The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-07-18

We extract the following from letter
sent to an esteemed citizen of our village :
GENERAL HospITAL, 9Th D1vIs1oN)
ARMY West, Ten, JUNE l8, '62.
Mr.. W. H. HUBBARD Dear Sir
Perhaps you have come to the conclusion
have forgottea you, bat such is not the
ease. Leaving as did under the most
unpleasant auspices, my mind was much
confused, and in my haste to secure my
position, for time let nothing else con-
Germ me. But even then l was too late.
Too late by just one. This I owe to a
few of my warm friends in Upper San
dusky. whose strong attachments kept me
delaying. 1 shall always remember those
dear kind friends I saw Gov. Yates
and conversed with him he seemed to
regret much that the matter had been
placed beyond his control, but he gave
me letter requesting the Sanitary Com
mission to pass me through to this place,
and sent me forward to St. Louis. Ar
rived there, I went through the Circum-
locutiou Office being referred, and trans
ferred, and re-referred, for three days.
But as General Halleck's orders were
supreme, I could not be passed through
TO this place until after the fight at Co
rinth. BY this time again saw Gov,
Yates, and he introduced me to one Capt.
Ford, who was engaged in shipping mules
to the Landing, and l took contract of
him to take down 300 mules and 20 men,
and started on Sabbath morning, June
the first, for this place. But our course
was frequently interrupted by taking on
stock and men, at the different points
down the river, until we came to Cairo,
where we lay for part of day, to await
orders from headquarters.
From Cairo we received orders to land
the myhawkers 1900 Kansas troops) at
Lawrence, Mo. At this place We lay for
one day and part of night, when we re-
turned to Cairo again.
| might here say that the once flourish
ing little town of Lawrence, gives start
ling evidence of the devastating influence
Of war. l should think that two thirds,
| if not three fourths of the town was burn
ed by the rebels when they evacuated it,
on the second day of February last, as
you doubtless we'll remember.
Across the river from this place is
where the battle called Bellemont Fight
took place, of which ] have not time 10
tell even what have learned from per-
sons who were eye witnesses to the battle.
1 went ashore here, and had short in
terview with several of the citizens.
asked one lady how long it was since
rebels had left Le-? 70 which she re-
piled, with curl of her lip, the South
ern army left here on the I'd day of Feb
ruary SIR and she placed the stress
upon the Southern army | then re-
marked, It seems that the citizens have
mostly left here were they driven out by
the Southern rebels? Reply. The in
habitants mostly left before the South
ern army took possession Of this place
sir. / then asked her whether the towr
had been burned by the rebels Reply
Sir, the burning was done by order of the
General in command of the Southern
army on its evacuation. To which
answered, Impious wretches their jus
recompense awaits them for their deeds o
cruelty to their own people, and they shal
be Justly punished for it. At this he
IduySuiU DeCdIuS uluSh Ol1OudSA, "ho ou'
turned on her heel and went into he
house from the porch where she was sit
ting. And thus ended my first interview
with Southern Secesh. l then walked VI
to the top of the hill upon which is stu
ated the rebel fort, and wondered i'll IN,
own mind why they ever left such strong
ly fortified grounds. | would try to de
scribe them, but it might be thought al
exaggeration, and therefore decline.
: From here retraced my steps to Cal
70. From Cairo we went to Paducah
> from there we took the Tennessee rive
to Pittsburg Landing. where I turne
: over the mules and men to Capt. Lyman
: and got pass from the Provost Marshs
n n to this place. l have visited four hospi
Q tails since l came here, and have also bee
70 over the battle grounds to some exten
II But L will not attempt description {
l. the battle field. Suffice it to say, that
once thoug ht that the descriptions whic
IT we received of it were exag aggerated, an