Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-29
Army Correspondence.

oAMr NEvIS, KY, Nov. 2lst 1861.
FRrKSD KEELER;-Again opportunity offers
me chance to write you a few lines Our Di-
vision Of troops are still in Camp at this place.
When we will leave here, Heaven only knows.
We should move forward at once, for it is neccs-
sary for the health of our men, who are getting
tired of dleness, and want action-in fact our
men are spelling for fight
The Ohio 49th is Improving in drill rapidly,
and now move like regulars. There is good
deal of sickness in the Regiment about 20 men
are in the hospital and about 100 are sick in
quarters. Those in the hospital are fever cases,
and those in quarters not seriously sick. Camp
fever is terrible disease. Our Surgeon, r. M.
Shrift, is an excellent one and is well qualified
for the position. Our Company will lose six
men who have become disqualified for the SER
vice, and will be sent home Other companies
lose proportonately The sick are well cared
for; all their necessities are promptly attended
to. Our regiment would improve if we would
advance. Our camp needs changing. The men
need pure air to breath.
On Sunday last, the Sd Brigade, Centre Diyis-
ion, Department of Cumberland, was inspected
and reviewed by General Don Carlos Buell.
Our regiment is in the Sd Brigade under the
command Of Gen. johnson. 1t was grand
pageant, the like of which will probably never
be again witnessed in Kentucky.
Our regiment was out on picketguard yester-
day. Our company was stationed at the village
of Nolin, at a rebels house by the name of Rains
and finished the remains of one building by
burning it up. We have about quit watching
and protecting the property of secessionists.
In Camp we have plenty ofmusic; the drums
are beating all the time.
Whenever man goes to the shades of forget
fulness here we give him sercnade, called the
dead March, and follow that with volley of
musketry, and the band plays during the time
"OM Dog Tray"
For amusement the men see who can eat one
of Uncle Sans biscuit in the shortest space of
time, and have learned to do it in 2:40. Since
we have been here, the boys have found crack
ers with u. c. marked on them, in Hebrew let
ters, signifying Before Christ" Rather old
but they are hard accordingly. The bacon we
get is excellent. 1t morcs well, but the boys
would prefer a little more fresh meat. In Ken
lucky every thing in the meat line is bacon, and
the boys have eat so much of it that they begin
to squcGl. Oh when will the days of hard bread
cease, and pies and puddings reign once more
Some of our men have met the enemy, and
captured them I mean body Hcol Oh you can
not imagine the fun of scratching-words give
no idea-language is insufficient.
There is a general order issued by the De-
partment at Washington, compelling all Suffers
to go in advance of the army knowing the reb-
els could not stand their charges.
1t is reported here that the 72nd Regiment
have gone into winter quarters at Camp Gro
CHAN. Is it possible that it cannot come to Ken
lucky and aid in watching convertible .Sambo.
Kentuckians cannot compete with the Black
Swampers in trade. Our boys ahead so far
rs heard from. Their motto is: every thing
for Sans boys, nothing for the GileonaS. Our
boys after using their coffee dry it and sell it to
the KentucSians for fresh Drowned, and it read
lily sells for l6 cents per pound. That is one
way of skinning a cat. We have a private in
Company F, Josh. Powell of Townsend, a
SndT peril real ankee. he talked man out
of five bushels of apples in five minutes, and
the boys appropriated the balance to theirown
individual use.
Hon. John j. Crittenden, and Jo Geger of
Ohio, are guests in Camp to-day.
The boys are anxiously looking for the Pay
master, but the looked for individual don't APP
pear.
The overcoats prove hard investment. They
were made with Sewing machine and come
all to pieces. 1 think the contractors who fur
nished them made money.
The Band boys still continue to blow. They
are the vcritable Horn B!owcrs. Gabriel never
will get a Trump away from them. They beat
all crcation-in fact the boys cannot be excelled
in Kentucky.
Whenever there is anything new in these
parts, you shall have particulars. Hoping that
the cause of our country may speedily triumph
and the Star Spangled Banner shall ever wave,
with every Star undimed l remain, &c
RED STICK.