Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-02
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CoLUgBUs. July 30th 1861.
EDIToR LEADER We are out Of Virginia,
and once more within the borders of the Old
Buckeye State. We left Washington, last
Friday morning at eight O'Clock. Nothing
worthy Of note transpired until We reached
Baltimore. There we found the streets lin, d
on either side by the citizens, who received
as with cheers, waving of hankerehiefs and
aags-yes, and the glorious old Stars and
Stripes. At one window saw a Indy hold
ing q little child, whom she was teaching to
wave the flag that has aOated over US SO long
in triumph. If mothers everywhere had
Taught their children to reverence that ban
ner, We should not have had 70 leave our
homes to defend and uphold it within our
own borders-aye, on our own hearth stones,
as it were. As we advanced, the thrOng
became more intense, cheering Us onward,
nor did we receive single insalt while
in the city of Plug Uglies.
An through Maryland we met with a
hearty welcome and no insults. Flags were
seen waving at almost every house we passed,
and fair women welcomed us, notonly by the
waving of handkerchief and smiles, but by
kiadly greetings where We stopped. If we
were to Judge of the Union sentiment in the
portion through which we passed, by what We
saw, We should say they were all for the
Union, but appearances are sometimes very
deceiVing.
When we got to Harrisburgh we had to
wait long time before we could get eIrs to
bring Us TO Pittsburgh, owing to there being
90 many regiments ahead Of rs. At h lrris-
burgh we lay in an open field, beneath a
scorching sun, with nothing to eat except
what little we could by of two or three cake
peddlers that come along, which amounted
70 about as much, as the story has it, as bis
satanic maiesty's shaving the hog, a great
CRY and little wool, for there was great deal
of hard taking and very little eating done
that day.
We left Harrisburgh about p. m, slowed
away as before in lot of freight cars, but
not quite as many in a car as before, yet
we managed TO get a pretty good nights
rest in fact, the first we had had for a number
Of nights
In the morning we had a splendid break
fast on what some of the boys call "Gov-
eminent pies" and cold water for coffee
These Government pies are very hard, round
crackers How cid they are l can't tell;
they are SO old they can't tell their own age.
Arrived at Altoona about noon got a
pretty good meal; found ladies very kind
gave Us bread, meat. cheese and coffee, now
quite q v'riety after fasting so long.
Six o'clock found Us in the city of Pitts
burgh. Il commenced raining just before
we got there; cons, quently We bad to stick
close to the cars, 50 that we did not have an
opportunity 70 60 after much to eat Not
Withstanding the raining quits number OF
ladies managed to getprovisions to us, which
were very acceptable, and fOi which ", all
felt daily thankful Had it not rained as il
did. we should have expected to receive
something from the hands OF the ever Lospi
table citizens of Pittsburgh, bat as it was we
exoeeted little or nothing, and therefore we're
very agreeably disappointed.
But the Steubenville ladies capped the eli
max. On our arrival there we were aroused
from our droWsy slumbers by the cry of
HSteubenville," "mRsked batteries, the
ladies y &c. There we received compliments
ofa more substantial nature than mere wa
wing of hankerchiefs, or smiling faces, or
pleasant words, TO vel ONE hungry soldiers
20 their homes. We had fresh wsrm bis
cults aud butter, coffee with milk and sugar,
sud other Ito us) rarities. The hospitality
q. that night viii not be forgotten sooni l
assure you. We gave three cheers with a
tiger for the Steubenville ladies, and then
the iron horse moved forward. Morning
found US still on the road.
We arrived in this city between two and
three o'clock, and found dinner awaiting
us, after which we marched up to the Capt.
tol, and here were quartered for the night.
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