Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-06-19

NEAn BOoNGtLLE. on MOBILE u " ITO X Ia
81 Mis-. Juno 3i, isG9
AT s. A. NJ. yesterday morning Pope's
Division moved forward op the Danville
road We were detaincd on the way build
ing several small bridges destroyed by the
retreating rebels and passed near one of
the burned bridges an earthwork thrown up
by the enemy, where there had been several
guns in position At n, A. NJ, We passed
through Danville, village that had con-
ta;nod three or four hundred inhabitants We
halted at ~ o. 'cioclS-to rest and refresh the 4
men, and again started onthe roadto. Boon i
vile. A, u, p, MS passed through another
small village had to build another small
bridge, when we continued our march urtil
. P. NJ, when we halted within two milesofs'
Boonvile, having marched over twenty miles
during the day and built three bridges for
our artillery to cross the small streams
Gen. Granger Brigade Of Cavalry, which
captured the heavy train of cars at this
place, spoken of in my last letter, is now oc-
cuping the town. aud Gen, Paine y division
is in our advance. ~.
The day. WAS very pleasant one. The
roads from tho sffact of a rain the night
\ previods wcres me xcelIeot order, and the
men are In bettev condition than they hive
been freouentk after marching less than
half the distance. There was but one man
in my company philip Eyapsl who fell out
and i,etvsi,ed behind during the march,
I We move to-day at 10 o clock n, ,srsa;t of
the enemy. but have not learned our direc
,;on He "a flyinr IN several directions.
losing hundreds a, ssery move !. and il is
now Thought tina. Beaureeard could not
concentrate N any point iAlftef his Cotinrh
army. 1'sit
:. We marched Yesterday thronsh 4 .beau,i.
: f,I country. .well settled and nnder ayery
+" .ooa s,.,e of cult;v,t;on and What sesmsd
s, .,r,nca ,o ,s t1baa9n az neoo eoori rio ID, se,,y,llv
70 =, home mon wone, ssnnJ obldron ,bs
man loot;na lawsyar "a tho,ch, ,bsv had
iusf mt bo,ne wssbeds ,,,so,s4lves and mn,
on sc,san su;, ne&a,o,b d. IA the women
= of ub;eb ,bsrs ara ,Lyss or acamurr caur ~ evervy
- bo,,e 'vere n monv c,ses dre.s,d, IN thei,
% hoe, .,,,,a and lonL;,S a. ;f ,h.v ware vel
r. ,,lo,soi.t a. voua,,;no ara oo we w.ro mo,
l. win enopeb. 70 th;nL that heir nlsssed mn.
. no.r,rcs ,vos ,bo ros,,, ~ o,r .,nnroocb
=, %. "A 30 r.,naJ, In, - a,,r;br,s 4, "a N,
~ return of ,bs;r husbands ana bro,bers fro,s
y tho army M ,,ot;nth wb;th tbe hsstv evac
" uotion afTord,d tbem 70 do and which va
. have bsen informed by son,e who were tbo =,
IL wosrdon. hv v.rv v,.,,o nn,,o, os,hatar,rv
IS Rnt !, m.ttarod j;i,,. uba, ,sosl tho cau.,
r. s;,her Of ,ha;r ro,,,;,ri;;n, y, bn,,s or N.
= ,,.oson, onna,ronce of ,hss. w,msn ths;
10 nresonco h,d an ;rancnce unon o,,r woarv
60, .ora bo;na.,,ra;,h Ga. .o,3 3;ort, q. =, ~;
nc ..I ~ .nno.ronoo of 80 ua,siss "a, !,
10 ,ho do.ar, l. sa;J !. h.va ,,on ,,,s ,y,rn n, ~
10 ana ,h;rs,v v,,,.r over its a. c,,y and hum
u inc waste: md the first impulse of IN
ig warm heart. that heat boprath tb.;r roua
= ;Ackets was to nav homage to the orinoli n
and acknowledge the magical influence a
"' woman presonce and or,f. little den,onstr,
~ tion of welcome on her mart the hoistipp {
ns nag 'ne w"'''. u n"uoAe'o''s' VI
lat raising OF hand in token OF our welcome
to would have been sufficient to have set tbs
dix heart OH fire and caused such an outburst ,
ed g., "a ovo;,n,,o,t oo vo,lJ o,,,, bo .o,.n,
he ,'y a"u oHo''.".m' u, "ou'" o'y W 1,i""e
rc. by that which Will follow the return OF pea'
ich and tho order for our enbarkation for hom
ex. The people generally expressed surpri
rd ~t,ai,L.a.J -, a,.o,o, =,
, it ~ o'' n'a'"s '''u ""ppy app'a'".''' ~
to freely admitted that We were not only
vas better dressed and disciplined body tf Nc
int diers than the Southern army. but that v
zen 80 haa,,t;a. Iool;na and .o,o of ,ho
mt were nea'.n'er 'ooA'hg' anu so'h1 VI '"o
zen said that II We were able to march genera
/ Ia ly as we were doing then we could travel
far in one dav as the enemy could in tw
by III IT. go. 49,. a, vii ori,;ro,o1 o,a
ian ine '"'",' a.. "' "'' 'u''Nae"' n ""u
|al. would astoh'sh some OF our ONO iarme
pns to SEE the extent Of the corn6elds. "
de- passed but ono cotton field. Every farmo
by ',;,h III, an,;ro I,, ~ .I,ros wb;ch a
ate WIN M n's o"''v wv " saws Nn.S" - :,
see more numerous mere than IN any part OF u
the country through which we have passed. a
he pears to be intent upon raising somethi,