Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-04
ARMY oORRRsPoNpRNOE.

From RdgaFtOR'a Battery ard the AIst
Regiment.
oAxP JENKINS, KY, Nov. 2s, '6I.
EDS. LEADER-We arrived last night al the
wharf at Louisville. Remained on board
during the night, and debsFked early this
morning, and at O'Clock the column moved
forward through the streets of the city in tke
following order: Leland's magnificent band
led the way, playing one of those grand
auioL,stsps to which the people Of the Forest
Oity h.Sye often listened with delight than
followed the4lst, while the Artillery brought
uu the rear. Notwithstanding the rain, the
city gave us q magnificent reception. During
the whole line Of our march the soldiers
heart was cheer cd by demonstrations of well
come. Union Aays hung from nearly every
building, and from the windows Of all the
dwellings beamed the smiles Of the patriotic
ladies of Louisville. Old and young, white
and black, hurrahed for the Union, and
oherred us on our way, and many times was
the benediction, "God bless you" Pronoun-
oed upon US. After marching q mile, We
arrived ct the splendid and oapacious depot
of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. This
we entered, glad to get shelter from rather
vigorous rain. Here we were TO receive our
Thanksgiving dinner-and fine dinner for
soldiers it was. Our total bill Of fare con-
sisted of good fresh bread, good ham and
good coffee. Every soldiers face looked
happy. A soldiers life is caloulated to make
one relish good viotualsj and if we ever ate
q real Thsnksg wing dinner, it was IN the
Louisville depot, Many of us would have
been glad to join Che yearly family gather
ing in the old hsnss at home, but we felt
that we were in the path of duty, and are
content.
After dinner we marched to this camp,
about five miles from the city, where We ar
rived about one O'Clock, but without cooking
ub,nsils and teatless. The baggage Of the
Battery was with that of thu 4lst, and as we
are separated from the regimOnt in camp, We
are at thissWritipg q O'olOck) still in the
open air. I am sitting on luy knaPsaok
writing upon part OF barrel-htad for Ia
BILE; camp fire furnishes light .VOr me, and
as a consequence the lines on the paper are
not very we'll defined But as sol der must
learn to look on the bright side Of things
and make the best of everything, tbSz will
be good lesson for me.
For our supper this evening We made ou'
finely. Wehad some of Jenkins corn ground
at Gallipolis, and brought the meal with US,
We borrowed some kettles from Capt. KOn-
kle, made some mush, and ate it without
condiments, on q chip, with wooden knife.
We enjoyed it well.
Our trip to Gallipols was not productive Of
any very brilliant results. Seven thousand
bushels of corn, ten horses and one hun
dred and fifty hogs were oonfscated, also
two prisoners were taken, with $40 cOufede-
rate scrip. No one was killed, and no one
made himself distinguished by acts CT valOr
The GaIliIpolis Journal calls US the "blood-
less 4Ist." We left Gallipolis on Tuesday
morning on board the splendid steamer
Telegraph The boys turned the palatiaI
cabin into cook room, and three times {
day the odDr of army bacon would have
been percoptibhe TO the mostconhrmed smut
taker. And at night the long rows Of sol
diers lying rspt in Eumber on the Zoo
must have presented q strange scene tOl
this cabin. Our voyage down the river wa
one of interesting incidents. We arrived a
} Cincinnati the same evening we left Cali
polls, where we remained until Wednesday
noon. At 12M. We left in company viii
the Major Anderson, the regular mail boat
: We had an exciting race for 2Omiles, whel
We passed the Anderson and sped swiftl,
down the river alone. The scenery ct thi
time OF the year is much more interestin
below than above Cincinnati, and had
0 not been very chilly our trip would hay
0 been enjoyed hugely.
This morning when We " turned out" v
were surprised 70 find two boats from Il
. KsnAEha, slOng side, having on board u
: 34Eh Ohio, from Cheat Mountain. As n
q campaign is over in Western Virginia, ssl
ersl regiments have come, and more a