The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-21
Txtraets from a Teue lIauis Hoy's
Letter to us- Mother.
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Ds.RMs receisei yonrs ofthe 18th uli
a lss days since l bad written letter 10
Jnl.a. a lew dass before. and having no
stamp. snd Goa the march lat SUNDAY,
could not xriie We left the Landing AT
artisy morning. With our guns. &c Travelled
three days. and got oai about twelve miles.
We are nov in Gen. Mcciernands Divis-
ION We are fast closing ~ on CcFin.h. l
cannot .ay when the fight will come of. but
think Il will be soon. Don't Won be alarmed
IL Won do not hear from me soon. for Ne can.
not get letters of at all time. guess you
can see by the Gas,ff,. Of the 18th OF April.
What the Chief Of Artillery. and Gen. Hnrl-
bat, think Of our batter, We helped 70
beat back the enemy on that fatal Sunday.
and not~ Outstanding the almost panic struck
condition OF come of our retreating forces,
can ssy. u the credit Of ous boys, that not
one tried 20 leave his gun.
Prom the river 10 where We are now en-.
campod. twelve miles ont. you can nearly
Walk Oh brokn gun carriages caissons. wag
oas. blankets. aud everything else that be
longs to suarny. When our forces al
ssncsd. Monday. the rebels left IN such 4
bury. that they len ieuts. meat asd iour
enough to lodge and feed army,
TAaf Doeisr wss At our gus: he asked
Ds,iJson 10 let hn shoot With one Of oar
slpo'inasss. sH t
got along sesy veil SUNDAY night. ate
crsckers. and @lcp, N aAgOu. Last sun
asy I sss - ll.s GAO al DAY and slept IN a
puddle az rAt We all had 10 DO 20. We
bad No Isnls sith Is wAs a. ct a, rat:
ga ap-iras strong eoiee--and dried BY
The Are. believe ! can sleep no-t any
sherc. The lev falls - heavy. these
nights. ihs, y A not need any pomaGum 60
make our t.i.ss1 IN the morning.
have ~ ssa,le every tine read where
yoa tell me not 20 throw myssif away You
can res, assured that think OF ny bacon
and oil lfy aud aals . - ss isr - an, mar
In the business. Ny curiosity ~ sec great
battls = grstiaed. think 90 w,li have
greater one ~ co-fnsh
II win soon be year since enlisted
have not seen as hard tia,es - I expected
anA v,ll ~,ll.agly ssrve another. hut shA
shs oh,sct .hall hs accomplished. s0uh
aosmi~e ,hls campaign tor any thius wa
fearful. at one time. 'tas - ~euti he .sus q,
the plainsl
Three packets we're plashg odd .l-dg'
when the ~ses~h we're advancing. the sunds'
of the hsht. and they we're 20 mach Interest
ei ~ me game thst the advance rebel. tr--i
sli ,as the l.g~ on lson three knses. 10
oo- ielio~. -ao had iass Psctei AZ rs cani-
d. .oidief "a loitsriag in ,hs rsas - y.
ses,m-os hsiie. When pound ball - s.e'
10y h. heal. sak'ns his pipe from HI sseaie
and strikins tree. fee feet from h,s
wsthoai surn,ag hss head he remarked
. Ball, fes zoe. Don't zoe think ,hsi V.
s.lhsF col
lei. reported n camp. that one Of onr u
- four pound she'll. killsa ten Iohu-ic'
One very remarkable thing observe
amons the dead secs-h. -ss tho large suu
her u rel and ssndy haired men
We found. " their c<nseeu>. sI<ky "a
Posdsr mixest. Til. mixture male TIE 10
ss'"rn hisrs seer bens espe.ea q ,hor
Ame
couple Of ladies' of the SANITARY Coz
nilsson. iast stopped al Cap. tent The
ieft iehaes. a. How nee ,hes d.l lool
oas Of then had "aas baimor.l. sna ne,
black CATERS. asa tao-ing Aes noe s~r
sAi,s ant clean. .As Gu. Asosnd ga, esi.Si
Ihss -s'Ass~i - kao~ 4 90 AL aay ssek-
boz se isrea. &c. Tne Il al ,roaos
as morsike ~Angel'. v..ss.. ti..n an, ri,
can compare 4 70. have come % Il
coaris'isa shst hstisatioa even : e.,
ioos. = great deal moro ch~~rfa, v \
gs''~o. rrappers. hslsss.l.. ss.a ode, "a,
netssr-. - - = %
Sergeant Fear ses.l. ht fe.peess - 4,
s.s she s'r'-
! saess even msn n the army. ha. \
tho . Tennessee oaIek-s~p~ hs.. h
ay tssI an Ell rskg aos rhsy IN as
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