The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-06-20

DEAR BRoTHER.-It is now 4 A. M,
and we are ordered to move at Is min
utes before 5, SO you can see that I have
not much time to write. By the caption
you will perceive that we have at last
passed Corinth. This we have done with
comparatively little blood shed
The particulars are briefly these: On
Thursday some of our artillerists, mana
ging some large Parrott guns, got the
range and threw few fortunate shots
aslong the enemy in such a manner as to
they accordingly commenced to do with
out further preliminaries. The last Of
them, it is said, left at about 8 A. NJ. on
Friday. Our troops were not long in fill
ing the vacancy. The 1lth Ohio Bate
ry, part of the reserve arrived here at
II P. NJ. Friday. A large quantity of
trophies were left by the enemy, consist
ing of tents, Commissary stores, arms and
ammunition. Early Saturday morning
Charles Rhodes and Robert Swegle, pri-
Yates of our Battery, were walking through
the camp, when having strayed incau-
tiously too far, they suddenly came upon
a couple of secesh sentinels armed with
loaded double barrelled shot guns. Our
men being unarmed were very unceremo-
niously taken prisoners, and marched off
toward the enemy's camp. Their captors
proving very incautious, or mistaking the
character of their prisoners, soon allowed
them to get close along side. No sooner
did they do this, than little Charlie
o.IaH 70 ia -,
ing his action to the word, he grappled
the gun of his man with one hand and
giving him a right handler with the other,
floored him. Meantime Swegle, who is
big Sucker, served his man in the same
style, and disarmed him in short metre,
and came to the rescue Of Charlie, who
waf having it rough and tumble among
the bushes with his customer. The ta-
bles were now turned, and the Butternuts
marched into camp, and turned over to
Gems. Buford and Hamilton, who declared
that it was the best and bravest incident
that had come under their notice, and
that it should be properly mentioned.
Capt. Sands returned on the 9th ult.,
but not well, and has not yet taken COM
mand. am now the only well commits
stoned officer in the Battery--Lieutenants
Mel and Alger both being on the sick
list, but not entirely unfit for duty. The
Battery has participated in several skirm-
ishes of late, and somewhat distinguished
itself by beating some of our Parrot
guns.
CAMP AT R1ENzA, MISS, June 3.-Af-
ter an exceedingly pleasant march of ten
miles yesterday, we arrived here at l2,
M. No incidents of Importance by the
way. The country is fast improving as
we descend. According to the best in
formation | can get, our Generals do not
know exactly where the enemy has gone,
and were taken by surprised by the move
ment. 1t also now appears that the en-
eny had been evacuating for three or four
days before its completion, and took eve
ry thing of real value with them. There
was large quantity of stuff of various
kinds left, but it was Of little value, and
small in quantity compared with the
number Of troops. 1t appears that the
rebel army was divided into three parts,
and has gone off in different directions,
with purpose entirely unknown TO the
wisest of lis.
Yours, as ever,
CYRUS SEARS.