Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-10-17
Army Correspondence Delaware Gazette
From the A5th Regiment.

FROM the 43th Regiment.
Editor Gu=ette Hoping that short ac-
count of the whereabouts and situation of this
regiment might prove of interest to the rea-
ders Of the Delaware Gazette, 1 send you a
few notes and observations made during a
recent visit to their quarters. They are sta
toned at present at Camp Lew Wallace, three
or four miles back of Covington, Ky. Their
camp. which is situated upon the summit of a
lofty hill commands view of one of the most
beautiful prospects on the Ohio. For miles
this beautiful river may be seen winding along
through valley, dotted over here and there
with elegant farm houses, and the spires o
numerous river towns. For some distance
back from the Ohio the ceast is gently rising
presenting a most beautiful gradually ascend
ing plain, dotted over as far as the eye can
reach with mansions. nesting down so quietly
amid the dark luxuriance Of surrounding
groves that one could easily imagine them the
trappings of a centre table. Back of all this
on the Ohio side. lofty bills, rich as our best
Northern Ohio bottoms, rise covered with
vineyards loaded with luscious fruit. To the
spectator stationed here they appear as vast
garden plats, the long lines Of vines appearing
as the lines upon a checker board. The eX-
treme Northwestern part of Cincinnati is
visible. and upon several of the most promi-
nent heights large public buildings may be
seen; among them Catholic nunnery, while
all along the river stretch those beautiful
limestone pixies, for which the river counties
of Ohio and Kentucky are remarkable. Al
most daily steamboats, may be seen passing TO
and from Cincinnati and COvington carrying
troops and munitions OF war, and often break
ing the monotomy Of camp life with the in
spring strains of the Caliope Upon some OF
the adjacent nights huHdreds of men may be
seen laboring upon the fortifcations, and away
over the hills and down the valleys stretch the
long lines of earthworks and trenches, loosing
themselves in the distance or amid the forests
which have been felled by the ruthless hand Of
war. Taking the scenery all together it forms
a most beautiful natural panorama and one
which the eye never becomes sated with
leasting upon. The hill upon which this camp
is pitched, upon the arrival of the 45th, was a
perfect garden, The summit being crowned
with vast field Of sweet potatoes, while the
sides exhibited luxuriant harvest of peaches
apples &c, but thanks to the careful hand oil
the 45th, these are now all safely harvested
This regiment, since it has been in service, has
passed through many hard<hips, performed
wearisome marches, often on part rations
sometimes advancing and sometimes retreaiing
which latter feats trere Of course performed in
a "mas;erly manner and in good order" Dur
ing these hurried marches much property was
necessarily lost and some four or five Thousand
dollars worth Of eommissary stores burned up
Col Runkle is now commandant OF the brig
ade of which the 45th is a member, and con
sequentlv the command Of the regiment nov
devolves upon Lieut.. Col. H&sTey who il
/ very well liked by his command and if hi.
military powers should correspond in any con
siderable degree with his physical powers, h'
+ is certainly worthy of a more ertenSirs com
mand than a mere regiment. The health 0
The regiment is good, there having been bu
/ three or four deaths since coming into service
and there being but few at present in the hos
pital. The boys are in fine spirits and shoul,
, they be brought INTO action will undoubtedl.
acquit themselves with honor. The commits
stoned officers of the company recruited b.
Capt Humphreys aud Lieut.. Bauserman. ar
( C"pt- j. H. humphreys, Isl Lieut. Fearn,
West Pointer" 2nd Lieut.. Jones, a spend
young man of very marked abilities. Lieut.
Bauserman has been transferred to Compan
B, of which he is lst Lieut.. May success
and prosperity attend them wherever they ma
go, and the Stars and Stripes be borne aloi
over crumbing rebellion. and the dark c!ou
which is now bursting so fearfuly over on
beloved land pass away, and upon its retreat
ing form be visible the glorious bow of prom
ise, teaching US that never again shall ihi
glorious home of Liberty be drenched in fra
ternal blood. $50 mote IL be -
L. DURLING.