The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-07-18
Letter from capt. stanord,. cormpanY.
CAMP UProE, FAIRFAX Co., VA.,l
July lllh. 1851.

BY this time next week, if not placed up
as targets by B,igadier General Schench
before that time, or turned loose to seek
whom we may devour, VIC will be in Co.
lumbus or at home. Thswill be severe
blow TO the iterai Of Lancaster. cause
Of deep sorrow to the editors OF tie Ga
zeite, and source Of financial depress.
ment TO the paper maker; for, modest and
unassuming as l am. l know full we'll that
write very sensible letter, express my
ideas in terse and elegant language; com
blne all the qualities of pathos. sarcasm,
irony, imagination, pithiness. in fact all
the qualities essential to first class con-
triOutOr OF first class family ard litera.
Try newspaper.
Nothing ofnote has transpired since I
last wrote you, except the arrival of the
provision boxes from home, the eating of
the contents thereof, the arrival of Doctor
Scott, the visit to our camp of Hooking
II. Hunter, Esq, Harry getting broke at
a chuck-a-luck table, the convenIg of
the Congress Of the United States, and my
peep at the "noables" in Washington,
among whom were old Abe, Generals of
every grade, Winfield Scott. Chase Sew
ard, Cameron, Wells, Bates, Blair, Smith
John B. Weller, VIM. Russell. Emerson
Etheridge, Bob Clarke of the Lancaster
Gazette, and some smaller lights unwor-
thy of mention.
Next Wednesday, the 17th inst, our
time Of military service is up. Taking a
retrospective glance at men, MANNERS and
circumstances We have had much to graf
| ify and interest US, and little that did
not. We didn't like to stand out rainy
nights on guard, march in the hot sun
through miles of soggy sand, bear the in
science OF red tape officials without inert,
live on swill sop and pilot bread, didn't
like McCook's battalion drills, our scrape
at Vienna or the unplethoric condition Of
a month'a gos pocket books. Neither
did We fancy the prodigious rains that
sent aqueous torrents through our himsy
tents, or the first lot Of "regimentaIs'
given to us by our Uncle. Several other
little items We're disagreeable TO persons
of such refined sonsoiities as those Of
Company A, ;st IL. o. V. NJ. But we
did like the friendly visit OF II. B. Hun.
ter to our camp in Lancaster, Penusylva.
MIA; the presents OF figs. rasous and can.
ned peaches from Andrew Reid the re-
volvers sent us by A. j. Dildne; the prof
fer Of the Majorship of the Regiment to
Captain Stafford at Harrisburg, his refu.
sal OF the same; the diversified beauties
Of nature to be seen in the rolling prai.
rles, level lawns, mountainous ranges, gol.
den sunsets, fairy grottoes, murmurng
streams. dashing cascades, blue. tipped
bays, and many natural curiosity, won
der and beauty that will never be eifaced
from our memories; the souven;,s from
home in the shape of letters and the pro.
visions sent us in goodly times were
source of exceeding great joy. Our regi
mental officers, Col. McCOok, Lieut. Col
ParrOtt, Major Hughes, Adjutant Parrot
Sergeant Major Mckinney, and Fife Ma
jor Robinson are men OF fine military quail
tiles, and well liked as officers. Brigade
General Schench is esteemed as u man o
large heart and fine mind, but not as
military man. Dropping down in grad
10 our company officers. we have neve
had cause to regret our enlistment undc
them. Captain Joe Stafford is the cam
as when we'frSt learned to love him, anC
while others with far less OF military skill
less of hardihood and bravery, less of al
that goes TO make up stric! discipline
rian, competent commander and at tb,
same time a gentleman; while others
who think private has no rights whicl
Red Tape is bound to respect. are putin!
on snobbish airs. doing the French AM
acting the puppy, he has brought Com
pany Of raw recruits to greater degre
Of perfection than any other; made hun
drcds of friends in other Companies, pre-
served by kind solicitude, their well
fare. the health Of his men, gained the con
fidenco of the higher officers by m-rlo
rious deeds, and at the same time froIlck
ed with his men. and when off dut
considered himselinO better. Liuutenan
Hunter, Lieutenant Rickers and Breve
Lieutenant Butteheld, are as kind an
J. sociable, as pert and jolly as ever, an
Com pany A wis hes no better aids to Cap
tain Joe than them. Now for the nut
We will be home soon; say this next week
9 when Captain Stafford and Lieuienan
] Ricketts, and Butterlield will bo ready I
= receive recruits for three years service. =
a Any thing asked by Captain Stafford {
: the Department will be Immediately gran
ed, and the acceptance of the lst and 2
Il Ohio Regiments is iorogons fact, gram
= ed in advance. General Schenck, Co
n McCook and Lieut.. Col. Parrot have ter
der him any position he chooses in til
1 new Regiment to be formed, the right, lief
Il or color company, and those Fairfield
=. boys who wish 10 "march under the fla
and keep step to the music ofthe Union,
to fight for the perpetualion of II Republ
J can Government, free speech, free pressC
= and liberty; TO vinicate at all times an
j. under all cirtumstan 3es the fact of our nj
J, tiona existence; one who has no ties
9 bind him out patriotic zeal to urge hin
It will find in camp life, under Captain Sta
Q ford, as pleasing a soldier.life as falls
n the lot OF any one of whatever counl
J, or under whatever cause he is enlis