Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-11-14
For the Gallipolis Journal
CAHP SuNMERvILLE. WEsrERE Va,

this afternoon from IS hour tour oI
picket duty. l will venture to take the
responsibility on myself OF writing you
a few lines for insertion in your valu-
able paper. that is. il you deem them
worthy of place in your columns.
| We are. as suppose you are aware,
4 quartered in the village Of Summer
vile. the county seat Of Nicholas
county, q village about the size of
Porter or Yinton. The different COM
panies are quartered in the various
houses that were deserted by secesh in
habitants upon the approach Of Federal
troops.
The following is the list of the Com
panies, and their commanders:
| Co. A. Capt. Devol. from Washing
ton county; Co. B. Capt. Adney. from
Gallia co; Co. @. Capt. Beckley. from
Athens CO; Co. D. Capt. Durham. from
Jackson co; Co. E. Capt. Hollister.
from Monroe CO; Co. F. Capt. Moore,
from Washington co; Co. G. Capt.
Palmer, from Washington CO; Co. H.
Capt. Wilson, from Meigs CO; Co. L.
Capt. Taylor, from Gallia CO; Co. K.
Capt. Stephenson, from Jackson CO.
These, and company Of Pennsylvania
Dragons, comprise the troops at this
point.
Our Company (B. is quartered in
the Summerville "Hotel;" the eatables
are at present dealt out by acting Com
missary Norris. Capt. Dunham occu-
pies the court house; the Jail has been
converted into a Guard house, and has
for its inmates some l8 or 90 secesh
prisoners. 3 or of the 36th and 8 men
out Of 47th Regiments.
The health of the regiment has been
remarkably good since we left Camp
in August last, as there has been but
three deaths from disease in that time.
At present the health of the regiment
is not as good as it commonly is, for
the men are worn out by forced march
es and exposure; the measels are ra-
ging to some extent here just now; but
the cases are principally confined to
Company D. The members of the
Gsllia companies, B. and l. as a
general thing. are well; they have less
men in the Hospital than any of the
rest of the companies.
will give you the names Of the Of
fcers of our company: Capt. W. H..
G. Adney; lst Lieut.. E. P. Henry; Cd.
Lieut.. R. B. Carter; Orderly, Jessee
Morrow; lst. Sergeant, s. L. Gros-
venor; Cd. Sergeant. Ransom Wyatt;
Sd. H. H. Adney; 4th. Sergeant L. E.
Jones. The Corporals are: Ira K.
Eaton, Ezra Greene, T. s Mathews,
S. s. Dent, G. NJ. Holcomb. John Hol-
comb, A. B. Holcomb, and 7. S. Dur
kee.
The seth is said to be one of the
best Regiments that the Buckeye State
has ever sent out. II is well-oficered,
well-drilled, well-armed, well clothed
and well fed. We drill eight hours
per day. The field officers are all gen.
tlemen of the first water; they are Col
Crook, Lieut.. Col. Clark, and Major
Andrews: the Adjutsnt is young
man by the name of Reuben L. Nye,
from Marietta. Lieut.. Levi Barber, ol
Point Harmar is the Quarter Master
The Surgeons are Drs. Barr and Whit.
ford with a staff Of competant assis'
tants.
Captain Adney and Lieut.. Henry
having been sick for some length o
time, the whole command and care o
the company devolved upon Lieut.
Carter, who by the way, is altogether
competent to perform the duties tina
are required Of the commander of 1
company.
While in ranks for inspection thi
forenoon, Capt. Palmer's men having
their arms stacked, some one accidental
ly knocked down one of the stacks. dis
charging 'one of the Rifles, which,
am sorry to say, resulted very serious
ly, wounding 3 men, two of them being
struck BY the ball. passing through th'
,, left hand and right arm of one of them
and passing through the upper arm
; and cutting the shoulder severely acros
the shoulder blade. One man wa
> wounded by the bayonet in the hand
passing through the left hand. Nom
of them are dangerously wounded.
The boys here are all eager for
fight, but will not nave chance to d.
any before spring, as there is nothing
10 fight but some cowardly. prowlinI
'bush- " hackers" who hide in tn
brush, and fire on our pickets occasion
r ally, but they dare not show them
selves within range Of our Rifles i
: daylight.
There is nothing Of any importanc
transpiriDg here now, we having gon
'' into winter quarters, and the people c
e Gallia know more Of the general wa
+ news from Western Virginia than W
L soldierboys do.
l. As tattoo has been beat for all light
n to be put out, consequently l shall bi
d you adieu, and so to my bunk, hopin
l. that there will be big hole made
the rebel army by the bloody
% 36th.