The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-01
Carr rsonKISs. Near Gaula Bridge. Va
Oct 20. 1861.


xprroas ExrnEss:-
Whether these pages will ever reach civil
Axion or not. 10 . mystery 20 me. but III
ths malls are a uncertain from Virginia 10
rsrrs Hauts as they are from Terre Haute
% Virginia, I already know their fate. l
somstimss see Cincinnati, paper after IL has
passsd through . regiment, and than have
70 guess as half the newt being 30 worn
and ss for letters or Terrs Hsuts papers
have NOS sssn one fresh from the press for a
Month. have worn all my old letters out
reading them. and | would at this time
be a. proud to get letter or read fresh
RsSArs ~ 10 see the Paymaster--poor fell
low. fear he Is dead or lost
There is but little doing here by this divis-
Ion a, prssent. and think there viii be but
little done this fall. The weather becoming
cold will not admit of forward movement.
and should much more rain fall the roads viii
be smpssssble. think land ~ least hope
that We viii soon hunt winter quarters
We are patiently waiting and ready for any
thing that turns up. There are several Of
eur boys not able for duty-their sickness Is
caused by exposure at Sewell Mountain
They we're exposed 20 two days ineessant
sain. taking no tents. provisions or forage
for thar horses. and not an overcoat in the
company. The army, after remaining at the
Mountain few days. fell back. the enemy
having been reinforced and numbered about
shsrsy thousand. as h Supposed. Before re
firing the General sen, bis compliments TO
yloyd. Wise q Co. in the shape Of = Few
vi6s cannon shots. they returned tho com
slinens, but their shots fell short. THIS
camp 10 situated ON high hill. Eve hundred
fsss above the waters Of New River. and
overlooking the river TO he confluence with
sAs 0aalsy. three mics below. From the
ssnnt Of this hill lor rather mountain) the
visv i- magnificent. the hills seem piled one
upoa another. o. far - the ere can reach -
This farm ]. owned by Col. Thompkins. aud
10 pssr the summit Of the Mountain and Il
~ far the nice-t I have seen in Western Vir-
sinis. Col Thompkins is commander Of .
regimen, In FLOYD. army. and -s- at Carui.
fen on the 10th Of September. He !. man
Of considerable ~ealth. snd o~ns a good pro.
p-ssv IN Richmond Ga arriving here from
Mountain Cove. on the ll,h. strict guard
80 placed over re family residence and
tars u sss night snd raining hard. and ~e
could no, rel str.- 10 10 on os feed for our
horses. though the eAra .s fall % wheat.
sav ssi s,ra- o. the 18th ten II cur men
vers ssas 10 sscor. NJ rhompkins 10 sew
ell Mountain. fourteen miles this sids al
shieh The, met too Cavalry men. one Of
.Asn cas- cert 90 TO fioyd's camp 20 notify
s.u Of . truce. the other renamed and rOds
ssd eoavsrsed freely wi,h our mea. The'
we've Intelligent mes AMI sell -=ouzted. bat
psosly equipped. shs's principal arm beng :
Ssabls barrel shst san. uA,<h shey ssy ths'
prefer 70 ris-s Tor sghssng oa their sss kesl
shieh mod. Of warfare -s call Sssl rAsss
sss Our men arriving within four z.ilss d
der snPpossi casp. lae, q ssasd Of nez
vAs s~essssa Mr.. Thonpkin. into sAsir
fss-. leaving Csptsiz. too Lsasea.nt. sac
eco rsi.siss % sassrt,in eur beys At /. fsrsr
hssss. rAsy we're srsssea -isA great after
sios ~ he s>>ashsrs. -se regretted tia
sA.. eoch Do no better a the -sy Of provs
.ss D.sasy al. sssaisss conver.stio,
Cap Taylos ssqsirsd particularly sboss Hoe
paa1 VOORHEES, ss.fs.g hat ne lissssed ..
hss celebrated speech. Al dawn esee part,
sOrdlsll, bsas the other GOOD bye. s.d ser
n he rosx ~ tss.s Cs&ps