Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-03-07

nlshed US with good supply OF not
coffee, telling us that if we were to fol-
low him to glory, We must go full
Hurrah for Col Appler If ever there
was a favorite Colonel it is Col. Apper.
The balance of to-day we put in in parad-
ing, drawing rations and getting ready
for our Coward" to Paducah, or to
Dixie as the boys say.
Wednesday, Feb 19th-To day the
right wing of the Reg took the steamer
Bostona, the left wing the Ohio No 8,
and away we went down the river Our
Brass Band played its two times alter
nately at every town, the men mounted
the conspicuous places, waving their
hats. and cheering. We had the Col
onel and the Band on board, and the
trip would have been delightful if the
weather had behaved itself, but we had
a cold drizzling rain all day, and at
night it wound up with a cold wind
Thursday, FEB 2Oh Walked up and
found ourselves at Cincinnati. but as we
were not allowed to 60 ashore, all 1 can
Say of Cincinnati is that saw some very
large buildings, with big letters on them
We were moved on to the steImer
Prioress, and about noon away we went
for Louisville. Another day of cheer
ing, hat waving, &C., the people on the
banks responding in almost every in
stance, only occasionally when we passed
very aristocratic mansion, did they
fail to greet US, and then l imputed it
to dignity, not disloyalty. We could
see no difference between the greetings
of the people of Kentucky and those of
Ohio and Indiana as we went along, ex-
cept, perhaps, the former seemed more
in earnest To-day we passed the
mouth of the Miami River, and our
boys stood on deck, and took farewell
look at receding Ohio; many were the
pathetic and ludicrous remarks made
while going out of sight of our beloved
State.
Friday, Feb 21st.-Here we are at
Louisville, negroes and mules on the
wharf in abundance. The main bust
ness of the negro seems to be how much
he can make mule pull. Ipresume our
country boys will see nothing that will
astonish them more, while they are in
service, than the pulling of those mules,
Your correspondent got liberty to go up
to town to mail letter home; he never
having mailed letters in the Sunny
South before The Louisville post
office building is splendid structure,
built of stone, and l noticed many other
very fine buildings in my short trip up
town. Our whole Regiment were put
on board the steamer Ben. j. Adams,
and away we went, about noon. over the
famed Falls of the Ohio, but the river
is so high that the water is only slightly
rufaed, and our going over was not dan
gerous enough to create any excitement
About clock P. NJ. We passed the
little town of West Point and the mouth
of Salt River If this is the noted
river, up which SO many respectable
gentleman have gone, may the Lord de
liver them, for it looks like bad pros
pect for happiness. Back Of West Point
on a high hill, is a camp of Unior
troops, part of Gen, Nelson's brigade
l believe. Their camp is strongly for
tilted, entrenchments thrown up, cannon
mounted, and trees fallen SO as to max.
an approach to it very difficult. II
fact, this camp looked the most like wal
e of anything we have yet seen. Oh, i
, we could have some decent weather
what pleasant trip this would be, bu
the further down we come the colder
the rain. The steamer Ben j. Adam
is nuisance, rendered SO by her crew
who, with the boat, were compelled b,
Uncle Sam to transport US to Paducah h
| We will be transported twice, but TIL
most so when we get off the boat. w
have rich old time getting places t.
sleep, our company and three others oc
cupying the cabin floor. | laid las
night and laughed at the wishful look
of those who couldn't find an inch O
spare floor anywhere. They would g
creeping around among the prostl at
forms of their reposing comrades, ever
once in while getting trip and push
when down they would go, and with
sharp squirm between some two com
rades, stay there in spite of growls an
curses. The state-rooms are occupie
by officers. Over thousand men o
one boat makes an interesting time t
one not inclined to look on the dar
side of things.
Saturday, Feb. 22d.-Raining agai
to day. We are at Evansville, Indian;
and l ''dry up for the present in orde
to mail this, hoping you'll excuse error
t as shaking steamboat and a crowd
not very convenient writing place.