The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-08-07

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various ways by various men. Some
dedicated it wholly to amusement, while
others employ it in wiring letters to
friends and relations
Sunday is generally dull day here, for
the hucksters and pedlars Of all kinds are
absent, and stranger >is seldom seen in
the camp, while general stiffness seems
to pervade the whole place, as if the sol,
diers were thinking of the good old times
of yore, and dreaming of their distant
homes.
To-day the monotony was somewhat
broken by the arrival of new company,
but as tha. is an every day occurrence it
did not create mpch excitement. 1t en-
tered the 9th Regiment which makes
nine in, only lacking one of being full. :.
CAPTAIN breaches.
Our Captain, wells at the soIicita.
tion of several officers in the Regiment
consented to give us sermon at half past
three to-day. A large tree near the cen
ter of the parade ground was selected as
suitable place to deliver it. At the ap-
pointed hour, he was on hands and found
two or three hundred soldiers ready and
eager to hear him. Most of the officers
of the Regiment were present, and l can
say without fatteripg our Captain in the
least, that he gave them as good dis
course as l ever heard. Sound doctrine,
clear points. up with the times, and in for
the War, were its characteristics, and all
went away improved, and satisfied that a
man can be a christian, soldier, and q
patriot at the same time.
TIE YOUTHS IN THE ARMY.
The company that came in to day, l
noticed, contained large proportion of
youths. This circumstance caused me to
look around, and l find it is the case gen.
orally. Full one-third of the soldiers in
the camp are boys not over eighteen years
of age. Why it is so puzzles me to de-
termine. Perhaps the love of adventure
that occupies the mind at about that age
has something to do with it.
THE LOST IN CAMP.
Yesterday my curiosity was excited by
seeing crowd collected around something
invisible from where I stood. Pushing
through the crowd, young woman of not
unpleasant features, and tidily dressed
found to be the cause Of the rush. She
was speaking to one of our men, and this
was her tale: She lived some place, the
name of which has slipped my memory
and she was on the search of brother
whom she supposed was volunteer, in
. some company in the camp. No one
around her could tell her anything of the
object of her solicitude, and she departed
to continue her search, perhaps in vain
leaving shade of sympathy for her il
more hearts than one.
AN ACCIDENT.
One day last week, considerable excite
ment was created by the report that.a a mar
belonging to the oath Regiment had beer
accidently shot. The report proved to bt
too true. He was lying asleep in hi
cabin when buckshot, part of the load
contained by musket cartridge, shot by
some person unknown from the opposite
side of the encampment, entered the side
of the house, and penetrating an incl
pine board pierced his leg through close
to his body, shattering the bone in th'
most shocking manner. Medical aid wa!
at hand, but in vain the poor sufferer lin
gered in the greatest sgony until morning
when death relieved him Of pain. Thus
another sad calamity is added to the long
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A CELEBRITY 'PREsENT "
Last Tuesday morning, Col. Fremont
now Major, General, I believe. visi,ec
camp. He came out from Columbus il
the morning. and his time being limited
by the departure of the cars, his stay was
brief Some expected speech from the
great Path Finder, but he only rode oul
in carriage and reviewed regiment OIL
two on parade, when ne hastened away or
his journey, with the good wishes of thous
ands attending him.
THE DEPARTED
| Government has, within the past few
days, made heavy drafts on this camp
On Thursday, the 23d Regiment left be-
fore daylight; on Friday, the Oath fol
lowed suite, and Saturday witnessed the
departure of tho 25 h, "Our Regiment,
as more than one about your town would
say. l saw each, as they wended lheil
way through the gateway, near the -Four
Mile House, and my judgment is in ac-
cordance with the openly expressed opin
ion of many eye witnesses, that the 25th
although it remained in camp the shortest
) {time, made the best appearance in de-
parting, and was the "crack" Regiment
of the three, and the "crack" companies
composing it, were the two from Woods
field, and the one from Summer!eld. May
they return, when peace returns, covered
with glory, as u reward for the zeal and
patriotism they will show, in projecting
their country from the rule OF lawlcs;
conspiralo-s.
A WANT.
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