Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-10-31

From the 18th Regulars;
CAMP NEAR CArk SrRINGs. KY,
Oct. 18th, 1862.

CAMP NEAR CATE SPRINGS. n y,
Oct J5tl,, fs62,
Dir. Ediior Since wrote last we have
gone tlruazh ,s4,;v clsngss and some very Sc
we're ,sscs; -. nsal,y that they pys,d not all be
interesting lu ,your Fv-asters, therefore viii
Iael1tiOu but few; ami while ! write / do it
,HUivr very s,lver~, circumstances as far as
writing Is concerned for | am trying 10 write
by tic light of Tue camp fires with my PaP,r
Vu my hat, so ven cannot expect much, and
will hnve Ia make allowance for The manner
in which il is written. We hare taltd for
the night ia Il beautiful grove abtat Eve mikes
from Dunville, on tire rvaa froSa Perrysvile.
The last ltn DAYS las lfavn = Tine Of excite
mr. nj and i,Oth ahnost ,hsy aITd night On the
first day oF his Hia,.la ieGt Louisville and
sIari,d ia I,rrsisi, OF Gcu. Bragg We start
I'd on M Sh.ligvilic pike and marched about
ten NiiRS. wlsn we Ivli The pike and turning
~ the right marched to Shepardsve. on Salt
River. From there we went TO Bart~tOwn,
? where we arrived about ten o'clock A NJ,
3 Sabbath B.agg having leGt at enc o'elrck
that morning, We marched ten miles further
ard halted lor tic night. On Monday, the 9th,
we again started on "a forced and laliguing
nrrrrh till dark wlcn we again halted for u
Siurt limc. Early the next morning reriile
srntdcvl, all we're up, got our breakfast and
Immediately the assembly sounded and we
we're OH tie march. After march of nine
miles we came up with their rear guard at
springfield. Our brigade being in the ad-
vance. they opened FIRE on US. We formed in
line Of battle, which was done very quick, and
amer we had given them warm fire for some
time, they left in The direction of Perrysvile.
We followed as cose as possible, keeping up a
running fight all day but with little effect,
their loss being sixteen killed ard number
wounded; ours was enc man wounded and two
hor.cg killed. That night we halted, being
EatIgucd aud worn down, and Gen. Mitchell's
division moved on 10 the advance, aud on the
morning of the Sth the rebels made stand
near IerrysvilIe where the figh'ing commenced
in caruest. The fore part 0! the day we lay
en onr arms and were not brought into action
0niil the afternoon. The rebels had been driv-
ca back cn both hlnks, but had rather aG-
vanccd in the center. Oar Brigade was then
brought up in the cen'er and oar lines were
formed under gallng fire with as much pre-
cision rs on a common drill. Our Battery
(ihe 4ih Regularly then opened with telling
effect, which drew heavy fire upon US "a
their shells were generally aimed TOO high t,
de much harm. There were but three mer
wounded in our Regt., two have Since died =
The battle lasted until sometime after dark
and although it was dangerous, and the or
rantS OF death few thick and long and sent
many man to his long home, where wars vii
never more disturb thcf'', yet It was the most
bSauIifai sight cvvr Lcheld. Each army was
Fnsted on a hill opposite each other, and the
valley between appeared to be one perfect Lake
Of arc All the fireworks that wcte ever ex
hibitcd in old Delaware, and all the ire-woIk;
that have ever beer invented, fall far short il
comparison.
We lay on our arms, in line Of haillc, al
night, ready for immediate action in the morn
ing bat at daylight we found the bird hat
fSwL-the whole rebel army had skcdaddled
having some time the start of us. We follaW
cd as quickly as possible and have been on Tho
move ever since from cue place to another
with occasional sEirmshing in the advance
every day. The loss on both sides is very
great, but l could not ascertain the exac
number. We are now camped near Cral
Orchard, about ten miles southeast Of Ian
caster. This morning Lieut.. S. l.. Tinscr
Sergeant J ohm Farris and Presley Cunning
ham, OF the s6th Illinois, paid me a visi
which reminded me Of former days in ol,
Delaware. was happily surprised to mec
with them away down here ia tie land o
Dixie. Since leaving Louisville We havt
passed through some as beautiful country as
ever saw. II is rolling but not rough. Tht
buildings are bDth rich and tasty and the lanC
is nicely cultivated, the soil very productive
ard the roads neatly graded. The architec
iure is more of Northern style, and The in
habiiants appear to be much more refined ant
intelligent than those further South Oul
baggage followed us as far as Louisville an(
Was Atoeed away there for the present.
W. II. maxwell.