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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
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1863 acres near StuDerstown--wthin mile OF
RFoadtop Railroal-aboRt TOO acres cleared, with
two story dwelling h0use-new bank barn--stahe,
&c, thereon erecfed also two apple orchards
thereon, OF choice fruit. The soil il rieh loan
and capable Of producing every variety OF crops Of
this climate.
Also,
Two lots Of ground in Broadtop City, with new
two story rough cast dwelling house thereon.
Also,
A house and lot Of ground in Ciearyille.
Also,
Three tracts Of land in southampton Township,
formerly owned by VIM. oss, adjoining lands Of
Arnold Lashey. Artemas Bennett and others.
Also,
A grist mill in the ssDutch Gorner,'' formerly
owned by Jacob Beard-within about miles Of
Bedford, with about 40 acres Of land belonging to
the same-dRelling house and out buildings thereon
erected.
l60 acres best quality of prairie--near the Mis-
sonri river, close 20 the county seat Of Harrison
Co., Iowa.
Also,
Two one hundred and sixty acre tracts, adjoining
Elkhorne City, 10 the richest valley Of the west
the p latte Vailey-ahout 20 miles west OF Omaha
City. and close to the great national or government
road leading west in Nebraska Territory.
ALSO,
$50 pcres, two miles ahoye Omaha City, on the
great hend u TIE Missouri. This traet is well
tmbrred and very desirable. All of these lands
were located after personal inspection and care
fRl examination on the ground, and he well re-
lied upon for future wealth. Maps showing tbs
precise location in my possession.
Also,
Three desirable lots in Omaha City, Nebraska
Territory.
Also,
a lot Of grounG in the City Of Dacotah Nabraska
Territory.
The above real estate will be sold at euch prices
as 70 insure saie and profitable investments
Notes or obligations Of any kind that are good
Will DO taken in txchange-particulail coed bank
notes. o. L. SHANNON
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
DR.. B. r. HARRY

I'D ESFkCTFULLY tenders his professions
Ii services to the citizens of Bedford and vi
entity.
Office and residence on Pitt-Street, In the
suilding formerly occupied by DR.. J. H. Hefus
Nov. 8. 1857.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
Executors Notice.

FILTERS testammtary having been granted to
IL the subscribers, on the estate OF Patrick
Haney, late Of Cumberland VALLEY Townshin,
deed, al rsons indebted to said esta e are noti
fed 70 make payment Immediately. and those hag.
lng claims against tn same will present them pro-
perry aatheuticated for settlement.
JAMES HANEY,
Dee. q, 1861
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

~r-<s-s4SS. KETH0LESALE and re- @zFTT4%R
- Wv tail dealer in Drugs, 80 4F%
Medicines, Chemicals. Dye Sa&Am&m%
Stufs, Oils, Paints, Varnishes Turpen-
aEs1s-S tine, Window Glass, Glassware, &C. Jus
received a large stock Of American, French an
English perfumery. Also great variety of fine
Soaps for Toilet use. Tooth pastes, Hair Tonics,
Hair Dyes, that will colour various shades, from
light brown to jet black, Tooth, Nail, Hair. Sha-
wing, and Clothes brushes, Comts. Pocket Knives
Pocket Books, Portmonnaits, Segar eases, &C.,
Also, have and will keep constantly on hand
supply of Coal Oil, Burning fluid and Camphine
with great variety of the most modern and bes
style OF coal oil and fluid lamps
Pure Wines and Braniiss for medical use, Fla
vorng Extracts and Spices o all Sorts Fine Segars
Snuffs, Chewing and Smoking Tobacco.
Having the agency for all the principal paten
medicines in win keep full supply constantly
on hand.
Also, dealer in Books, tEc., consisting cf Geo
graphical Scientific, Religious. Poetica, Histor ical
Law, Medical, School aud Miscellaneous Works il
connection with great variety OF plain and fame,
Stationery, Cap, Note, Post, and wrapping Paper
Blank Books, of every size and quality, Diaries
Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Note and Receipts.
~ Orders promptly filled and satisfaction guar
anteea asth regard both tel price ard quality.
10 Physicians. Prescriptions carefully and &C
curatcly compounded al ill houts of the day Of
night.
Dec. 9. 1869
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
BEDFORD COUNTY. ss.

