Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-20


that in field, but one,balf a mile to the
rear, lie earcasses of over hundred horses
some Of them very fine ones, while further
down were innumerable horse grave yards
but none of them have bean buried. Over
head an imense drove of yultures was how
eriug. =
LOG HUTs-DELIGHT OF OUR SOLDIERS.
To the left of Centerville was large
number of fine cabins, made of logs, plas-
tered with mud and rooted roughly with
shingles; they were IN regular rows, and
none had been fred. The ground around
them were quite clean, and we should
Judge that those had been evacuated by the
troops who went home on furloughs-to
-enlist-none of whom returned. The
buts are better made than those of our
own on the Potomac, and are filled by our
troops who are highly delighted with them.
THE REBEL RAILROAD.
A line of railroad has been built in near
ly direct line from Manassas Junction to
Centervlle, crossing Bull Run at Black
burns Ford. 1t has been built right along
the top of the ground, and contains some
very sharp curves aud heavy grades. The
only bridge on it, which is the only one at
Blackburns Ford, and it was merely
frame trestle work, was fired and bnrned.
The track remains, however, but is in a
dilapidated condition. The cross tics are
twice the usual width apart, and laid in
the sand and swamp without any ballast.
three or four cars OF the IN. S. r.. R." are
broken up and overturned BY the side of
the track. No cars were left on it here,
and the train passed over it on Sunday
noon.
WAGON ROAD TO MANAssAs-No MUD,
The road is now in as good condition as
it will be at any time for mouths: it has
been widened for teams to pass, or two to
90 abreast. The turnpike road to Warren
ton is in as fine condition as it ever was;
the fields are in good order for moveing
artillery, aud the side roads, or those of
but little use, are very good. The roads
are all good, after We leave the old lines
around Washington, aud have been so for
some time.
MCCLELLAN AND McDowELL-EscoRT.
About noon Generals Mcclellan and
Mcdowell, with their staffs and two thou
sand cavalry for an escort, came up and
took the road 10 Manassas. We fell in
with them and followed on down 10 Ma
nassas. All along to the left of the road
was one continuous string Of huts, tents
and forts, all empty now-not a human
being or animal showed themselves-not
a sound save the clatter of the horses
hoofs, the shrill tones of the bugles, or tho
loud order Of the officers.
REBEL ENcAMPMENT.
The Washington Artillery of New Or
leans and three South Carolina regiments
have been encamped near the Butler
House for the winter, but started away
some time ago. The artillery left a guam
tity Of harness, &c. None of their tents
were destroyed. Further down are the
tents of a whole division, all pitched as,
though The occupants had gone home to
recruit and re-enlist, but bad not yet re-
turned.
PLAINS OF MANASSAS.
The Plains of Manassas arc really what
their name implies. The time was when
there were objects which obstrucied the
range of vision. but they are all gone now
for miles around we have an unbroken
view. On the hills around are the camps
still left, and column of smoke away off |
TO The right indicated that Manassas was
on fire. Our cavalry had gone there du-
ring Monday night, and found the rear of
the enemy still there; but they were f.
ring the remaining property. A captain, by
whose side we rode, told US of piles of Sc
,esh clothes, swords, flags, &c; galloping
ahead of the rest, we reached the Junction.
THE ELEPHANT SEEN.
The sight here cannot be portrayed; the
large machine shops, the station houses,
he Commissary and Quar,ermaster store
houses all 10 ashes. On the track stood
he wreck of a locomotive, and not far
lown the remains of four freight cars
which had been burned; to the right ono
hundred barrels of flour had been stove in,
md two hundred barrels of vinegar and
nolasses had been allowed to Try expert
nents in chemical combinations. Some
fifty barrels of pork and beef had been
catered around in the mud, and few
hundred yards down the track dense
loud of smoke was arising from the re-
mains Of a factory which had been used
or rendering up tallow and boiling bones.
About a thousand good hides were stretch
d in field close by, upon stakes, and re-
main uuinjured.
REBEL PRINTING OFFICE.
A car upon the track, which ran to Cen
reville, a short distance up, had on it the
'hole effects of a PRINTING OFFICE, types,
ases, all that is needed in an office; a
lrge lot of paper and Washington press.
he forms had in them blanks for muster
olls and furloughs. The car will be
reat prize for the regiment into whose i.
ands it falls. An infantry regiment soon q
sme in and commenced to ransack the \
'nts and remaining stores, for plunder \
nd relics, but the printing office remained Il
ntouched. :
THE ORDINANCE DEPARTMENT. !,
A single frame shed was left of the or h
nance depot, and in it are five thousand 2
rtridge boxes and knapsacks, mostly, ~
owever, old ones, for which new ones had "
zen dealt out. =,
HOSPITAL STORES, DC. f.
The hospital stores in the tents of the
b South Carolina regiment were south
the railroad and were uninjured; they