New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-14
NUMBER 1865.
Western Military Correspondenoe.


Western Military Correspondence.
Special 20 trte New Orleans erssc4rtt1 --1 pa
r < CoGsABus, Ky. Sept O. 1851 q
| Mr.. Ettitor-I hasten to correct two very ser-
Gus errors made in the card in last TUESDAYS
Crescent, wherein certain persons are exposed az
deserters from Company G of the Continental
Guards. In the first place, there were two VIM.
Bostwieks on the companyis roll; ; of this was not
aware; the Bostwiek who deserted lived on.Cai-
Hope street, near Franklin; unfortunately i mis-
took his name for that of the other Bostwick re-
siding in the Fourth District who is now with the
/ company, one Of its hest members In the second
| place, Hugh Warriek did not desert. He vas
among the missing at first but has si4ceeoue for
ward, and is an excellent member OF our company.
| much regret these errors, and correct them as
| hastily as possible ..- eSsssrs .s ~
l caught up with our regiment here to-day.
| where with all the other regiments late at Union
| City. they were holding themselves in readiness
for the Hessan enemy, and all in good health and
/ the highest spirits. The camp is scattered all
| around Columbus, and contains some ten thousand
| men. The cars brought in the first Of the regi-
ments night before last, just about an hour after
Lincelns Hessians had retreated from the place.
The inhabitants were much alarmed at the evident
| marauding- Intentions Of the vandals, and some
were preparing to fly with their goods when our
| troops made their welcome appearance. The
| cowardly guRboat party, who went down to Hick-
man the other day and retreated in such hot haste
fired into and sunk the ferry boat opposite this
place, on their way up, the boat being at her
| moorings across the river at the time. a.
| - Our regiment is encamped on the brow of the
lofty bluff above Columbus, place commanding a
| magnificent up-riyer view, and in whichI pencil
these few lines. The lowest present visiting point
| of the Hessians can be made out with glass.
cannot and indeed would not, tell what our future
| movements are to be upon Kentucky soil. as
sure you it eates me highly to be sitting here on
| the green banks of Old Kaintuck,' in the uni
| form of a Southern soldier. You know have a
weakness for Kentucky, and the idea tickes me
not a little. The Eleventh Louisiana Regiment
CHATS ours) had the honor of being the very first
| southern regiment to pitch an encampment upon
| kcntucky's soil. want to hear Prentice of Louis
vile rave, when he learns of the audacity of the
Southern rebels, in leaving their Gonfederacy to
| encamp in Kentucky. We will probably leave, if
he asks US to, and threatens to enforce obedience
| to his request Bat want to hear him howl; you
| know he is SO good at it. 'T-. e.. - sa e '",
We are surrounded by F'wars and rumors Of
| wars and know not how soon we may have work
to do. But we are al ready, and the sooner the
work comes the better. I'D ',>&s I. G.
Gur Campour Reeiment-Thc Enemya from Hiek-
rnaa-our Army t,olumbusien. Polks Proclamation
The General and JEFF rhompsonsesnes the Hillside
A Niger Court Mara-A Visit from the Enemy, aud
| Nobody Hurt, etc, 80
| ooLrxBus, KY, Sept: g. 1851.
Ed. Cresce,H-It is Sunday in camp, and ou,
boys of the Louisiana Eleventh, having only yes
terday received their stores and luggage from
Union City, (though the first Southern regiment
| as have already said, to enter Kentucky have
just Gnished pitching their tents and clearing Of
the camp ground. have already said that we arc
stationed on the brow of the high bluff above
Columbus commanding an extensive and beautiful
up-river view Our camp is in dense grove OF
oak and hickory, with an underground of papaw
sassafras, dogwood, and grape vines; one of those
beautiful bowers of nature where the birds warble
and the squirrels skip in the trees all the day long
and the katydids sing and the rotten stumps shine
with ghost}y phosphorescent glare at night-al
| peace and beauty, SO far nature is concerned
| but now disturbed by the noise of hosts of armed
men, the heavy tramp Of cavalry, and the rumble
of artillery: the dread sounds of war among men
| and the probable precursor OF scenes which ma.
