Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-09-11

oren, win Daggy Dreeches are stationed
there. There may be forty houses in th.
town, built Of imported brick. An old
graveyard is on the summit Of one of IL.
hills, in which lie the remains of the Eng.
lish General Nelson, died 1745, and one
of the Governors of the Colony. Tbs
slabs AMI obelisks are crumbling with age
and broken shells, and rusty cannon min.
gle with the sacred monuments of DID,
| The opposite shore is deserted, save By q
feS timid negroes. who gather upon The
wharf upon the approach Of rebel guerril.
| las. when boats from the ships take them
off. .elii as'a = nael' 'A'
q At II O'clock. August 20, the Twenti.
eth Indiana embarked on the steamboa,
! New York. Gen. Kearuey on the Express
leading the way. Soon. on various steam
ers. the whole division was sailing down
the York river. Chesapeake Bay was
reached. York river Chesapeake Bay
was reached. and at daylight the Army Of
the Potomac was again on the Potomac
after an absence of five months.
The Potomac is indeed beautiful riy.
or. 1: lacks in bold scenery the magnif
cence Of the Hudson, and it lacks, too, he
thousands Of ornanented villas and sub.
stan,ial farm houses that stud the banks
of the Ohio; bnt it is yet beautiful. for the
sites are there to build on, and only aristo-
crotic lsziness and "niggers" prevent it,
There are SO many lovely points and bays.
that space prevents description. and you
must sail on the river to see its pleasan.
scenes. H -f aia
At Z o'clock, August 2i, a massive col
umn. looking like pillar OF salt. loomed
up against the clear sky. 1t as the dome
of the Capitol at Washington. 1t was
what we were all fighting for-to wha.
purpose remains to be seen. n 30
ra LANDED AT ALEXANDRIA. mon
AS the Twentieth Indiana was the first
to leave the intrenchments in front of
Richmond, SO il was the first to arrive at
Alexandria; We marched two miles out
of town. af ~
Next morning. August 90. started on
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and
found Great scare at Catlett's Station
A few rebel gue.rillas had made raid,
and great was the conformation. Result,
as far as heard from, a few wagons burn
ed. and great stampede among non-com
batants. 30 gafsl ef aefs
August % Went on picket within six
miles OF Warrenton; camped in the woods;
fed off the country; had plenty of corn,
chickens aud "fxens." Could find no enc
my. and the night passed quietly. .feiH
Hy August 24.-This is a beautiful coun-
try. The sharp outlines Of the Blue Ridge
mountains may be seen clearly defined a.
gainst the sky. The distant report Of ar
sillery is beard from the banks Of the Rap
pahannock, where our forces are fighting.
Most OF the farm houses are built on hill
tops. and are quite handsome buildings.
= In. the afternoon we moved down the
railroad. and are now near the ruined sta
tion- horse of Eappahannock station
Small squads Of foragers for food are con.
stantly coming and going. A dressed
motion is hanging on one side Of me, and
q whole hog on the othef. Geese. chick
ems, turkeys and honey are piled in judi
cious prox unity. We will have bafbe-
cue. and feed off the enemy. There is nc
transportation. no Quartermsster' stores,
nothing but men aud guns. AT last we
have commenced the war in earnest
There is no guarding rebel property. and
no misplaced tenderness. We are band
Of soldiers now, aud our communications
cannot be cut of. fos we find our food as
We go along. Our leader is named John, -
and his food is provisions and honey
Yours truly, 4. NJ. b. II.