The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-02
Letter No. ., from Company A.

LANCASTER. Pa, April 25. 81.
Dear GozeHe:-Here we are, quartcred
at present in the County Fair Grounds of
Lancaster county. within one mile Of the
residence of "Jimmy Buchanan" aud in
the city Of which Our own is a Damesaka.
The town is laid of in the same manner
as our own, but is nearly twice as large.
The people hero are full Of enthusiasm,
and from where | sit can coun. no less
than 10 flags; not small ones. but flags of
Il largest dimensions, stretched across
the street. All! were all the States as
wide G'Uohe TO a sense of their duty as the
old Keystone" secessionism would be
short.lived. The ladies are kind, patti
OF and hcspitable TO the greatest degree
could you but sea the numbers Of badges,
rosettes. &C., that have been showered
upon cur boys I'y the Union loving Ia.
dies all slOog the line, yGu too, would join
us in proclaiming 10 the world the hero.
ism Of The noble ladies of Pennsylvania.
And as another instance Of their kindness:
Two Of our boys were taken III, one Of
them dangerously so, and were taken to
the Franklin Hotel, where we had been
quartered. In the course Of day or 80,
the army Surgeon, through mistaken
order, came to remove them 10 the hospit.
al fixed for them at the camp. Many of
the company were in the room at the
time, and demonstrated with the officers,
urging that if they removed them, it would
probably result in tho death Of one Of
them. The officer however, was bent on
taking them, atd would probably have
succeeded in SO doing. but at this juno
ture the ladies Of the hotsl headed by the
Iandlady, Mrs, Kaufman and her lovely
daughter, interposed, and with tears in
theil eyes declared that the men should
not be removed, adding that III they re.
moved them they had her to fight, and if
the United States or the State OF Ohio
could not pay for their keeping, Mr..
Kaufman could; they must not be renov-
ed" This ended the matter. The men
will remain there, and be treated with a
mothers care, every want anticipated and
supplied. We would just say to the cili,
zens of Lancaster and vicinity, that If they
ever visit Old Lancaster, they will find
no house in the city superior to Tie Frank.
lin. Mr.. Benz. H. Kaufman, and his son
Harry, Aanked by their host of Supernu
meraries, will be remembered with graft,
tude by the members of Company A.
We are now being uniformed and as
soon as tha, is done we go 10 Philadelphia
to join with the 10000 troops there. with
whom we shall proceed TO Washington
City direct. The boys are all in fine
spirits, resolved TO conquer or die.
The two Ohio Regiments are encamped
together in the FAIR Grounds, and are un-
der regular army regulations, guards te-
ing posted on all sides. Thanks, howov.
er, to the indulgence Of the best Captain
in the whole Regiment, We are permitted
TO 90 and coma when we please, that is,
if we return on time. Tie town is pa
rolled every night, and all persons who
cannot give the countersign are arrested
and taken to tho Mayors Office. Aiho'
not in Gland Of milk and honey we are
in equally as good circumstances, "a land
of log and hominy" We are we'll fed
with the substantials Of hfe, and if we re-
ctive no worse usage than this, we shall
he coneut. Let everybody rest assured
that the honor of our National Flag will
maintained and that it shall be
A union Of lakes,
And union Of lands,
A union of hears,
And union of hands,