The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-02-28
Onr Sunny Correspondence
FROM THE 4OTU OHIO.

FROM THE 10TH OHIO.
We are permitted to publish the following
letter from Colonel Gibson to his wife.
Bells, l06 mil from. Louisville andl
22 from Bowling Green, Feb, l5.
Last Friday, We were ordered to West
Point, to take steamboat South, aud got Is
miles, when we stopped for the night 1t
was very cold and the snow three inches
deep. / never saw such bad roads The
whole division moved. being e regiments Of
Infantry, two of Cavalry and 52pieecs Of Ar
tillery. Our teams could not get through
and we all slept on the ground in the snow,
by big fires made of rails. At Q P. NJ, Sat.
urday, we were all ordered back and, after
march of 8 miles, stopped until Sunday morn
ing at 5 A. NJ, when we started again and,
9 P. NJ. Sunday, stopped two miles South OF
Green River. The weather had been very
at 4 A. ~, began to rain. At s A. NJ, we
left camp and marched l6 miles to this place
We are seven miles from Mammoth and one
and n half from Diamond Cave. All along
the road are the rebel camps recently vacated,
with grave yards that show Terri BILE mortali
ty in their ranks. The country is splendid
We are finely camped and this day is ine,
clear and warm. | am very well and never
felt better. Fort Donelson with ID, 900 pris-
oners and Gems. Buckner an9 johnson is
ours. We will either take steamboat for the
extreme South or march OH Nashville by
land.
II is impossible 10 tell what day may
bring forth in war, Fear not as To fighting
The rebels re "gone up" am afraid the
49th will never see fight; but we shall fol
low on, "eag for the fray" But the mail
closes and will close until tomorrow. Boys
lo,ug vt'l.
A yifiu Boy in the Fort DoneIsen
IIcht.-lhe follo wing is an extract from
letter received by John Walker of Tifin,
from his sou Charles, who is in the Goth Ohio
regiment
CARo, Ill, Feb. 10.
Nv DrAR FATHER;
Asl have huta few moments to write, !
thought would let you know where / am.
suppose that you have heard before thi., Of
our gallant victory at Fort DOnelson. ! wish
had time to write the particulars, but |
have not, will only say that ! am well and
went through the battle without getting hurt,
although several times the rebel balls pierre,
ed my clothing l have two bullet holes
through my hat and one through my coat
collar. We are now on board the steamer, {
Emma Duncan. guarding eight hundred Of
the rebels, Wetake them to St. Louis and .
do not know where We viii 60 from there
The 55th Com mplimenied.--The fol
lowing omplimentary notice was read 10 tAo
55th Regiment at q dIxss parade, soon alter
the return Of the expedition TO Mooreheld
HEAD QVAHrERs, CAaP LANDER, NEwl
CREEK, Feb. is, 81
Cot. j. G. LIE;--Dear Sirl-Pernil M 10
express to you. and through you to tte uii
GERS and men under your commana ny ap
probation of the manner they conducted !
themselves during their loag and tedious q
march. and at the ssnle time I,ernit me 10
say that the bravery aud coolDess they exhib.
lied in the affair at Moorted, eonsiuces me
that with such Iaen there is no question about J
the ultimate s1eeess of the Union cause.
You viii Necept my thanks, aud express !
he sape % faose under your command. for
he pIopptasss and ieal with which they
'oeyed the orders on the late expedition,
Respectfully yours,
S. II. DussISe,
n Act Brig. Gen Commanding. c