again confer upon beautiful Kentucky her ancien
Indian name, the dark and bloody ground But
whatever may follow, all feel that their purpos
here is not only necessary but holy and no terrors
| that war or death caa bring will ever turn then
| back from that purpose--the purpose of liberty o
death, and freedom to the South ior ever. But
| was speaking Of our camp. It is really lovel,
| place. and, but for the trouble of carrying waite
, from the river, up a steep and tortuous path
| through notch in the Cliff, which the, boys havt
] styled the Devils Stairway" it would be con
sidered a sort of paradise: especially when com
| pared with Camp Moore.
. The regiment have slept three nights on th
bare ground, or rather on. beds of papaw leaves
with the limbs of the trees for cOveTiets and tn
sky for tent; but as the sky was clear and III
| weather delightful no complaint was made, tn
| novelty being rather pleasing to new troops TIL
stores being left behind, the boys had to forage 70
their grub, paying where pay was demanded, an'
| receiving many comforts gratis, from the generous
farmers around. Two farms in the neighborhooc
we found had been deserted by unionists and thei
families, leaving the same in charge OF agents o
Secession proclvites who sold their chickens at
dollar dozen, eggs and butter proportional,
cheap, with roasting ears aud apples for the gath
erng. AS one of the chief roads into Columbu
| passes back of our camp, the country marketmel
generally sell their choicest things to the soldier
| and take what is left into town. We can live wei
, enough here if we choose to pay for it.. d..
e hear of stories in circulation to the prejudice
f the Louisiana regiments here and fearing tina
;ome of these stories have got into print, mus
contradict them here. One report s, that our me-
| behaved in disorderly and fiotous manner coming
up the railroad from camp Moore to Camp Brown
at Union City. Another is that at the latter camp
v q riot took place in of our regiments, resulting
in the killing Of several men. Both these store
n are without foundation. Nothing took place in th
Twelfth that could hear Of I am certain tina
nothing of the kind occurred in our regiment, tn
Eleventh. All that happened in the latterregimer
, | was the Illustration of an attempt of some of th
men to leave the cars at Canton, and the rolling OF
of u whisky barrel from grocery at Jackson
| Tenn, which barrel was rolled back again. o
both these occasions, affairs were prevented frol
: becoming serious, through the promptness an
. tirmness Of Capt. Fleming and Lieut.. Peyton, an
their men OF the ContlnentalS, who, being the DE-
company of the regiment, as to good behavior an
= obedience to orders, are generally the first cae
upon to quell any symptoms of disturbance in th
other companies-which symptoms, I am happy
say, are extremely few and far between. Co
G Marks, Lient-Col. Barrow, and Major Butler ar
untiring in their efforts to promote the comfort
h the regiment. As to our Surgeon, DR.. Hart, an
j his assistant Dr.. Mcdowell, we have luckily no
needed their services far. In most respects tn
l. regiment is in tip-top condition.
+ There is a story about that the Louisiana Elev
q | enth, hearing that the enemy in Columbus
J. were so impatient to encounter him that they lei
7 the cars mile from town, and dOuble-quicked
h the rest of the way Tough story this, orginatin
O as follows: Between jackson, Tenn, (where
railroad bridge was recently burnt and, as wa
supposed, by some Lincolnite), and this place. tE
cars stopped on arriving at every bridge, and th
bridges thoroughly inspected before the train wa
! trusted upon them; this regiment being the first
pass over that part of the road. Though this wa
y necessary precaution, the boys were impatient
the delay; and when the cars reached necessar
stopping place, mile back of Columbus, the reg
ment quit the cars and double-quiGked it the res
of the way, really expecting to find the enemy an
i to give him brush.
They got into Columbus at O'Clock on Wednes
day afternoon last, only two or three hours afte
the last of the Hessians had disappeared from til
. opposite side OF the river it appearing that the
! (the Hessians) had not yet invaded Columbus
i though they were making rapid preparations