Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-06-15

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cane to the erst burnt bridge p miles ou' ana
found the advance party Or The lN'h 0u'''y 90
eas'd alta new bridge which they bad nearly com
,,ls,.a I, vas auisbed before hight came on,
sna vs cro,sed over Il safely and moved on
o.utlousy till 10 p. m. when we reached the
,ecosd bridge burnt by the rebels, "a miles nom
The arst. Here we csmped for the night, near
toll,sate station. Timber had been brought
on our trains nod at an esrly hour the 3lst as
large a force rs could be used we're detailed to
build new bridge. A large guard were post
ed on the hills around as. Our horses were ta-
ken out and fed Our tents pitched and our
selves made comfortable by bath in the stream
near by. At ! the last rail was laid and we a.
gain took up our line Of march very slowly
and cautiously At West Union dispatch
was received from Col. Este, who had advanced
with 200 men during the day to Carkesburg,
that secession force Of 1900 was said TO be
near that place. and that our presence was de-
srable, Col. Stedmau commanding this expedi-
ton, ordered everything to be put 10 readiness
for q fair 6ght, ss We were 600 strong and
thought ourselves good for double our number
Of drunken rebels and robbers armed with old
at 81 a. ID. June 1st, and found the advance
force Of 2l0, strengthened by the rifles Of the
union meO Of the town, cucamped on the sum-
nit OF hill a near by, where they had fortified
themselves as much as possible, and had plant
ed little iron cannon loaded with scrap iron
But no enemy appeared. They seem to prefer
bridge-burinUg aud plundering to open battle
A train has just arrived at Carksburg al
q. m from Wheeling with news that two regi
ments have reached Grafton by way Of Wheel
ing, one regiment from Indiana, and one from
Ohio, with full supply of need fulgrape anc
canister for guns We have plenty Of ball TO
one battle on this train. We are pioneers il
this expedition aud are we'll received by the
union men of this section.
June 2d--Camped last night at at Clarks
burg. We have orders this morning to loob
after The rebel force that ia pnGdering the uuior
men. They are SAID to be 1000 strong. There
Is fright smart chance" for fght between
us This morning, before daybreak, train ar
rived from Parkersburg, with 80 rounds Of can
lister for our two companies, with also knapsack
and haversacks for u.s. / went down at earl,
dawn to the train, being up as sergt. of tht
guard to overhaul the traps, when spied a
package with my name on it. proceeded care
fully aud full of curiosity to unfold it, when q
beautiful fve-sbooting revolver made its obei-
sance and presented itself in behalf of the Bar
Of Ashtabula. l endeaVored to respond 10 briei
speech expressive Of my thankfulnesi to the do.
Dors, but my feeling o5crcame my power of ut
terance, aud for this kind and opportune re-
membTance BY my friends, pressed it as would
were il possible, the hand of the donors, with
strong Derves and fearful eyes. My care shall
be that its use shall reflect no dshonor on me,
or those whose gift it is, and then it will be to
me source Of patriotic pride, as it is now of
protection aud encouragement