The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-17
Our Army Correspondence.
Letter from the Seventh Regiment

PADUcAH, KY, June 8, 1864.
Editor Saint Paul Pioneer:
There has been nothing of particular impor.
tance transpiring in the 9TH regiment during
the past seven days.
Captains Arnold and McKelvy have returned
to their companies from st. Louis. The 9TH
ers. who have been on detached service at st.
Louis will be here by Saturday next, 11th.
Lieuts. Davis and Collins are the only COM
missioned officers now absent from theSeventh.
Davis is on Gen. Sanborn's staff, and Collins is
in charge of the Provost Guard in st. Louis !:
neither of them are expected here.
The regiment is in good health. Only about
eighteen men are in the hospitals here, and
they are expected to come out in eight or ten
days.
Major Burt received an injury from the kick
of his horse on Saturday last, which, however,
was not very serious. The Major was return
ing with his horse from the river where he had
been to water him, and giving the animal too
much play rope allowed it room to plunge
| forward and kick him in the face, bruising the
nose and cheek. DR.. Ames took the case in
C0argc, auu u lcW CdyS Will oCC tuC Ou
| his horse again.
| The weather is very warm and sultry. 1t has
been threatening rain three days. When it
| comes we will have good one.
On the 5th instant, Mr.. Duchong and ano-
ther man. unarmed, started from their homes,
some miles beyond Mayfield, TO do a little trad.
ing at the above named place. After arriving
there they purchased to the amonnt of $50 or
$50 worth. During the afternoon they set out
for home again. While on the way they were
met by two guerillas armed to the teeth who
passed on, returned and passed again, which
caused an uneasiness among the countrymen.
Duchong and his partner concluded that these
guerllas were after robbing them, and agreed
to camp at place little off the road for the
night. While they were busy in getting sup
per the guerillas again approached them and
asked them if they had weapons. Duchong
replied ''No nothing more than this axe.
showing it to him. One of the guerillas asked
him for his money, which Mr.. D. "forked
Over," and told him it was $500. This Grey
back was not satisfied with this, but he must
sit down and count it over. While he was do
must get little wood" and stopping behind
the robber. he, with one blow, chopped his
head. completely Off The other guerilla fired
at Duchong, shooting him in the thigh. Then
commenced q rough-and-tumble with the
three resulting in the defeat of the guerilla,
his Skedaddle ana the recovery oI DucuohS
"greenbaX.' The next day the guerlllaS went
to Duchong's house and took him before their
Captain (Kess) who tried and acquitted him.
'Tis true, there is honor among thieves
Conscription is still going on in this State.
One day this week some 10 or 12 niggers were
marched out of the Continental Hotel, and
brought up to the nigger camp. Directly af-
ter them came the women (white and black
crying. The black women said their brothers
were put in the army and they would not
speak to any one who wore blue coat and
blue pants. After crying themselves nearly
diy: one OF the owners, l suppose, jumping up
as If pricked with needle, gave FLIP OF the
the finger and jerk of the head, said Come,
Sukey, let us 60 home it's all right" Hand
bo hoo took place. The niggers are now in
the service of Uncle Sam, and fighting fol
freedom, or as they call it g our rights
Negro soldiers are coming fast. E. S. L.