The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-17
Our Military Correspondence.
FROM TIE FORTY SECOND REGIMENT.


CAMP OAK Hill. Sunday, Oct, 18th, 1862 }
lat Division, 4th Brig, 42i Regiment
DEAN DEMoCRAr day before yesterday
the sky, which, tor nearly month, had beon
cloudIoSs, was obscured by threatening
clouds; tho wind slew up, cold, from thu
northwest; soon the rain began to pour in
torrents. The soldiers, who arc without
tents, and many without clothes or shoes,
began 10 look about them for somo shelter
Every haystack, straws:ack and barn was
made an abiding place for tho shivcring
solGior. To-day tho storm has ceased, but
the weather continues cold aud cloudy
The boys sit around the fires or huddle to-
gether to keep warm, and talk over thor
mistortunes, and not altogether brilliant
prospects for the coming winters campaign
10 tho drenry and depoPulat,d region OF
tho Kanuwha.
Most of tho mon havo boon sadly disap.
pointed since our arrival in Ohio, in regard
to supplies and equipments. We little
thought when wore cutting out tho Rebels
blockades and putting forth every effort to
reach Ohio that we should, after our arrival,
DO holseloss, clothosless, and " orse than all
provsionless. Wo arc well aware that the
Government has boon providing for very
great number Of soldiers, and wo understand
that it is not the work of a good soldier ia
complain, but it docs SOON as though /,
would not take week or two to find what
disposition is to bo made of body of troops
who have boon lying out SO long, and one
SO destitute as we.
Tho mon now begin to show tho effects
of the hardship which thov have endured
Quito number who dragged themselves
,h - I
be their last. now find u lodging in the hos.
pita!. Gen. Morgan is hers, but his presence
brings neither blankets nor tents.
AT Greeupsburg Ky, Wheelersburgh and
Jackson, Ohio. tho cit,izons were very gen
orous. At each of the above.named towns,
We received refreshments, and. at jackson.
tho Buckley girls camo out with wolI.filed
baskets and smiling faces to welcome us.
We expect to march to Gailipolis in O
few days. t. U. z.
FROM THE 4lsT RECRUITS AT CAMP COLUMBUS
CAMP CoLUMBus Oct. 18th, 1862.
FRIEND CONVERSE Having rmised t.
write to you occasionally, | improve this op
portunily. do no: suppose that my com
munication will be very interesting, as VIZ
have not been in Dixie yet; still we have
seen some things. We left Cleveland the
7th, on the o'clock train and, after q very
| pleasant ride arrived at Columbus about
10 o'clock. and marched up to tho State
| House, whero wo wete served with sumc
very good bread and cheese, and then shown
to our lodgings, which wero on the marble
! floor of tho State House, l venture TO say
as expensive bed as any in Old Geauga
though not quito as soft. We'll. in the
morning, wo marched down to this camp
where we now arc. We havo been mustered
in, and have drawn our money. Most o
our boys from Geaugs have sent most o
thoir money home hy Hon. Peter Hitchcock
BY tho way, Mr.. Editor, Hitchcock is tn,
most "tip-top' man that any set of men eve
| had to do business for them
To-day some ten OF us went up town /,
| church. We attended the First Presbvte
rian Church, which is q very elegant odifice
| Tho preaching was good. and the evorcise
interesting, Lieut.. T. ID. Brown arrived Il
camp to day / wish to say to all who hav,
friends in our squad from Geauga, that tn,
boys arc woll. We expect to leave here to
morrow or the next day. II anything of in
forest occurs before to morrow morning,
will add postscript. From c. p. B.
p. S,-Capt, Steele returns to CLEVELAND
to- day, All tho recruits of the 4lst her,
arc under Lieut.. T, d. Brown, aud wo prob
ably shall loaVe hero tomorrow.