The undersigned Auditors Of said County, do
hereby certify that in pursuance ofthe Acts q AS
sernbly in such case made and provided, they met
at the Court House, in the boroughof Bedford pun
aid audit and adjust the accounts Of VI iam Scha-
fer Treasurer Of said county, for the year 1861 as
contained the foregoing statements, and that we
have examined in the. foregoing accounts cf money
due to and owed by said county and that We have
found the same TO DO correct.
WitAess our hands and seals the 9th day of jan
uary 1852. a
GEORGE BAUGHMAE.
DANIEL L. DEFIBAUGH,
attest Auditors.
j. W. LINeLrEIrER Clerk.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
CAEAP GOODS.
MRS. S. e. SIGAFOOS.
HAS just received from the city, her usnal
IL large stock Of rich aud handsome
Fall and Winter Goods,

Such as Silks Merinos Persian Cloths, De-
lanes, Vaencies aid Morieatigue Silks,
st 56 cents yer yard!
Also, q large assortment Of
Sbawls, Cloaks, Mantill4s and Ladies Coats
with rich lot of Furs; such as Capes, Muffs.
and Cufs-together with fashionable lot Of
blacit SILK Peipet-biqcs aRd fancy Sfraw Bonnsts;
with Ribbons, Rushes. PlumeS Flowers, &C., &c.
style Of WOODEN GO0DS-Sleiqhing
Caps, Sontags, Wool Hoeds, Scaris, Gauntlets
Gloves, with embroideries, Nets, Laces, &c, and
tion.s Also. a large stock Of bleached and un
bieached Muslins, at 6, 8, 10 and 128 cents per
yard for cash
N. b. All persons indebted over sir months ars
hereby notified to call and settle their account
without further notice, and by so doirg save cosse
Bedford, n CIV 20, 1861 s. E. SIGAFOOS.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

BLANKSl BLArES

PLAEK Exemption Judgment Notes r. Rxeeute'sns
ND Summons, SuhpGnas, Ceastahh@ SaASa, &c
e1sale at this oaRca
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

J. S. BrumbaHgh WeodberrF South 8 325 ~
n. ID. Barclay Bedford Borough 1861 42S %
Samuel De6baugh Bedford tp. . h6a VA
John Rinard Broad Top 349 ~
Henry Shafer ColerAin asa a
Henry WeTtz Cnmb'd Valley 8 III 40
Hezekiah May Harrison 29d- u
james Fink Hopewel loo VI
Frederick Hiidebrand Junafa 39y ol
Jacob Staler Liberty i25 ~
William Bonnell Londonderry 29I 20
John Pennell Monroe 25b "a
Peter FL StudebakeF &apoE Az q
d. A. r Black Providence T.. l9l w
John Manspeaker Providence. VI. l9l g
Abraham t.. ScheIl Schellsburg Bor. s Al 56
John Alstadt ST. Clair tp- 6ao ~
Michael Lutz Snake Spring l4s *
Hezekiah Barkman Southampton l94 ~
Francis Beard Union of9 %
Rudolp Hoover Woodhery M. : 1s5 %
Samuel Working Woodberry 5. g 46s 90
$4,000 90
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
RECEIPTS md EXPENDITURES
OF BEDFORD COUNTY, FOR 1861.

