The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-08-25
DEcKARp SsATIoN,
Near Winchester. Tenn.
A..as 1851

|. srcttv warm, and sweaty fingers adhering
10 the paper, We. would venture the task
Of writing a letter for your columns. but am
somewhat doubtful about is being readable;
Tut after mastering mp all the courage !
+ could summon. resolved TO rrife. either
with or without anything to write about.
We. the 18th regiment. together with the
rezt Of our (l5th) brigade came 10 this
camp. July 22nd. Our present encampment
il situated in beautiful iores, OF oaks. and
aboat three miles from the secesh town Of
Winchester. From the time we left Corin,h
until our arrival at this place, we have done
a great deal OF heavy marching. In travel
ing from Cornth here. we marched about
two hundred and thirty fve miles. The
distances is by no means so great on a straight
li0c, but we came round about way. and
the weather being ver- warm. and we com
p,l!ed to travel during the night. Il wa IA
tiguing on va in the extreme.
We were lying at MoorcviIle. Ala ba ma.
when tho Murfreesboro affair took place.
and va were hurried on forced march and
half rations TO Fayetteville. Tennessee, and
from Fayetteville to ShelbyviIle. and from
that place here.
The murder Of Cen McCook the other
day. while on the march to this point. calls
for revenge from every true lover Of his
T, country. II was an outrage unparalleled, in
. poin, of bafbarity. by any since this war be
: gan. oaly think of IL. A sick man. un-
/, ,houghtedly prccedes his. commlad short
n distance in an ambulance, Ia surrounded by
g a gang OF guerrillas and robbers. and while
n unarmei is deprived OF bis life. upon refus-
n ing to be made a prisoner but the deed
e had scarcely been perpetrated when his en-
4. ragged men visited that neighborhood with
" summary vengeance. which will long BIO re
/ membered by the survivors. II was ascer
m tanned beyond doubt. that the plan for the
If murder vas concocted the previous night
n and upon Gen McCook's oil regiment, tho
of oh Ohio, learning that he had been murder
rv ed by a marauiing band. they became per
or fectly frantic and unmanlgable. They
a seized the torch and applied il to ever!
K. dwelling within sight. nor did they stop here
10 every house, barn, stable or building OF an,
n. kind was lain in ashes. within the distance o
va Eve miles from the spot where the brav'
~. and beloved McCook fell Those of III,
on gang who we're captured we're instantly hum
a upon the nearest tree. Three were hung L
nd ono limb and ropes not being nj hand on
-. Of the wretches was actually hnsg with
a dra,cing chain.
~ Aflcr laying the ncighborhood in waste
"a in which the he llish act was committed. the
-, proceeded 10 burn all tho buildings alon
4. the road. and coming TO New Port. it'll
try village, they fred il and burned It to thu
But ground. All the male citizens who wer
IN. suspected to have been accessory to the ac
ar. were either shot or hung.
ore There il a little incident which ! think
far worth relating. that got from the actc
|. il himself The story is tfno. and the 10
al | Cavalier" uniform bears the mark OF IN
fol raragss Of mar. being pierced through
u. several places by the rebel bullets. lie Is
.,v member OF the lst Ohio cavalry, and
ala small party Of his company we're ont GA
MD scout, beyond Decatur aud near the monf
bus tains. Willis, they were resting for sho
~. spell. they were surrounded by heavy for'
To- Of rebel guerrilla and fred upon d.
,ha hero bad his horse shot down tho first fir
a. his CAPTAIN and others Of his companion
killed when he left his horse and snderros
-, TO save himself by flight. since resistant
- was madness He took refuge ia cornfiel
but was pursued-ha; ! will allow him
o,s tell his own story.
an. but my fear OF .stety ~ese soon great
Ia increased. for found tia, the enemy IN
INV put couple OF blood hounds upon my trac
;,v soon became fully aware Of my dlnge
rast and ran with all possible speed. but the V
ap- ling Of tie hounds KEEP, getting closer.
,av length. passing down tie mountain aide,
an, came TO small creek and ran dosn i {
m the distance of two hundred Yard. When
zen came 10 an overhauging limb OF a tree. ~
ion instantly swung mysclf up from the vat
>. and climbed mp into the branches Of Il
n. tree. awaiting with breathess anxiety the a
md proach of rebels and blood-hounds. TIL
cal was late in the evening. and there remain
:, In that tree all night and portion Of |,
,.a next day had scarcely sassn . sc
"a. among the branches when the blood-hoRs
ma appeared in sght. hunting my trail. ,
or. following the stream entirely confused Their
an and before quitting che place they pass
the nearly directly under the tree In which "
our secreted. but fortunately they failed to I'll
lion me and tho next morning left the tr
his and undertook to End my way back TO ID,
the eatur. but Wa careful not 10 quit my hidi'
% | place until the rebels hal icft tue vicinity
lr;ll Alter several hours hari walking nv 80
.h,. dicrs in the distance and concealed myss
-om in thicset Of hfiars, net knowing waeth
o.t- thcy were fsisnss OF foes. At iensth til.
= approached my place Of eesss:lmeni. Al
God gathering some dry bark I covered ny p
are son, ana after they came within sight J, "
FUN ret impossible for me 10 kno9 whether th
are were friends or rebels. Cor shey were n sh'
= no shirt sleeves. | was prevented from exau
= no ming them very closely. Cor dared not It
md Finally they came and went TO picking biae
N berries frea fke semf psica IN sc4ieA ! had
that er,sef ayself Abost that time becau
ace. somewhat uneasy. and vas ia terrible ~