Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-31
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k@FRoM THE 18TH REGIME from
private letter from an officer in the 18th
Regiment, dated at Camp Nevin, Har-
din Co., KY, Oct. 26th," we make the
following extracts, which will be interesting
to the friends Of that Regiment: y Q,
The 18th are in Camp at Nevin, in the
corner of Hardin county, Kentucky. IF
you are anxious to know our precise locality.
keep along the line Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, at point some ftty-fve
miles from Louisville you will find a station
'-irarked N6iinville, here Ii our present en-
campment. We are twenty miles from
Munfordsvile, the crossing of Green River.
Our outposts extend s,me ten miles beyond
our Camp. The outposts of the Rebels ex-
tend to Green River; but we do not under.
stand them to be in heavy force this side of
Bowling Green, seventy miles, the head
quarters OF Buckner.
0aFrom present indications, this is to be
4caWp of rendezvous for the army that is
cooperate along tho line of the Louisville anil
Nashville Railroad, There are troops scat
tered, all along the Railroad from Louisville
tpthis point, and there cannot be less than
10000 troops ut Camp Nevin. This is the
headquarters of Generals ,McCook, Ro.scau
and johnson, and Gen. Nagley's Pennsyl
vania Brigade is also here, l am told.
though have not seen it as yet. The 18th
Ohio, 34th Illinois, 10th Ohio, and Willich's 3
Indiana Regiment Il have not the numberl
form a brigade, under Gen. johnson. Our
Regiment is on the right of the Brigade.
the Illinois 34th the left We know moth.
ing Of our General, more than that he is
regular army officer, and, believe, ma
tive Of Kentucky. What we have seen of
him, however, leads us to form quite
favorable opinion of our General.
This eampi is not only camp Of rendez-
vous but also of instruction all the Regi
ments, batteries and troops here are requir
ed to drill five hours each day, and every
preparation is being made here for vigorous
movem. to the front. When that movement
shall take place l cannot say. The pickets
Of the 18th occupy the advance post on the
line of the Railroad, as our Brigade does at
camp. One company is sent out on picket
each day. Our turn comes ON to morrow.
We 70 out in the morning and stay all night
get back next day at noon. We are get.
ting along very well, plenty to eat, and the
weather is not 50 severe but that we get
along very comfortably in our tents, indeed
the days are quite warm-the nights COOL
We like Colonel Dickey, in fact, all our
Regimental officers, very we'll Our Colonel
is active. energetic, and looks closely to the
interests Of his Regiment, and in Lieut..
Col Wilson & Maj. Wallace he has Just tho
men for assistants, who will make the 5th
Regiment worthy the place it occupies in
the Brigade Composed Of good, active
young men, it cannot help but be one of the
best Regiments sent out from Ohio There
is but little sickness in the Regiment Our
company has but one or two on the sick list,
and no one dangerously or seriously sick. -
Belmont county has good and credtable
REPRESENTATIVES. in the 18th in the companiss
ofMessrs Holloway, Glover and Askew.
Capt Holloway needs yet, q few msn, 20 fill
no MIS- sompany. Can they not be raised in
otdBelmoatf We want you who have sIi
intereat in the credit OF 6ur county to 90 To
wost ID earnest and get men enough 10
agree to come, ard men that can be relied
updiAshd sud us word, and ae.will find
some imsansos bringing them here. 81
Say tothe friends Of the boys out here to
write to them. Send them the CHRONICLE,
any.old paper from home. They are glad
to get them, and it is certainly as little as
thoseNho remain at home enjoying the
luxufies Of peace and plenty can do to send
the Boys papers, letters, anything that will
be news from home. You may long tor news
from the Potomac, or Missouri, but the
soldiers first desire, after wish to see and
meet the enemy, Is to get paper or letter
from home. 3s .'s, 1t,.l e1"
Your Boy is wen, and Holloway says is a,
rood 4 soldier a. be has in his company.
Our gentlemanly and obliging sQuartermas
ter; Bewlcs, has been promoted to Brigade
Ouartermaster. You.may hear soinethipl
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