Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-03
CAMP CLEAR CREEK,
NEAR DANvILLE, Miss,

The 43d as well as the balance Of Pope 8
army is still in camp short distance south
Of Corinth, where we are likely to remain
for some time to come, unless there should
be an urgent necessity" somewhere else for
re.inforcements, caused by an aratie. move.
ment Of the enemy either toward the capital
or some other equally accessible point.
There is but little occurring here Of inter-
est to any one, either here or elsewhere, as
everything has settled down into the ordi.
nary routine Of camp life. Get up in the
morning at 4, A. NJ, battalion drill from
to Z, breakfast at n, police the camp
dinner roll.call at l., p. NJ, brigade drill
fro m 81 tot, land tattoo at 9, with the wash
ing, cooking, and other necessary labors
thrown into the intervals, makes the daily
occupation of the soldier.
There are various rumors in camp Of our
future destination. One takes us to Mem
phis, to await an opportunity for move
ment against Jackson, via Vicksburg -
Another has US on the road East, to 60 to
North Carolina to rid that state of the rebels
and aid tho Union men there to drag the
state back into the old Union. But all we
know about it is that we are still here with
out orders to 80 anywhere and with our
General absent on leave. .sNs, IL
find am drawing out this letter too
long without fulfilling my promise to give q
statement of the movements Of the 43d since
it left Camp Andrews, and will proceed ct
once with the history. 6i
On the 2lst day of February, 1862, at
II o'clock, A. M, an order was published to
the Regiment requiring it to move at 5, P.
M, with three days rations in the hsver'
sacks of the men. The order was received
with three hearty cheers by the men, who
three months siege of camp life had made
very anxious for the order. At I, P. NJ.
the Regiment, bag and baggage, was on th'
way to Newark, via the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railroad, arrived at Newark
at IL, midnight, changed cars and started
for Cincinnati at 8, A. M, on the morning
of the 22d; and after passing pleasant da!
and receiving enthusiastic greetings by tn
people all along the road arrived at Cincin
. natl at s, r. M. During the night we wer'
5 transferred tc the splendid steamer Tele
8 graph No. 8, and started at II, A. M, (Sah
|, bath morning) for Paducah. Landed a
Louisville at 7, P. NJ, took on some stores
r and left at IL, P. M, and spent all night an
d next day (24th) and night in quietly AM
d pleasantly steaming down the lower Ohio
d constantly greeted on one side Of the rive
It by the cheering and waving Of flags ant
. handkerchiefs Of men, women and children
q and on the other by an occasional sign {
i welcome.
d Arrived at Paducah at 8, A. NJ, on Ii
% morning Of the 25th, when we were ordel
. cd to proceed to Cairo, where We arrived 9
!. n, A. NJ, and remained there all day tryir
70 to get few stores through the mud on /,
lt the boat, which we succeeded in doing
y 8, p. M, when we started for Commerc
o arriving at the latter place at about 10 o'clo'
y that night qe
q On the morning Of the 26th We left Il
d boat, and four months rough experience
" active campaigning makes the recollecti'
ir l.of the gentlemanly treatment splendid a
t. comodations, and pleasant time general