The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-03-01
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sEdifors Pal&udsnm. left Canu
WiekIiffe' sons three weeks ago. and start
ed on towards Green River. where We have
been in camp up TO las, Friday. when or
ders came for US 70 strike tents and prepare
for good long march, so we went TO work
aud cooked thr-e days rations: and en- FRI
day morning. by isur O'Clock. We we're on
OR march for The Ohio river. distance OF
so miles All went very fiue until We had
TO leave the pike and tske the mad road.
then came fun, the mud was only about
boo, top deep. and in some places l guess
the bottom could not be found at all. Our
train OF wagons did not reach US until The
next morning. l cannot describe half that
was told me by some Of our teamsters; one
told me that in a distance o. t~o miles. he
got his wagon fast some halt dozen times,
and the rear guards said they had TO take
the mules from The wagons and pull them
out by hand s5a~a-
Well. will leave the train of teams and
give you short sketch OF the regiment
We m archsd on till evening when we hslted
for the night. and then camethe trial of
fixing places to sleep; but tell you that
the p'ospec, looked quite gloomy, as We
had no tents with US. aud snow on the
ground four or five inches deep: bat We
started up fire and made some coffee, and
with hard crackers and bacon. we eat what
We thought most excellent meal; we then
started out in search of some straw or some
thing besides the wet ground TO sleep on.
aud as luck woula have it we found huge
straw pile. / thought the best thing
could do would be TO pull out straw ard
then get In and stay that night. So TO
work Went and prepared my bed and laid
myself down. tired AID sleepy; blu. soon
found out that if stayed there until morn
ing would ireeze else be eaten up by
the cattle. SO started for camp and sat by
the FIRE VI til morning.
do not think it is necessary to describe
the other two days tina, it took US TO get 10
the Ohio river. will just say that they
we've passed the same as the first. with but
few exceptions; but finally on Monday morn.
irg, we got on board the boat Woodruff, aud
after getting all fixed and the boat loaded,
SO that We had scarcely room enough to turn
around. We started for the mouth of the
Cumberland river, a distance OF three hun
dred miles. after stesming from Monday
evening until Wednesday noon We reached
our place of destination. but as soon as We
were there We received orders to go back
to where we started from SO around we
turned and steamed back and alter passing
most tllesome day and sleepiess night. We
reached Cannelton, Ind. which is half way
aud W here our boa, is lying while am wri-
ting; but We now have orders to go down
the river again to Paducah. which is fifteen
or twenty miles further than We have been
yet We passed Owensboro', and l am
highly pleased with The place.
Friday morning. and sill on board the
boat going down the Ohio. l have seen
nothing that is very Interesting since wri
ting the above, so guess l will bring my
letter TO close. Iexpect when you see this
writing you will say that it is miserable; but
have no place to write, and the boat is
shaking SO thatit is a tough match to write
At all. As soon as We get to where we alt.
will write again. GW. Il.