The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-10-04
Our Military Correspondence.
FROM TuE HITCHCOCK GUARDS.

CAMP wooD, Sept Both, 1861.
J. o. CoNvRRsE--Dc1r Sr.-YOur word
of caution per Orderly Eggleston, was duly
received, aud will endoavor to be more
prompt, If not more interesting. Owing to
our mail arrangements not being 30 good as
thoy have been, the last number Of the DEM
ocrdi is not received, but we look for it to-
DAY. Reading is eagerly sought by the boys,
but no other book or sheet is in so good do.
mand in our Company, as the "idst Demo.
crdi."
We are increasing in numbers and disci-
pline. Have now nine Companies in camp,
three full TO the maximum, and think all
the others over fifty, and some of them over
eighty three men each.
On Thursday last, tho Col. accepted the
invitation of the Rev. Goodrich OF the Firs,
Presbyterian Church, 10 attend worship
tberc. Battalion was formed upon our regi-
mental parade ground. at 0 A. NJ, the II.
G.'s taking the right of :he battalion, and
wo were marched by platoon to tho church
and can assure you dustior set of men
have seldom entered it. Had an excellont
sermon and somo fine music. An abstract
of the discourse has been published in tho
city dailies, and hence needs no notice hore.
Church service over, like IIudibras' twenty
thousand, I'VE marched back again" cleaned
off tho dust of hours, which was thick
enough to 10 that Of AGES, and soon ceased
to appear unto men to fast, by making
charge upon tho rations. which, contrary to
tho usual order of charges, were first cut
off and then surrounded. Our Company
acquitted themselves we'll, both on the
march aud in the action jus, attended to.
The battalion, while going to and from
oh b, r. 4.
tanl J. Il. Sanford, and il tho army regula-
tons did not forbid army scribblers to either
praise or blame their officers through the
papers, l would just say that, by his thor
oughnCss in tho discharge of his duties.
readiness to obligo aud knowledge as q
! tactician, he has made himself tho favorite
of the entire Regiment. i don't sag so, but
your readers can draw their own infer.
enccs," as the Scotchman told tho domino
Last Friday. lowering clouds, drizzling
rain and chilling winds gavo Us q foretaste
| of our winters work, but the boys stood it
we'll. The health of tho boys Is good
Throo of our boys arc in the Hospital, but
but they are oil able to be about, and will,
without doubt, be back and at their duties
before this reaches you. was there last
Saturday. Thcy were feeling cheerful, and
charged me to remember and return their
thanks to Mrs. Long, for favors in tho
shape of frui, and food suited to their case.
Sho is an old lady; saws she we'll remembers
sitting on the bank of tho Lake, and liston-
ing to tho booming Of the cannon during tho
battle which eventuatod in Porry's Victory.
Her patriotism has not grown cold. Heavon
bless her
Yesterday, as usual, a number of us went
to town in the morning to church. Sergeant
7. and myself listened to discourse from
bishop Scott, at tho st Clair Street Chapel,
ard, after it, dinod off u fine leg of mutton
and its accom- mpaniments with Mr.. Watterton
and family at tho Industrial School. They
are doing q noble and much needed work.
To enable thom to carry it on, bespoak
tho aid (though without thoir knowledge> of
the good people of Geauga. Their work is
ominently u benevolent and necessary one.
Whilst soldiers alone at this time, can, under
God, saue Ne country, thoy stand in tho
front rank of those whose mission il is to
make 1t Worth saping. Their plan is to ait
tho unfortunate and tho fallen, and, above
all, tho children of such, by teaching thom,
and enabling them to holp themselves
Row. ID. G. Wright preached an excollont
discourse upon tho ground yesterday. Hc
offers to go as chaplain of the dist, as docs
also Prof. Ii. Il. Pock, of Oborin.
We havo still to record our grateful &C.
Acknowledgements for favors from friends in
Geauga, but for this iimo omit the namos,
as they would mako too long list. Let
each consider him or herself as personally
and individually tho recipient of our graft
tude. Capt. Tolles would remember those
ladies misses Judd, of .Warronsville,) } who
presented tho Union Cake."
bopo to make that only and perhaps
last visit to Old Geauga. on Saturday of
this week. / have not written Ralf would.
but find am getting too lengthy.
Yours, T.
FROM CAMP CHASE.