Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-27
From the 18th Regiment.
SIX MILES FROM LOUISVILLE, XIV,
Nnremhar 18Th 1851

November 18th, 1861.
DEAR CHRoNIcLE:-We are now. for
the irst.timc, in the enemy's country.
We received marching orders, at Camp
DennisOn, about 10 o'clock on the evening
Of the 10Th inst. We we're to be ready by
daylight on the following morning, with
cooked rations for IS hours. Well, morn
ing came and found US with everything
packed and ready to leave, but we did not
get off until about noon, when We took the
cars and arrived in Cincinnati in due time.
We got our baggage aboard the boats, and
showed off about dark We steamed down
the river all night, arriving in Louisville
lust at daybreak. 1t took US until about
2 o'clock to get unloaded, when the Reei-
ment was formed into line and marched
through the city to the station of the Lou
isyille g. Nashville r f., where We halted,
stacked arms, u%nslung knapsacks, and took
a rest. Presently We we're surprised by
several persons carrying large baskets Of
bread and meat, with pals Of hot coffee,
which they commenced TO distribute liber-
ally among the soldiers. Nothing could
have been more timely, as we were very
hungry-our provisions being nearly OK
haustcd. After eating heartily, we were
again formed, and marched about 6 miles
into the country, when We halted in 4 large
clover field of about 70 acres, which is part
of a farm said to contain six square miles.
The owner is a Chaplain in the Federal
army.
Tbis,was the most severe march We have
had, as the men were nearly exhausted by
hard labor and loss of sleep; many not
having slept for the two nights previous.
The 5Ist Regimen. is encamDed about
one mile north Of US. l saw the Surgeon
Or. WoOdwOrth,) this morning Quite a
number of their men are sick with TIE mea-
slcs. There are but three or four of our
Regiment in the hospital, though there are
quite a number who have severe colds
Our accommodations are much better than
those Of the three months service. There
are 26 Wagons with our regiment, and lis
horses, not including those of the field off.
GERS. There arc also five ambulances fol-
the sick and wounded. The Colonel says
We shall have all our ~knapsacks hauled a.
long as the roads are passable. The Quar-
termaster now deals out sea-buiscuit in.
stead Of bread, otherwise ogr rations are
about the same as formerly. Yesterday
morning a few fakes of snow fell here
which is the first Of the season. The wealth
er is much warmer than it was in Camp
Ford when we left. Last night is said to
have been the coldest they have had here
there vas quite a frost and it is somewhat
chilly to-day. Gen. Buekner is at Bow.
ling Green, distance 100 miles. his force!
are estimated at thirty thousand. The
people of Louisville were not a little alarm
cd, a few days ago, by a IN that he was
mlrchiug en- that city. He has not AT
rived yet; perhaps he heard the 18th were
eomiugG)
Notwithstanding the many Union demon
STATIONS hercabouts, We have reason to be
lieve there are also some s~ecessionists il
this neighborhood. We have engaged sew
eral "cuHua' assistants, during our ShOr
stay here. There are any amount of slave
around here, and every soldier could hay
a waiter-slayeholders Notwithstanding
But it is getting late, and l. with the rest
am weary. L.