Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-20
CHEAT MOunrAlN suAMIT.)

EDITOR OHl0 OrArksMAh' Aop A~-S -
terests" of Ohio are pretty largely represented
In this region, few Items In regard 20 tnelr
progress prospects, ETC., may not be uninseres''
inc. The 24Ih, 25.h and 32i Ohio are here;
the 24sh and 25Ih being the two Oldest regi-
ments on the Summit We have, in the brigade
constructed and under way, over one tundred
Substantial log, cabins, designed for queftering
troops, commisaary stores, etc. When one
takes into consideration the disadvantages
under which the men have to labor, o truly
gigantic work has been performed. The entire
brigade have been miserably supplied with
tools, not even an auger being furnished BY the
Government. The only tools, with the exeep
ton of axes, employed in the building Of this
mountain city, were ono "Secesh" anger, one
do adze, one do draw.knife, and with this
meagre supply four thousand men havet to work.
The greater part of our lumber had to be
brought from distance of half mile, and
that upon the backs Of toe men. II is novel
as well as pitiable sight to see from twenty
to twenty Eve men staggering along beneath
huge pine, and fairly dropping when they arrive
from pure exhaustion. Great, indeed, must be
the patriotism which induces men to undergo
such hardships as are here imposed, and un'
complainingly, with the exception of q few
isolated cases, performed. The chimneys are
all substantial stone structures, while the build
ings are neatly rooted and "chunked and daub.
ed" thoroughly. When the work was COM
menoed we were promised "saw-mill," but
the "thing" has never made It's appearance,
and, Ia all probability, never wll--in fact, 1t Ia
not now needed. The continued ard severe
labor which the men have been compelled to
perform Is telling on the health Of every regi.
ment, and many have been sent to the hospital
from injuries received by lifting and exposure.
No matter whether the sun shines or the rain
pours, whether cold heavy fogs surround, or
binding snow drifts about them, the everlast-
ing "fatigue-call'' gtseIs the ear, and busy
hands work on. ,.g
One company, A., Captain ChariesworIh, Of
the Twenty fifth, have finished their "shan.
ties" and moved into them. A jolller, whole,
souled and lot-csre alone act of fellows never
congregsted together; and for lack Of something
more interesting I will give you an idea of the
manner in which we Qor ] happen to be one Of
them) pass our "winter EVENING""
Immediately after fatigue roll cell "!il the
evening, the boys assemble In their shanties,
around huge birch and pine log fires and COM
mence their various amusements. In our cabin
tonight, there are some twenty-five or thirty
'gay and festive cusses' assembled, and among
them the "fddler," who, after drawing hiab bow
across a pine,knot for want of rosin, leads off
with "Dixie Land" and ten or fifteen "pitch
in :" with vim worthy Of better cause. In
one corner party Of four are deeply immersed
In that history, tho author of which 10 Samuel
Hart; in an opposite corner, two mathematical
young men are studying tho intricacies of the
while a third party are shualng
1ominoes manufactured from pine ehingle;
IT'LL another party forms and an old newspaper |
his time Is the center Of attraction. Some one
"a reading the news, and one by one the merry
lancers gather around, the csrd-playeFs look up
from their game and listen, the dominoes cease
10 rattle, chess men lose their interest and the
reader and his unpretending little sheet becomes,
FOR the time, the cole engrossing object. Even
7our humble servant, who has all this time been
,erched, like an owl, high over head in his bunk,
Irouses from bis reverie and lends an attentive
lokantorp ALL al al fbakl
Washington is saie," and Lincoln atill lives,
be dancing commences, the games 60 on
What matter though the wind does blow and
he snow fall we are warm in our shanties, and
viii be merry. -is,r II
To-day the boys we're electrified at hearing
I "prospect" for leaving this point, and
hough our probable destination was not men.
oned, the neiOs was received with three cheers.
We're orders for Kentucky to be received there
Tould indeed be rejoicing on Cheat Mountain.
The clothing for the Twenty-ffth has arriv-
d, and such as 1t is, is very plentiful. The
ver-coats are very inferior article, as are also
be pantaloons; the under-clothing is very good,
nd, in fact, but few complaints are now utter.
d. All that nov troubles officers and men, is
10 fear of having to winter in this region.
hey claim, and with good grounds too, that
fter going through go many hArdships and all
anger for the winter being over, they ought
, be relieved, and allowed to again visit civil
iation. The sickly season Is past and many
re now weak and unfit for duty who would
lpidly recover amid other scenes and change
climate. We have had six inches Of snow
> here and falling daily. s In
The "secesh" at Green B.Iar are deserting 9
lilly, some fifty or sixty having come in in the !
st three days. They state that their troops
% suffering severely, being unable to build 1
inter quarters, not having time for watching. .
We received the intelligence to-day that Col. !,
homss Ford had been appointed Brigadier a
sneral. Although many were pleased to hear
an Ohio General, yet had the appointment {
en- conferred upon the Lieutenant Colonel Of
Q Taenty-afta (Willlam Richardson), 1t
,uld have rendered more general satisfaction.
he has wen. through fire with the boys and :
'ported himself in gallant style, whereas Col. b
ord Is stranger to them in every thing but q
politics." More OF this anon. Should any :
Ing Ofimportanos turn up, I will advise you.
t4 Yours, etc. &
TYPO. II
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