The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-03


Church, will preach in the Lutheran
Church on Saturday evening next at g.
o'clock.
CAMP LETTERS.
Qua,aes ,Asastee's Dep. 3 st keg.~O.aE M
Hermann Mo, Dec. s5th, 1851.
Ed. Pioneer.
DEAR SIR; Until quite recently all has
been quiet. dull, and monotonous, but fol
a week past. we have had many rumors
Of he near approach OF the rebels. On
last Saturday, four men were arrested
and brought in camp on suspicion OF be
ing rebel SPIES, but they were isfterward
released. There is no doubt but they
were spies. On Salurd ~ night about l l
O'Clock, just AS We had finished our day <
labor. and were pr. paripg TO retire, word
came hat cur regiment and the 10th Mo.
was preparing to move, and then "there
WAS hurrying to and lro" Al four in the
morning, the olsi Ohio commenced Gro =
sing the river The only means of trans
portation being fiat boat aud three or
four sklfs. it took all day fer our regi-
,nent to cross. On Monday the flo'7 Of
ice prevented tie use Of toe on y means OF
transportation We had, ferry boat W as
then sent for, which started with its first
load about two o'clock, and when about
the middls of the river, it stuck on a sand
bar, and rem aimed there until a ter dark
but by nire O'Clock Tuesday morning, the
great expedision moving
Since then We have heard nothing from
them. The boys were all eager to go,
otwithstauding it was showing, bio wing
and very cold About SO remain here,
Capt. Tyler in command of Camp. The
movement was made in compliance with
an order from Gen. Halleck to march i'm
mediately to Warrenton. A party OF re-
bells are reported in that reighborhoud.
variously estimated from 700 to 1 90.
5000 rebels are reported to be north Of
the Missouri river. -sa. -.r ,.a
Yesterday l had the pleasure Of seeing
some eal live Secesh and no mistake
The 1860 captured by Gen. Pope passed
here en- route for ST. Louis where
they purpose entering Edwards College.
They were indeed motley crowd, unu-
with the exception Of a few who
had procured them at Lexington. Sky
were crowded in car, with here and
there "cuAud gemman." TEey appear
ed as if they had be- n strangers to wa
ter, soap and combs for at least six months
Their hair fell in natural curls, but not
very graceful folds, over their shoulders.
But notwithstanding hair, dirt and poor
clothes, you would, now and then see
that indicated intelligence.
A number were but boys Of sixteen to
eighteen years Of age, aud some were old
G ay headed men. They all seemed to
take the sffsir as pleasant joke. The
bar d Of the 25th Indiana gave them few
airs, and in answer to the call from secesh
for Dixie" gave Yankee Doodle and
Hail Columbia The snow, to-day
has been melting. and walking to and
from camp, very disagreeable; but very
agreeable thing happened to day, when
l was invited, (and of course accept ed,
by Mrs. Adams to partake of d splendid
dinner. Ifyou think did not do justice
to the oysters, turkey, chickens. and del
WI dSh. IL
ty to obey the irjuDclion, ''Whatever you
6ud to do, do it with all your might" and
I did. ] have an invitation for to-mor-
row night, to "Trip ,pv G.ht fantastic toe
but being ~oung man th It never Inou,-
ges in any think o. that ch aracter, | am
Of the opinion | cannot favor them with
uy presence.
There has been but four deaths in our
regiment. The health OF Capt. Tylef's
company is very good. and with one or
two exceptions, they are enjoying excel
lent health, or were when they left on the
aforesaid expedition. l will not close un
Ill to morrow, hoping in the meantime to
hear flom the 8ist
Dec. 26.
The only news heard from the expe-
dilion was from two of our men who were
Iaken sick and returned. They remained
all last night in the middle of the river
on a sand bar. They had the mumps.
The surgeon told me this morning it
would be very likely to kill them, They
belonged to Cept. Adams company They
had found no secesh at the time those
men left. Yours respectfully. j. G.
CAMP LAMINE, D,c Oath 1861.
EU Pioneer, ~.