Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-03-13
From Gen. Pope's Division,


From Gen. POpe's Division.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercially
The Army of the Mississippi, Gen. Pope
Con,mdndtng-he March 10 Neio Mad
rid-Reconnoisance in Force--The 9th,
30h, 63d and Add Ohio Volunteers.
Army or rax MISSISSIPPI IN The FIELD,
NEAR New MADstp, Mo, March 4, 90.
The last week in February witnessed the
concentration of a large force at Commerce,
Mo-, indicating that an expedition was on
foot To operate in y y. Among these
troops were the and y y Ohio Volunteers,
just ordered into the field, and the
' Ohio Volunteers, who bad alresG5
some arduous service. The /" = reached
Commerce on Sunday, Feb. 23d, the = y on
the following Tuesday. We were all en-.
camped on the New Madrid road, about ten
miles from Comm cree.
1t Immediately became known that we
were to form the advance of the army OF
the Mississippi, under the command of Gen.
Pope, Of Obio.s The first division was or
ganized undertakes Of Gen. Schuy-
Ter Hsrilton, eepposed of brigades.
The *l* , s7eJhio, Col. y command.
ing; the = s5made up Of the =.
There was entire satisfaction in the organi-
z%ation. and unlimited c~on6dence in the oe.
fcers in command. / should have said that
the y = y cavalry and Sands'-late Con,ta-
ble's-battery we're attached to the division.
Marching orders were issued on Thur.day
night, and Friday morning, Feb. 28th, the
division was on its way for New Madrid
The roads were:n fine order for the infantry.
and there was no great difficulty in moving
night some twelve miles from Tnmmarce ~
The second had the interesting feature If a
skirmish Of our cavalry and some rebel cav.
prisoners and three small r;9ed cannon ono
Of our men being slightly wounded. We
epcamped at nigbt nj SvEeston On ths R;rd's
O'clock on Sunday morning We had q ,err;ac
storm of tbunJsr l;nh,;n;e, and ra;n .nJ
gained q roush srnsT;onna g oamnGsa Tha
eamn was aonded h.. ~. ." aat e 10
good sn;r;ts e,non;alI, &C 49, w..a~aos..
t;on of = 6ght pbsenrs 49, r. o.J.
wera had and ths dsv ooId sn,h ras,hor as
| March usnsIlv hr;nc. IN ne in Oh;o l.
NIGHT va canned IN order &c haiti. moi moro
than nine m;los from New WoJr;d Ths
| NIGHT vas cold ;ca form;nr roe an ;nob
th?cL W. waro mnS;nm asrlu ~ .ha ,nnrn'
inn Tho men ea1or ~ sas H. anamr ond
growing mora ;nnat;ent NJ eyarv s,an ~
o A. I o'clock D. M we had .nnrpo.ho cd
within about two and . half m;1es 81 ths
town and tbs tons ~ tho borsas ond ,ho
SMOKE and stco m from tbs steam .nd onn,
boats we're nlsinlv visible A. this no;n,
sands battery and the 9th Ohio we're san,
forward. The infantry in and IN e;tbor id
of the road as skiym;shers Uav;na nd
vanced about one mile Tho linz az h.tt7s ws,
formed. The IN Illinois cavalry anJ son'a
comnaniss Of The ID W;cb;gan cavalry .,
the r;ght and ioft A.nts ffha Al M,
was on the left, West Of the road tho 3a,l
Ohio on The riebt Of the road, across a Inn,
cut nv tho eneinv m defand themsolvas /,
case Of an attack on their fart. Immediate
" in the rear Of INC aotb.Nsrs the 8sI Ohio
on the extfelbs ffiSht the OCH Illinois an,
the nth Missouri was on the left in III,
rear of tho 43d Ohio.
The report was that tbore ware five gun
boats At the FLYER WHAT. and obout A.,
thousand troops in and about tbe fart ms
beyond the Southern part of the town
RI There had been some earthworks thrown II,
ON the road by which we approached Nh
town. but thew we're not defended. W,
learned also that Columbus was svacuatet
and that the force had moved 70 nm islam,
t about ten miles above the town. which wa
, strongly fortified. and nccountsd for RI,
presence of the eunboats At Nav Madrid
> As the line OF battle was being formed.
gunboat from tho unper mart IF the tow,
threw a she'll, which burst at n short rsno
|. in mid-sir Tbsy fred at intervals but RI
range vns short, Soon. bowever tbcv ba
/. can to NAV more accurn.eIv ON Tho y;eb
b. Wing and the csnnonad;ng was,s br;st a
WE conld desire The sbo1 and sbslI en- !;
n and around The soth and S3d in q stvls tba
q co"roas ~ tSe mss vas e,lIa tss,sS Tba
y Stood Srm oud nove ;Hd;oa.ons 90 = e. mne
= unconcern as If thew we're veterans
4 W. occrn;ad onr r"s;,;on nsartIo ho,,r,
:. during wb;ph tbe ;nfon,rUa n nSar c wv no" !;
! not ire !. shot and nnlu tnw 1"rs cf -"
. a%rt;llsrv wers bsard ~" rsnot.J ,Ea
3 one Of ur a%r,;lIerv sbois .mashs3 ,ha uhaa
y bousa of = rnnbc.t ~ "n''
A. about q o'cInni Gan p,no o.ro ord.,
for The force tn GsIi bact ,brea ossrtsr. of
n m;ls and nrcnors eor ,Ia ;hti'
The order was obayeS ws,bcut ,,v 70,
q fusion. and the mon restad wall in tb.;ys ton
= Tha cssusl,;a. ns ~ S en Va TUG sSy
10 K;ijsJ fom;. Nj. ~ Say pet eosS iEVhho;n
y shan str,.L S;n' i. , H. ~. - ossn on r
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