Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-09-10
Letter From Co. C, Io5th Regiment

CAMP NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. Aug. 2Sth
/ Hessrs. Editors Below | send YOU q
| full list of our Company since its organi-
zation, also list of the Warren Company
which l was requested to send along with
mine. | suppose we are not far enough
south, to write anything to interest you
much, but will give you short account
/ of our "maneuvers" since leaving Camp
| Cleveland On Wednesday August 2lst,
wc had orders read TO us TO prepare to
march the following morning at II o'clock
everything being in readiness AT the ap-
pointed time. we We're marched TO the
G. c. & &. r. Il. depot, and loaded on
cars, travelled all afternoon. arrived 1T
Columbus at about !, 2. NJ. and stopped
long enough to change locomotives and
load on our equipments just then brought
from the arsenal, whistle blew, were off
again, arrived at Cincinnati At 54 A. NJ.
Friday morning. were marched through
the city, and down to the ferry, in wait
ing for us, and in a few moments more
were landed on southern soil. Marched
up to the central part of the City Of Coy
ingtOn, Just opposite Cincinnati, and our
Colonel spoke to us few moments, and
told us the ladies of Covington We're pre-
pairing a warm breakfast for us, which
would be ready i'll half an hour. And
that we would remain in that City until
we were paid off, and armed and equip
ped. Then marched to the armory and
partook of a good warm breakfast,
which suited the boys admirably after
their long ride. The ladies were very
kind to US, was told by some OF them,
,Lo+ u, -, cd a,rar,- Paripoapt that DoccaJ
through the City the same way. We re-
manned in Covington until Monday morn
ing. | don't know why we remained so
long there unless it was the Pay-master
not arriving in time, we were there plen-
ty long enough for Il great many of the
boys to make themselves sick eating trash
such as melons &C., which was very plen-
ty. We were paid off on Sunday even
ing and ordered to march on the follow
ing morning at o'clock. | forgot TO
mention we were mostly quartered in the
Masonic Hall; nearly half the Regiment
quartered i'll other parts of the City. At
5 o'clock A VI. on Monday, were up, and
marched to the depot of Kentucky Cen
tral r. R., where we prepared and ate oar
breakfast before being loaded i'll house
cars, 1.-TWO to a company for some other
part of Dixie, we passed through the pla-
ces where the rebel Morgan raid, was
some two or three weeks past, saw the
train of cars, that had been thrown off
the track, also the ruins of one or two
bnrnt bridges. Arrived at Lexington, at
81 P. NJ. after waiting about an hour
were marched through the City, to this
place. about q miles, shortly after arriv-
ing here hot coffee and bread was brought
and given out to the soldiers which was
very beneficial after our % miles march
through two inches dust. Our Camp is
not very desirable one, it having no IA
cilities for water either for washing or
cooking, but we do not expect to remain
here long, we expect orders to march to-
morrow, for Camp Dick Robinson
about % miles further south, and it is
said to be great deal better camp than
this. There are several thousand troops,
mostly from Ohio, one Regiment from In
diana, stationed above and below us, and
more passing every day. We were heart |
lily cheered when passing through Lex
ington, on Monday, and heard a great
many remarks such as, Bully for Ohio, |
the Buckeye State turns out the men
promptly &C., and 4 great many Others |
we think meritorious but too numerous |
to mention The boys of Company |, and |
C, are well with a few exceptions, from |
effects of eating trash, &C., The next
time you hear from us, we expect we shall
be a great deal farther south, and send |
you something more interesting to yOu
and your readers than this. Truly Yours. |
"OBSERVER."