The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-11-12
Communications.
Correspondence Of the News.
FROM THE 4eTH o. VI.
The Regiment Transferred-Vote of
the Boys for Governor-No
Sick in the Regiment.


CAMP OF THE 4SrH o. VIZ
NEAR FRANKLIN, La,
October 18th, 1858. }
j. L. BoARDMAN Eso:-Dear Sir:
Thinking perhaps a line from your cor.
respondent might be interesting to the
friends of the 4sth in Old Highland,
take the liberty of addressing them
through the medium of the "News." 1t
will be seen from the above caption,
that we are located at Franklin, La, a
small town situated on Bayou Teche,
about 20 miles west of Brashear City
and about 120 miles west of New Or
leans.
Our Army Corps, which heretofore
has been connected with Gen.
Grants department, was, about the lat.
ter part of August last, transferred to
the Department of the Gulf, under com u.
mand Of Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks. The
End Brigade constitutes part of the
4th Division, and is composed Of the
48th Ohio, 18th Kentucky, 13Oth,
18th and 18th Illinois regiments and
commanded by w. J. Landrum, Col on
ell of the 10Th Kentucky, who by the
way is n gentleman in the fullest sense
of the term, and a man we'll versed in
military affairs.
We left Vicksburg about the 24th Of
August last, on board the steamer CITY
of Alton, proceeding down the Miss
issippi until within FIVE miles of New
Orleans, whore we disem barked and
went into camp on the east side of the
river, between the city of New Orleans
and the village of Carrolton. There
we remained until the 3rd of the pres
ent month, where we received marching
orders, as we supposed to some point
in Texas, rumor having been circu-
lated and generally believed, that the
18th Army Corps was expressly trans
ferred to Banks Department for the
purpose of accompanying the expedi
tion then being fitted out, whose bust
ness it was to rid that State of its
numerous bands of ofGuerrillas and pre-
vent the rebels from getting supplies
from that country, which is said to
contain an enormous amount of pro-
visions.
We crossed the Mississippi, landing
at Algiers, directly opposite New Or
leans, and there embarked on board the
cars, and proceeded thence to Brashear
City, situated on the line and at the
terminus of the Opolousas and Great
Western Railroad. The road is graded
as far west as Opelousas. When this
rebellion broke cut, however, check
was put to its completion. We cross
ed Berwick's Bay at this point, and
there encamped for few days, awaiting
the arrival of a part of our Division
which was behind.
On the morning of October 7th we
again received orders to march, and
turnng our faces westward we marched
in that direction, three and half days,
and within two miles of New Ib eria,
when orders came for three regiments S
! Of tho Odd Rr;n,do 20 ,ot,.u L.oL A.
this place, and remain here until fur.
ther orders. Accordingly, after partak-
ing Of a Scanty dinner Of coffee and hard
tack, we "about- faced" and marched
back to this place, where we went into
camp on Sunday morning. Oct 11th.
How long we will.remain here, this de.
pOnent saith not.
The object of our being stationed al
this point, as l am informed, is to pre-
vent the guerrillas, (Which this part o
Louisiana is infested) from dashing on
our transports and capturing them, al
they are engaged in supplying the mair
body of the army with provisions.
= Bayou Teche is but a small body o
water, not more than Is yards in width
> having a deep channel, however, it il
of vital Importance to our army, ThC
sunken wrecks of iron clad gunboatl
r and schooners, which have been filed
with bricks and surrounded with pile
driven close to them, by which the reb
els hoped to effoctually seal up tn,
Bayou, have been successfully removed
To Capt. Dane, of the steamer A. G.
Brown, and Col. George Robinson
and his regiment of 3rd Louisiana (col
ored) engineers, belongs the credit o
this prosperous issue. Ia the work o
rem owing the barrier, these men have
with cheerful obedience, furnished tn
muscle, which has been skilfully dirsc
tod by their officers to accomplish th
work desired.