: WILLIAM SCHAFER, Esq. Treasurer Of Bed
ford Comfy, in account with said county, from ths
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
DR.. F. C Reamer,

OI- x y LGdLuGIy
Physician and Surgeon.
e@pectfulEy tenders his services 10
~ the citizens of Bedford and vicinity. He
may always be found (unless professionally en-.
gaged) at his Drug and Boek Store, in Julians
ST.
Feb. 1s, 1857
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TERhs-.6LW.aYs IN .8DYsNcE

PREMIUMS FOR GETTING UP CLUBS
Three, Five, Eight more copies make Club.
To every person getting up Club OF Three, Five,
Eight or Twelve copies, extra copy of the Ma
gazine for S62 viii be given. To every person
getting up Club Of Sixteen. two extra copies OF
the Magazine for 1862 win be sent.
Address, postpaid,
CHARLES j. PETERSON,
No. 306 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia
GZ- Specimens sent gratis, when written for
Nov. rs, 1915
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
The Magazine for The Times
PETGRSON'S MlGiEINR.

1hs besf and Cheapest fa fhe World .foT La3ies
THIS popular monthly Magazine wilt be greatlu
l. naPfoved for 1862. 1t win contain
One thousand pages Of reading Fourteen splendid
Steel Plates! Twelve Colored Fashion Plates /!
Twelve Colored Berlin Work Patterns Eight
Hundred Wood Cuts Twenty -four pages Of
Nusici
All this will be given for only tleo dollars year,
or dollar less than Magazines of the class OF
peterson" It's
THRILLING TILES AND NoUTELETTES
Are the best published anywhere. M HE most
popular torters employed TO serite originally for
Paterson" ;" In 1862. in addition TO its usual
quantity Of shorter stories, FOUR ORIGINAL
COPYRIGHT N0VELETS win be given, by
Ann on, Stephens, Garry Stanly, Charles j. Peter
dan Frank Lee Benedict 1t also publishes
FASHIONS .AHEAD0F all OTHERS.
Each number. in addition TO the eolored plate
gives Bonnets, Cloaks and Dresses, engraved on
wood. Also, Pattern, from which a Dress. Man
tilla, ~ Chd's Dress can be cut out, without the
aId Of mantua maker. Also, several pages OF
Household and ether Receipts
GS@ II IS the best Lady's Magdzine ia the World.
Try 1T FOR ONE YE.aRg
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

EE I'm - LI RER
paellshed n.l. erery Friday morning, in Juuar.
Street = the brick building. onnos;ta
the Mongel House, Ly
DAVID OVER.
TERMS.
u paid In advance, SI.5o; within tia "a.
10 ana If not paid within the year, s2 so vii
De charged No paper discontinued uatfi az "i.i
pearages are paid--except al the ontioa' sai ar
Editor failure 20 notify discontiananeas ,sq sas
be regarded as a new engagement. WIN
In advance. sAs Pay
saareTf.senfenfs not exceeding square no lines,
Inserted three times for SI-every subseonant ~
sertion, 70 cents. Longer ones III the sam. ro
portion Each fraction OF sQnaTe co1ln,a5 = =.
full square. All advertisements not sneciaIlv
ordered for given time win be continued unt;F
forbid. liberal deduction will DO made ID, tbasa
who ads ertise BY the year.
Job Printing Of all kinds executed neatly and
rsmptlY and on ressona We terms
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

RFRs. HALE's RBeHlPRs for tn. puf.sn At
HA DR.. Rarry's.
Dec. n, 1885,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

THE SCIENCE Of Education and art of Teach
! l. Ing, by John Ogden A.. NJ, at DR., Harry's
Dec. q, 1850.
GRETLAND WOOL, all solsrs, ,at DR.. RarTy's
O Dsa. an, 1850.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

N erceileaf az taele of fKEROSENRiust received
n at DR.. Harry's Drug and Book Store.
Nov. 1890.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

EXTRA Family Fl@ua, Corn Meal ana Rye
M Chep, Cor sale aa FM@Hhsr's new Grocery
Aag. 0, 1904.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

KEROSE4R LAMPS at Dir. RarFy's.
R@ Bee. 2l, 19Gs
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

beautiful Roses in bloom new suitable of
AS winter blooming in the hease, at LgnelI's Nar-
ssxy.
Oct.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21

