The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-17
FROM TIE POTOMAC.

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Of var. and trembling in anxiety over the re
al, Of the strife. In spite OF hard marches.
with heavy knapsacks. Of heavy guad ia.
tie. Of poor rations md fascally 2uauermss-
tiers, il IS a glorious thing 10 be brave
soldier boy. The blood OF Young Americ.
within the last few years has run siuggihls
through The veins for want CT something TO
do. Since the war The opportunity is Just the
thing-all can 60 TO war aud all be heroes.
Your correspondent wen, TO Harper's Fer
Ferry with the 10Th Indiana last July. Gen.
Banks had just taken command of the De
-partment Of the shenandoah. The battle Of
Bulls Ran. Just fought. had cast a gloom
over the great North. which nothing hut
the quick response of tho thousands of LOYAL
tfoops. 20 the new call of the President.
could d;spcl- We who were uudct him soon
learned 10 place the greatest confidence IN
the military skill md ability OF Gen. Banks.
The idea Of evaeaatng Harper'S fetr, and
L.acing the batteries on the Marylsud side
below. was a splendid stroke OF policy in case
Of an attack. as they could thus sweep the
town and all appFoa ACHES thereto. Our forces
which have no, since bcea iucress ed amount
ell L. about forty thousand .mea We were
encamY<d for three weeks in Pleasant Val
lev The Hoo-iess the l2th and i6lh are
all the Indiana Regiments in the divisionl
spent the time mostly eating hard bis
cults standing picket guard and climbing the
mountains. Col. Ha,kleman APPLY Illus
trated the rambling propeasiiies Of tire Hoo.
/ siers the other day. by saying that If the JAWS
Of Hades should open. with the fumes Of
birthstone oozing forth they would want TO
90 down 10 seeifthcre wasn't some peaches
70 % found
b. a zig-zag course, and a, various inter
walls between marches. Nc have come TO our
present place Of camp. The hrst -day we
marched eighteen miles, in which We proved
70 all the Yankees of our brigade, the vast
superiority oe muscle which Is possessed by
the .boys of the West Fletcher Webster :
celebrated Massaohasetts 18th. the pet regi
ment Of all " Down East, Is in our brigade.
Its members were splenddly equipped by
puisic contribution in Boston. OF course, a
Yankee Is impudent and saucy. and many
were the tauuts We fellows in grey jackets
had % bear from the fine gentlemen in blue
coas with tails 20 en- But Il was joyful
news TO Us as We at the head of the column
we're ssalksug aIsag right nerriIy 10 hear that
the Yankees were hating bv the wsyside and
geltise GrfHl tired Just little malice We
consider allowable though we are all enga-
ged 1.-The same glorious cause. Wouldn
slou. Mr. Editor. feel malice aforsthousht
il you should see lot>of them deploy on q
flock OF geese by tls way-ide-putting then
all to death and their turn around apbis
the General that it was the Hoosiers The
I worst Of all vas. that while we were passing
krhfougk section where il was necessary q
be very cautious. one OF them wandered of
tia.ssss 6eI,l.- ahead ~ ma troo.,s ~ IRE,
of gun a. our advance came ap, thu
alsrnins-.ihe xls4e- column. Tho -memor,
fm0r-r-ro--r~-fi-s Tar three m-cA alse
supposed SsssSbss will>eter. l.fear. fi-~piri
me with a bad leeiiug toward al Yankee
land. ~. : ;.
Our present camp Is rear the rosslnac
eighteen miles above Washington rec-
burg, Va. is opposite and SIX mile. distant
The rebels have forces there. how many. !
IS Iari 10 tell. We haze 5Sea il a ieff-hl'
state Of excitement the last few days. ow
Ing TO asay rumor- which arc prevalent
Sometimes wehear that johnson j. marhinl
on right on a. ard then again tic rslseis -
retrca,ing. nd the news j.. hat We have &
follow them up. la earnest things cesteiui.
srs eliminating We are too ncsr the feb
el.. and lac War spirit 8. up too strong q q
CA long =::l.out agaiisg Tho terrible Ia
Of the last siS week. in the storm Of : ALE
j. portcatioos ~ she awf'a scnpcsss- non q
come. The south has the advantage OF ca,
sear's preparation for the contest togcthe
With advantage. x,ined heretofore bg cor
trolia- the War Department While the Nort
WAS asleep. We. on the other hs1l have n
superior numbers. and better eaa.e Unde
such circumstances. lee 70 dcsplir'ng hear
sav that ours vii nst -son be iac victory ?
A million Of sturdy Noriherness vii rally :
the rescue IN case 81 another defcli Thou
-and- 81 lisc. ma.i he sacrificed upon 81
Juxresnaut Of cur nationality the track o
invading army viii be parp'ei with ihi
the bioes Of Americsu.--s million heart
pr, bc rent over The loss Of 3ea
ones uaarainq. amy. e-ais. i s4o rric
81 -ol.d nationality. but i will no, o.
TOO desc when once CAMEL let Englan
bec4s ou- blockade Il she dares .wehae
whipped her twice ami csn give hers CHARM
ing lekiae iae ihiri ,lme
There are many Esns uing- Jeplorhi
"a III. var Aen1>s .he use ihors n !.
secession camp. are deseu ~ ~ noble
mlslei fellows eho weFc mt smte,. N
even .r.lssa.nsfes in DAYS gene rs az College
We sse sacn'es nov. beet Instead 81 a fee
,nr 81 aniao-iis. sic tear 81 regret anbid
dea must Start Is "a. saa. ssd change IN
pea.le at i,ome. | believe. are o. the ofr
ton sh.t ~ ieuad ~ arsr- axa.'.si Tie tor
eramcu.. .hoali be hung We. Il camp. AZ
decidedly - favor % sivias the peace ncn.
ana other traitors 81 he North the pfAcg
dcace ~ al .urh entcrsain1ent. The tr-S
sou 81 the South i caused bs ienai'cisu
bus icr ihs. II the North there Is 10 ex