The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-09-12
CHARDON GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12 1862


we have grasped the hands Of friends from
home, or listened to the mirthful voices of
the maidens who "hold our hearts in tbrall.
The life of soldier is ono OF continual
activity, the ccaseess round of military duty
leaves but little time for morszing, and 1t
is seldom that he can turn bis mind from
the things that arc where
WARS deso alton reigns with iron rule,
Its scepter formed Of widows signs and or.
ph0n's tears"
To the
peaceful days yore"
The Indian Expedition has returned to
Fort Scott, after q long and wearisumu
march to Flat Rock Crock, which laid many
bravo Young man low, and raised tboSo
mourniul mounds, omblems of death and
eternity, near tho roadside, after each nights
oncampment, whore the grass will grow
greener and the wild flowers put on gaver
| robes, before another summer is marked
upon the calender of time. Gen. Weir's man
ngoinent became so Botoriouslv bad that
tho officers of tho various forces Of both
I Brlgades, in council assembled, resolved to
! place him under arrest, Accordingly, on
| the night Of Saturday, July 10Th, an officer,
with one company of the Wisconsin 9th
proceeded to the Generals quarters, and
| placed hun under arrest. In vain he cursed
and raved shouted for his body guard ;
they we're steeply engaged in imbibng the
Generals extracts of "Old Rye" and could
not come to time, whilo tho Dutchmen
stood firm as rocks, presenting = front ns
/ impenetrable as the famed tower of tho
| Monitor, to the Generals vollcys of nbuse.
| Making a virtue of necessity, he tmothorod
his wrath, and toddled off with his escort.
Tho camp was Immediately aroused. and, by
tho time "Old Sol bad stroakod the east
orn skies with light, tho whole expedition
| was on tho return to Fort Scott.
A few days longer, and tho entire division
would have been at the mercy Of the Rebels,
then encampcd at Fort Davis. The men.
horses. mulos and stock are dying daily in
largo numbers, whilo not one-thud of the
entire force arc fit for duty.
i All the effective forces concentrated al
this post have just returned from seven
days scout in Missouri. Marching night
and day on the trail of Col. Cotfey g. Co. 4
command. Wo marched over three hun
dred miles, often being within q few miles
of the enemy; but the commanders of this
department do not want these commands
broken up. Thoy know that, Just so long al
the Rebels remain on the Missouri, Just sc
long Government will be obliged to suppor
a large military force in Kansas. This wal
is building Kansas up faster than years o
peace. Tho troops leave large portion o
. their pay here, and fat Government contract
are made by the citizens, thereby lining tbe
pockets we'll, while the leaders are making
political capital out of the Rebellion.
Last Sunday, some so Of the I'd Ohio we're
acting al rear guard, and, after the entire
force and train had passed through a piec'
of timber and crossed a river, VIC discovered
the advance of the enemy, coming throug!
the woods from the direction in which ou
, forces were advancing. We at once com
menced skirmishing with them, while tn,
Major sent back dispatch for reinforce
ments. For threo hours, onr little ban
presented q solid from: to tho enemy, wh
were from thrco TO four thousand strong
and able to capture us by churge or flank
movement at any moment. For some un
known reason, they contented themselves b,
firing at long range, keeping their rear guar
dcployod as skirmishers, while their adyanc
woro filing through tie woods. Reinforce
ments, which should have reached us in hal
an hour, were nearly three hours in arriving
having been withheld by Gen. Blunt. an
n all tho reinforcements then received wer
, one regiment of cavalry and two pieces o
, artillery, and these did not arrive until tn
rear Of the enemy had passed from sigh
A heavy rain and night set in, and we wer
T obliged to fall back to Kingsvile, whero W
remained until late next morning. III
e General managed to give the enemy, by tn
/. movement, some 20 miles the start, who
n we once more "went for en-" Night an
,, day wo followed them, leaving Governmer
a wagons, mules, horses and stores, in fac
q everything that could impede our progress
I and, on the morning of the goth, We wer
once moro within Ave miles of the enemy
camp. The troops were formed into line c
n battle to move, when some of the officer
v discovered a store had been sacked, an
!. every thing had to be stopped while scare
n was made for the various articles. Tn
n delay took some hours, which placed us ia
! in the rear of the once more retreatin
q Rebels. The expedition was abandoned, an
the entire force is now on the return to tn
q post. This movement has cost the Govern
q mont several thousand dollars, and, in n
n turn, it has not received one cents worth
:, benefit. Gen. Blunt may be good Genera
but it can't be seen by
a a OLD POKEEPSIE.