Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-22
ARMY LETTER.
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Trsuruxco Co MIsS. Nav. 9Th 1852.

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TrsnIMlNco Co., MISS, May, 9Th 1862.
On Saturday, May Sd, we received
orders to move forward on the follow
ing morning att o'clock, with four
days cooked provisions. Sunday we
started, as we then thought, for "Cor-
NTH the mighty" Gen. Shermans
Division was in advance of us, and
while awaiting his movements, it COM
menced raining. At last both divi-
sions started through the mud in the
terrible rain-storm. We marched all
day, hating by times for roads to be
cut, bridges built, etc. At night we
had made only five miles, and wet,
hungry and tired, we pitched our first
camp in Mississippi. Our wagons
and artillery did not arrive until the
next day. That night we constructed
some rude brush huts, and in wet
clothes laid down on wet blankets to
sleep. Woke up in the morning some
wetter than when we went to bed,
it having raincd in the superlative de-
gree all night OF course this ruined
the roads, rendering the transporta-
ton of heavy guns impossible. Con-
sequently the Corinth Battle is post
poned for a short time. Yet ere this
reaches you, a battle will probably
have been lost and won. On thee We
ming of May 2d, Gen. Pope shellcd
the town of Pennington, five miles
from Corinth, causing the Butter
nuts to retreat "double quick time"
leaving a number of prisoners behind
estimated from 500 to /, 400. Major
General Thomas, mill Spring Thorn
as) has command of the Army of the
Tennessee" Grant being placed in
position by the side Of Hallcck.
IIalleck has removed his IIead-quar-
ters in the advance and personally
superintends the advance of the whole
army.
Desertcrs are coming in who report
so, 600 men at Corinth, under Beaure-
gard, Price, Van Dorm and Hardce.
They also report the men as greatly
at the news of the cap
ture of New Orleans. Beauregard
has promised to "drive the Federals
back to the river" But Ha!leck has
a peculiar winning way with him, and
epistles to the Corinthians, though
different from those of the Apostles,
will be equally as forcible aud strongly
They have the timber
cut down for miles around Corinth,
with riAe-pits and breastworks, innu-
But with all the artillery
which will be brought to bear on them,
they viii be speedily shelled from
their defenses. 1t will be decisive
victory, either way it goes either
turning the wheels of Government
back for long time, or utterly de.
stroying the rebel army in the West.
But victory will be on our side, and
the Rebel Generals must succumb to
the mighty genius of Halleck. News
has just come Of the evacuation of
Yorktown. Still another proof of the
splendid gencralship Of the great gem
cral of tile Western world, Mcclellan.
Brig. Gen. Lauman now has command
of our Brigade. The rumor having
come in that the enemy were prepar-
ing to evacuate Corinth, a division has
gone out to reconnoitre. .
The weather is now splendid and
the roads are improving rapidly. Tie
fruit trees laden with fruit, and the
flowers blossoming everywhere, show
that we arc indeed in the Sunny Sorth
We now have l20 sick from the regi.
ment.
Yesterday l received the "Intelli'
gencer," whose appearance is so warm.
ly welcomed. But indeed one year
ago | never thought of perusing it so
far South. ! also received from some
unknown friend ,py Of 1.-THE Literary
Monitor" which shows that in these
days of trouble, when war news is
eagerly looked for, the educational in
terests Of Floyd County are not for
gotten. The people of Floyd County
can not value too highly the services
of Mr.. Whitney, their County Super.
intendent, who is doing all in his pow.
err to advance the cause Of education
in the county. The Monitor was well
and ably edited and composed. and
made me think of my own school
which ! left to go soldering"
WINFIELD.