The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-16
THE OHIO TROOPS ABROAD.

The Philadelphia Press of the 9thiuss'
has the following concerning the Ohio
Volunteers now in the East.
The first and Second Ohio Regiments.
which have been quarlered at Lancaster
for two weeks, reached West Philadel-
phia at two o'clock yesterday afternoon
and marched at once to Sufforlk Park, on
the Blue Bell, and Penorose Ferry road,
one mile from the Darby turnpike.
They number two thousand one hun
dred men, and arc without exception the
most ablebodied, hardy soldiers that have
yet reached this city from abroad.
Those who accustom themselves to
speaking comprehonsively of armies should
have seen those two regiments, stretch.
ing mills long, between the Park and
the Summit House. with bright bayonets
streaming down all the slopes and dotting
the tops Of the hills. f'"
Among the companies composing the
First Regiment are the Cleveland Graya'
DAYTON and Montgomery Light Guards,
Videtts of Columbus, and Kinney Light
Guards Of the city Of Percival, Ohio.
The latter company is commanded by
Capt. Bailey, graduate Of West Point
and an experienced soldier, Among the
members of this company are lawyers,
doctors and physicians, many OF them
] wealthy men, and all possessed Of intelli.
t gence Of no common order. The Second
. Regiment includes several companies
r noted for their skill in military matrers
among which are the Cincinnati Zouaves
s Another feature IN this regiment is &
=. company familiarly called "The Cnci
n nnatl Bummors." 1t is composed o
;, of bold and daring men. who will not fai
to be Of eminent service in q pitched bat
r tie.
r Among the soldiers we noticed vet
r. eran, probably sixty.Gvc or seventy year
e of age named Captain McGlaughin, VIII
10 served in the Mexican, war, and appear
/. to staunch enough to endure all the hard
p ships incident to the life OF our troops
,r Major Jack Hughes was also soldier
80 the Mexican war. A soldier named u. L
10 Emil Sherere was also marked. He is
10 graduate Of the Prussian and French mil
= tary academies, perfectly conversant wit
es everything relating 10 cavalry and a1t
p. lery movements, and is much respecte
of on account of his superior knowledge
TO these affairs by his comrades.
IN The good people of KingsesOng wei
s. much astonished at the sudden appearant
b. Of this great body Of men. We overhear
us an honest publican, saying that he new
c. thought to Iva to the time when trool
OIL should be quartered in his barn, an
nd crowd his bar room BY scoras and con
,r. panies. The children and country foil
nd generally stragged into camy last mig
ID. with baskets Of cakes and fruits, dstr
lis buting them to the half famished me
10. Kindly maidcns likewise bravcd Il
H. possibility Of insult and misconstruC
motive, carry bread, sandwiches, al
cheese into the ranks.
no These men. as we have remarked, a
. noble fellows in physique, and the fran
ys honest characteristics OF Western me
Ill are finely exompiGcd in some oflhcrn.
8, great. rough man, who had be'
N presented with sandwich and an oran
wv bowed to depth lrightfuly humiliatin
nd and said "Ladies. God bless you! l sh
Ii. kill four more mon now than | intend
IN. TO killed'