The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-07-16

had conhscated at Benwood, when Lieut..
Col Hunter rode up and asked what the
devil he was smoking IN the ranks iorF--
Blair's impudence is prOyerbial. He said
Because I've no cigars to smoke, can't you
give me one, Colonel" The Lieut.. Colonel
looked at hima moment, broad smile was
visible down the line, he said "Where are
you from?". ."Cadrz" "Well then Cadiz must
be hell of place for impudence, l reckon
you had better finish your pipe as | have no
cigar.n Blair tou:hed his hat-his mouth
opened with grin, aud closed again over the
pipe stem, and he pulled away. Everything
passed off well, and in the evening the regi-
ment marched back to camp. No disturbance
took place among the soldiers, and they car
ried themselves throughout like gentlemen.
As for myself, when relieved from guard duty
walked back to the camp with a trsmen-
dous boquet in the fifth button.hole Of Uncle
Sans regimentals, present from the
sweetest girl you ever taw."
There are still good many bushwbackers
around among these hills and vicinity, and
every few days one or two are brought in by
our scouting parties and pickets. A real
fierce looking chap was here when we came,
who boasts that il he would count his fingers
and toes three times over it would not num-
Der the union men that he has killed. Only
short distance from here two OF them bll.
ed a sick man and his wife because they
wouldn't take the oath Of allegiance to the
Southern Con federacy. They were captured
and brought in by some OF our fellows, and
believe are to be shot, There is boy 10
the prison here, not more than sixteen years
old, who has the reputation Of being one Of
the most daring and bloodthirsty BUSH
whackers around here. Within sight Of here,
and commanding the railroad, is the hill, on
which the 18th Indiana entrenched them
selves last summer, in one night, in anticipa-
ton OF an attack, and there the work now
remain perpetual memento to Clarksburg Of
the reign of terror here.
Our regiment has been drilling very hard
here since we arrived, from seven to eight
hours day, while 200 men are detailed for
guard duty every day. But it is all for the
better, and our Colonel says he hopes to get
orders to go into the most active service that
cad be had, and the regiment wants to do as
much fighting as it can during the cam
paign. "..s -t
We were fed we'll at Camp Chase, but
when we got out here We threw off our aris'
tocratic notions and came down to two dishes,
viz: "Hog and hominy," and "Pork and
Beans" which Uncle Samuel seems to think
is the only kind Of grub that will do to fight
on. That Uncle of ours appears to be going
into the soap fat business on large scale,
and deals it out to the soldiers under the
title of meat. This morning the regiment
was on inspection, and the officer asked why
company F, looked so dirty? They replied
that they had eaten SO much hog that roofing
and wallowing came quite natural. We
draw the pork rom lne quarterihaster, anu
then throw it into the sink holes and cover
it up. suppose there will crop of little
pigs sprout up from them next summer. The
inspection officers lound three or lour chick.
en- feathers IN one fellows haversack to-day
that was not considered a good sign; but
poultry sometimes wander too near the camp
and pass the pickets without the countersign,
and then the soldiers confscate them for
medical purposes to keep them from taking
the scurvey. When we first came here, there
was fine calf grazing on the hill next the
quarters Of company X. That calf is now
missing, and all | know is, that about that
time, company K had fresh meat, and some
of the soldiers from the same company, sold
a cali skin in Clarksburg. No more at pres.
ent. - ,-y --..-
s. M. HUNTER.