Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-06-29
Oamp Correspondenes,
BELL AIa, June 18Th 1861.

Camp Correspondence, .F
! ...- 40 go Bell AIR, June 18th 1861. "a
4 To the Editor of the Telegraph; rtA ~
Friend Reed Nothing of Importance
having occurred during our stay in Camp
Goddard, | thought would not intrude
upon your columns last week. Bat think
ing that the good folks Of Ashtabula would
like to keep posted in regard to our move
ments, have again taken up my pen to in.
form them in the best manner eau thro'
the medium of your paper. which by the
way comes to us regularly every week, for
which accept our. thanks, for it is very sc-
ceptGble to Us all There is notion of "a
that eVer'thought half so mnch of Ashta.
tabHla before as now, and there is qaitea
wish for your paper every Saturday morn
ing when the mail comes 10, every one be-
ing anxious to get the news from home.
In regard to our stay at Camp. Goddard +
will here say that the people of ZanesviIIe
were very kind to- US. Hardly day pas;-
ed but that we received something from
them. Some brought us butter some eggs,
others milk, and such things as they'kuew
we were not furnished by the State 4 Iu-.
deed the hardships Of soldiers. life were
very much modified Shy the people, who
seemed to anticipate our wants and endeav-
er to supply them, for which we shall ever
hold them in grateful remembrance. Wa
also received box of good sthings from
the ladies Of Ashtabula, among them were
many little delicacies that we had not tast.
ed or seen before since we left our homes
There was also lots Of good things for the
sick which came in good time, for there was
quite number on the sick list at that time
and these were just what they were want.
ing All felt very thankful for them There
was also box containing Havelocks, 9.
nough for the whole company, and they
came just at the time they were needed,
for the weather was very warm, and they
are a great protection against the heat, as
well as vast Improvement to the looks Of
the company. .s, ..,..,
/ have examined some of every company
and 1 find none so good or so nicely made
as those presented to us. 1t seems as tho
the ladies of IAshtabula are determined
that their boys shall be the best looking
company in the regiment, if their efforts
will contribute anything towards making
it so. And have. heard that compliment
paid them by those who knew nothing o.
bout who they were or where they were
from, and / considered that compliment
to the ladies at hcme for they have done
much towards making us what we are.
Their many gifts and kind words have urg-
ged the men on in their path of duty more
than the strictest discipline in the world
could have done. They have greatly im-
proved in drill since we went into Camp
Goddard, indeed the whole regiment hare,
Our Colonel would not be afraid to go in'o
action with his men now at any minute. 1
will now tell you that We received orders
on Saturday night to pack our traps and
be ready to start for Bell Air by six o'clock
Sunday morning, both regiments, the seven
teeuth and nineteenth The twentieth re.
giment left Camp Goddard the day before,
and the l7th took their place the same
night We were oil ready in time and the
railroad company had provided cars for oil
TO go at once. The lTth regiment filed
all the passenger cars, and the 18th sup
posed they would have to go on train OF
J cattle cars. Col Beatty aud Lieut. Mann
r ing however, went and examined the cars.
and the Colonel concluded that his regt.
a should not 90 in such cars if they had to
v wait n week. He authorized Lieut. Mann
al ing to make the announcement to the boys,
u and when they heard it., there went up
Is three times three rousing cheers for Col.
- Beatty that made the very grourd shake be-
II meath us. The boys all think good deal
e of the Col he is good man and an expe-
i rienced soldier. He was all through The
: Mexican war and bis experience is OF great
f value to the regiment now sa =
= When the people of GAINESVILLE learned
e that the 10Th did not go of on Sunday
morning they thought they would give the
/ boys one more treat, aud they did it hand
u somely, too. Whole loads Of good things
/ were brought into camp, and we enjoyed
them much. All day Sunday we were
: feasled to our hearts content And
7, when the time came for us to leave. Itell
st you we left with heartfelt gratitude TO the
s. people who had been so kind to Us, And
q they were sorry we were leaving them su'
a. a. they gave rs their best wishes for ths
a.. success Of our cause, aud hoped We would
o. triumph over the enemies Of our country
ed aud preserve this glorious union 10 oil ia
y u virtues, aud show 70 the world that th'
Dv stars and stripes cannot be trsuplsd npcn
IL Co1,L,ded on Fourth P0ge.