Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-01

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From very interesting description in the
LoTain News, Of Prof. Peck's visit to the
Seventh Regiment, We make two or three
extracts, allw have room for. In a former
arsicls he had told Of reaching Gauley. In
fEis one he describes the homeward trip on
the KanaWha With the sick and wcunded;
Buthardships had not quenched the spirit
OF the noble fellows. The siekest Of them
would rally to tell Of Scarra Greek, Boone
Court House, Cross Lanes and Carnifax. If
If5ught all those battles over once, 1 fought
them al scores of timss On the trip. And
every timeI admired more and more tho in
tsiligence and the chivalry which even
the priTates displayed in both word aud
manner.
pause here to intellect the statement
that, IN my opinion, since War marsha!led
its first host better body OF privates than
Ohio has sent into Western Virginia never
took the field. Il in ability and spirit, and
fitness for their place, and willingness to
keep Il, the officers were all relatively equal
70 the men, our force at the foot of the Ale
ghanies would be model army.
Bat, alas, that must speak of it, there
vas one thing with respect to both officers
and flen which greatly oppressed my spirits,
and that was their general fuency in profan-
ity. Swearing seemed to be the soldiers
only mode OF emphasis. II he was too hot
or too cold, if be was hungry or weary, If
noise disturbed him, or if his bed vas hard
TO him, he almost invariably tried to mend
the matter by swearing about it. Aud if
anything pleased him, he swore to ventilate
his JOY. II was shocking to hear the stoutest
oaths falling from lips whitened with disease,
and which must soon close forever
At Oharleston first saw the foot prints
Of that Heayen-bsrn charity, the Ladies'
Soldiers Aid Society Of Cleveland. Dain-
ties, conYeniences for the sick ward, lint,
slippers, and easy night goWns-these were
the dumb but eloquent messengers which
were daily telling the sick soldiers Of the
motherly and sisterly love which distant
strangers were extending to them. 1t did
me good to have DR.. Salter charge me 70 tell
the ladies Of Cleveland that he valued theiI
charities greatly.
There was one deficiency in the hospital
there were no women to make the plGcg
home-like. Men mads-She tea and cooked
the cruel men administered the medicine
and oBly men smOothed the pillow for the
dying head I asked DR. Salter if ''red tape
had fastened the doors against women. Hc
said, "not exactly, but almost. The regula-
tons allow six 'mstrons' for every forty
(perhaps eighty patients. They pay these
Enatrons cir dollars month, and don't wan
women in the wards, who can be hired fol
that price" uBut Doctor" inquired, q
the Ladies' Ad Society, or any other charity
would fnrnish women of the right sort
would yoH receive them" ayes, gladly
and see that they had good quarters, and tha
they were protected from insult, and as far a
possible from Inconvenience"
Now, ladies of the Aid Society, find th
women for the hospital al Charleston, an
the public will doubtless foot the bills 70
you
Wen, was glad when got back {
gAmerica' and looked through The "ire
country seats of an Ohio town. And / al
free to say thstjus as things nov. are and Q
they are likely TO be for good while to come
would sooner have one of those unpretend
ing but thoroughly home cottages on bae
street in Gsilipolis, than all the KanaWh b
valley from Point Pleasant TO Ganley.
liked the looks Of Gallipolis and its pee
Die. I noticed that the streets were clear
the houses neat, the churches large and th
schoOl-hOuses abundant and spacious.
And, blessings on the people, they hay
given uD their noble Union School House {
be a hospital for the soldiers, and with lare
hearts. they have gathered about lis 440 pi
ln fisnis 70 make them as comfortable as 20
sible.