The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-10
LETTER FROM CAPT. TYLER.
CAMP MORTON, HERMAN,

AAoA"'J ny eoiPahy "eiS aA "ou oAoop1
two or three. I hAve but one man in the
Hospital, and that is Jacob Miller He has
the Typhoid fever, but the Surgeon thinks
he will recover. am remarkable fortunate
with my men, at least have been this far.
All the other companies have lost, by death,
more or less, but have lostnone. We are
still in camp in the above place and how
long we will stay here can't tell, but the
prospects now look as though we would stay
some little time ] suppose ere this you
have heard of the destruction of one hun
dred miles of the North Missouri Railroad,
on the goth inst, by the preconcerted and
simultaneous movement of the Secessionists.
They did not only tear up the track, but
they tore down and burnt the Telegraph
poles and wires, and burned all the bridges
and wood and destroyed all the water Tanks,
for the whole entire distance of 100 miles.
1t is supposed it was done by persons from
Prices army who lived along the line. The
Rail Road is destroyed from Warrenton to
Hudson. Warrenton is about twenty miles
from here in a north east direction, and we
heard there was from 800 to 500 rebels en-
camped there, hence Gen Halleck ordered
the slst Ohio. and 10th Missouri, that is
stationed here to prepare rations and 60
forthwith to the line of said Rail Road and
route, disperse or capture said rebels. There
fore on Saturday night our men were up all
hight cooking and preparing for a start,
although it rained hard all night. In the
morning they made a move for the river
being about 400 of the slst and about the
same number from the 10th Missouri. 1t
commenced showing in the morning and
showed hard all day, and as we had to cross
in skiffs and a flat boat to take a cross men
and transportation as well as our artillery
they did not all get over till Monday morn
ing, SO you see they had hard time of it
in getting across the river, but you never
saw set of men more anxious to 20 then
these men were. About 10 of my men
went and as | was ordered to remain,
and take command of camp, Lieut.. Ager.
ter took command ofmy company and they
all started off in the best of spirits, notwith-
the inclemency Of the weather. 1 have just
learned by four of our Regiment that came
to camp to day with the mumps, who was
with the expedition, that our Regiment are
quartered in an academy, at place called
High Hill, on said Railroad, about five
miles from Dansville, and some 20 miles
from here, and that the rebel army is about
five miles off in camp, amounting to some
700. Our Colonel says, be shall capture
/ them before he returns or else they mus
run and disband as usual.
I suppose, too, you have heard of tn,
brilliant affair of Col. Davis at Milford
some thirty miles from Sedalia, where h
captured over thirteen hundred rebels, in
Guiding three Colonels and seventeen Cap
Idius, Will d IoICe IeeS eHdH ooo. AAe dSt
took from them at the same time one thou
sand horses, sixty-five Wagons, one thou
sand stand of arms, tents, baggage and arm,
supplies.
Gen. Pope had the command of til
Brigade and his plan of attack was mas
terly conception, and its execution brillian
success.
!, , On Monday last, said secessionists al
passed through this place on their way
St. Louis, as prisoners of war. The trai
stopped about one half hour at the depc
here and I spent the whole time with th
+ more intelligent ones in conversation upo
the war question and cause of the rebellion
and they said, they wished me to under
> stand distinctly, that this war would not en-
until they or we were extermlnated, ths
they were determined to enjoy their dome
tic institutions, and nothing less then deaf
y should deprive them. They also said tn;
- they now saw from the movements
Congress, that there was determinatio
on the part of the "poweIs that be" to effe'
l. and bring about universal emancipatio
u without any consideration, hence we rnigl
= :, look for a long, continued and protracte
Q war and of a bloody character, and th
either they or we had to leave the Sla'
'e States. They were all in citizens dress ar
% none in uniform, and wore blankets and be
" quilts. Take them as body, they we
poorly clad. Some had on United Stat
Army over coats, but these they capture
TX from our boys at Lexington.
:; The Colonels and Captains got of tt
70 train and took dinner-looked rather chez
and had but little to say:
l was at Rola a few days ago on arm
- business. Rolla is about $50 miles fro
of here by Railroad. 1t is the terminus of Il
South Pacific Branch and is about Il
~ miles from Springfield. 1t is a small tov
st of some 400 inhabitants, and has no chur
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