Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-20

or eight mules IN length, were moving
forward in line of battle toward the fab
ulous and mysterious stronghold of reb
eldom, there to meet bitter and numer-
Gus foe, in all their strength and power,
gathered to defend their native soil. and
the "sacred soil'' at that, or to encoun-
ter only empty breastworks, and the
scattered remnants of flying, sick heart
ened secessiondom.
From the time of the explosions
heard, all was STILL Not even a solitary
muskes could be heard-not even gal
Looping cavalrynan came dashing along
to relieve the suspense, and I thought Of
the calm that precedes the storm. But
about 10 o'clock A. NJ messengers from
the advance came and told US that our
boys were still moving forward, anssshat
no enemy was in sight; and while listen
ing to their report, cheer after cheer was
waited toward US, through those dense
old woods, announcing reliably that an
other pillar of the rebellion had fallen,
and that the "Grand Army of the West"
was in possession Of Corinth, adding
another. bloodless victory to the armies
of the Union. And at last the long ag-
ony was over. Corinth was taken, and
we could let ourselves down to kind
of feeling of fatness. I can compare
It to nothing else, unrufaed by any thing
except feeling of curiosity. No reg
ineHts or companies to gather; no
friends or fellow soldiers to bury, as af-
ter prolonged battle; nothing left but
curiosity. Why did they goP Where
are they now2 Are We after them?-not
as Peter followed the Savior, afar Off
but close up, giving them fits? These
are questions that everybody is asking
and rumor is answering.
Now we hear cannonading at a dis
taace, ard rumor tells US that Mitchell
Pope and Buell. have got large body
of them surrounded, and have taken
thousands of them prisoners. Again
We hear cheering, and are told by rumor
that good news has come, or that lot
of prisoners are comiug in; and so it
goes.
AS for corinth itself, I have not had
the pleasure of seeing it yet, but am told
by those who have, that it is beautiful
village, nearly if not quite as large as
Athens, Ohio, with many fine buildings
in it.
How much destruction has been per-
petsated, I am unable to tell; but not a
great deal, think, from what I can
hear. With all our feelings of success
over our bloodless victory, there mingles
a feeling of disappointment that they
were not met and captured, or dispersed
upon their own soil Now we have to
follow them, which will not be pleas
ant JOB, considering the scarcity of wa.
ter and warmth of climate.
When will it be over, is another i'm.
portant question to US in the army. We
thought that if Richmond and Corinth
were taken, matters would soon end; but
all at once we hear that more troops are
wanted to defend the Capital, and all was
l.not quiet on the Potomac. Bah! how
encouraging.
But |. will quit for. tonight. Oul
Division, and I don't know how many
more, are gone of on march; rumol
isays to help use up 10000 secesh thai
Pope, Buell., &C., have got penned in q
Swamp. Our company is on pickle
duty, so are not on the expedition.
/ Hoping you will excuse bluuders,
bid you good night. CALEB.