GtALL and see large and beautiful assortmen
W of coal oil lamps, OF the latest styles just re
ceiVed and for sale cheap at III. @. Reamer'R Drug
Store.
Nov. Is, 1890.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
CONTRA,

WILLIAM SCHAFER. Esq. Treasurer of Bedford
County, credit by ameunt of moneys paid TO sun
dry persons on drafts drawn by Commissioners, as
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
Drugs and Books.
H. C. REAMER,
JulIana street, Bedford, IA,
:. C. REAMER,

-dtfae Stand formerly oeeppisaby DR.. F, c. Rsa er
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-04-03
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAUIT having been made in the condition
IL of certain indenture of Mortgage, payable
by installments, executed by Emil Michael, of the
village of Dowagiac, County of Cassi and State of
Michigan, to Daniel NJ. McOmber, of said village,
County and State, on the fourth day of May,
A. ID. 1859, and recorded on the thirtieth day of
June in the year. in the Office of the Register
of Deeds of said County of Cass, in Liber III of
Mortgages, ON pages 552 and 593, on which, said
Mortgage, two installnents being now due and
unpaid, together with interest the whole amount
to date there is claimed to be due at the date of
this notice, the sum of one hundred and forty -four
dollars and sixtyeight cents, and suit at law or
in Chancery having been instituted to recover the
same or any part thereof. Therefore, notice is
hereby, given, that by virtue of power of sale
contained in said Mortgage now become operative,
and in pursuance of the statute IN such case made
and provided, the premises therein described, to
wit: All those certain pieces or parcels of land
situate, lying aud being in the County of Cass and
State of Michigan and known and described as
village lots numbers ninety-two (92) and ninty-
three (a3, in McOmber's addition the village of
Dowagiac, will be sold at public vendue, at the
west door of the Court House, in Cassapolis, in
said Comfy of Cass, on Saturday, the twenty sixth
day of April next at one o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, to satisfy the amount then due on
said Mortgage, together with costs of foreclosing
the same. .
DANIEL McOMBER, Mortgagee.
JAMES SULLIVAN, Attorney for Mortgagee.
Dated, January 10th, A. ID. 1862. janl6-39wl4
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-04-03

