The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-13
Letter from Company A.
ClMP sHERMAH.
WAsnINeToS, JUNO 9th 1861.

CuS. O0Sette-h hlHouSl Tue mercury
here to-day must lie up to the top of The
glass. and probably would 90 much high.
er had il room to do SO. still will essay
a feeble attempt at giving ytu the news,
and "local items OF Camp Sherman
We are still encamped about one and a.
half or two miles north Of the city, and
the probable supposilon is that we shall
not leave hers until short time before
our time expires, when we shall probably
go into Virginia and work our way
through the counry BY forced marches,
until we reach Wheeling. TIE Stare Of
Ohio was so mognanimous as to furnish
our regiment with new Uniform on yes
terd.y, and 10 morrow or mex, day we
will receive one months wages. / have
Just returned from visit to the "Rhode
Island" camp. Tor | should say city, when
compared with ours) aud l actually felt
ashamed TO own that was from Ohio
wh-u | saw The comfortable quarters and
substantial grub they are furnished. flow
can Ohio Expect her boy to stand this
kind Of treatment. 1t is urged bY our heaG
officers that VIC lave no-cause to complain,
that the soldiers in former wars under
went greater priyatiOus, and more hard.
ships than we do. This may all be true
enough. but there is this difference: in
their case it was necessary, and in ours
| ii is not. We have heretofore had the
meanest uniforms CT any Regiment that
has come from any other State.
The boxes We're received in due time,
and the contents Of al were duly appre.
ci,ted. The s'ene that ensued on their
opening beggars all description. the boys
came in from an "AaIian !" Batta'ion )drill
of some four hours duration in the boiling
sun. dispirited. and worn out with fatigue,
bu! when the welcome news was passed
from mouth 10 mouth, "the boxes have
come the boxes have come !" al were
fresh, vigorous and in good spirits. In a
trice they wers opened, and their contents
passed rapidly TO ther respective owners.
Some Of the boys who anxiously expected
pa GELS were disappointed, and as the poor
fellows turned away, the deep sigh of dis.
appointment would well up from their bo.
SONS, and 10 more than one case a teal
was 5 en- 10 roll down their cheeks. How.
ever. the majority Of lh-. f4vored ones
were generous enough 10 divide their scan.
ty stole. with them. Many. many thank:
on behalf Of the company, for the kind re-
membranes of friendship, dou5lv dear
comingas they did from home swes lone.
hume whvrs all the better instincts are
c-ntered, home, that loved spot toward
which all the boys look with longing eyes,
All those Of you who at home are now
enjoying all the luxuries of Your homes
I httls iuiagns now sepn Htiie articles q
CON tort. although of but little intrinsica
value. are appreciated, AS for myself,
{ can only say sack me agsin. it shan't COS
any thing. Blythe by must tell you
little occurrence; 10 the sack ofone Of ou
mess co Q a can, supp scd to contain
peaches. in fact we were sure it contained
peaches, and on this Supposilion deter
mined to have "peacheS and cream p" IRA
thrr out cf plac with junk aud Nav!
J biscuits will admit) as desert to oul
dinner that day. A couple of our boys
4ol- ont Of camp. and by walking somC
four miles succeeded in obtaining cream
(sl'hough the proprietors OF said cream
were absent when they got it) aud re
turned in just time for diner. | had iuvit
ed u couple Of lrienis TO assist in eaLn!
the above mentioned peaches. The car
was opened, all was excitement, aud deeI
expectation sat on every bow, all wa
deep silence, and proper drcorum wa'
observed by all on the momenous oc "a
sion, Conner. the indetatiga0lr Harry open
, ed the can with the respect du- the occa
sion; when 10 and behold it contained
Butter, Butter fresh and pure from "E B
E OLDS';" could you Imagine anything
more Suprcmely ridiculous; how-vrr, W
all to bu,tering our hard crackers sa,
t "lOaste Of raw material" | hear you say
. 50 SHANNON tho veritabIe B B, now grow
! into a noble looking "soyer boy Sc me-
to think. aud he concluird nn 10 -dulter
ate the Butter with the sblUinable rack
o ers, and he rent IN on his herUes" an
= manage to mastira'o few pounds with
: out the aid If bread
Joe H,Wkins, our industrious barber i
just now sutf ring from over cxerIioI
=. having abs ractedly lifted his hand TO heaC
. lust now he will probably recover.
Q Our Company, commissary VILLA
r FAeLEY, deserves the thanks Of all and
n and the eternal gratitude Of the member
Of Company A.. for his energy III procuI
d ing our full share Of grub. and seeing
l. its getting up in as good Style as the qua
e ity OF the aforesaid grub will aimit, Til
= only thing BILL can't do with salt ja"
and crackers Is to manufacture "btaa
= NANCE" and ice cream out Of them, this
n will probably succeed in accomplishing
1t due time.
10 l must close, but before doing So, allo
= me assure the community of Lancaste
that We still cherish a remembrance I
d their kindness.
4 The Stars and Stripes must and sha
IT be maintained at all hazard., and we al
willing TO do our share, if called upon, b,
le we must insist upon being treated us hi
l. man beings at least,
~ ~ And when tho trumpet calls 20 duty,
If And our gloriols flags, unfurled,
" N Tho "Stars and Stripes unite IN b-auty-
r The pr,de and envy of the world.
IN Then 3uckeyes, to your station
ie Boldly meet the ualtor foe,
ID Fight as brlvely Tor the nation,
ID AS you did in Mexico