The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04
Sent. 2lst 1876

u. S. ARSENAL ST. LOUIS
s---.., Sept, 2lst1 1861
DEAR BRoTHER;--In compliance with
your request at this my first opportunity
I take time to write you a few lines, the
benefit of which you can give 10 whom4it
may concern. left Sandusky with 43
men roll ofwhom I send you enclosed.
Of the 43, lost 3 at Forest, to wit,
Purcell, Keckler and Isaac NJ Brooks.
For some reason these three failed to
make the change of cars at Forest. The
FIRST Of them YOU will observe was no.2 of
the men you subsisted, the Sherman Bat
terry man. You perceive, therefore, That
there was very little clear profit in their
enlistment, more especially as the depart
ment refused to refund their subsistence
on the ground that they did not come to
time. In part compensation for the loss
of these three, Mr.. Doll whom enlisted
for lst saddler at Bucyrus has just arriv-
ed, SO that the result of my recruiting
trip consisted in the addition of just 40
men to the company. AS itnow contains
ia, there was no necessity of more. The
surplus of 10 will be wed out OF the
company when we will have the raw ma
terial principally for company that need
be second TO none in the country. In Gin
cinnatti we found 50 of our horses Ny
men took ride upon them viewing the
chief sights of the city, on Tuesday morn
ing. It was conceded by all, that they
were no. lot of animals. They were
shipped by river to-day I am informed
also of our guns and their equipments
But now to give you little more def
mite account of our trip as there was some
items of interest in it. Besides being be-
hind time at Sandusky spring was bro
ken iu the locomotive at Springfield, caus-
ing farther delay of11 hours. We were
also delayed j hours after leaving Day
ton so that with all we did not get to Cin-
cinnatti until about 9 P. NJ. There We
found Capt. Constable waiting for US with
couple of four horse omnibuses which
conveyed us to the Bevis House, where
we were comfortably quartered until 8, 80
P. NJ, Tuesday, when we left for this
place. In the meantime the men were
all examined, all passed examination and
all sworn in but Jas M. Gunder who re-
| fused and returned home. His excuse
was that in his enlistment he un derstood
that he could get a furlough from Cincin
natti to go home few days and settle his
business, and that this furlough wonld
also include pass to go and come. We
offered him the iurlough until next Mon
day and made up So towards his expens.
es, but he said the time was too short.
On the o. d M. R. r. we were detan-
ed ten hours by the horrible accident a
Beaver creek (of which you have read.
It was of course the most dreadfal scene
I, or any of my company ever witnessed
Whatever may be said by railroad mer
or their employers to the contrary, I an
perfectly satisfied that it was in conse
quence of the timber in the bridge being
too slight, and in the second place rotten
This was Benjamin's verdict and that o
every disinterested man who examined it
In consequence Of this delay we did no
arrive in this city until after ? Wed
nesday; but not in time to get to our quar-
ters that evening. Anticipating this il
time, teleg.aphed to the proper party
and we were met at the ferry by an off.
Ger, who made comfor able provision fo
our supper and lodging, the latter howev
cr though apparently satisfactory to thos'
who had made up their minds to b.
soldiers was nothing to brag of; being th
uncarpeted deck of an old boat on th
Mississippi where you can count the mus
qutoes by bushels.
Pursuant to orders we got an earl,
start, Thursdaymorning and after pleas
ant march Of @ miles we arrived in cam
as safe and sound as a new dollar.
have since succeeded in getting every
thing to which soldiers are entitled to il
manner entirely satisfactory to my mel
: so far as can judge and find them al
well and contented. The Captain wa
here short time yesterday but starte'
for CINCINNATI at 3 P, M. leaving me il
command of the company. You can, ,ther
fore understand that have my hands to
fall fer much letter writing. We are al
comfortable now and l hope we shaI
continue SO. Benjamin left on Thursda
morning by steamer l will write you a
gam as soon as l get the fact and time
Nothing further at present.
II Yours, &c.
- - -. ..---tL-.r CYRUS SEARS.