Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-02-26
From the Nineteenth.
CAMP GREEN, Russell Co., KY,

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MEsSRs. EDITORS I'm camp this morn
ing, on the bank of the Cumberland. op-
posite Clinton county, was sounded the
usual reveille, at A. NJ, calling out the
boys to roll call, in the midst of fine
warm shower of rain, sent in the place of
snow, That came pattering down on the
canvass few hours before SUNDAYS de-
parture, continuing without intermission.
through the night. Damp, wetweather is
no more than is looked for this month by
the boys, to complete the final crit of win
ter Our whole campaign thus far has
been met by a triiling proportion OF cold
anosnow' compared with, presume, Ohio.
Our marches have been made usually in
warm weather, sometimes needing q cold
blasts from the north to cool the bows af-
ter tramp-the result found US on high
hill top, or ridge, perhaps. In cold
weather 1t usually sets the ingenuity of
our boys to building tent-iires, which are
constructed by finding a large fiat stone,
that are found in heaps here from one
TO three hundred feet high, and placing
it over small hole or ditch, dug on the
inner side of the tent, running outwards,
with chimney made of barrel or gum
log, kind of timber found bearing a wet
gummy nature. and hollow, that can be
used for some time, without taking fire.
This KIND OF stove serves every purpose of
atfording warmth and heat, sufficient for
health and healthy action of the blood,
which Is occasionally stirred to a higher
degree by sudden blast, or turn of the
wind, that drives with force the smoke
down chimney, chasing every chap from
his tent with double quick, as though
answering to the 8 long roll" Our march
from Barksville, Camp Cumberland, was
decidedly the toughest yet etexper:encedby
the 18th, though the beautiful scenery
fully compensated every soldier for his
trip. Our course lay along the banks of
the Cumberland, a stream navigable from
four to six months of the year, some forty
miles above the site of our encampment.
Its course can be traced in all directions
from points of compass, being the most
zigzag stream that flows into the Ohio,
though having general south west course
to Nashville, from thence into the Ohio.
At some places it forms a bend of eight to
ten miles around, while the distance
across would not exceed one mile. Near
our present position, which is on a bluff,
two hundred feet above the river, is
similar example. The course of the river
at this point assuming curve or bend of
nearly nine miles, the distance across be-
ing but three-fourths of mile. The val !
ley enclosed by the peculiar course of the
stream is in the shape of the horseshoe, |
thereby giving it the name of - Horse |
Shoe Bottom" that contains twenty hun !
dred acres of tillable land.
-Four ten FOUNDER Parrott guns COM
tba ctraor,, fo,. I 1 -, oy,I
half mile down, under the charge of
Capt. Bradley, a detachment of Sherman's
battery. These are our 6ig guns at this
point. In the road, 40 rods. is Col. Braun
let's Sd KY, while ten rods and four
rail fence on the north, separate the Sd
Ky. from the iiGGtthn Ohio being the whole
force at the mouth of Greasy creek, by
which name this place bears, from small
greasy looking stream, emptying its wa
ters into the Cumberland at the foot of
the bluff.
This is most beautiful weather for the
measles, consequently our boys, some few
Jf them, are improving their time, while
nothing else to do. Manning is nearly
veil, Billy Hurst feels badly, Halfway feels
he best by a snug fire, yet declares posi-
iyely yAhe had them once; Johnny Hunt
las them lightly, and care is all he needs,
which is given him by the boys in the
ent, Eli Yeagley, though sick with the
typhoid fever, reports about the same.
nd it will require some little time to
,ring him up again. Hubert is dead, a
act which pains me to report, know
rom personal experience, his willingness
or any duty, his always gentlemanly de-
neanor, and true soldier like conduct
lis absence is deeply regretted by the
company; he died of the measles on the
4th of JAN, 1862. The other boys are
loing well.
How long we remain in our present po-
ition remains to be told, though month :
ere would not surprise us. A days ride j
rom this place would bring one disposed '
o-visit the late battle ground, with good i
lck, on the spot of Zollicoffer's defeat S
'ew of the officers have been there, and {
eport a total evacuation of his entire |
old, leaving behind some 400 horses L
nd mules, II cannon, hundreds of small $
rms, strong and almost impregnable en- '
besides 1000 prisoners, loss I
n their side, killed between and 500; t
ur Side about 50killed. Few battles pre- c
ent such striking example of victory in v
lvor of the Union. Yours for the pres t
Mt. s. c. {