DEFAUIT having been made in the condition
IL of certain indenture of Mortgage, executed
by Charles w. Russey, of Cass County, Michigan
to Azel A. Fuller, of said County, on the second
day of March, A. d. 1882 and recorded March Sd,
1852 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cass
County,. Michigan, in Liber II of Mortgages, on
pages 363 and 364 on which said Mortgage there
is claimed to be due at the date of this notice. the
sum of one hundred and nineteen dollars and
twenty cents, and no suit at law having been in
stituted to recover the same or any part thereof
Therefore, notice is hereby given, that by virtue
of power of sale contained in said Mortgage now
become operative, and in pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided, the premises
therein described, to wit: Lot number thirty, in
the first survey of the village Of Nandaia, Cass
County Michigan, will be scld at public vendue at
the west door of the Court House in Cassapolis in
said County of Cass, on Monday the, ,twenty-eigh
day of April next, at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon, to satisfy the amount then due on
said Mortgage together with the costs of FORE
closing the same. = -s @rpi - 80
-l-a-d = /, AZEL A. FULLER, Mortgage.
ANDREW j. SMITH, Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated, February, 1862. 81 febS-42wl2
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-04-03
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAUET having been made in the payment
H. of one hundred and four dollars and seventy
three cents claimed 10 be due at the date of this
notice, on Mortgage dated September eleventh,
a. ID. 1860, executed by Edward Simmons and
Anna, his wife, to Perez 4. Lee, and recorded
November seventeenth, A. ID. 1860, in the office of
the Register of Deeds OF Cass County, Michigan,
in Liber X of Mortgages, on pages one hundred
and twenty and one hundred twenty-one. There
fore notice is hereby given, that the premises
therein described, to wit: The north half Of the
southeast quarter of-the southeast quarter OF
section six, in township seven, south of range
fifteen west, containing twenty acres more or less,
and piece Of land in section thirteen, in township
seven, south of range sixteen west, commencing
six and four one-hundreth chains east of the south
west corner of the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of said section thence east along the
line of said lot eighteen and sixty one-hundreth
chains, thence north eight and sixty One-hundreth
chains to the centre of highway, thence south
sixty-seven degrees west nhe centre,of said high
way twenty and fifty one-hundredth chains to the
place of beginning, including eight acres, in the
County and State aforesaid, will be sold at the
Court House, in Cassapolis in said County, ON the
twenty-sixth day of May next, at one o'clock j. NJ
PEREZ A. LEE, Mortgage.
CHARLES W. CLIsBEE, Attorney for MOrtgagee.
Dated, March 4. 1862. marc 46wl2 ,.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-04-03
MORTGAGE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the condition
IL Of Mortgage, executed by Frank Powell and
Mary Powell, his wife, to Samuel G. Vary, since
deceased, bearing date the Esd day of April A. d..
1851 and recorded in the office of the Register of
Deeds for the County of Cass and State of Michi-
gan, in Iiber of Mortgages, on pages 4S9 and
4so, on the 9th day of April aforesaid, on which
there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice
the sam of ($33S 29,) three hundred and thirty
eight dollars aud twenty-nine cents, to recover
which no suit or proceedings at law have been
instituted: Now therefore by virtue of power
of sale contained in said Mortgage now operative,
the premises described therein, to wit: All that
certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the village of Cassapolis in the County
and State aforesaid, viz: Lot C5 fifteen, in block
) one north, and range ~ one east in said village,
will be sold at public vendue, at the Court House.
in said Cassapois, on Saturday the 4th day Oi
June, ID 1862 at the hour of one o'clock in the
afternoou,l to satisfy the amount due on said
Mortgage and costs -......... .-
w. G. BECKWlTH, Administrator and
e- K SARAH VARY, Administrative of 5
.--f..-. SAMUEL VARY, Deceased.
! d. BLACKMAN, Attorney.
Dated March 11th, 1862. mar1347wl3
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-04-03
! MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the conditions
IL of certain Mortgage, executed by Fordyce
Z. Benjamin, and Harriet NJ, his wife, to Norman
Sage. on the thirteenth day of January, eighteen
hundred and tifty-eight, and recorded May eighth
eighteen hundred and fifty-eight in the Office of
the Register of Deeds of Cass County, Michigan,
in Liber G of Mortgages, on page FIVE hundred and
seventy five, aud the amount claimed to be due on
said Mortgage at this date being four hundred and
twenty seven dollars and fiftytwo cents Therefore
notice is hereby given, that the premises IN said
Mortgage described, to wit: The north half OF
the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
fourteen west, in said County and State. will be
sold at public vendue, at the front door of the
Court House of said County, on Monday. NAV
twelfth next, at one o'clock in the afternoon To
satisfy the amount then due IN said Mortgage
together with the costs of foreclosure.
hs.s.4.s. -. NORMAN SAGE, No-igagee
CHARLES w. CLIsBEE, Attorney for Mortgagee.
Dated, February 18th, 1862. teb2s44yls
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-04-03
CHANCERY NOTICE.

