Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-15
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Carr GoDDARD, near GAINESVILLE, /
.Iunal2 1861. I

June "a, 1851.
FRIEND -; / received your paper through
Mr. Newberry, the other day, for which
please accept my thanks.
The 18th Is now fully armed and equipped,
and presents quite a waTliks appearance.
Our marching orders have not yet arrived,
but we are hourly expecting them. Colonel
Beatty left for Columbus last night and,
probably, something definite will be made
known on bis return. Major Kinsman made
our camp a visit last Saturday. The good
citizens of GAINESVILLE and Putnam continue
10 supply the 18th with baskets of delicacies,
&c. The ladies are busily engaged making
Hiyelocks and pillow cases. the latter article
we find very convenient they are made Of
dark colored calico, and we Gil them with
straw, hay or shavings, and when we march
they are emptied and placed in our KNAPP
sacks; nearly all of Company X are supplied
the writer received an elegant one from the
hands Of a fair young lady. The principal
attraction in our camp is to listen to the
sweet music discoursed by Leland's Band.
The ZanesyiIliars are TO use my old phrase)
tgoing crazy" about them.
On Saturday evening the Band and about
sixty others, including the officers Of the
Nineteenth, were invited out to the resi-
dence Of James Ross, ESQ, situated on the
bank Of the Muskingum river, about two
miles from town. The company assembled
at seven in the evening. To commence 3
splendid flag staff was raised, and high
private Gen. Fitch hoisted the Ameri-
can Flag, alter which he made a short but
eloquent speech appropriate to the Occa-
sion. The visitors were then shown around
the garden, and among the strawberries,
the latter being the finest and largest l
ever saw. After looking through the
garden, and being supplied with bouquets
from the hands of our hostess, the company
returned 10 the lawn in front Of the house,
where strawberries and cream were served
up in quantities to suit. We returned
about ten o'clock very much delighted with
the visit. 50 it has been ever since our
arrival. The Nineteenth has been Toasted
and cOmplimented so much, that we begin
to believe what is said of US, viz. that We
are the crack regiment Of the State.
We have a dress parade and battalion
drill every afternoon, rain or shine, imme-
diately after dress parade, Company K.
are put through the ZOuavs drill, by our
efficient Commander, Captain Konkle.-
We have practised this drill but three
weeks, and our boys go through with it in
fine style. 1t is a new thing here, and the
citizens are very much delighted with it.
Our company is now known ss "KOnkle's
Zouaves." The Twentieth Regiment, sta
toned here, are not equipped yet nor is
there a well drilled company in the regi-
ment.
Mr.. Clark, formerly a councilman in
Cleveland, is COmmissary of this camp,
which office he fills 10 the satisfaction of
all.
Since l last wrote you our rations have
improved. We had fresh beef anu ham fur
nished us twice last week. The contract
ors here receive IA and 9S-10O cents per
day for each man To day our cook fur
nished US with beef soup made of two gal
Ions Of water, a bone with about a pound
of beef o it, two spring onions, and
about a pint Of salt mixed and boiled fer
three hours. A dish Of ii was handed to
me, but 1 passed on it. The bugle is now
sounding for afternoon parade, and I must
close. Ed. F. PRIoHARD.