The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14
From our Special Correspondent

DEPOT, LOUISVILLE, KY,
November 9th, 1861.
MEssRs. EDIroRs the Gin.
sinnati Barracks. after The receipt Of a
heavy pair Of shoes and a splendid new
overcoat apiece, and after the condemned
French mnskets Of the centre companies
had been exchanged for improved Spring
field muske.s Of the patent Greenwood
rifing, we embarked Oh board the mag.
nifcent Mail steamboats, Telegraph No.
81 and "Major Anderson" arriving at
Louisville about hali-past ten at night.
the regiment being marched to he Nash
vile Depot. the Staff officers showing
their extreme good judgment by select
ing Lieut.. Hooker as officer and myself as
Sergeant of the Guard, detailed of fifty
men to act as safs.keepsrs of the baggage.
horses. provisions, forage and equipments
Of Camp.
On our way hi'her "down tho Ohio, y
we caught glimpseS Of Lawreuceburg
Indiana; Aurora; Rising Sun; Patriot
Vevay and the city of Madison: also. The
towns Of Ghent, Warsaw and Carrollton
Ky. All along the river, a distance o
over l5O miles, Union banners were float
ing in the breeze and waved by people
Of all ages and both sexes. AT WARSAW
salute was fred by the citizens from ont
Of Uncle Sans "baby- walkers" f" which a
roused the echoes from the hills, ant
brought forth innumerable cheers fron
the stout.lunged neu Of the 1st Ohio
This place a short time since was tn
head quarters of Secession bush'whack
ers, who sneaked round by day. prowle
round by night, picking off Union me
and stealing from everybody. But tn
hardy sons cf that district, sound to tn
core, vigorous and active, loving countf
more than Iascally relatives, shoulders
their muskets, poeketed their revolver
: and drove them to Sweet Owen
Arrived at the Depot in the city
8 Louisville, we were furnished with Il
best breakfas. it has been my lot 10 pa
o take ol since our removal towards Kel
o lucky. 1t is furnished to all regimen
passing through the city gratis by Il
d Union Subsistence Committee, kept up
private donations from loyal citizens, tn
rendering the tar capital Of Seceshers O.
:. ,remely limited in that regard.
" Istepped yesterday morning Into t
, editorial room Of the Louisville Journ
A." aud introduced myself as an old tyE
" driven, out of curiosity, 10 visit the me
" eminent man of the tripod. He receiv
- me with cordiality aud EXPIRE sssd hims'
10 always sratiGed to meet a Union sold
- and grasp him by the hand. George
' Prentice is indeed noble specimen OF
V whole. souled man. intellectually a
= honesty chine forth fiom his counteuan'
=, =: and although growing old he has nei'i
10 lost one iota Of bis zeal for his coun
- or his love Of human rights.
" Gen. w. 7. Sherman is also here
:. military dictator. Too lsconic for
10 10 whose superAuilies are largely develop
i" in conversational matters, | did mol 4
: on him.
:" What has become of tho saddle a
20 harness makers Of Lancaster Has b.
.' ness slackened,or the shop -proprietorS
!, no ed? We have Spencer Bagley, Bill R
A' and Charley Young with us. At Cine
ciun.ti ne saw Silas JeffrisS, Joseph W
stsr, James Walters and Noah Walt
ks here we have seen Oliver Stonebur
,ps Daniel Kiner, Isaac Calendine and Ja
Keller, the latter one Of Slafford'S
lv' .three months, men who has taken
tbs ton to go with US again.
While write there is an Internal {
lis ter, the noise and confusion inciden
a. removing to another locality, the breal
i1S ';,S up of camp. tearing down, packing
ask &c, with everybody as ''bosses." We
q move some 60 miles from here, tow
Oss Bowling Green and in the vicinit
Green River. where General McCo
command is posted, aud from when
vsd forward movement is to be made soo
sla. 1t will be march of about three d
'out duration, the first of any magnitude
have had.
, ~. We 60 to part Of tLe country owe
Fort but recently by Gen, Buokner and
facilities are not Of 8 very reliable