Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-06-25

convinced, than before l partook of SOL
diers fare, that cheese should be furnished
among soldiers rations. They are fond
of it. pine for it, and il is healthy.
IL was amusing to sec young men. who
at home, perhaps never cooked meal.
making coffee, frying meat and potatoes.
washing and wiping dishes. Young la
dies who are fearful Of doing such things
at home, might learn lessons Of usefulness
by enlisting as daughters of the Regiment.
AS to ratons, the soldiers Of the 10Th Reg
lment have had no cause of complaint, and
they do not complain. In some other
respects, they have not been we'll treated.
Up to the l6th they had received no pay.
and most Of them we're entirely out of
money; they had borrowed Of each other
little sums, for postage, paper &c, till the
capital of the Regiment was exhausted.
Capt. Crane informed ME that he had Dor.
rowed Of his Methodist friends and ac-
qaintances, until he was fearful that his
credit was impaired. So destitute were a
majority of the Regiment, that they were
unable to write to their friends at home
for the want of money to purchase paper,
and pay postage. 1t is evident that some
one has blundered, and is now laundering
in the executive military department Of
the State. The pan;aloons furnished are
worthless. The roundabouts are good. l
cannot see the reason why the soldiers are
not promptly paid their monthly dues. l
understand the Government claims that
the Government of the United States
should pay; but it is no time now to hig-
gle and parley about that. The State
should pay, and lool, 20 the United States
Government for reimbursement. Con
gress has yet made no adequate appropria.
tons for the war debt now accommodating.
| did what could to aid the soldiers in
their correspondence, but unless the State
soon pays them their dues, their friends
must send them little money or they can.
not write letters home. The citizens of
GAINESVILLE have been very kind to the SOL
diers at Camp Goddard, and they will long
remember it. think the camp would
unanimously vote to remove the scat of
Government from Columbus to GAINESVILLE;
for the soldiers do not speak well of their
treatment at the former place. Some few
of the soldiers have had, and are now hav-
ing the measles, Clinton Reed of Capt.
Barrett's Company was recovering from
this disease The citizens of GAINESVILLE,
when they could safely do so, gratuitously
opened their doors to the sick. / found
Clinton Reed with Oscar Miller for nurse,
at Mr. Leggctts, formerly from Warren.
Mr.. i. is now superintendent of the Zanes-
vile public schools, at salary of 81 900.
Mrs Leggett was very kind to the Trum-
bull County boys. Her house was the
head quarters for the sick, and they were
cared for as "tenderly" as they would have
been at home.
The mothers and sisters of Trumbull
County owe Mrs. Leggett handsome tes
timonial for her kindness to, and mothcrly
care of their sous and brothers, while at
Camp Goddard. saw her with another
lady connected with the public schools,
moistening tho parched lips, and cooling
the heated brain Of stranger soldier, de-
lirious with fever at the hospital. The
Regiment on Saturday the 10th, while on
dress parade received orders to be ready
to march at 4 o'clock the next morning.
and SO rejoiced were they that Camp God
dard was made vocal with cheers. They
are anxious to see service, and test their
lighting qualities They were ordered to
prepare two days rations and be ready to
leave camp at o'clock in the morning.
This order was received about o'clock in
the evening, and the hurly burly, ocra-
stoned in getting and cooking rations,
packing up baggage and camp equipage,
was amusing. There was but little sleep
in the camp that night. The Regiments
were marched,tq the Railroad station at
o'clOck Sunday morning, to be conveyed
to Bellair, on the Ohio side of the river.
about three miles below Wheeling.
The Railroad Company had not passen-
ger ears enough to convey the troops, and
cattle cars had been provided, for a part
of them These cattle cars had been re.
Gently used for Transporting stock, and
lime had been sprinkled ever them to pu.
rify them. The men refused to ride in
these cars---and the Col. sustained them
They thought lime was probably good to
prevent the disagreeable odor from the
cars, but would not the dust naturally
arising from the rapid motion of the cars
have been injurious to the eyes? A part
of the Regiment was left and the cars re. |
turned in theevening fOrit. The next day !
found the 18th and 18th Regiments about
IL o'clock at Bellair. on board of boats
bound for Marietta and further than that
] do not knOU their destination. All
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