The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-05
A HARD MARCH.

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A correspondent gives the following dcerrip
| tion Of 20 miles march Of Gen. Walls-s's bri-
gade from Psducah, J .nuary 18th, to Galloway
Ferry, on the Tennessee river
We took road leading direct east from MAY.
field. We reached Pennington about o'clock,
about which time the rain began To come do IN
in torrents Our regiment the 11th IodianA,
was in the rear Of the column, artillery, bag
gage wagons, and all, Wandering about 800.
The day had been warm, and BY the time the
entire division had passed, the roads already
thawed out, became almost impossible. Soon
the roads were literally blockaded with mirod
wagons. DARK came upon us three miles frc m
our camping ground. We were compelled 10
lay down our arms and put cur shoulders
to the wheels. aud lft the wagons and
horses out Of the mud and mHo. CD.
McCiinnis and Lieut.. Col. Robinson cot w the
noble example, by piunging into the mud and
working like heroes. And Gen. Wallace was
| not the ran TO leave US alone, but remaiUed
with US and c1tered us on until every man was
In quarters. A. Last We rs,chcd our camping
| gruuna about II O'Clock at night, al rost ex-
baustod pitched tents and carried fodder sDout
q half mile for bedding, and wore shout 10 rc'
| tire when the officers OF tho day informed our
| Company (ID that wo must 70 on picket.
| Welt tack a mile and half on the same road
over which we had travelled; took up our posts
in the forest, While the dull leaden clouds CON
! tinued to pour Gown their aQucOus contents in
| floods. Oh, how exhau,'ed nature longed and
clamored for reposo how severely doop press.
81 u.on the heavy eyolids; how hunger
| gnawod at nature already empty storehouso,
while the glooOy hours drsRged tlowly on.
| Like the weary Waterman, at last greeted
| the coming morning. Returned TO camp,
sleepy and weary, but found no comfort there
| Mud mud mud and IN rain there was no
end. The scene must ever remain undescnbcd
| The soldiers stood without shelter, Shivering in
| the polting storm. Any direction in which
could turn my eyes, was the same sad and
mingled scene. We had loaded up our tents
early In the morning, with the intonti on OF
moving onward, but there the troops stood and
did not move peg until o'cl OK in the even
| ing. Twenty five mon were detailed out OF each
company 20 pull wagoos and teams out OF the
mud. About IL O'Clock passed TO see what pro-
| Rr,s was b, ing made. The road vas strown
| with blaLkets, clothes. sacks Of corn, &c, g.
and al every stop were mifod teams. The mules
aud horses pull cd nobly until exhausted and
| fag god out, they sank down in the mud. |
paced On over several hills and ravinos, about
a mile further, and reached Clark river. The
| stream was 80 swollen with tho recsnt rains,
that II was ovofilowing the whole bottomL Oae
wagon and team had Just gone down stream,
the wagon, with all tho provisions with which
| II was loaded, lost, and one horse drowned. The
Fnst brigade hid crossed over, ard part Of the
wagons belonging to the Second, but for
any more TO ctoss was impo-albls until tho
waters subsidized. Consequently, wo again
campod for the night ono half mile from ou,
camping ground thu night previous. We had
lahored the entire day, and this was our success.
Feeling that rest was a necessity, took up my
quarters for the night in the garrett Of neigh
boring house, without consulting the INN ttss.
We remained in camp until l.. NJ, waitir <
on the baggage trains, and when wo did start,
the scenes OF the day previous enacted over
again. The mules and horses were wearied
out six had died the night before. Afor a
days hard laoor, we made only two miles, and
campod again for the night.
Tho object Of the expedition was rot TO at
tack, bu merely as a blind for tho enemy, aud
TO obtain q Typographical knowledge Of this
country. And yet the ques ion may vel be
asked, did it pay7 Lot the fello wing facts an
swer the question First, we lost sOme dozen
mules and horses, and many others are made
unfit for service. We lost a great many tents,
several wagons and large amount OF camp
equfage. And, secondly, Il WlH result IN a
considerable iossoT human q (e a. d vast amount
of sicknesa- Two hundred came down on the
boat the other day, and ardGow crowded into the
hcspitals ard re fear this is only a ibogi0ning.
The hsr. hips endured are declared by military
men Of long experience TO DO among the sever
est Of any endured by our troops since the war
began 1t is true they were short but severe,
rHE ouAKERs AND TIKI WAR
The Quakers, it is Of course we'll known, ara
opposed TO fighting. Boing patriots, however,
they do not wish to soc the country ruined. The
town OF Richmond, Indiana, contains many
"Friends, and Ric mond, like evory other pa
triotic town and county in Inoilna, has fur
nishOd, and Is yet furnishing soldiers for tho
war Ono day last week, volunteer called up
on a well TO do citizen Of Richmond, OF tho
Quaker persuasion, on 4 subscription mission.
Friend, said the citizen, 81 am opposed to
fighting, and cannot give thee anything 70 use
for that purpose, but If thou wilt come about
here at nine oclock this evening, thou wilt find
a nne horse tied on that troo, and IL Il suits
thee, aud thou art in want of a horse would
counsel thee 10 take II ihere'll be nobody there
to prevent thee" The volunteer took the hint
Immediately and the horse after awhile.
In the same place, and likewise last week,
| an old lady Friend" was called upon for sub
scriptons TO the cAuse in blankets. 81 cannot
give thee blankets for the soldiers, because as
thou may'st soc, | am opposed to war; cannot
| give thee any blankets for the s.ldiers. How
ever, II thea must have them, as thoe sayest
and the soldiers cannot get along without them,
IL thee goest up stairs in that room thee iy st
find some; and as thee art strong and | am
weak, IL would be unAvailing for me 10 try to
prevent thee from taking them, and thee hast
better help thyselC"
The man at this walked up stairs where he