generals marquee
whisperingly discussing the alarm. The Gen
eral, who h S Il taste ior surprises, stepped out
quietly with mischevOus twinkle in his ewes.
remarking: Gentlemen, you ,gW probably ride
all nt9M," and as slyly retired. We snatched
IL haSty cup OF coffee, crammed a few hard
biscuits and some fragments Ot meat into our
pockets, and fled from table TO horse
AT midnight the brigade was tramping up
the Beverly pike, on the route to Buckhannon.
Lieutenant Vanausdall, of the tenth Indiana
led the advance guard of skirmishers, with
unialllng stride, through dismal tlaies and
dark detiles. The Generals escort of dra-
goons, commanded by Lieutenant Osborne.
followed with his military family, and behind
them, in regular order, another section of the
horse troop, Loomis's battery, Il detachment
OF the seventeenth Ohio, the eighth and fifth
regiments Of Indiana. We left The nineteenth
Ohio in camp, under orders to follow with the
transportation train at daylig but Quarter.
master laimadge, with praiswOrthy consider
atlon Tor the troops-knowing how weary and
famlshed they would be after the tedious
march-got the train in readiness Immediately,
and at o'clock his column was numbering up
the road, III full chase after the main DIVISION
the nineteenth Ohio in advance. Six miles
out we marched into McCook's camp, and
O'Clock his gallant Germans took the lead of
The column, and marched onward at clash
ing gait.
AT o'clock, a. M, Sunday at sudden
turn IN the road, we discerned the courthouse
and village church of Bucklannon. The
beautiful valley in which it nestles, and
the surrounding hills, wore an aspect of peace
ful serenity. The eye detected no emblem
OF hostility. No fierce steel CLEANED in the
gray distance, and no defiant flag flung its
stars aud bars" upon the morning breeze =
but the "Star Spangled Banner in triumph"
was waving from the court house spire, and
flung out its glories from many house top
L think our soldier laddies never before looked
upon that flag with other than feelings of ex.
ultati0n, but its cooTs seemed to strike them
now with disappointment and disgust They
wanted fight before breakfast. They march,
ed at ''quick time" all night with this expec-
taton. and now TO find the flag of the free
sauciy waving where. they had hoped to find
the ''stars and bars" flying in hostile pride.
was disappointment too keen to be express.
ed in moderate forms OF deprecation 10
them, fight with the rebels seemed like n
jack o'lantern, or pretty woman-"a delusion
and snare"
But we received most hearty greeting.--
The gallant Ohio 9th 'closed up" and march.
ed into town splendidly, with cOIors flying and
full band playing the "anvil chorus" The
people were fairly wild with delight. The
spirit and alacrity of the troops was admirable.
They had encamped in the wet grass at late
hour on the previous night, and without op-
portunity to refresh themselves thoroughly,