Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-04-24
Army Correspondence


COLOMBIA. April s. 1862.
Mr.. EprTon:-It is with no small A.
mount Of pleasure that l have again found
leisure to give you some few crude ideas
in rsleation to the movements Of our grand
army in this part OF Dixie. My last letter
was written within few short miles Of
this place. in consequence of which ]
shall lack matter for my present scenic
illusions. as the landscape hitherto so
beautiful and so full of interest to the wri.
Ter has been displayed in my last and only
effort. hence no more remains to be writ
ten. The army under Gen. Buell. has been
passing through this little village for FIVE
successive days. and the greater part Of the
same number Of nights. The creaking.
jostling and Gathering noise of artillery.
cavalry and infantry. with their hundreds
of transportation wagons. have inst dad
in the snbsiding evening breeze. whilst !
sit in neat little cottage, upon the south
bank of Duck River. alone, and far behind
my Division. to record the TRANSPORTING
events. and look after the sick nd conva-
lescent Of General McCook's Division.
who were unable to accompany the army
say further. None but able bodied.
healthy men We're permitted to advance
from here in consequence Of the severe
handling the rebels have in store for us at
Corin,h. Our army have in the short
space Of four weeks built two new pier
bridges and one new pon,oon bridge. aud
completed march of so miles II is pre-
snmed that an army Of Is OF &c. 900 men
might build . bridge as rapidly as Allad-
den's genii. but when il is considered that
such large mum bers Of men cannot be ad
vantageously employed on job confined
in such narrow limits. nor can sufficient
amount of tools be transported to employ
them. yeu will readily perceive that the
whole work must lie accomplished by
few. One part of Regiment generally
performs the labor. None but such as are
present with an army can discover the sin
gnlar and numerous obstacles that impede
the movement through an encmy's coun-
try. Gen. Nagly. who commands the 7th
Division Of this armJ has charge Of this
post. and he is rapidly completing his ar
rsngements to vacate it at an hours notice.
as it is not considered practicable nor adj
vsntageous to hold it longer than till the
main body reaches the Tennessee river
We are yet surrounded with rebels. both
in petticoats and in .breeches. and the
question is undecided with US. which Of
the two vsrie,y's is more disagreeable. but
as is usual in domestic coacerns of life. the
breaches are the more easily controlled.
whilst the other class remain sulky. spite
full. and singularly vindictivc. For the
sake of the ancient female character. how
l do regret that there ever was canse for
transforming those angelic Great ures.
GODS last best gilt to man.. into o
scourge for part Of their fellow creatures :.
There appears to be but one remedy for
this evil. which in few Instances has
seemed to mitigate their splenetic inclina-
tons. That is extremely simple tool
IL love- The unmis,skeable evidences of
the power OF the blind boy (bubby) Cupid.
has in . few remarkable instances curbed
the destructive power OF there intrepid am
azcus into degree Of childlike humility.
truly astonishing. and Is most apt to take
place when the soldier. stricken down by
disease or privation, fails hsSdlessly BY the
wAyside into their hands, Then. when the
helpless victims of. misfortune appeal to
their sympathiss (sheugh in the gsrb of an
enemy. } the combined Influences Of COM
passion and bcnevolencc bows their incens-
ed natures to the powerful Influences Of
The steiner sex. Il is the general opinion
in this town among the rebels, that our.
ermy will receive q thorough drubbiug 81
C6ripfb, and to this end no means or re-
sources within their reach have been left
snapplied. Old men. yonng men,. and
even the amazonian part OF the population
havs flocked under the bsnner 81 the Con
federatee with Beaureo ard AZ THAR head