The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-10-29
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nnAn For, the Spirit Of Democracy;

eh - CoR1NrH, Mss, Oct. 18th, lS62-at l.
~ Dear Spirit:v-Sincei writing you last,
we have had active times, here and some !
fighting of which no opportunity previous It
10 this has been afforded me to inform
you of, but now will hasten to post you'll
and your kind readers, with regard to the
Monroe boysand things in general slsisns
Oh the 29th ult we marched from 1Ja-d
cainto to Rienzi, and on the Both in the af-
ternoon started on reconnaissance toward
Ripleyay Marched until night came OBJ
when we halted ten miles from camp and
fiayed on our arms until ten o'clock at
night when we returned without meeting
any ything suspicious, except four or i've i've
rebels, who were on a visit from Price $.
army to their friends, who we kindly took !
in charge and reported to head dquarters.
About twelve o'clock, camp was reached
ndtired and hungry we turned q into to our
blankets, and having ssnoozed away some
two hours IN unconseiousness, an orderly
came along ana rqdely aroused US, with
the,erder tosceok two days rationls rs and and be
ready to amovaa immediately. Perhaps
some words were uttered which would
|shocH ears polite; If We dared to jreeord
them, but ail such wouldn't change the
! stern orders and UP at the preparations
aforesaid, ,zwas aHwe could dos3or l4aq I'd
ri Hurrah, for Ripley! hurrah forCorinth!
land a Dozen other places was asang 3oqt
Ealong the line, as we rounded our way in in
long and glisteningg streams toward rdls the
! Iwest Some knew where wezwere going
1 and some did not, but we guess few had
any " correct ore ideas of our real destination
The march Was, a 5weary one, and :, after
I h,nany ywipaipgs and ehanglnSs OF dlreeZ g
! ktions, the small stowh of Kossuth, nine
4 Emiles from fCofialth, hove in sight, and
eIenteringr the, dilapidated place, arms were .t
stacked and short rest ,procilanilmreed IS the
4 order nofo the hour, Water all owanteed,
J. ana water there.was, not, nearersthan three
miles, which 'rnalea things look rather
If diseosurraSsing di,s rsi to all but old soldiers whe
Il
y y are used to SUCH ssituationss Carts, waag
n oas aud barrels were brought into sreaui
81 sition and away they ratified tostheloreal
,ed and nd soon s.o all Smiled With replehished can
f. teens and hayersacks,. for we Found til h
1aa 2lst Missouri statiened hers F8f ans, the
al entertained as othe Fhest they had Ma
tol tbe Ie.sssin ssefia ablnelantsratiens leyeryg
IN ~ .ho,, sssYoiqms isssc
a Stnlfftt Stnlft MI rshze s'se!iag}oE Esssussl.
~ 4 AN hour srest sterpi mated opYI stay !
Al Kossuti, ann taking up risrne Of mare mare
no we prneeeded ,on the 70 ldItqwarrd, ,G9rlInt
q four miles, which brought Us 70 the = y
"a cumbia river, and, Of course, plenty !
80 water. Here we camped for the nigh
I'll havia Q, marched sixteen miles over cou
,K try nearly destitste, Of water since NOR
me ing, and, othItyf7siYYy miles without re-
his Way, worn, and weary, no novelty to I
,ev we, sank to, the. ,ground. with the bro
"A blue skyfor, a covering, and slept ''sie
.Ea thatsknew no .wakiug" until the sun .shoo
~ full. in, our. faces the next morning. II
ON second was spent in camp and ifi' conf
ii, eating. piss chickens and sweet potaNt'
the to our hearts content, and the sorrow
Us sariops ola seeesh eevies who WINGED cd
ted der our 'contribqtionss, but who dare
N for fsars ct the s guard lrsl house ~
,s5 lsonethihg worse. b,. ga!f,v sao6a.e,,s,
4yofL i The morping Of the third found US
rere the road and headed toward Corinth, I
nose tance five miles. AS we marched, n
and and then, the boom of distant cannon GO
rms lbe heard, and, we knew that work, !,
ia,i ahead, and we spnrsued on eager to hay ia
ours handiptodthe fray if not more, The e.
who line !afdfortifcationsi was behind ;as,
alEe-J Sso'clQck, iapd going some distance fart
la halt. vas sounded, and, We rested IN
q l.shade sof some, venerable trees, drawn
rp in. column of divisions, The boon
.bcannen, ever and anon, still sounded +
.lthcuert and we, knew BY the freq
W, .tarriyal. of .erderlies, and other, wei kn
j signs, that fight was q head and we
bhere doomed to take an active part i y
le in Again and again the cannen SPOKE i;
.rded and then there Was q long silence ~ un
eace, ken save by the. elstter Of hogrssfss gsf n
ieycai as onlessages came apd vent to and
of our eeqamanders, in the hands s of ia all
there lperaant looking and acting aids AL.
s,h BY ri Agaib the cannon boomed and the 3
a. Sounded afaH !, in,Y'z as the boys cal
tnent "assembly," and wa t'fell in acc6rdl
spup-, and formed, line of battle on the ext
aas or, lets of. our line, behind the abateas Of
,gs Il trees with, which Corinth issdsurropn, on,
erica The fighting was onI the, right, and
1upna pretty close as we. could, hear the
to- re- krattle of musketry, when, for a mo
n thatsI the. cannon ceased to ,roar.' Our pos
vessel was changed gain and again, towar
lother Eight, but the hghtHlng hhtHg ceased ceased 10 10
.iio night without US coming close. close enou no
ere at the lenemyy to take an active part
Is Last iThe. rebels fell back outeof range an
aded9a men did NOT Follow, ,ed =. -n, hj-a.. !,
a,por, 4 ~ Il, was now certain that Price va
ceedea ViIipigue, Go, had formed sie a Jun j11n
le, and land intended to capture the plae
,ssrvao next day if possible and We had y to
an inn preparations ,accordinsly, What
ations. o,mmands done, I cannot say and ca
,rehetdA spealI sefs enr hrigades knovfngly-
! whom " Ae marched trem the ex IRENE lel