The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-02
Armv Corres17ondence.
CAMr IN CHEAT MOUNTAIN,
July 21st 1861.


EpiToRs JouRNAL.-Tbese are stirring
times" as the Journal men used to say
when they were after Smith Gavitt for
plundering the County Treasury, as they
alleged.
We are now located on the highest peak
Of Cheat Mountain, eighty miles from
staunton, and have. been here for Eve days.
There ara only six companies of US here,
the balance Of the brigade is ten miles west.
Three more companies, however, will be
up to-day. How long we win remain here
is not known, nor is our destination GER
tain. It is believed that Stanton will be
the next point that we will visit. There is
a strong rebel force there; if they will stand
we may have quite little tea party before
we enter the town. So far, we have been
successful in making them flee before us as
fast as their legs could carry them, and that
we will continue to do SO, I have no doubt,
although we will yet have hot work to per-
form before we get through.
Our people took six hundred prisoners
few days ago, without the loss of man,
four hundred of whom passed through our
camp on Friday on their way home, under
pledge of honor not to take up arms against
the Government exchanged. | talked with
many of them, the most of whom said that
so soon as they were exchanged, they would
meet us again. The poor fellows looked
very much crest fallen, and that many of
them will hesitate to enlist again, | have
no doubt There was one entire company
composed of college boys, with their Prin-
cipal as Captain. Such troops will not be
able 30 withstand the Federal army.
Much has been said about the equipments
of the confederate army. tits true, that it
| is not near so well equipped as ours. They
/ have not near enough of tents, nor do their
horses. wagons and arms begin to compare
with those of the federal troops, but they
are much better fed They are in their own
/ country and among their own people, and
1 the inhabitants have been taught to believe
that we are making a war of determination
/ upon them. 1t would surprise our people
to hear the stories that the rebels have in
/ stilled into the minds of the inhabitants
4 along the line Of our march, the most of
i whom have believed them and left their
homes, furniture and indeed every thing they
have in the world. In our rear most of the
| citizens have returned home with perfect as
/
il. but in front it lis quite different. On
Sunday last couple of our men were ont
in the mountains, and found a man and his
wife hid in the bush. They showed every
signs of fight, but their fears were soon dis
PEELED, when they were told to return TO
1 thei2 home and they would be protected.
Quite an unfortunate accident occurred in
Captain Woods Company, from VincenneS,
on Friday night. One of the Sergeants, by
the name of Rutherford, who was going the
rounds among The picket guards, refused to
answer when hated The consequence was
that he was in ~ !, $ shot by two of the
sentinels-meI, ,.,.,..lg ing to his own COM
pany-each bali L A.rg effect. He died in
stantly, and was buried yesterday. No
( blame was, or could be, attached to the SEN
9 tinels.
Yesterday another tragical and most COW
ardly affair happoaed. Some six or eight o.
the eEt asaE East r. see y hat r thf1
or ten guns were fred at them, killing onG
and wOunding three others, one of whom
died last night. The other two will re.
f cover. The two who were killed, were bn-
ried with the honors of war to-day.
When the news of the firing upon the
cavalry was received in camp, there was
great Excitement The Colonel immediate
ly detailed fifty of the Crescent Guards and
sent them, under command of Lieut.. Will
lard, Capt Thompson being sick J, to the
late scene of action. We made the march
through the mountain defiles in less than
two hours and there found the dead man,
with those that were wounded, who had
not been molested- The cowardly dogs who
had shot them had not the nerve to so much
as even take their horses and arms. IT is
believed that this outrage was perpetrated
by mountaineers, and not those belonging
to the regular army.
Our Evansville boys are all we'll and in
fine spirits, and our company is the pride Of
the regiment.
We have had no letters or papers since
We left indianapolis, which we regret ex-
ceedingly. ALI mail matter for us should
be sent to Buckhannon, 14th Regiment In
diana Volunteers. More anon.
ours, W.