Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-04-02

cu0us among the troops were the noted
Eleventh Indiana and Eighth Missouri, of
Gen. Lew. Wallace's Division, whose
steady tread and precision of movements
were unexcelled by any equally numerous
body of regulars our old army ever boasted
and amid all the shouldering and presen,
ting of arms, flashing of swords, waving of
banners, pranclng of gaily caparisoned
horses, and shouting OF orders, there came
wailing up through this pomp and circum-
stance Of glorious war the unutterable sor-
row Of the Dead March in Saul, as with re-
yersed muskets and measured tread squad
of his companions bore brave Buckeye
boy to his lonely grave on the banks of the
Tennessee. Poor fellow, he had left Pa
ducah, ali life and hope; had siekened on
the river and now-well, in few minutes
regiment was deploying by companies al
most over his grave
GcographicaI
The expedition had indeed reached the
Sunny South We were seventeen miles
from the Mississippi line, and only twenty
five or thirty from the northwest corner of
Alabama, rrcciSely as far South as the nor
thern line of South Carolina, and farther
down than any of our armies, excepting
the small ones that have gone around by the
sea coast expedition.
Soutte1R TeNacSSee tMionisna.
There was evidence through the cay that
the practical Union sentiment along the
Tennessee was not wholly myth. 'Reck
on dadll rot have to run any more and
hide around to keep from bein' hung, was
the joyful comment of hopeless but not
uncomely Savannah Miss, as she sazed on
the still increasing fleet 'Laws-a-
replied her companion, knowed the Yam
KEGS was powerful people, but [ never
did see Sc many boats in all my born days
before. Guess we will have peace now
More practical was the masculine response
to the re appearance of the flag. Some
one hundred and fifty citizens of the town
and county volunteered for the war to FIJI
up the Donelson thinned ranks of the Hi
nois regiments were the first to disem-
bark
Tahi"g Iris0ners- Sharp Practice IN
Ptchctthg.
Throughout the day Gen Wallace kept
scouting parties out around the position of
his infantry. The results of their labors
were the capture of three Rebel privates
and one Captain, and ascertaining that G en-.
Chcatham, with force that, when all con-
ceptrated, amounted to full $4,000, had
marched from Purdy the day before to take
possession OF the very landing at which we
had di5cmbarkcd (wherc high bluff gave
Il splendid position fer artillery to command
the river, and that, foilcd in this by our
arrival, he was then lying within four and
half miles of our position Our brigades
were kept constantly changing their places,
and if the Rebel scouts could make any
thing Of Gen. Wallace's dispositions or
numbers they must have possessed extra
ordinary powers for combinations.
The rebel Captain $ taken by Yam
kee ruso that must have struck him as ex-
ccedingly unchivalric. lie was out on
picket duty. One of our scouts came sud
denl on him where two of his pickets
were posted. Fortunately the scout was
quick witted, or the capture might have
been on the other side who are you p
he boldly enquired Of the first rebel he
reached. I'm picket Well, SO am |,
but little off my post, looking around for
the Yankees Where's your post 2 ask
ed the Captain you've no business to be
away from it. Come this way, and I'll
show you, responded the scout The mo-
ment he got out of sight Of the two pri-
Yates he quietly informed the officer that
he was picket on the other side, and
would have to take him along And he
actually marched the Captain in, sword,
pistols, Shoulder-strans and all