The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-16
Army Correspondence.
Letter from the ooh Ohio Rea',.

EF The following extracts from Il
priva'e letter from Lieut. J NJ. Suipben.
of the Goth Ohio will be read with in.
terest
CAMP Cripple CREBK. T
April Sd, 1863
4 You no doubt will be some
what surprised at receiving a letter from
me so soon aiter.sendirg my last, at least.
dated Camp Cripple Creek. When |
wrote ] supposed We were going 10 make
permanent move hut was mistaken
The "movs" turned out 10 be recon
noisance to the front. composed Of TIE
troops Of our Division. | will give yop
a brief description Of the trip, and also
tell you something Of the results. When
the second order camr--(I wrote you Of
the LIST t)-l had just got into bid it wac
about II o'clcot. II was to pack two
days rauons and be ready to move OF
l2 O'Clock. The sky was clear and the
moon shone beautifully. making it al
most as ligh, as day. We (our B'igade)
moved at 1e o'clock in good spirits, nnd
marched TO Readyville, four miles with
out halt, and wslksd very fast, At
this place we were ined by tie Q brig
ade Of. our Division, Col. Hazen. and
soon We were outside our lines on the
pike leading TO McMinnvile, BY way q!
Woodbrrrv. About a mill. tbs sids Of
Woodberry wa cana to the FIST rebel
pickets. the videtts pos, being at littl"
house which was inhabited by a 'amily
Of poor folks. The reb picket for i
sesms there was Tut one on this post -
had evideu'ly just jumped out Of bed. as
he appeared with nothing on hur his shit
and drawers. As our ,kirmehcrs sp.
lproached he commanded "lalt u and &C
cording to duty. tho invading fpS no
seeing 6t to obey his command. h. diS
charged his place (which, however fail"c
10 take eff ct aud immeda,, ly took t,
hi" h"ls. fmgatting. seemingly, lis staff
of nudily. clos ly pursued by our skir
mishnrs, who returne tie Grr. one al
taking effect in his right side. and whicI
made a serious, but. as was inirrm-,
hy the surgeon. no, a fatal wound. AIT
following close y for aqrar'rr ofa mile
: we suddenly and unexpectedly to the n
at l.ast, came upon the res rye post
where va raptur"d without firing CUR
> a captain and his squad Of twelve mer
with their horses and equipments Thri
horses we're unbridled and unsaddled. an
thus they had not tins TO get away TIL
fact is they hpd not been dlsur'ed for $
long that they apprehended no DANCE
j and had gre TO sleep. Feeling YER
much encouraged Al this "gohble up" I
confedS. W. pushed IN aS fast "s We coult
reaching Woudberry about sunrisa. whe,
y we halted and pariook OF little E" soa
. belly" and hard crIckers kflcr r'stir
V about an hour We again starred SOC
u skrmi.hing commenced which was ke
up pretty briskly FOR about an hour, win
!. The re6s all mounted) fal To parts III
e known. We followed the pike abo
, four mills with our skirmshers throw
} out on either side a considerable di
Is tance. when SEEING nnthing more Of the
Q. and learning that they bad fled precil
le Ia ely, we were ordered 10 re,race o
ne steps, which we did, arriving at can
" about sunset, having marched sipcs I
= night before at IL o'clock not less tn
o- 50 miles, and having captured in i
10 abou, 40 ye6s. three Of whom we're oi
is GERS, ons captain. ,h,ee wagons aud 6
,e mules We found slowed in. the wago
is a variety of luggage among wbi b W
q ur, barrels Of whisky. msa,, me
-. pans. pots. ketllss, tin cups. 60. 30
~ Lieut. J. NJ. SUTPliEN.
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