The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-22
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FRrESD KALB: Yesterday morning l
received your letter Oftbs Goth ul'., snd
truly it was . welcome messenger You
will SEQ bythc Invading % thie ltltsr that
We -hsve changed our plSes Of TssidshCe,
and are now at an entirely new place. Il
is generally said "a change Of pasture
makes IA. calves" but what effect It will
have on our corporea dimensions remains
to be seen; one thing l do know. bard
marches falten little.
A few incidents Of our march from
Becky. Raleigh County. Va. may not be
uninteres,iDg 10 you, ,theFefors will give
you q short account Of few Of our trials
among the mountains ofWestern Virginia.
On thsl24.h ult,, we took up jOurlins Of
march still farther south, and on our
march we had to cross three streams on
foo. logs. over which We had to pull our
cannon and ammunition. Seven miles
from Becky We camped on Floyd's old
camp ground and laid over here two days
on account of inclement weather. We
then went eve miles fafiher and eame, to
Shady Springs, where We saw the remains
Of several houses burned by the rebels
which were owned by Union men. We
laid here till the following Wednesday,
We then wen, ten miles and came 10
Millsi's Tan Yard. where We found the
buildingsAllib burned byithe owner Ia pre-
vent our occupancy. Here we pitched
our tents and Just rs We finished, the
rain descended, the wind blew and food
came bu, did not wash our tents away.
Company G ofthe Esd Ohio was about s
miles abeaa hiof rs, who had been out
scouting apd alter hsting driven . com.
pany Of bushwhackers from their hiding
4 place, came out on the road so as TO fall
into our column when We came along
Every thing passed OF we'll with them
until dayBteak on Thursday morning:
when as they (Co. G. about 80 in mum.
bsr,) came out Of the house. where they
bad turned aside 10 tarry for the night,
they saw a company Of soldiers coming
down The road, when they hailed them
and asked who they were. They replied
I that they were Union. scouts belonging =.
Richmund'S regiment. The boys observ ed
them giving sign and on looking round
they found themselves surrounded by 500
rebels. Oar boys let fly yollsy Of lead
en- hail into company on The hill and
dropped several Of them. The enemy
quickly returned The Grs killing one oI
our toys. The brave heroes then went
into the house and as they were entering
: the rebel Lieut.. Colo mel ordered his mer
to charge and as tile last word droppet
from his lips aball wen. through his hear
and almost at the same instant two .
their Captains fell. One was shot deaC
and the other had ten bullet holes lbro
him. Our loss was one killed and nins
, teen wounded. Theirs was much greater
|, By this time We came along, but thersb
els broke for tbs woods. We had
Mounted Riaemen along who kept haras
sing the rebels all day. We found mum
/ bers Of their lead and wounded lying q
long the, road, They had many kille'
! ! and wounded, Of tue latter many will di
: , of which no one will know any thin
about unless accidentally found hereafte
1 for we could not stop 70 bury rebels
e Wien We came within eight miles o
Princeton ohr mounted Riaemen took an
other road SO as 10 come in behind ,h
town. We came across some women VIII
!. said 10 us: 'sWe could not scare thsm an
that we would getwhippedat at Prince
q ton" Here we had TO wade Blue Ston
river. and after We got across We came
J. sight Of wagons loaded with wounde
,, rebels. Wetrisd 10 catch them but th
y dodging sooundrsls eluded our grasp
). When within two miles otPriucelon v
saw dense volume Of smoke rising ovt
Y the tops of the mountains, which suggs
TED, an idea that the rebels were. ,blEnir
tile town, aud SO u. was sure enough, {
when we got within mile Of the tow
We saS the flames. We dropped q fe
Q. shells into ihs town to see if any rebe
- would run when number broke for Il
- woods. Then our boys began TO come.
to from every side and found the rebel &c
ir diery all had Left. After awhile some !
rd turned and were crying. Now, sir, VII
j. do you lliiuE Of such men as soldier
,s rs The 45,h Va. With s pieces Of artiller
se we're coming TO reinforce those that we
he here. and just as they passed tue TO
u. where we came in, We ent out and ga
4. them a salute Of 300 shots or bull
no which made the oh ivalrous Virgins
At. hastily retreat minus their ktspsacEs.
!'y We had one slightly wounded. Our G
Tor izens here consist Of one old lady "