, 1862-11-19

We subjein ar extract from q private 1etter
received By gentleman il this city from a
officer in the Board Of Trade Battery. twill
be found to contain many items Of interest;
ave left louisville for Cyl5 Orchard, Oato.
ber3. l can not write gou half would like
to nbyut the march. We we're two Gays "a
tue way to SheloyTi1le, where We renlai1e;.
tFo days, and then started On onr narca,
travelings gssomeIimes till - md 1 o'c1acIs at
night, At Frankfort sT. 1e:s the infantry for
day, aud with some 5000 c.valty started on
4 march thas pleased US. We travelled o7er
twenty mics, and by :; o clock, reaching L.H-
ranctburg., Here VIE planted four Of our guns
Oh different streets, and two Tent off 5ita tuc
csvalrr sitter some rebels. They met fen~, .sho
sketladd2tyuted = HE boys tEen returned. That
night We slept On the siteTalk. The next
morning VIC Wsre Joined Dy the infantry,
and started IN 1eng and tedious 5uereh.
which brought Us to Crab Orchard. We cor.
and il hot pursuit Of Bragg, arrived a few
hocrs too 1ats tor the Per1y7I.Ie fight. It wis
quite hot and dusty, and when we arrived Ct
Grab Orchard tie Men we're completely Ho7n
out, after 4 txo weeks mach. On t:,e last
march must say enjoyed myself We1eft tue
turnpike srd marched ier two days in the river.
There has been little or no rain here fo7 three
months, anG re have OfteR suffered for want
Of water II you could sec the water the
nien would put iuto ti-eir cantcens, yeu would
HDiEeI WY HE T[At LII @.41 a.Ehs we M1fEu-
ed NEST Of the way on the river bed, IS there
was ne water to be had on the turnpike. At
Lebanon VIC reul1ired only a ti1J-IouS enoJrh
to wash up-ssaFtiEg next morning for Bo7-
iirg Green, Eita orders 20 be there within six
days.
We were soon on the turnpike again, and
for three days " "msrcbed up hill and down
again" It was beautiful sight to See that
| long 1iue Of troops ascending tna mountains.
As Te we're toisiGg up one OF the highest Of
these mountains, ne could look down hun
drcde Of feet and see the troops ascending the
read We had Just passed. The scenery WAS
| grand, but while passiag over the mouatAins
! It Iained and then oHed, and the night OF
| the E5tn We encamped in the woods In q snow
storm. Next morning the snoE Was taree
| inches deep. For the past two weeks there
has been hardly ni&ht that water would not
! freeze. Tor four weeks on this march we haya
been without tents or any Shelter except the
| covers Of the guns. We encamped on the
| night OF the aasth within SIX miles
OF the 1laul1osa Cave. which has
always been called "big thing, but
we could rot sec it'' We arrived here,
! {Bcwl;ns Green) October 50, after OUT fonr
| weeks march. During this time VIC received
but one mail after leaving Shelbyville. Ii is
| rather ssrough' being without letters Or pa-
| pers for three weeks In this advanced age.
The lust ten days We had mail every day,
that did us good. General Rosecfaus reviewed
| us last week and said that we equaled il not
| e1celled any battery he had seen, ard says
wherever he goes this battery shall GO. We
have received the highest praise from him aud
others, and are fa.tered by having our cxmp
chosen for the Generals headquartars. II VIC
do 60 with him ne may expect active service