The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-09-20
.Tdfiu astrrkIp Tribnue.
Lettcr From a Seneca
Roy.
CHEAT MOUNTAIN Pass, :
Aug. 31st, 1861.
ED1roRs TRIBUNE:

AS the day is fine, and am
somewhat under the weather, / have
been longing for something to do.
Thinking Of the dear ones at homo,
and of "Dear Old Seneca" in gen
eral, ] find this is a pleasant way
Of passing the time away, writing
to all at once, providing you will
publish such a composition in the
columns ofyour paper. You, per
haps, may think, that as l am in
an Indiana Regiment, and a per
feet stranger to you, that I have
no right to ask such permission. 49,
We'll, perhaps, l have not. "But
home is home if it is ever so home
.ly." Where is the man that does
not claim a home: / doa least and
claim to be a resident Of Seneca
county, where l lived all my life.
1 live at Melmore, when at homo.
So be so kind as to publish this for
the Buckeye Hoosier, S. Z. o.
We are now encampcd in a beau
tiful valley, between hills--high--
about fifteen miles from Beverly.
We have been encampcd here for
nearly six weeks. We have near
Ily all the accommodations that
could be expected in such place
as this. We arc well supplied
with water, and have now plenty
to eat, SO we are going to live, il
bread, beans, beef, bacon and rice,
will keep us alive; ''nary starvo"
on these. We have been pretty
short at times, but the deficiency
was soon supplied. There arc now
two regiments quartered here; but
one at present in camp. Ours, the
18th Ind. Reg't, was ordered about
five miles through the woods to an
other camp, where an attack wal
anticipated, but no engagement
took place. / with a few of my
company were left behind at ShAiP
Our company (The General
Guard) returned last night aboS
eight o'clock, very tired and wet
having to wade thd Tygarts Vale,
river twice, a stream about half tn,
size of the Sandusky at Tifiin. s.
it goes to be a soldier boy. TIL,
rest Of the regiment stayed; they
have now a force, that can hole
their position against thribble theil
number. There are now five regi
ments here. The Sd, 23d, and Oh
Ohio, the 18th and 18th Indiana
They have breast works thrown NJ
all around their camp and deep en-
trenchments, also plenty of artil
lery, SO they consider themselves
pretty safe. This camp is on Tho
Staunton ard Huntersville pike
There is another camp about sever
miles from here on the Stauntor
and Beverly pike. They have there
the 14th Ind. and the oath and 25tl
Ohio. There are a great many Sen
eca boys in the 25th, MOSTLY from
Republic and vicinity. They en-
campcd here three days, l lounC
them the second day. They are al
in fine spirits and ready for an,
emergency. These are the frs
Ohio boys / have found that / wai
acquainted with. You may bc
sure it was ''joyful to meet ole
friends once more" Ialmost wisl
l had gone home to enlist; bu
when j take the second thought,
think l am as well off probably
here, as l would be at home, 0,
among old friends. When I enlist
ed, / enlisted in Indiana, but / en-
listed in the cause Of my country
What more could have done il
Ohiol was a stranger, compare
lively, in the company in which
enlisted; in the company have
formed many new acquaintance
found new friends and true friends
III have been treated we'll by oul
company officers, and can enter nc
complaint against any of the pri
Yates. They have treated me like
gentlemen, SO | have nothing tC
complain of in our company. Bni
our field officers are very hard OIL
their men, tyrants from the ground
up. They got rs into battles where
we had no business, not because
we are not as anxious to clean oul
the Rebels as any other regiment
but should call it an insult, if q
man should step in my place with
out my consent or the consent ofany
field officers, So it would be with