The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-11
Our ARM Correspondence
Correspondence Of the News.
Letter from the 4sth Ohio Regiment.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 26, 1862.

companies were enlisted in Highland
and Clinton counties. The Regiment
is now oncamped in Fort Pickering, on
the bluff bank Of the Mississippi River
about one aud half miles below the
city of Memphis.
THE 49TH AS 1T WAS AND AS 1T Is.
The Regiment since it left Ohio, has
passed through many hardships; at all
times occupying place in the advance
column--a post of honor, as we'll as
danger. In every engagement, battle or
skirmish, both officers and men have
won the highest need of praise, and
have ever enjoyed the appreciation of
their commanding General. The acts
of the Regiment at the battle of Pitts
burgh have been read and known of
all. The labors and bardships through
which they passed in the march from
Shiloh upon COrinth cannot be given in
detail-sutiice it to say that more of our
men fell by disease brought on by over.
exertion on the foriifcations, than at
the great battle at Shiloh.
Immediately after the evacuation of
Corinth the Holly Spring and Memphis
march began-a march fraught with
bardships and peril, to which hereto.
fore we had been strnngors-at times
for twenty -four hours each man subsist
cd on single army cracker; and march
ing amid clouds of dust for miles with =
out drop Of water, and often when
water was obtained it was insipid, stag
nant and filthy. At other times, or.
dered to guard places where the mos t
perfect malaria existed, many of ou ,
brave fellows gave down, beneath the
burning atof the sun; or yielded to the
effects of poisoned atmosphere arising
from ponds and partially dried quag
mires.
1t was at one # these places (Mos
cow that our much-csteemed and ever
active Assistant Surgeon A. I. JouNsnN,
OF your county, well nigh received his ev
crlasting iurlough For more than three
weeks he suffered most intensely beneath
the wasting influence of Gastric 6crcr.
supcrinduced by a continued jaundiccd
condition of the system. The labors
and exposures of Shiloh; the amount Of
extra duty and responsibility Gin conse
quence of the absence of the Surgeon
N. s. Cary, who was captured at Shiloh)
united with the unhealthy locality, we're
more than his delcate constitution
could endure. He is now convaIescent.
and has again resumed his duties, and
is decidedly popular in the Regiment
with both officers and men.
While the Regiment was thus resting.
the order came to march on Holly
Springs, Miss, and dislodge the rebel
force there concentrating The com.
mand was willingly obeyed, a distance
OF twenty five miles was passed over in
eight hours, and as We approached the
enemys position the 18th was ordered
forward to supper cavalry charge. The
boys went in with a will, and on the first
fie the enemy fed in confusion The work
being done, the order came to fall back
on Moscow, the 48th again covering the
retrent. From thence we marched
through TO Memphis. From Coriuth to
Memphis our brave aud much esteemed
LIT. Col j. r. Parker, was in command
of the Regiment, and more than
once received words of commen dation
from the commanding General.
Many of the brave men that came
with us to this land of conflict last win
ter have fallen. Others have been disa.
bled and discharged from the service:
while large number are still with us
bravely standing up and fighting for the
honor of the Stars and Stripes.
Messrs. Lewis Bceson and John Ad.
ans, after suffering their "appointed
time in the army" have been discharg
ed, and ere this time, If living, are en-
joying home pleasures.
Joseph Gravott, of company A, is iu
charge of the financial and business
part of the Hospital, and gives general
satisfaction to all concerned.
1t. F. NJ Posegate, who by his brave.
ry on the battle field at Shiloh, gained
for himself imperishable laurels. is now
ut home recruiting for the Regiment.
We trust large number of brave and
patriotic hearts will respond to his ca H.
We are very anxious to place the Regi
ment from what it aoW is TO what il
once '0dsi for truly it was a sorry sight
to behold the boys as they appeared on
entering the city of Memphis, contrast.
ed with their appearance eight months
ego. Then, the Regiment numbered