The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-19
Army Correspondence
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MkssRs EDi+ORs: Sunday last we 60
marching orders at Camp Neyin, and yes
terday. (ru4sday,J started. A quanty y
baggage with the sick and disabled. ant
a few guards were sent to McCook's sta
tiouj distance of two miles; those beint
50 severely sick as to be in hospital hav
ing previously been sent TO The Army
Hospital at Louisville. Owing to natura
ruggedness aud cleanliness, the lst 0bic
sent far fewer sick away than any othel
Regiment. Two Of Company AS boys
were sedt-John r. Barrett and John
Heberling. Barrett has been sick fol
some time, but until lately, Heberling has
been one OF the stoutest ard hcartiest fel.
lows in camp; severe fever took Eold OIL
him lately and it was thought best to re,
move him where he would recover more
speedily than in camp. All the others
are alive and kicking. full of fun. frolic,
fire and fuss.-fat. ragged. sassy, good.
patured and big estersl
The boys that marched here yesterday
say the road vas very muddy most all
the time. although they occasionally came
across places where II was not much over
shoe deep. was one Of the fortunate
individuals who contrited to make the
surgeon believe they had the belly ache,
and got railroad ride with the sick and
baggage, and know nothing personally Of
the roads. but from the muddy shoes,
muddy trowsers, muddy shirts, muddy
coats, muddy caps. muddy haversacks.
muddy faces and muddy knapsacks. 9TH
er regiments besides tie 11th can get in
mud and march over bad roads At least
fifteen Regiments went through the same
as us, as many more we're passed, and
there was about one brigade in advar &C OIL
US when we all arrived here,
Two brigades. neither containing less
than three regiment, have passed on this
morning to Green river, distance of ten
miles, where they halt, and then, 1--WE, us
and company" marching the same route
tomorrow, pass them, and all, taking up
our ne Of march, will, by some means OF
other, cross the river, and be within the
sacred limits Of General Buckner's seces
sia soil-not exactly where the future
rnince-meot Of the Union troops are quar-.
tered, but in country they claim as their
own, and which they have sworn shall
never be polluted by the "mercenary
hrelings," RUTHLESS INVADERS" "Aboli
ton mobs." NEGRO lovers,' "merciless
marauders, "Hessians," and "Lincoln
thieves" but all the explctives aud adjsc-
tives us'd by the classic gentlemen o!
Palmeuodotn to designate the Union
forces will avail them nothing, and in due
course OF time, will come home to rocst
AT the present, writing, in sight, is th'
terminus Of the Nashville and Louisvill,
road! How it came to terminate here il
in this way: Right along this "neck o
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woods" Is the little village Of Wasp p's.nest
which beautiful nomenclature was giver
to it by a gang of gamblers ahd horst
thieves who made it their headquarer.
until the breaking out of the war, since
which time they have enlisted in The
cause of Southern rights! The Nashvill,
and Louisville Railroad passes through th'
Nest" but the 'Secesh' still left 10, a
round and about the place are never sats
fled unless the large Railroad bridge ovel
Bacon Creek is down, fearing the trans
portation Of men and supplies by the Unit
ed States. With this end in view, they
have burned it down three times in tht
last two months, the last time four day
ago The bridge will be speedily rebuilt
and force sufficient to protect it lef
here.
Yesterday l witnessed the taking to III,
buria! ground Of a member of Psnnsyl
vanla regiment. A rude, rough coffin
made with scanty material. yet showinl
care, contained all that was left of on
4 who had gone to peril his life for his coun
TRY. He was buried with chri.tian for
mality and by kind and sorrowing com
pauions; but it must indeed be hard for
Soldier to die away from home, in til,
midst of war, without getting to strik,
one blow for the cause of the Union.
Gen. Buckhef on last Saturday sent q
men and Captain with flag of truce t
Gen McCook, asking permission to sent
the dead body Of his son to Louisville 70,
interment, which was granted. ,.
Ii we move tomorrow, good; If W,
don't t,the dickens take the. delay. o..
i,.bei HARRY COMER,
Company A, First Regiment, o. Y
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