Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-12-11
Camp Correspondence.
CAMP JENKINS, NEAR LOUISVILLE

DIcNMpcE Gla, ISOl-
CHRONICLE FRIEyDs:-TLe 9th gladly
obeyel marching orders. which sent them
''rigAt about" from the Cheat, with its TIL
Pines amt laharyutbs OF laurel. Monday
the 18th OF Novembcr at midday We TURN
CD our backs unon its block houses, breast
works, abattis. and batteries. aud ..5y tao
right fapk' moved down the mountain,
camping at dusk iu the valley on the banks
Of the TygaIt, close u iiuttonsvile. where
! brigade lay; Sunday morn the r%evcliie
a%oke US ut , o'clock to finish the eight
miles to Clarksburgh. where We took cars
on Monday for Parkersburgk. reaching
which, We Immediately embarked for
down dc Ohio" thursday the 25th
we rounded too at tho Louisville levce, aud
at 10 O'Clock, \. NJ. m1rched for this
camp, distant some SIX miles from the city.
In reviewing shall | write you of the
weary march through kaee deep mud, and
sleet, although CHEEKY hearts started with
Us on the way. Two to two AMI 4 half
miles pcr hour left scores by the wlyside.
lily able to keep pace with the marca;' it
took strength to push through the mlre.-
Long after our blvouac hour, ~stragglers
came slowly in, foot sore, or exhausied-
hence were scarce rested ere early morn
found the battalion again or the march.
T pushed straight along; twas only the
last forty minutes Of the hard tramp that
found tLree or four to give up. All right
save Manlcy. who was sick, and was mis-
Cd at BrckhanE0p, expect soon to hear
from him.
The Telegraph No. 8 lay near at Luis
vile, and Capt, Opdycke soon found him
self among u, looking hearty and quite
military too. a chat with his company.
tells me he is we'll liked My eyes too
were gladd,ned as they rested on j. Emory
Gimperliug. Acting Superintendent of the
Louisville and Lexington Rail Road, as he
was pushing his way toward me, for a
friendly grasp-Which over-he says
Come: bIirg twenty or thirty privates ~
to the National aad take breakfast" So
you see. We meet friends as we jog along.
In camp, AID tents were scarce I'D, ere
Capt Strattvu was over, inviting to tea
The 18th Is within three hundred cards.
Major Edwards also, soon showed his Ihiz;
and 10! we rest, as it were, amid our
friends. The 4lst, 18th. 5lst, and 9th
0@io Regiments all within sight, ard hav-
ing a good time generally. in the visiting
line. Robert Johnson. George Parsons Pad,
Homer Red. john Culbcrtson and others,
drop in-I like to see them ali. The 9th
Ohio is temporarily in Gcn'l MitchclI's
Brigade; marching orders are talked Of; are
hope to rest and recruit, but | do not see
how government can sIare Us, We are all
better able to fight Than the September and
October Regimtnt5, hence l expect We will
be pushed forward where hot work is 20 be
done, OF else TO s5me great defensive point,
to be held as a r~allying basis. /, for one.
long but to see the bone and siuew Of the
Union press With the cold stool Of the bay
onet VS.. the rebels. Face to face, foot to
foot. AID the strong arm Of the selfdepen-
dent masses Of the north, 1iil crush out
the foe, ana plant the Stars aud Stripes
all over the land, c-e yet the maple puts
forth IL leaves again; then We can
to OH Trumbull, reac, smiling at the
door Of her deniZcns-thoueh per chance
Eorrow brood at the hearths.one Of some
who have LIST 1 dear one amid tie carnival
Of war. Yet God is with the right. and
be will care ior those who suffer in tie
c2use Of truth and liberty.
Henderson Smith is now quite we'll,
making 4 good soldier; Gray, Corporal
Burnet, Robbins. Long ard AIusser are
proheients in the manual Of arms. Cor
poral Sulliyant took sou.e fine sketches of
the scenes We haze rasstd through. The
hoots and other articles sent to T, prior to
Nov. l3, are all to hand. Dricd apples
made dinner go off with pie dessert today.
{ thanks ali her friends. Count % I III
the moment Of change hayonet"
CHS HARMON.