The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-07-12
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
CAMP NEAR GRAFTON, VA,
June 80, It6l.

UuuG ~, lCol
l have been promising you letter for
several days, but. like the celebrated
Mr.. Macauber, thought would wait
for something to turn up before wriiirg
Nothing, however, Of any very considers
able Importance has transpired during
tho past week., that you have mot been
made acquainted with through the asen-
cy OF the telegraphic wires. Our regi-
ment is now. and has been fon several
days, div aled into Ave different dvtach-
ments- One at Phillippi,. composed OF
the companies, of Captains Wallace Kir-
by and Clark. one at Cheat river; Cap
sains Miller and Layton one at Webster,
Captains Tyler and kayn; oae at Muir
rington, Captain Muse; one at this place,
composed Of the company of Captain
Cumnias.. formerly superintendent of
the Union schools in, your place, and our
own bo"s; this detachment has been un
der my command for seveHak days.. the
field officers bring at other points,
Madam -unaou has been quite indus,
trious during the past week, and, every
night upon wrapping ourselves in our
blankets, we have been made 10 believe
by the sauoy Jade. that the morrow's sun
would bring abe inteliger rae of hght in
the vicinity OF PhilliFpl or Sanrl Hill
but as yet no collision has taken place
1t is said that the eaensy, repoated 10 be
ten or twelve thousand s'rong, are
strongly fortified at the latter place which
is some eighteen miles fnom Phillippi,
and, from the movements Of the troop s,
under General Nc CleIland, l ara of the
opinion that a fight will occur before this,
scroll reaches you.
OF course the men Of our regiment
are indignant, and justly, too-we were
pushed into Virginia, almost naked, TO
open up and keep open the com munica I
ton between the Ohio men and this point j,
and now when there is an opportunity to
meet the enemy upon the battle field, We
are compelled to give place to men, who
have spent the last two months playing
summer soldiers at Camp Dennison and
other points in Clio and Indiana. Not
only SO, but we are compelled to act as
guards to railroad bridges and little one
horse towns, whose Inhabitants have
neither patriotism, energy nor courage
enough to defend their own homes
| This is an III aigaaty which we feel keen
! ", and it is no wonder that when, few
days ago, Col, Dicky's Philirpi detach-
mrnt was ordered back to this place, he
anpeared before the General in c91aHs a sd
and succe eded in having the order con-
tramanded. I hear. however. that tia
order was renewed yesterday, but wheth-
er it will be obeyed or not By our gall
liant comrades, before the battle takes
place, time will tell. Foe my own pant
if company c. is deprived of the hon =
of participating in the struggle, l hope
that one company from Wyandot, at least
will be there to represent our glorlou.
little county, and that Capt. Kirby ane
his noble fellows will come out of thu
fight covered with glory.
Ny company. as we'll as all the com
panies OF the 18th, expected, and had
good rightto expect, that they would b
in the first battle fought in this part Q
Virginia, and you can form no adequat
idea of the chargin and disappointment
occasoned by the prospect before us;bu'
) as good soldiers, we suppose we wi
have TO submit.
Should the fight occur to which hav
+. alluded, l predict that the Seceshers wi
be badly whipped, provided that the
: stand their ground long enough to tax
good drutbing. From the movemen
e of General McClelland and the trs OF
e under his command, | am of opinion tn;
: the enemy will be fanked and either 70
+, ced to surrender, or fight their way Of
in order to retreat.
l. The 18th Regiment has been ASST iyns
IS to the command Of Brigadier Gener'
.e Hill. Of Ohio. who is now in command
Of Grafton. Generals McClelland ar
u Morris both having left during the la
n. two days, foI thc purpose of superinte
re ding the forward movemen; now in pr
s. gress. called on the General yeste
le day, and found hia to be very pleasa
n and affahle gentleman. know potbi
iy of his qualifications as soldier, howe
ed er-he is one of the inexperienced n
es by whom Ohio troops have been ofEicere
ry He is vesy highly spoken of and, thir
with little experience, will make go
officer, During the intercourse he
formed me that the 18Th would be &C
W centrated at some point in the vicinity
II Graf IN duripr fba neyt fau days n