Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-06-24
ARMY 2EI EnS.
From Camp Mitchell, Alab., June 9

From Camp Mitchell, kiab., June g.
never sit down to address you without
mi,givings. There is so little occurring
of any interest to ourselves, that it seems
it must be very dry to you in Union county
who are are SO we'll entertained by better
correspondents from the various scenes of
the ma suiliceut tragedy now being enacted.
Just please give this note to your readers.
We are now watching Scott's aud Nor
gan's guerilla bands They are South Of
the Tennessee river, % miles above Flor
euce, and our 18th Pa. Vol. are on the
Northern bank, amusing them with an
occasional bomb-shell until Gen. Mitchell
"baps" them from the rear. "Oid Stars
IMitchell-he wears three stars, now, is
our great favorito 10 the Southwest. Gen.
Negley is subject to bis orders. Mitchell
and Negley are in motion, but where the
"lightning will strike" none can tell
We are here 10 the woods, without tents
or baggage, aud seven.y-fve miles from
the nearest point for mailing letters. 1t
is a very lonely life-no reading matter,
except what We get from our friends a:
home; no account of passing events,
occurring, some times, very near no enc
my to slay, except dragging, ,orturing
time. To give you some faint idea Of our
arduous y Iabors, l will give you short
extract from my clog"
.Nem. Of Nay %, lS62-Palaski, Tenn.
Rose at 3 o'clock, took breakfast at
o'clock Orders to march-destination
unknown-tents and knapsscks left. Learn
that two men in Co. C. took negro ser
want from Lieut. Ayers, broke guard, and
returned him to his master, reviewing a
reward of forty dollars, Alabama money
the currency proved worthless.
26. Marched to lambs Landing, 45
miles, on the way found two deser,ers from
the Rebel Army at Corinth. They took
the oath, and came along. They told US
that many are determined TO desert their
army.
-. Last night, our pickets were fred
on BY grcrri!Ias-no alarm. Learned
from deserters that the enemy had no con-
siderable force nearer than Corinth. They
as well as We, have heard that Richmond
is taken. with 80, 600 prisoners, incu-
ding Davis and the Rebel Cabinet No
probability of a fight at CorinIh. No bata!-
lion drills among the euemy's forces.
2s. Lovely morniog-no move on
hanls-no news-no mail-no enemy
even camp rumors scarcc-dry time.
Many Rebel prisoners brought in to day
took the oath, and we're released. Attack
expected to night.
20. No attack last night Little slave
girl, in a house near by, terribly beaten
knocked down, kicked, and chOked BY her
young master, until Lieut.. Smith inter-
fered, when the whole family-brawliug
old woman, three or four cadaverous,
yaunt, bony girls, and the males-had
broom stick skirmish with the Lieut..
Ludicrous scene.
so. Pockets fred on by Rebels across
The river. A wounded Indiana Captain
same over being released on parole. Pro-
vision and mail-,rain came in to-day.
Much talk through Camp about Gen.
Hunters proclamation some declared if
Pres. Lincoln sanctioned it, would fight for
Jeff Davis.
81. Qliet morning. Saw wheat in
hook to-day. Dispatch came in to-day:
.Corinth yacuated'-Rebels scattered,
i libitum, ad infnitum, ad swampum, ad
uerrilasu.
June l. Sabba,h-warm, pleasant day
blooming-cotton growing
ain showers in the eveniDg-beautiful, /
olden sunset among the heecy clouds: that
raped the western sky. Dispatches from
en-. Mitchell evacuation of Coriuth con-
pews-much talk Of speedy
lose of the war.
2. Regiment called into line at day
reak-Rebels reported crossing the river
false alarm. Dull day. Threw some
1ells across, and demolished some old
ouscs, the Rebels: convened therein, very
bruplly adjourning, sine die.
4. Went out on picket, along the
yer, by the Landing-at dark, posted
lr company, tx. all hands ignorant of
lie ground.
3, Rose at two o'clock-stood watch
Il 5-then explored the ground. Found
lie upper part on the bank Of a small
'you-erussed it, and went to the river