The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-08-08
Our Military Correspondence,

Our Military Correspondence.
FROM THE SEVENTH REGIMENT
WARRENToN, FAUQUIER Co., Va, !
Sunday, July 27tE, 1862.
J. o. CONVERSE Dear Sir As n fow
OF Geauga's noble sons are connected with
the Seventh, perhaps a few lines relating
thereto mIy interest somo of your many
readers.
OUR TRIP TO DIXIE.
After enjoying the unalloyed pleasure of
thirty-days leave of absence among our
friends iD Portage and Geauga Counties,
we left tho pleasant but quiet aud unpre-
tending village of Chardon, on Wednesday
morning, the 9th inst, with tho good wishes
of our friends. On Thursday morning We
left Rayenna, with its many pleasant and
happy associations, taking tho cars to Pitts.
burg. On the train went the estimsble Ia.
dies of our worthy Colonel and Major
Creighton and Crane, who we're on tho way
to visit tboir "bould sojer boys" Arriving
at Pittsburg about half past three 10 the at.
tornoon, We mado oar way to the well.or-
dered Mansion House, whore we're all the
accommodations of a first class hotel After
supper We took stroll up Fifth stroot, at.
tondiug q coucort at Concert Hall, aud q
lecture on tho times, by Prot. Mccoy, at
Masonic Hall.
Early on Friday morning we left Pitts
burg, taking that prince of railroads, tho
Penn. Central, for Harrisburg. Who has
ever rode over this lovely route, without OK.
perienciog feelings of awe at the stupcn.
dous grandeur and beauty of the scenery !?
At one point, in crossing tho Alleghenies,
tho road winds around a chasm distance of
Gvn 10 lin Nn,t,
higher, and seemingly only a stones throw
across. Again the traveller is plunged in
total darkness, as the train, with almost
lightning speed, passes through q long, dark
and dismal tunnel. After various windings
down tho mountain, the traveller finds him.
self rushing along the lovely banks of tho
Blue Juniats. Now be comes to n great
| farming district. whore the good-nstured
farmer and his jolly workmon are reaping
the golden grain. and. after winding, for
| fifty miles, along the banks of the beautiful
Susquehnnna. he finds himself in the goodly
| city of Harrisburg. Hero we changed cars
for Baltimore. in which city We arrived at
$50, p. NJ. Leaving the crowd, which is
| ever attendan, at the arrival of a train. we
J took hack for the CITY Hotel, where, after
taking cool bath and eating an oyster
stew, we sat down, feeling somewhat ro-
freshec from the fatigue of our long ride
! (By tho way, an oyster stow, in tho city OF
Baltimore, "where they make tm," is a
pretty good tbing.") Woll, after supper
We went up TO Holiday street theator
where the celebrated Wallack and his nu
merous able supporters "held forth" to an
apprcciatiye and delighted audience.
The beautiful and mammoth city Of Bal
tmore is worthy better cause than that
in which she Is silently enlisted, (for there
is strong feeling of rebellion existing
among her dense population, which is only
kept down by tho frowning guns of Fort
McHenry and the gistening bayonets oi
our soldery) Until late on Saturday af
tornoon, we passed the day in visiting man,
places of motto in this truly rich, neat anc
model city. Washington's Monument, sit
uated on tho highest elevation in the city
in the center of Monument Square, is a stu
: pendous work, and fitting tribute TO tn,
memory of tho good and noble Washington
From the top of this monument. some tw,
hundred feet in height, and which is reaohe,
by q winding stairway on the inside.
e splendid birds eye view of the city and bay
with their surroundings, is to be had
After riding out Baltimore stroct to Han
mover, down Hanover street and back, vi
Baltimore to Eutaw street, out Eutaw L
Druid Park. a lovely spot, and back to th
Eutaw House. whore tho brave Gen. Burn
side and Staff wero stopping, visiting 81
James Ca,hredral, tho Gallery of Ar
and the scene of tho riot in April, 1861
: Pratt street, wo took the evening train 70
Washington, where we arrived at abou
six o'clock on Saturday evening. Securin
= lodging at a "tip top" boarding house, NJ
447. Pennsylvania Avenue, and eating sur
per, we went down street to Grover's thoatel
: near Willard's Hotel, whero the celebrate
d Irish comnedian, Mr.. Charles, with tn
Washington favorite, Mr.. Letchell, and SOY
eral other "stars," were performing. o
Sunday forenoon we attended Divine SOL
vice in the Senate Chamber, and listened I
an excellent sermon by the Rev, Dr. Char
ning, of clerical celebrity. In the evenin
we listened to the Rev. DR.. Sunderland, {
, his church. on Al street.
ef On Monday, with brother typo, we visi
IS, ed tho Treasury Department, White Hous
s' Post Office, Patont Office. City Hall, Smitl
g. sonian Institute, and the Washington MOI
ument. This last work is not yet finished
10 fact. it is hardly begun. When fnishe
the Washington Monument will be 81
most stupendous work of the kind ev,
c, built. 1t is now l76 feet in height, abo,
,. fifty feet square. and built of hugo blocl
ed OF marble, donated by the different Stat
c. forming our once happy and prospero
ie Goyernment. Should you visit Washingto
I'd don't miss the Smithsonian Institui
T. =, founded by James Smithson, of Englan
81 81 and situated on tract of land called "TI
Mall" the grounds of which cover abo
fifty acres, extending from Seyenth