Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-08-27
From The leth Regiment.
CAMP Rattle CREEK TIM.

90 If-tfsSStC 1 fa-ktAs - . ale ChtdtuDcN
in the valley II the Tenn, near tht
mouth OF Battle Creek. We arrived her
On The l4Ih OF July. after an exhaastine
match Of l.u miles. over some Of the
toughest country 1 ever saw. We were
in 2 sad plight when We arrived here.
many being barefoot and without suff
Gent clothing. while all were more Oh
les. worn with hard marching. The coun.
try. until va reached Huntsville. was
fine. cVoIs looked very promising. espe,
cially corn and cotton. OF which ther- ale
vast quantities. Since leaving that beau,
titull village, u course has been over the
bills and mountains. up and down con
tinually. The country through which We
came. and i'll TACT this whole country, is
infested with Guerrillias while on the
march, scarcely a day passed that some of
our Mel were not picked up lay them,
The people along our route. with scarce
ly ali exception were eecessionists OF the
biackest kind. They all complain bitter
ly OF IA Treatment received from Mitch
ellis men, whom they assert helped them
selves 10 every thing worth having. with
out 80 much IA by your leave. Such
"a= the feeling excited by this course that
a single county ia our rout turned ou
over $40 GueIrilias, immediately after the
passage OF Mitchell. They have however
s different opinion OF Banks sImy, which
has. 50 they say. acted honourahiy with
them. taking nothing against the will of
the citizens. and always paying for what
they got The weather here il extreme
~ warm, it being impossible TO exercise
much in the heat Ct the day. We drill 4
or ) hours daily. but take the morning
and evening for it, We had 10 try half
rations for a while after arriving here,
which vel rather hard with the boys,
but harder | fancy with the Eey3, for We
had fresh pork in abundance, that did
not come from the CommisSary. We have
full rations now, and plenty of clothing,
and the boys are in the best of spirits. |
Col. Holingsworth has gone home on
leave of absence. which leaves the Regi-
ment under command of Major Mander-
son. The Major is said to be the best
drill master in the Division, and he is
putting us through q regular course of
sprouts. Col Heaty still commands our
Brigade and it is 10 be hoped that he will
be in future our commander, or properly |
appointed and commissioned Brigadier
General. Certainly there can be none
more worthy or deserving.-An the boys
are we'll who are present in the company. |
MIR. Henry came up the other day looking |
we'll but rather slim. e few days rest will
make him all right. We have been look
ing for Lieut.. Bell. for some days past,
hut he has not arrived yet. Capt. STRAIT
ton il well and looking better than | ever
saw him; he Is NJ present serving on a
General Court Martial, which met at the
Head Quarters Of Naj. Gen. Crittenden
on the 9TH OF this month. A number of
cases are to he tried, among them are
several for sleeping at their post while on
duty. 1t is hard to say how long we will
here, but indications are that an
advance will soon be made. There are
Oh every side of US. the nearest
are directly across the river. They seem
to be rather socially inclined and will
meet our boys half way and exchange pa
per=, always seeming TO have a late sup
ply direct from Richmond. Several of
bur boys have been across and had d chat
with their Southern friends, always re-
turning in safety, yet what appears g lit
lie singular is that mons of them has VEN
'ured over TO u side, except several to
'tay. There isia heavy force on this side
If the river directly in our front, said to be
but this is Likely an over estimate.
Jur Cavalry pickets were so close the
,ther night. al to overhear the Rebsls
conversation We have been expecting
IN attack Tor some days past, and have
frequently fallen in near midnight and
'emained at arms until broad day light.
)ur picket lines have been doubled and
trengthened go that there is no possibil-
ity OF a surprise.-We are approaching !
East Tennessee, where men of the Brown ,
ow pattern, are raised; We have already :
cen a few Of them, q company is being
ecruited in osnp .composed of citizens, .
from the Southern Confederacy. .
he other morning as our Brigade went
ut, on picket we met eleven OF them !.
oming into camp. They had travelled :
rom beyond Chattanooga, and had been ,
; days on the road: they were obliged
0 travel with the greatest caution TO =.
void being picked up By the rebels. !
hey we're fine locking men, and one of
hem who appeared to be their leader :
as remarkably intelligent, apparently :,
aving occupied N honorable position in :
They all SAT, when we get far
her East. we will have plenty of recruits.
he company forming here (which is
full state that they will have no L
ifhculty in raising a Regiment near the
OWN of Chattanooga. as soon as we get
of that place. |.
We get mails very regularly now. some
mes every day, and will as long a. we =
'main here, We would say to our friends :,
lat papers, particularly the Chronicle, -
'mes through safely in about s days. ~
arewell for the present. T..
From the S4th Regiment. "
CUMBERLAND, MD, Aug. l3, 1862. q