The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-05-02
Jtffiu at'trklg Trihane
0nr 9rmg Correspondence 6
LETTER FROM CAPT. WAYS
COMPANY. 2SEEH EsEG.
MuNTERY, HfGALAND Co., Vapl
April 14th, 80.

MuNTERY, HfGALAND Co., Na,l
April 14th, 90.
Ems, TtrFlN TRIBUNE:
Alcr long and fatiguing march Of
1874 miles through Dixie, | writo you a
few lines, giving you a short description
of our journey.
MARCH 31st-3o0 men from the o5th
Ohio. under command Of Major Webster,
started from Beverly 10 tho mouth Of
Scncchre creek, distance Of IL miles,
for the purpose of capturing band of
sccesh bushwhackers, said to be 200 in
number.
We started in good spirits, hoping TO
have a fine time. A0cr W. marched .
miles, we ccmc to Cheat river. II was
too high to cross, we were detained here
for several hours in issuing the rations
that had been brought this far with wug-
ons, TO the men. After we got our havrc-
sacks well filed, we left the wagon road
and took bride path on the side Of a
mountain, leading up the river. After
following the path for some distance, we
come down to the river bank again.
By the aid of a couple of skils, one
carrying four men and the other one
eight, the larger portion Of us got across
on the opposite bank before it got too
dark to cross Here darkness coming
upon us, we were obliged to rest for the
night. We made large fires, and by.lay-
ing close together by them, we slept
quite comfortably, although many of us
were without overcoats and blankets, and
all of us without shelter.
The next morning, April lst,were soon
on our journey. We got along very well
for few miles, but the balance of
this days march was made with great
difficulty. We had crooked path, up
hill and down, through laurel, over foot
; logs, through water, aud on the side Of
mountains, where person would go up
: one step, down two, turn double SOM
mcrsaut side ways, stub your toe on Q
stone, fall, and strike your nose on an
other one, all at the same time. One
!, ! place on Dry Fork creek, quite wet u
this time, we were compelled to walk OF
flood wood for nearly 4 of mile. W.
reached the summit Of Shafcr mountain
spur of the Allegheny, where we en-
camped for the second night Our mca
rItious had got short, a flock of sheer
was distributed TO us.
We ate our suppcrs and by daylight o
the "a, we were all right for another days
tramp. Here got information that tn,
sccCsh had all left the mouth orScnechr,
! creek, and gone to Harper's Mills ant
, Circcville, g miles farther into sCccsh
dom. We marched within miles of tht
mouth of Scncchrc creek and lount
friends. A company Of Union Home
o Guards had been organized here. 1t look
cd a great deal like rain; we were sen
by companies, to the different farm hous
cs, to stay all night, and report April Sd
at O'Clock A. NJ, at Il certain place OF
the creek. On the morning ofthe Sd W,
reported us we were ordered. We Wer
provided with rations by the Union poo
); plc-joincd by the Home Guards, an,
}. were soon on our way to the Mills. w
marched few miles, was then sen
around by companies, different ways II
surround the Mills and bag the secesh
; We caught four Of them including
Lieutenant, the balance ofthem left be
fore we got around them. We then pro
i ceeded on to Clrcleville, the cavalry 90
ing on in the advance. They were fire,
i on by c ouplc Of the bushmcn from III
mountoins but did no harm,
5 The cavalry captured five more in CiI
) clcyille, including a mail carrier; the.
wounded him in one arm before he gov,
up. He rode a splendid horse, valued u
5000.
We occupied houses that had been lef
during the day by the citizens, who thel
got word the Yankees were coming. Th
citizens, many of them Union people, ac
to the mountains when they got sight 0
us, because they had been lied to SO mucl
! by the secesh. They told them we wer,
coming in, killing and pressing pcopl
, into our service, stealing horses and cat
tie, and destroying everything that WI
/ came across. Some Of them lay in III,
mountains and watched our movements
After they satisfied themselves that VIZ
were quite peaceable set of people
Z com to US and told us how wrongly they
/, had been informed.
, This place was as Car as we intended
d to go. Next day, the 4th, we spent mos
e of the day in securing the mountains an'
: neutrality-suspicious.. We marched bacl
to Harper's Mills on our way to Beverly
T, Here at the Mills we stayed all night
4 On the night of the 9Th we were agaii
among our Union friends, where we were
few nights before.
7 Hero Major Webster received mes
!. senger accompanied with dozen well
!, packed horses and 90 men, to go oil
e through with us to Monterey. Next morn
= ino n snuod nf man were detnched am