OTATE OF MICHIGAN.-Second Judicial Cir
y cult. -sr.sI 5I.,.-.i
James W. Sheldon, Suit pending in the Cir
Complainant, cult Court for the County
selr cs = 81 of Cass, in Chancery. At
William Cozens la session of said Court,
Franklin Muzzy, held at Cassapolis, in said
Stephen Cozens fa County, on the Sth day of
James A. Collins, February, A. ID. 1862.
Defendants Present, C. w. Clisbee,
ESQ.,, Circuit Court Commissioner
1t satisfactorily appearing to this Court that the
Defendants, William Cozens and Stephen Cozens,
are non-residents Of this State, brt reside IN one
of the United States, to wit: The State OF Mis-
souri,: On motion of Thomas G. Pray, OF Counsel
for Complainant, it is ordered that the said Defen-
dants, William Cozens and Stephen Cozens, cause
their appearance to be entered in this cause within
three months from the date of this order and that
in of their appearance, that they cause their
answer TO the Compliments bill of complaint, to
be filed and a copy thereof to be served on the
Compliments Solicitor, within twenty days after
service upon them of a copy OF the bill OF COM
plant and in default thereof that said bill be taken
as confessed by the said Defendants, William
Cozens and Stephen Cozens q3.! teass = srq
And it is further ordered, that within twenty
days, the said Complainant cause this order to be
published in the Cass County Republican. news
paper published in said County of Cass, and that
said publication be continued in said paper once in
each week for six Successive weeks, or that he
cause copy of this order to be personally served
on the said Defendants, William CoZens and
Stephen CoZens. at least twenty days before the
time above specified for their appearance. n19.-o
CHARLES w. CLISBEE,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
T. G. PRAY, Solicitor for Complainant fi
-F'>f@' ST-7 Eif' feba244w7
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-04-03
General Sigel's Address to his victorious
Soldiers.

CAMP PEA RIDGE ARKANSAS, u
Headquarters First and Second Divisions
March 10, 1862. J
To the Officers and Soldiers of the First and Sec
Ond Divisions: -.f.e.. .tf --.l-.
After so many hardships and suffer
ings of this war in the West, a great
and decisive victory has, for the first
time been attained, and the army of the
enemy overwhelmed and perfectly
routed. The rebellious flag of the Con-
federate States lies in the dust, and the
same men who had organized armed
rebellion at Camp Jackson, Mayville
and Fayetteville, who have fought
against US at Boonville, Carthage and
Wilson's Creek, at Lexington and Mill,
ford, have paid the penalty of their Sc
ditious work with their lives, or are
seeking refuge behind the Boston
Mountains and the shores of the Ar
kansas River. ftaa il-r !ai
The last days were hard, but tri-
umphant. Surrounded and pressed
upon all sides by an cnterprising, des-
perate and greedy enemy-by the Mis-
souri, and Arkansas Mountaineers, the
Texan Rangers, the finest regiment of
Louisiana troops, and even the savage e
Indians-almost without food, sleep or
camp fires, you remained firm and un-
Dashed, awaiting the moment when you
could drive back your assailants or
break through the iron circle by which
the enemy thought to crush or capture
us all, and plant their rebellious flag on
the rocky summit of Pea Ridge.
You have defeated all their schemes.
When at McKissock's farm, west OF
Bentonville, you extricated yourself
from their grasp, by nights march,
and secured train of two hundred
wagons beforethe enemy became aware
of the direction You had taken, instead
of being cut off, weakened and driven
to the necessity of giving battle under
the most unfavorable circumstances
you joined your friends and comrades
at Sugar Creek, and thereby saved
yourselves and the whole army from
being separated and beaten in detail.
Our retreat from Bentonville to
Sugar Creek-a distance of ten miles
You cut your way through an enemy
at least FIVE times stronger than your
selves. The activity, selfpossession
and courage of the little band of siA
hundred will ever be memorable in the
history of this war. f 7fi'3
When, OH the next day, the grear
battle began, under the command oi
Gen. Asboth, you assisted the fourth
division with all the cheerfulness an6
alacrity Of true and faithful soldiers
that division on that day holding the
most important position-whilst Colo
mel Osterhaus, cooperating with the
third division, battered down the host.
of McCulloch on our left, and Major
Paten guarded our rear. s
On the Sth, you came at the righ
time to the right place. It was the frs
opportunity you had of showing you
full strength and power. In less thar
tthree hours you formed in line of battle
advanced and co-operated with GU
friends on the right, and routed TIL,
enemy so completely that he fed lik
dust before a hurricane. And so it vii
always be when traitors, seduced b,
selfish leaders and prosecuted by tn
pangs of an evil conscience, are fight
ing against soldiers who are aefendin!