Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-23
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Camp Bolhlm, Ost 5. llgl
you were informed oi an ,xteclel =! ~
between our forces uudg. go e~1,
Zen hosecrans and those al T'Ai
under Gen. Lee. Rosecr.eS':s .sos
"lih us scme seven Thousand Me-, ,'','.ae .
wards Camp Lookout, where NJ. "'s s'ls
guard drove in the enemyfs picks.a @a' 'Lss
altetwaid followed up as far n. ~
Mountain, few miles from Wbe. 's".,
Lee had his entire force llsn0o oet.
Isirongly entrenched End fortissS Ieli
the armies could see each Other ooih
from Their camping grounds. Th.s, sInlg
stood menaclng each other for NA
days, when, finally, Gen. Rosecran. uA
TO the serious conclusion that no Aue
fall back on Camp Lookout or Cian,anua @ua
Therefore the first brigade. Gen :
hams which consisted only Of Tho Dea-
Regiment, Maj. Bulke Commando 'cuA
ordered back the 18th being st e c,s DsSs
Lookout, and the Thirteenth at G,"ap
The boys OF the Tenth were terrible 'a'sl' s"s
tilted when ordered back never H. '-o''
llie saw men more eager or anxious a.
fight than they were. "
This fight wall not be easily io,,o,.
| ly tnem-indeed it was one Of The ~Se mo..
foolish movements Gen X. ever nsJ' S
since his advent into Western Vj,oini.'
ana, If mistake not, it was all caused L.
the inactivity and blundering of Gen coTr
and few others Of the same ilk Tbo%,
represented things in manner that lsj
Gen Rosecrans to believe that yic,o.,
would be easily achieved. When our a.,
my came within ten miles OF Camp Sewou
The roads we're almost impassabls "a
much so that some Of the wagons and
lambulauces were broken to atoms, To,
cosmopolitan journalist, the menacinp Al
titude Of both armies would indeed 6s
glorious sight. There stood the Souh.
ern troops on Little SeWall, giant liken
form, while our troops stood looking On
With amOzcment, ful! OF chagrin ind dis,
appointment
/! was, indeed, one Of the most foolish
expeditions tina. could ha ppen an army
and it is 10 wonder that the men IA,
miserable. And am surprised that Gen
Rosecrans did not see into il belore Le
started Had be looked matters straipb,
IN the face, as general should, he wood
have saved tn government an enormou,
expense, the hospital from hundreds Of
soldiers, and soldiers from i'll humor-
The fact OK the mOtter is, Carui.ex Ferry
about which so much has been said and
written, turns out more TO our. cost. a
great bluder and sad mistake; and in
s:ead of heaping opprobious epilhets on
Floyd, calling him coward, he has in the
end turned out To be RoSecrans' superior
as an 6thceg and a general He out ma
InpyerCd him IN every way an | IN every
sense of the word We now find him one
OF our most formidable opponents at Lit
tie Sewall. Thousands Of men and mil.
Hons Of dollars have yet 10 be expended
before the government gains the Slyaa
tage that Gen. Rosecrans gained bat lot
at Carn!eX Ferry.
The condition of the soldiers Of this di.
vision is app lling. There must be at
least l,6OO men in the different hospitals.
LATEST FROM THE KANAwHA
We lea.u that on Saturday last, Gen.
Ro'ecrans Was encamped six miles dsian!
from Gauley, hav ng fallen back from The
summit of Sewall mountain. 1t appeaB
that neither army had Transportation to
get the necessary supplies, and both had
la.len back during the night. for comfort
and better protection. The enemy were
encamped twenty six miles from Rose
erans. Lee is reported in command Of
the enemy. Our informant did not learn
their strength. When he came down be
met eight hundred wagons on the road
between Gauley and C.arlestown with
supplies. Our sick were being sent I,
Charleston, Va. and Galiipolis, Ohio, a
speedily as possible Wheeling Pres.