The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-28
Army Correspondence.
CANP;NEvrs. Hardin. County, .Ky.l
November alst, 1861.

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miles. on Friday last. when we encamp'
cd on an open plain, in swamp land, where
striking contrast was presented to the
rough, lilly, broken land through which
we had tba. DAY been passing. Al foul
o'clock next morning the rsveille was
sounded. an apology for breakfast gotten
up, horses hitChed, and wagons and tenn.
porary brigade gotten under way, and
after an up>and down side step ,obliqus.
ng-journey Of 10 miles more, arrived here,
passing many deserted house by the
way, seeing nothing but grinning darkieS
and superannuated white men, with once
and a while a woman dfssied in black
We passed through EiiEabethtown, ten
miles from here, where Buckoer put his
men on the cars the time of his advance
in the night tO,Oards Louisville, and where
he dumped them OF when on his retreat
Jacki Here the 9th Illinois was station.
ed as Railroad guard, and the 37th In
diana with the 18th Ohio, dropped from
our Caravansa TO do likewise.
Such country as we passed through
as regards spontaneous productions, one
does not often see. strawberries, Thu
mac, Blackhaws, Tarpahoes, Persimmons,
Apples, Turnips. Wild Grapes, Onions,
etc., etc., literally lined the road for over
20 miles Of the journey. and the members
of Captain SrAFFoRD's Company. who
we're in the advance guard the fifst day,
improved their time to the benefit Of the
Commissariat Department.
Two miles this side of Elizabethtowu,
and eight miles from where we are now,
We were ordered to "Batia!lion. Haiti
Front! RIeHT DRESS! P PRESENT ARMSp'
Who should be coming down the line from
our right flank but General MoCoOKl
Guns we're thrown down, caps flung in
the air, wagons halted. while such score
Of wild hurrahs rent the air as was never
before heard 10 Mat "Possum Holluwl'
He was surrounded by his body guard.
[dressed in a grayish green, and looked
as smiling and buoyant as Dutch boy
going TO krout dinner. Shaking hands
with hundreds be went on his way to town,
promising to join us in half hour after
our arrival. Everybody was pleased to
bee him and / know he was pleased to see
us, as every motion testified.
We are kept here as guard to the Cen
erals Headquarters, aud one Company is
detailed per day for that duty. We are
in no brigade. and under no ones oldert
but Gen. McCook, You can look which
way you please, 60 Where you please. and
you will find regiments dotted in, around
and about you. Here are Pennsylvauil
Regiments Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois
Indiana. Kentucky and Ohio, and 1t i,
impossible for any one not having facts
and figures, to give / ptcxihate guess al
numbers. can say. however, without
maguifying, that at least 80 Regiments o.
Union troops are Within radius Of ter
miles, some Of them sxcsllsutly drilled
The German Regiment Of Col. Wllliok il
particular. does admirably. Col. Willicl
has seen service in the Hungarian an,
Pussians wars, gives his commands il
German, and az the soldiers from Father
land are taught in infancy the principle o
a soldier obedienee-.hsy present s,rik
ing contrast to the bummers and do.as
you-please Of other Regiments.
The Rossear Brigade of Kentuckians
about one mile to the rear of US. GenerI
Jobnston's command in front. The latte
Brigade contains four Regiments.-an L
linois, an Indiana, and two Ohio-th
18th and 49lh. These two, with the ii
and l8,h. are the only Ohio Regiments
have seen, outside Of Cavalry and Artl
lery. The 18th was raised up at Nam
field, Ohio; the 18Th Congressman Hol
toms stronghold-Athens, Vinton an
Meigs counties; the 49th at Tiffiu, and
commanded by Col. w. H. Gibson, form,
Treasurer Of Slate, who still uses his choic
rhetoric and oratorical powers in speech
making. SUBJEoT-"TAe best woy 10 h
Secesk!" -,
General William T. Sherman, b.M
known as Cun.p Sherman" is Major &c,
eral of the forces in Kentucky, and ho
orsd US with a visit and review on SUI
day, but the "boys" Of our Compan
those of advanced age. were not recoguiz,
by him, although former playmate, bo
in the same place, and still bound TO Il
old homo. by kindred and social ties.,
8 LOquacity is detestsd by him; convers
.ion, except on business. strictly forbi
deu; at the same time to meet him off
ty is TO meet genial, corirhunicati
companion.-a whole -SoulSd, intellectu
officer and man.
! We occasionally hear u the nth, b
: can't get it's precise location. Sometim
it is 100 tfiles off, at other times varyi
from 25 up; if we meet, there will be gu
q reunion as will make the angels in He
ven shed tears for joy.
We have received no pay yet, but ha
, plenty to eat and wear. Privates, Corr
! rails and Sergeauts are about dead brok
: and most Of the Captains and Lieutenar
Q spent their laat flint" sometime since, a
q have to pay their own expenses besid'
Poor Jsllows! Il told them not to come
One Of our boys got lettOr from hoI
4 which stated thata box Of provisions we
to be sent to US; likewise some wooll
I. stOckings. Don't send any provisions, t
good, 9h fashioned, country stockings.
wool. Rnit IN good old Fairfield. sent
way Of Louisvllle,. %ouldn', he refuse
Oh, no! A forward MOVEMENT soon.
4 HARRY Conner.