The National tribune., 1899-10-26

battery deployed to the right and left. and
finally surrounded the scene of the catas-
trophe, while the officers of the battery
were remounting the gun and repairing
damages, in order to proceed on the march.
AS u result of the accident two men were
badly wounded and four mules We're shot
to relieve them of their misery, and Uncle
Sam was out one gun-carriage.
SkirmiShing and fighting the rebel force
was OF daily occurrence, and in order to
detain us until larger force could be
gathered, they were in our front all night
chopping timber and filling up the roads
| in every way possible. so that we would
often be obliged to follow the rocky beds
| OF dry streams miles out OF our course TO
avoid these Instructions.
AT this time our food almost entirely gave
out, with the exception of coffee, of which
we had good supply. The rocky, mount
ainous country through which we were
passing was almost destitute OF anything
| III the vegetable line, except small patches
of corn in the small bottoms of the creeks,
| the ears of which were Just beginning to
| get hard, and orders We're issued for every
| man to make a crater Of his plate, and on
reaching stopping-place, officers as well
| as men grated the corn obtained during
| the day to make muSh for the nights sup
per.
Foraging was strictly prohibited by
| General Orders an account OF the danger,
carefully with blanket, was brought into
| camp at night containing the body of a
mountain porker, instead OF the dead COM
| rade which it represented. The officers
mess of the battery were at one time the
happy possessors of captured goose, and
at night the goose was put into the camp
kettle to boil, which operation was repeated
for several nights until they came to the
conclusion that the goose was older than
they were, and so, out Of respect for age, 1t
was kindly deposited in a fence-corner to
be appropriated by any party that might
think of being benefited by the capture.
After is days marching, some of the
time nearly all night. without tents or
other covering at night but the sky, men
becoming SO tired and exhausted that in
several instances they fell from the horses
they were driving. having passed through
the towns of Boonville, Proctor, West
Liberty, up the Little Sandy River, through
Grayson to Greenupsburg, on the Ohio
River, reaching the latter place at mid
night Of Oct. 2, 1862.
The Ohio shore was plainly seen in
the clear moonlight. The still air was
broken by a succession of cheers from
officers and men, both alike feeling that
they were once more within the bounds OF
civilization; and, although many were
almost naked, preparations were lmme-
diately made to cross the river, which was
accomplished during the day and night of
Iile 90 lilSt. IAe river dt tulS tiihe was 81
low that the gun-carriages of the battery
were driven through the shallow water to
meet the ferry-boat, and loaded in the
water to cross the main channel.
AT the townof Wheelersburg, on the Ohio
side of the river, the citizens came en- masse
with provisions TO feed the hungry soldiers,
and if ever kindness was appreciated it
was by those tired and hungry veterans.
Officers of the East Tennessee regiments
We're heard to remark while disposing of
mouthfuls of chicken-pie and other things
that they would be better satisfied if they
could only have one Of their home corn
pones," thus showing the force of home
education.-H. b. YORK, Captain. 9th
Ohio pit battery, Chagrin Falls, o.