Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-03-14
Letter from the Camp.
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
STEAMER BEN. ADAMS }
Feb. 22d, 1862.

A0LC0T IRON CQ0 camp.
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
STEAMER BEN ADAMS,
Feb 22d, 1862. {
Mr.. Editor:-1 dried up my former
communication before had quite filled
the bill, in order to get it mailed at
Evansville, and l resume it, at this time,
under difficulties.
The fog is very heavy, the river high,
and the drift keeps such humping
and cracking at the wheels of the boat,
that every one is on the alert, expecting
sc2 ethiug fearful One OF the finest
young men in the Regiment, Corporal
Charles D. Worthington, of Co. B, has
just been crowded overheard and
drowned. He was pushed off by his
comrades, who were crowding into the
narrow passage leading to the cook
house. Every effort was made to save
him, but twas all in vain. This, COM
bined with other disagreeable circum-
stances, has alarmed even the officers
The Colonel is pacing the upper deck,
where he says he means to stay all
night. lie is we'll aware that if an ac-
cident should occur on a boat, so
crowded as we are, the panic which
would ensue would cost US more lives
than any probable accident. So you
see that to land lubber, circums tances
are not very favorabl for getting up
something interesting. But our boat
is freishted with the sons and brothers
of your readers in Miegs,. and I trust,
even common place items will prove in
teresting.
Our boat has been taking on corn all
| day she now has 5000 sacks aboard for
| the use of the Government.
! Sunday, FEB. 23d.-Abeautiful morn
, ing. The sun shines out clear and
warm, and we are mating down the
river at spanking rate. The upper
decks are crowded by soldiers and off
GERS taking the fresh air, and viewing
things along shore. Now We pass the
mouth of the Wabash river. Next we
come to Shawneetown, and now we have
Kentucky on one side and Illinois on
the other-Egypt It's sometimes called
There, on the Kentucky shore, goes
some mule teams, six mules in team,
driven by slaves. and accompanied by an
overseer on horseback. Our men cheer
and wave their hats, but there is no re-
sponse, so cur men turn to the oppo-
site shores of Egypt, (not the flesh pots)
for consolation, and we get it, for stand
ing in the door of little lone home, is
a woman and two children, who wave
their handkerchiefs, and do their bes,
to get up a cheer. The husband and
father has gone to war, is the thought
that enters our minds, as We respond
to their efforts with redoubled enthusi.
asm. 'Tis soldiers family. God help
them. And even the officers come down
from their dignity and wave their caps
Further down We pass lone Kentuck.
ian who seems thrown into an ecstacy
of delight by the sight of a boat load
of Union soldiers He comes close to the
waters edge, waves his hat and gets uI
a very respectable cheer, considering
the odds against him.
| And so we go all day towards Dixie
Presently word comes that we will be a
Paducah in an hour, when, what a fly
ing about-knapsacks are hunted up
guards detailed to take charge of freight
and all keen inspired with new life
About o'clock P NJ, we arrived a
Paducah, where We see boat loads o
soldiers, negroes, Government teams
mules, cavalry, artillery, and SO many
other things that shall not attempt {
description at present. We marched of
our boat in good order, and splendid
spirits, thence to our camping ground
about mile from town, on the estate O.
Gen. Tilghman, who is our prisoner
since the Ft. Henry affair, his home il
here, his dwelling being in sight of en-
campment. We were received in camp
by the 77th Ohio, who cheered US lust
lily, and what was better, treated US to
a good supper, then our tents were
hauled up from the boat and we Wen
to work putting them up. Paducah i:
on very fat piece of ground, betwee L
the mouth of the Tennessee river ane
Ohio river, and the wind has fail
sweep at US; and 1 must say, never pu
in more disagreeable night, than this
our first night in old Kentucky. W.
had an interesting time getting on
, tents up, the wind blowing all the tim.
so hard that it was as much as a fellow
could do to stand up, let alone hold VI
Sibly tent till it was stacked, but per
severence will accomplish almost every
thing, and by frequently calling on San
we got into our tents, and with mucl
shivering, managed to pass our frs
q night in Dixie.
And now l will close for the present
by saying, that our sick are all improv
ing in health, aud we are looking fo
, something interesting to turn up, o
which you shall be sufficiently posted
There are about 5000 troops here a
present. Just now rumor has it, tha
Columbus has been evacuated and take
possession of by our troops hopin!
that for once, rumor has told the truth
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