The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-24

we nave yet come across, 10 my knoWI'
edge, are few dirty prisoners that were
taken by the scouts ard pickets. The
only gun fred at an enemy by our men.
that ! know Of, (tbat is the 46th Reg, }
was on picket the other morning. The
intruder came along about daybreak, in a
run. The seutinel halted him, but On he
ran, when the sentinel fred and shot him
ia the arm. He is now here under guard.
But l will now go back to Psducah and
begin there. We left Paducah, camp
Washington. on the 9th Of March and ar.
rived at Savannah the 8th, making dis
lance Of $50 miles. We laid over in the
night while coming up the river, not car
Ing to venture too far into danger after
night, We also stopped several times in
the day time, to get wood. DC. At one
place We landed aud bough. "a 10, Of oats
from secosh stakeholder. We bad a
pretty good trip up the river, only it was
crowded too much to be very comfol table,
Nearly every house we passed they would
cheer and greet us by waving their hats,
handkerchiefs, and occasionally the Stars
and Stripes" When we landed at Sa.
vannah there was but one regiment of
troops there, A few days previous, the
gun boats had been there. and scared all
the rebels out Of the town. There we're,
l believe, $50 Of them in the town at the
time, aud as soon as the boats came in
sight they took to their heels as fast as
they could. do not know whether any
guns were fred at them or not; however.
they left as fast as their two legs would
carry them, leaving their guns and all
their equipments bshind them. SO badly
were they frightened. Ws'laid there six
days, during which time We kept out
Ipicksts, and occasionally scouting par
ty. The first night scouts were sent out,
a party of!wenly men from different com.
pauies. with Capt. Sharp at the head
They csp,ured three secesh cavalry men,
with their horses, equipments and all
They were armed with double. .barrelcG
shot guns. Four others were captured al
forwards, at different times. Citizens tolc
US that several regiments were encampet
not many miles off, and said that they
were all armed with the common squire
rife and shot guns. The people were
we'll pleased 10 see US land, aud goot
many men came 10 from the neightorinl
counties and volunteered with US. as wei
as 10 other regiments. The third day w
laid there about fifty boa, losds Of troop
landed and kept coming in all that night
| suppose one fleet consisted OF about n
boats in all. About 8 o'clock the 9Th day
which was the i4th of March, we agar
pushed cut into the rivor and landed 81
miles farther up stream, on the Mississip
pi side at about l2 O'Clock at night. Tha
night it was dark and disagreeable, over
on the boats, on account of heavy wind
and rain, that lasted until morning. Lon
before day we were reused from our sum
(, bers and at about O'Clock, we started
as we thought. on three days march
&. but when we had gone bu, three mile
\ we suddenly came to a dead halt. W
had met with question already solve
!, and explained But what was il? Wa
ivGsneral Price with his army? No. H
!. should not have halted US SO soon.
|. was a stream of water that could not pos
sibly be fordcd. 1t is usually buta sma
stream, but on account of heavy rains an
/ high water It had swollen so as TO swim
is horse in places, and was quarter Of
h mile wide. so we could do no bettersths
q return to the boats. But we came vel
! near not returning 10 the boats tina. da
:" at all, for the water raised SO fast that
s. small stream which we crossed in II
ir morning, net more than knee deep al
= twenty feet wide, .Sould now swim a hor
O. and not less than eigh'y rods across..
!, We finally got across. aaa1 y. ,..'a
~ The health Of the regiment is tol,rat
I'd good. y - l viii close
IN sending my love TO old Fairfield, al
in would request " each one who has a 81
"A dier friend, 10 write long letters. write
- - ten. and now and then send paper.
Ol You win reap your reward. e @,
g, .,,.,., A Volunteer, Co. F, 46th RI