The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-01-02
Kentucky Correspondence.

CAMP WOOD, KY, Dec, 10th 1851.
J. BAIEY-DEAR SIR - Yourself and pa
irons will excuse me for not writing more frequently
when have nothing of interest to relate but hop
ing to be able to CLEAN more incidents that will in
terest write you again.
We were in Camp Nevin two months and had
some unpleasant experiences. The troops suffered
somewhat for overeOats, but finally received good
ones, and blamed no one for the delay. The ra-
tons were sufficient in quantity, (except for few
days when railroad communication was destroyed
in consequence of a railroad bridge being swept
away but the soldiers did not appreciate the quail
ty. They complained that they got more fat pork
than they should have had, and not as much beef
as they were entitled to. Another thing, all the
bread we received was hard. Some say hard bread
is more healthy for us than light would be- but ex
perence proves that this is not the case.
We did not come to war for case or comfort. and
contend that we have not yet endured hardships,
though some of our experiences have be- unpleas
ant yea, bitter for though we have not been i'll
battle, we have lost upwards of thirty men. The
prevailing diseases are typhoid, IN a malignant
form, bilious fevers, and pneumonia. Sometimes
our strongest men are attacked and neither meii-
cine nursing appear to produce any effect; for
they decline rapidly and die.
This sickness may be accounted for in part from
the fact that but few of the men acquainted
with cookery consequently their food is not well
prepared, and some of the men do not take proper
care of themselves. Camp Nevin was a very un-
healthy location. and the water that was used m lst
of the time was unfit for use but we had no order
to move and if we had we might have go' into "A
fight and lost nearly as many men in battle as we
lost in hospital, besides killing few rebels.
The 49th did move on the 9th inst, and are now
at Munordsville, but tne rebels wer. no longer en-
camped here when we arrived.
On the 18th our Regiment was paid, up to the first
of November, and the boys were not displeased by
it one Bit
There was slight skirmish on Sunday l5th, be-
tween small number Of the 22nd Indiana and some
rebels. The boosters had two men wounded, and
one taken prisoner. The rebels had at least one
killed, and horse captured. On the 18th there
was quite battle between seven rebel Regiments,
and six hundred and fifty Of the 32nd Indiana. The
rebels came up on the railroad and planted bat
terry of four guns and then. sent on few men as
decoy They were too successful in entrapping
our! men, but they merely caught Tarar" as
the sequel will show. Oui men were enclosed in q
horseshoe, with rebel cavalry, Texan rangers,
charging on them but they gave the rebels "Jes-
would have captured the entire rebel force, battery
and all. We lost eleven men on the field, three
have since died, and two more are mortally wound
ed. The rebel loss is not less than three times
fought or miles from camp, but the firing could
be heard distinctly and we could see the smoke rise
at every discharge of Artillery.
As might be supposed this produced no little com
motion in Camp. The 49th o. V and the 39th Ind
lana V. were quickly in ranks and soon going to
the scene of action on, double quick, followed by
three other Regiments. The rebels saw these re-
endorsements crossing the hills befure they got out
of camp and beat hasty retreat so that we had
no chance at them.
The 32nd Indiana is German Regiment COM
manded by Col. Willick who has seen service in
Europe and Gen. johnson says they are the best
drilled men he ever saw. They were encamped
across the river separate from the main army,
which accounts for their being in the fight alone
Buckner Undoubtedly meant to destroy the rail
road bridge across Green river which we are re-
pairing (and which he partially destroyed once be
FORE and thereby prevent us from going forward.
Maybe he wanted to collect rent for his farm, else
he certainly is generous, for some Of our men get
corn there, and all it costs is the huskng.
Our sick are being sent TO Louisville as fast as
they are able to go which looks like preparing to
take care of wounded men.
Yours truly, A. P. DONALDSON.