Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-12-26

CoIuNBrA, KY, Dec 9bh, 1859
we refnsined al Perryville, being left by the
rest OF the brigade, on what ! shail call Hosp
sal duty. until November 9TH, when We inassh-
"a tn Lebanon. making the 20 miles TO that
piacc i. good order and without very great Ia
x .se .flie loads we had to carry, without the
convenience ii knapsaohs, should en- rie us
tt.-ths name Of the best packing regiment ~
tie service. Some o. the boys aver mat VIC
c4n make money when get home, and save
slserss-fesh bv drAying ii, As viii be capable OF
carving slu,,,st any weight, any distance, from
t4n 10 twenty fiye miles I'er day
Az lebanon Companies 4 and \ were placed
IL town Us Provost GuiLrdi wheie we were
three dave seeing what was TO lie SEEN and
tae4nQ plenty Of delicacies, e. If we had the
es.r,nd 4iiclKS'' to pay with Lebanon Is well
STUDIED with shs cesh they being the only
1fna OF rebels that avow their principles under
such circumstances. three OF then were a.
the Dspnt 10 bill some rebel prisoners good
bye while We were there guarding the de-
v4Flure of a train They hoped they (the prs
.-,faes3 sg,,5sd soon be bsck '.aHd drive out The
4 i Yankees not bcIng very choice 10 Their
.laugnage.
T'be 5isy oYr duty as Provosts closed we were
notsfed to .'oo.,k , day rations, and be ready
Il nsfch at Fix to morrow morning We we've
earliFeiv ready at tie time. and started :
Ws hss orders Tor Campbsllsvile, where we
Rrtived the second afternoon. There NC ''soTi
settled G0Wn Nhen AT eve pfoVis tetihS -
l~ave for Colnmbia two days being allowed u
Is r1lske the distance 20 miles But Colonel
Reid thought we could make il in one day, 10y
sa7slainr. rest the other. VIC did 81, beat a Rcar
er rvsru out set We seldom seen, and otter
hasa re been 10 that situation since We LEI
louisville
Fou have prolably often heard Of the inefi
7afaYeg ol the ssRs Of the lzlst Well tllero !
az e7id to all things. On the 10Th about iiaI
af par Ragt. left for I.ehanon, along with a pro
sisi5n traIa 70 exchange the 'Austrians' fol
srrsaefsltl rifles and made the round trip 81
.u55les) il a little iess than four days. The nex
sys8rniMg, alter IetuFH, some three hundred o
ns many among them who were on the otiIe
ssipi-ieft fer saIne place aud purpose canpe
scar Lebanon the 26th. after lDadi & up. ans
sisfred FOR horne @ before daylight OF the q 4
snaTching % miles that day. Here ALLOW 'n'
10 Point ont a few beauties OF soldering wheI
a8lsi Cen Is around. On this morning as VI
vgrs about starting, Col irwin said e. us
Zen Ginllet viii pass us some taio to-day
ara al must be IN place and look tfim guns
t4ihF at a right shoulder shit when be doe
r1ss Upon looking back about 2 p. IN. W.
e.Isanysrsds mnci commotion, and Gen. Gimle
and body guard appeaFed- some Of the boy
vts Rere sick had been compelled to ride II
scfce Of the wagons. His Honor spoke to on
ef ~ drivers about and borrowing whip
bsstcv-sd two OF three of fyTant's favors a
cToss lis face. That night, before any OF u
we're n the land OF nod, we received a suddeI
order TO sigiTtl on our armOr, and be narchlHl
ai0ru" We closed il with the wagon train
thst was some zoo yards in advance and Their
gva I'D for Merglu as il said he was try M
70 otgt of the train, and We must make 10
C5rsea Biver bridge as soon as possible; waite'
thtoagh the night, and started at u IN, ~
ri4ing AT the bridge about a. m, took break
.4kt, sntlbroke for the camp, arriving there
taut noon. 4 General likes to ses how nuc
eNJrs work and unnecessary marching he ca
eonpel bis Brigade or Division To do, rs wlt
ness. jackson $ pushing gresaies from Louis
vile: our being put in the fight Of Oct. oIh
4ilis exhibition Of Gen. Glmlets rcierT0d to q
la,ve and many II like kind transpiring da
iy in varions parts of the army that Genera
blank made forced march Of days, on
day rations or Gen. Sumner made tie dii
taDce of sixty miles with his Division in les
than 49 hours
Lest Thursday we moved our caq1p to til
north side os a stream chat flows by Coiumhii
known as Russell's Greek. 1t is right in IL
woods, and is therefore warmer than where "
1yeie on the open hill side. A SNOW storm st
tc Friday. con ntinuing all day. Since then "
Ea e bad rs cold weather as could be expecte
this Jar south.
Oar ranks have been greatly tlinned by sicl
aess since cur arrival here, and not more tia
40 70 a company can be reported liable for d'
y sny morning. Our Company (k) has bee
particularly fortunate, for, except the ioRs
Chaplin Heights, not one has died. Many Al
behind rs IN different hospitals, but none yer
serously Ill Uatil day two since, u
Williams duties have been very laborious, oV
iag 60 the absence OF DR.. Hill ut Louisvill
sns I7r. Scovill at the Perrysville and Leblanc
fio5p :sls.
HENRY LEWIS.