Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-03
Our Army Correspondence.

PAEKKRsEURG, Va, June n, 1851
J.J. BINGHAM, EsQ:-We arrived here to day
with the 9Th and 10th Regiments.
Our trip from indianapolis to Marietta was
splendid ovation. At every station crowds of pa
t1otic citizens were gathered, cheering us on
with futtering flag and handkerchief, and waving
hat and bonnet. Not only at stations, but on
farms the whole family was gathered at the road
side to give US welcome.
At Greensburg Tremendous crowd had gath.
cred, with baskets of provisions in endless amount
Fair ladies with bouquets, showered them into the
cars. Miss Matte Conner (God bless herr threw
one in at me, or rather, handed it, with beauti
ful salute; but my lst Lieutenant, who is unmar-
red, claimed it as his own trophy, and | surren
dered on account of his situation. Everywhere
through Indiana was the same good feeling, the
same Kind reception, the same show of love foI
the Government; but our boys voted that Greens
burg was ahead
AT Cincinnati the military, some eight compa
MES, turned out to receive and escort us to the
magnificent feast prepared Mt the market house
The boys were hungry, and they relished the re-
past with gusto. Speeches were made by Benton
Wilson, and Blake, and cheer after cheer given
for Cincinnati and her liberal citizens. The pop
20 see us and to greet us. Every step of progress
was marked by some expression in praise of ouI
volunteers: "What fine looking men," odd
you ever see such picked menr' "Bully for In
diana" Indiana is sound" -"Gov. Morton
knows what to do, and how to fix phis troops,
&c. Huzzas and shouts and good-byes, were
heard on every side. The beckoning hand oi
beauty, all along our route, waved US a welcome
and bade US forward. / saw the tear drop start in
the eye of many a brave man, as these signals
came. There was no better incentive to action.
At Chillicothe, where we arrived at noon or
Thursday, the citizens had prepared dinner in
baskets to hand in each car. Recollect this was
for 1000 men.
We arrived with the first train at Fort Harmer
opposite Marietta, at eight O'Clock p. NJ. The
first train, four companies of Col. BentOn's regi
ment, under Capt. Parish, and five companies oftht
10th, under command of Capt Blake, proceeded
across the river and took quarters on the steam
boat in waiting The remainder of the trains ar
rived by one o'clock in the morning and took the
same quarters. Early next day the steamboats,
six in number, led out in grand style down the
river. Gen. Mcclellan was on board one of th,
boats, having arrived during the night. Thr
convoy of boats in line, the large number o.
troops on board, the splendid scenery on the Ohio
the uncertainty of where We were going added Il
the interest of the scene On both sides of til,
river the scene was theeame; flags floating, NOR,
even on the Virginia side than on the Ohio
Twelve miles of this fine pageant, with color
floating, with shouts from both banks of th'
Ohio, with bands of music brought us to Parkers
burg, where we now are stationed for few hours
The 18th and 22d Ohio got here yesterday an,
move on with US. will give more next time.
Yours, &c, CossICUs.