Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-05
Mcclellan and peauregardin Mexicc

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,., Dons gua'u us.y Z" ,, o,,e y. :no,G c,cs,
S,aas;ne u,,s naehhes ho,,o ~ wa. at ea. s .nns.
;a"us ;"@ s', aIn Jo "si ny, "no.o s. a...,
which Surround. vou y. n rSsy I too baJ
n,rtaL on of the',,;i, of v;r;ls nee sod wore
search,ng tor sope h; ilen Ia o,s's mini
nn,urallv ia afTcdfed and every shadow and
tree ha. an assos;a,;on wh;cl, awaLons ,ha
so,d;er m a f,lI annroc;s,;nn NJ he sen,;ns
du les. But suck a night n, Inst hight
dsrt dre.rv wssi and d;saareeshla ;e ,hs
tr ,re1y d,'agrssro,s s "a asc. se
and we Gin .,ered aronni ,Se t;rs N hi hill
with Secesh rails who Mt fines pee,aei ~
torcrt.it, .hr,A-l;vi,S .al s,d.e 'Se,.ia ravs m
spread bumor and Iife among tho.e Who
stood snok;nc around !, Then as ;ferss.
perated Mt tde faiIure. Il vould snlntter and
crack. contending furiou,lv with every dron
of rain. and hiss ous n sf,opS renroofa at tIe
element which was naking the sentinel 90
uncob,tortable. But he euard must he
yipilantlv maintaiued through the niyht. and
we dare not sIeen: for Won know. M. EJi.
tor. that sleen courts the soldier's ovelid. A.
sweet,v under the dro,S,ny rnin as y does in
his tent. II nerchance' he has a onm blan.
ket for a bed and his kua usacl tsr n inflow
| propo,ed a song. but The onlv mu. ic
that couid he raised was made Inv little cor.
moral. who doled ont in n most melancbolv
style.
asome dav. mus, be dark and a,earv-
Th;. soon,aa to ha ,ho oal,, a A. a.
cornorsI Inew and ,he oOlnSns son ai tmd
which we wanted to benr ~ under these %
,usn;ces nronos.d ~, al ,ho 80
"asp, 20 ~. pUpJ pp.J ~ " anu 'nI seI
us es"n aUd n, ' ,nId H. u oAoaa liza. I s1a
L
q"osI' 40 "e"'V 10 Ca" 'e'onoo'' III MS o"h
wo5ds: = -
%..I. ~ ne ~ .ous o.e Ttenns' Jus' oe.o!c
ono oI.s'u s,' " .me & Guy y. meAio' the captain
oams .a ~ ,nu Will Oo.poral' ! nave Deeh
Az" ~ w 'enu non oo'I:nissioheu h
onoo. W ."e s:m SHu1s' oouhv', ~, '9.u'shc as
.Lo .as. yoJ ~ repHeu ln
~ ~ nsin' 0s .no oap'u," IoI
,;, ,s o' In."ni ' co'npany was, AZ tnat
IIMe, I: uo.acneJ nom 10 lesl'heu', anI was
eo"s spe0'd. uLS e. oeneia SIo.' lieao
tudd. td 80 ~. usiaso VI 'uat uu.!,
,au ,;a 'naJ1 PVLas ~ oe.ns spec'ai'y atlen-
w. a'n nau 'nei1oy Ha'neu the cohuuehce
W, T'p'"'n, a'u onoo " ."'oe was coii-
'liEnueIlpy me- ou russ anu rsaIners nun ,
son' o,u'neI up Y olu co,hes, anu
p.'e".o"uu NY e"ooe u"i o'ass piaees i" 'he
neacs. ''tnner poss'oic tnat evening" an
,e;oa'eu ,s,"'s Myse - .no a'alI. uenera s;
l9r liSuucio.s: IouuM that !he co9hcli
uWut ~ ,hect tor 'ne cous'uerauoh oi ueh'
oco.' pisps 'Tr iaNinS .pe city, was 10 oe
con'l'o Gu OF ~ .ne col3ne,s II, tne divisoh'
anI 'l'at ny 1u.y wVuiu " 20 20 errahuS'
a9u- Ausp9 e5laaltSs. -papes, - OF
"nH,exe. Wu "'gnt w 'equ'cu'
wen, INC coulcil l,et' an l MAS al my
PoH. ~ was .ne une.I Douy OF hIiltary men
nau ever seen ,osetneI, anu wncn tney
'lssenlp'eu a5"unu .nat .do'c, anu tnSio
general stoou .owering high ABOVE the rest
eou'u ~. not ne'p ~ ou. aaaiire nm more ti'ai
ever. Al.er .he ous.o,nay sa,u.a'l9h an or
ean.Aa:o", !Iey sa. uo"l, " n Iegaru lo rahk'
oeeinning M M..m nenetai @ "ooi,; anu succeed
lng eat,l o'mer ~ sea'Si's sen,or.:y OF RANK
save .ne,l H. ptmisnese - was no ii'ne lpr ae
lay' anu tne ucnelal HpoAc r"puy anu WIN
earnes'neis, occas,ony feierriils 20 some one
ON .ne ;leh' ~ ,e,. ior nInFn,a''oli , " eGr
iooorailoh. mus careluiy anu eSpl'citiy
were .lie niose'en's .s s Iuj nlircnes, .ie sai'
lies h dma Sories, ,i a .me wn''c ] p'hm uevc'opeu
so lnaI a'i scented , 1i 70 unug'S'anu' ba
wroSs anJ aa aaw Sso.1a hw ,ha nern,xJ o I
wa. wrong, und saw Iy me peFplaxeu iooA
Oh tnTse aro"I rd Is sme LADY '"hu very serlpu
mistake nIu pcen n'a,!e, nu. ron w1a
A..
not enable nie 20 Juiee, tta dispute aroS'
Detween son'e cooper aug inc engincer-lh
cnieI' IN regaru to .ne posIlion anu streiigti
oi some 9a.'eIy' amo III 'opos.aphy 9' inc
, SURROUNDING cohn'ry. nne coh'hei s'l'u !ha
i,elaene recPnnolssance y; h oi tne glounu, if1'l
tne Iact oi MS oGluR ehcanil"a near th'
place IN question M iea q n'I, even IN u'rect op
positlon W 'ne cnaII u tie ehslheer' 10 pro
oest agalns. l.' iutniu.ness' aha ne woult
uIge upon tue oe"c'ai ~ u'dke hlniSe'' sur
Oh tne co,iaitinh Vi Ipa,rs before ne !u,l.
completeu nls pan Dut .n's wou,u not 10
! was necessary .na. vcry n.Por!ant an'
+. vigorous movc,nen!s sn9u.a uhe place upo'
9 lhat very 10, .he ee.c"se, anu wl'nou
correct knoW,euse III .ne place no act,o'
Goulu De carIleu on WIN surety Or certainty
\ IL seemed, IN lac., 70 " NAN point, al
: whicn POSITIVE success wSalu nave 70 iall U
: the AneriGan iorcos. rknahy. .ne Oo.oh'
t saiu tnat tnerc was yong Laeulenahe Y
ms regiment VINO hao correct chart OF IN
: defenses, and en- me map q the aeinense there
a TO ad)acent. Inc EhEineer-in-Cniei sneer
Y ingly said, very Ue., sr, you nau oette
Il send ior yo9T aH.nor.y, MI anu iet us ZEE tnl
Il great map the Tencld' holred MS ap
is provai, ana the Co,onel gave me m ~
= hume ana address OF tne Aeutenallt' In
It encampment was no. very lar awaS, anu
l. mounted my morse ana rode on in haste