Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-24
FonT PIcKER1Na, Memphis, Tenn,
October 18th, 1862,

4 lst
October 18th, 1862.
Readers of the Journal, de you ask @whats
the newsH" Well, here there is no news. There
is an absolute dearth of news in this portion of
the army. We look back toward Kentucky, TO
Northern Virginia and TO Corinih for interesting
events. There has been feeling of universal
! 10Y over the defeat and utter rout of the com
bined forces of Van Dorn, Price and Lowell, by
Gen. Rosencrans at Corinth. We are the more
gratified by this great victory, because it il
great measure relieves us of apprehension of at
tack on Memphis, which we must certainly ex
pect if the rebels should break Gen. Grant,
lines of occupation at Cornth and Bolivar
You get news from Corinth earlier than we
and doubtless know more of the battle. Al
first there was considerable doubt how the bat
tie was going, but at last the report came thro
rebel sources about in the following language
"Price is whipped all to hill and gone Thai
was enough for us; we knew from this our sue
cess was complete. When rebels acknowledge
defeat, you may rest assured their whipping
is complete.
From such information as | can gather from
citizens living in the country around Memphis
/
called Confederacy, of fit age for military duty,
has been cOnscripted and forced into the rebel
| ranks The rebel army, then, to-day numbers
| the entire strength of the revolted Staes.-
What then, is the result, fthe largely increased
force the government is putting into the field
Il shall be able to overcome the opposing forces o
the enemy. They have no resources. With
the overthrow of their present armies comes the
overthrow and entire failure of Their wicked
cause. This is a reasonable and hopeful view
of the case. ButI would impress upon all the
fact that if the rebel army is overcome il must
be by fighting them, pursuing and destroying
them They can never be starved to submis-
1 sion, nor forced TO it by desttuton of any sort
Say what you will, the South is rich in the re-
sources for maintaining their rebellion, unless
| their armies are annhilated. This may bc
done, must be done, or their effort become sue
I cess. The South is united. If rebel General
with large army at his heels, desired to pass
over any portion of the South, he would neet
no supply train, need have no concern as to th,
subsistence of his army. At his approach th
people for miles on either side Of his rout
would flock in loaded with every thing tina
would feed and comfort a hungry soldier
; Havcrsacks would be filed to overfowng will
the best that southern pantries afford.
But let us keep our ranks full, press on on
mighty columns put our best fighting general
in the van, and there need be 80 fears as TO th
result We must not fold our arms aud sit dow
complacently to see the rebellion starve and die
nor to see the rebels get tired of their work am
return TO loyalty. Don't flatier yourselves tha
there are "men enough in the field" This cam
, nigh being our fatal delnsion six months since
All must 60 to work Pour out men and mean
to support the government, cease fault -fndin
and bickerng and to labor
' The weather turned quite cold on Friday las
and continues cold yet. In fact it is rather to
cold for comfort in our cotton houses. Res
dents here say there viii be weeks of war;
weather yet.
/, It is runored that we will next week begi
the work Of constructing barracks. We hay
- the lumber to make from the logs, but there
plenty of timber near by, and saw mill in IL
fort.
Mrs R. p Buckland, Mrs. J. B. Rice, Mr.
@. g. Eaton nnd Mrs. Darwin Hardness, arrive
here on the Sd inst, aud have been stopping
the city understand they return home tn
evening
Died, last evening, of chronic diarrhee, RI
dolf Delger, of Company II.
SEVENTY-SIX.
p. S.-Since writing the above, EnoS Re,
nolds, of Co. F, has died of typhoid fever. +
has been a long time sick
The Assistant Surgeon of the 4Sth Regimen
OF Dr. Lewis (of Delaware county, Ohio, think
W was buried this afternoon at o'clock. he hi
been with the regiment only few days, at I
time Of his decease. s. S.