Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-11-21
Letter from the 18th Regiment.
CAMP NEvIN, HARDIN Co., /
KENTUCKY, Nov. Il. 1861. [.

\ hbNTUChf, NOV. IL, 1901.
DEAR CHRONICLE: To write letter from
Camp Nevin at this time that will be Of any
interest to the general reader would require
q more kno,cmg correspondent than the
CHRONICLES special processes to be- The
18th Ohio is still in camp here, together with
the force here at my last writing. There
has been no forward movement made from
this place yet We still occupy the advance
post upon this line, aud all the rumors and
newspaper accounts of forward movements
from Camp Nevin are without foundation.
There has been no additional force whatever
sent into this camp for the last three weeks.
Gen. Nagley's Brigade was the last to ar
rive here. l have no doubt but that several
regiments have, within the last ten days,
been sent into the State upon this line; but
they are still along the Railroad, between
Louisville and this point, and in such posi-.
tions that they may be used in any move.
ment that may be made upon the enemy
from this point, or come to the defeu~e if the
Bowling Green brigands should attempt to
make good their boast that they will winter
in Louisville.
can see no indications. as yet, of any
forward movement from here. We have
one reason for believing that IL is not at
4 present the intention that we shall winter
here, however, and that is that we have not
been ordered to make any preparations for
going into winter quarters. We think that
II 1t was the present intention that we should
stay here during the winter we would be
making preparations for doing 50 whilst the
weather is yet good. have no doubt but
that the presence Of this army here prevents
the overrunng OF the best portion of Ken.
tucky by the rebels. 1t may be that We arc
doing all that is required of us, and that our
services here are as important as though
we were more actively employed, still il
don't suit us. y The boys are anxious t.
80 forward, and there is not soldier IL
camp chat does not believe that our force
here is amply sufficient to 20 directly to
+ Nashville, without the least trouble. Oh
one thing am certain, there is not one thai
| Is not willing to try it, let the result be what
it may.
| The health of our regiment is good dc.
ci,ledly the best of any regiment in camp.
Some OF the Indiana regiments here have
considerable sickness in them. Gov. Morton
has been here this week looking after the
! health and comfort Of the troops from hi.
State. The Hoosier soldiers here received
him with great enthusiasm, and their de.
InOnstrations showed that he is greatly be.
loved by them.
don't know Of any camp news that
would be of any special interest to the peo.
Pile Of Belmont. There will be some three
or four sent home from Capt. Askew's com.
, pany for inability two or three from Capt.
Glovers. and one from Capt. Holloway s.
, The discharges OF these men have not We,
been fully determined upon, but are proba.
BILE. have been looking over the lists of
these Belmont Companies. [ find thai
about two-thirds of the men were born In
Belmont county The reputation of old
Belmont is truly in the hands of these com
panies, and We think safely may our friend,
trust it with them. Capt. Glover has TWEEN
ty-two men in his company over six feet il
heighth.; Capt. Askew eighteen. These
companies arc among the healthiest In the
regiment, and without any disparagoment tc
our fellow soldiers there is as much general
Intelligence among them as in any three
| companies from any county in Ohio.
] Our coin,nissary has been issning rations
OF flour ior the last week. We have erected
company bake-oveIs, and now make ou,
own bread: Some Of our fair county wo-
men would have been considerably amused
It they could have looked into our com pany
quarters when the bread was to be made
looked through Capt Askew's. At one
one table serted was Tom. Vanlaw and John
Il: Pickering, making biscuits; at another,
Alex. Wiley, with sleeves, rolled up was en-.
gagged in making bread Sergeant Thon, n
son determined to have some Mtryland bis.
cults but after commencing operations gave
up the job in despair to his messnate,
Stephen Burley, who, though he could not
put the Wn,ybo,d touch to them, got them
up common. Our troubles in this respect
are, however, likely TO end soon. Colonel
Dickey and Maj Wallace have boon to our
quarters this evening. preparing to get Mr..
Jacob Ensinger, Of Martinsville, to come
aud bake tor the regiment, giving us pound
Of bread for n pound Of -four proposition
thnt think will be readily acceded to by all
the companies.
| We are comfortably situated here, have
all We want to cut and to wear. Our friends
need have no uneasiness as to our comfort
here this winter If we 90 into winter
quarters here, we will have no trouble in
| getting comfortable quarters. There is
plenty of timber here for building cabins
The only difficulty will be in getting material
for roofing. Clapboard trees are very
scarce. The timber seems to be a kind OF
underground, the trees small. hear il sug
gested that, as Old Abe was born only four
miles from our camp, he probably, IN his
terrible mania for rail-mauling in his youth,
used up all the timber for rail cuts.
Let the mothers fathers, wives, sisters,
brothers, .sweethearts and friends write to
the boys here. One suggestion I have to
make as to the kind Of letters they write,
and this will apply particularly to s,oeethearts.
Writa aenaanrasinglattar to the hoys. DON'T I
write about the deserted singing school, and
the lonesome evenings ut home. The boys
are doing noble work, and you ought to
encourage them in it. They will be back
to you when this war is over, If spared, and
repinings arc useless. 7
Capt Holloway is not here yet with his
recruits. We are anxiously looking for
him. 'l7l~'' : :"
The New Orleans Crescent, Of Nov. |,
in its money article, says;
We have new table Of currencv mud II Ia