Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-10-25
CANT NEvIN, Hardin Co., KY,
October 18th, 1861:

FRIEND KEELER:-Since have been in Ken
lucky, 1 have not received a copy of your pa
per- At Camp Dennison received several CO.
pies, and it was truly welcome visitor and il
you could have seen the poor soldier eagerly
looking it over for the news, you would have
been satisfied to have continued sending it,
Please send it to me regularly, and if 1 ever re-
turn viii pay you; if perish, you can collect
itout of my estate.
Our Regiment is now encamped at this place
which is twelve miles south of Elizabethtown.
(By the way, it was Hardin county jury that
acquitted Mat. Ward for numbering school
master several years ago,) The romantic part
of a soldiers life has disappeared we are moth
ing but machines, which move at the bidding of
superior officers. There are very few privileges
to be found in the army. It is necessary for the
success Of our arms that we should be strict and
observe discipline, or else we fail-and the his
tory of the times record more @Bull Run" af-
fairs. Our Regiment is as good as they get
them up and hope that when the news may
reach home of our meeting the rebels on the
battlefield, that our friends may feel proud OF
the Fremont Company. a ~
The ahell-hounds" have been let loose upon
the loyal men Of Kentucky. Kentucky called
for aid, and Ohio is rallying to her rescue. The
49th Ohio was the first full Regiment to cross
the river and rush to save Kentucky to the I'm
ion. Already our Cavalry have been fred up.
on by the rebels at Upton near here. Our ad
vance will be made very soon. We will go from
here to Munfordsville on Green river, in Har
county, where the rebels have a camp and SOM
masked batteries. The rebels have destroyed
the bridge across Green river at Munfordsville
which was justly the pride of Kentucky Blu
think there will not be much fighting there
The fighting win be done at Bowling Green.-
That is their strong hold. Gen. Buckner is il
command of their forces at that point, and the,
have from 10000 to $4,000 men. Zollicoffer, Q
Tennessee, 10 marching with about 5000 me
to form ajunction with him, and John O. Breck
inridge, the despised traitor, 10 there with hi
force all seeking to make Kentucky seoon
time the aBloody Ground Buttheg game won
work; we are going south; we are bound fc
Nashville. Our force here is about $4,000.
Zollicoffers move was all ruse TO draw me
off from this division of the army, for we ar
going along the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road-the most important line in Kentucky
for by this route Tennessee looks for supplies
When we advance, we expect to have 5000
men, and then look out for great work and har'
fighting. H 20 t]ti aft f1 n4t4le
trust that while away from home, the sol
( diers family may never suffer or want for bread
although some soldiers who left families at hom
say they arepot cared for. Let the soldier VIII
lis fighting the battles Of his country, neve
hear from home Of his family being in suffer
ing condition, -. ,,,.a...l Is4e,
Capt. Bartlett and Lieut.. Wilcox are well, a
are the men generally. SO far, we have the bel
Band in the Division, Yours, de-, lol
p. S.-Gen McCook, of Ohio, is here.
} guess he will take the command Of Briead
! In this Division. Don't md any Odd Fellow
4 here; nothing but negroes and cats. scgrfa,I