The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-11

ing which is large brick, looksabouL
as well as it did before tie wal, | pre-
sumo. 1t is an elegant building.
forgot 10 mention that there were
other regiments with us in the expo
dItion, but l will do it hero. We wcro
accompanied by the 1Olst Ohio, the
8lst IndianP, 31st Indiana, and the
3Sth and 2lst Illinois-thc latter Gen.
Grants old regiment. These, TO-
gcthcr with our own. compose the
grand invinciblc lst Brigade. but
the morning soon comes and with il
we learn what we had already heard
reported, that the road was blockaded
by fallen trees which had been done
for some time in anticipation Of u raid
by some of our forces. The pioneers
were ordered front under command of
the gallant Lieutenant Elder, our reg.
iment also taking the advance Of the
troop, and with the engineering Of our
noble Colonel. assisted by the untiring
energies of our most excellent pio.
neers. we managed to camp near, or
one mile east of Marshall, the county
seat of Madison county, n. G., having
made seventeen miles to-day, notwith-
standing the fruitlcss efforts Of the
rcbcls to blockade the roud. We were
now twcnty-one miles from Asbvillc,
our place Of destination. Ahard day .
march before us, but it had to be ac
complished, and was, too, o complete
success, and that by o'clock, besides
, stopping near an hour at place called
French Broad Station. Here we de-
stroyed n bridge that spanncd the
French Broad River, besides the Post.
) office and some other property. When
, within four or five miles of AshvIlc
t we captured an ambulance with its
Z horses. The ambulance was dumped
into the river. Here was another
bridge spanning the rapid waters Of
the French Broad which was soon sci
/ on fire.
f But to the scene of action in another
, part of the field. ] have already men
toned that We came to the place Ol
our destination about 2 clock. Our
regiment being in the advance again
as the day previous. We arrived
probably half an hour in advance OF
the rest of the brigade. We advanced
throwing out skirmishers in order tt,c
: nniees." We were not long in finding
+. them out, as the "bummcrs that ac.
companied us dashed into the town
, and announced to them that we were
coming. We soon saw the trap. II
was this: They lay off probably
! mile north east of the town and fully Q
mile from the main road on which We
were travelling. There was no enemy
. in our immediate front. consequently
: they intended that we should move
C on into town, while they would send ;
Q sufficient force around in our rear anC
G in all probability "gobble" us. Bnt "
did not bite worth q cent. Will
' considerable maneuvering on our side
G in order to deceive, and pretty smar
l. shclIing on their side, the great bat
= tie (?) closed. During the afternoon
c work we had two most noble boy
. wounded, P. Sweet, of Co. "E, com
Il pound fracture of the left thigh, an,
y Corporal Tatman, of Co. "a" gun
h shot wound of left hip. Both arc dc
g ing remarkably well considering tn
; distance and the roads over whic
', they had to ride. Night soon cam
II and with it fell torrents of rain ms
g king the yellow svil of North Carolin
m all in stiff mortar where we Travelled
Shortly after the darkness Of the nigl
- had thrown hor mantle around us W
IL began to move back, having accom-
IN plished all that was required ofus.
N is not necessary to say anything nor
k. Of the expedition, only that VIC wcr
40 successful in bringing off number
- refugees and q number Of horses an
u mules, which was tho sole object
J our raid. .........
d. We reached our present camp o
to the 18th, which camp we left on I'll
~ 3d, after being fanked and rc-hankc
- " by the bummers and pack mules whic
IL are very essential part Of the arm.
y On reaching camp on tho evenin
n. of the 10th, near Greeneville, the coul
n. tv seat of Green county, we receive
80 the intelligence of Lees having capi
no ulated to Grant. Such enthuslas
no has not prevailed since the Declar
oy ton of independence, as was on tn
+. occasion. ........-..
ho Yesterday was a day of thanksgi
ing and fasting in honor of the rcce
no victories. We had services in Il
d. forenoon by our Chaplain W. G. HoI
n day, by reading a portion of scriptu
,e2 suitable to the occasion, In the afto
-, noon Lieut.. Col. S. V. Ycoman, o.
q noble commander, delivered an a
MS dress reviewing the past four year
ch war touching the very source of Il
zee rebellion that of Sldrery. The whc
M address was very able.
r., We received the sad intelligence
Lo' the assassination OF President Linco
Ly- and Secretary Seward this evenir
Of There is sadness over every min
Nv. This most horrible crime leads o
tor minds back to days of Heathenism.
~ w. But leave this subject for some 9th
~ mind TO portray. .. ,.. ....,
EN- Iwould just say in conclusion, tt
ere w. J. Carly our most worthy sutler
raj with the regiment, and with the we
,ad known Harry Conner as his clerk,
-. ~ doing a fIourishing business. I