The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-29

Letter from the I7ih Ohio Regiment
GAxP TWO MiIIs thop CORISTH.
n MrstfsstiTL May 18th, 1891

action hero is still delayed. Slowly and
steadily, the Grand Army is in motion;
and each division as Il moves places its
picksts nearer the Gibraler of the enemy.
The battle cannot be long delayed. Ss
there is not enough water bere to supply
the army. An analysis Of the water we
drink would show alumiha, lizards, and
frogs, mixed with little wster.
Yesterday our regiment was on picket.
A rebel Col. approached with flag o.
truce and released Al prisoners. After
chatting awhile with Col. Connell and
drinking a bottle OF ale together, he de-.
parted, and to-day I5l men were sent in.
to our lines They had been confined at
Columbus, Miss, snd are thoroughly dis,
gusted with Dixie. They state that the
chivalrous sons Of the South furnished
them rations Of mule meat They had 'ent
a very exalted opinion Of the article dur.
ing warm weather. Yesterday our divis.
ion. commanded by Gen. T. W. Sherman,
made a reconnaissance in force but
the snemy's pickOls fed without fir.
ing shot. Last niglttbe continual pop.
1ping Of guns along the line. showed that
our men were on the alert, and would not
be taken by surprise. a-
Has Mcclellan :akcn Richmond? Or
has Memphis been taken by POner's NOR
tar aeet, are questions that are frequently
asked, but not getting papers until they
are about week old, we arc kept in ignor-
ance of all movements of our armies not
Immediately connected with this depart.
ment.
| The roads are getting passabls and the
seigo guns can now be placed 10 posi-
lion. ~ y = -
believe that I, in another letter, men.
toned the lizards and "snaix" which
abound here They are getting 10 DO
nuisance. Last night, one ir "sea,chipg
for its rights" surreptitiodsiy ensconSed
itself in my blanket, no doubt thinking it
Was the "last di.ch.' Idiscovered il, and
not liking such an intimate friend pro.
eeeded to dislodge IL: This I succeeded
IN doing, after several brilliant strategic
moves. Well. | cannot do the lizard
question justice, The mosquitoes are
very large and uucultiysted in their hab
! its. e- s[-is t..-I ~. a, yrsw L.Lso
! The country, here in Mississippi is very
poor. and abounds in swamps, that will
almost preclude the use Of cavalry in the
4 coming conflict. j. P. SAlN.
Letter from Capt. stinehcombs
The following letser was received yes.
terday By one Of Capt Stinchcomb''s $
friends in this city, Of whom We obtained
|. it for publication: .fHs isl
CAMP IN THE WooDs, J
Two MfLEs FROM CoRINTH, MISS, 7
May 20, 1869. }
DEARSIE; ! embrace this opportuni
! ty Of writing you line. and as l infel
8 the impending bsttle is all that is talked
Of At home. will give you ail'the pArtic
: ulars l am allowed to. We are abou
/. two miles from Corinth and "a little owe
y mile from the enemy's breastworks, en-
camped IN large piece Of woods that i
a littls unduating. Our pickeis hav
been within two or three hundred yards o
+ each other Tor over a week.
The other day when on picket duty,
:. had the advance post and had the homo
:, Of receiving flag oftruee borne by tn
/; celebrated Col. Thompson, once Secreta
, ry Of War. under that old failhless gen
tlemau elected in 1856. The Colonel is
- member Of Gen Beauregard's staff and
"A sharp, shtewd and cunning man, an
wanted TO 60 in 10 see Gen. Halleck.-
"A | advised him he could not unless the Co
At or some other superior officer took hin
n. Hs didn't get in. sent for Col. Come
10 who was back with the reserve. +
in came up and found they were old acquai
tances. After the prisoners were E!
:, changed the Colonel was sent back
70 Dixie. We have had two asgs of tru
n. since, each time they meeting our Ou
oh posts little nearer their quarters.
,re On Saturday last my Company 81
,r. Company A we're ordered out as ski
to misbers.s Company A found themselv
hat behind the l4tb Ohio and fell back. \
~ ~. company skirmished through the WOO
according to my order, and just as
came 10 the cleared ground the euer
= fred into US. Jesse Cloud, new recrl
was slightly wounded the first FIRE.
i ordered the boys down aud to FIRE VIII,
yool ever they could see a '5uttsrnut." 7
irg, enemy had to fall back, but the boys 1
'ri, not until they saw two 81 their men Fl