Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-09-12

From the seth Regiment.

CovNGroN, KY, Sept. g, 1862.
Ed GAzETTE.-Grant me a corner in your
columns TO say TO those Of your readers (who
may not already know III that "fIermits
Home is vacant, and It's ancient poz.essor"
is hereebouts, ready and wiling to chronicle
for them little of the doings Of the s6th, ii
which so many are farerested. As VIII be
seen FROM the +eadins Se are sti:l here, have
tee,. f-osa koA1e = week and "nary fght" vet.
20 be sure We are bsisy. and have plenty Of
s,rosnne oT cctio4 shortly, but yet the boys
MATT, and am happy TO say, with a cool ca
gerness that promises well. We have been
called out by way OF trial. and it was indeed
fattering TO see how readily and cheerfully
the boys fell 10 line and started of.
Since cur arrival on Monday last we have
been mostly on picket duty in various dircc.
.ions, and the boys acquitted themselves hand
somely. Company A done a good job BY
way of demolish ing a whisky hole hear Fort
Mitchell, cleaning it thoroughly Of liquors
and breaking up the bar which had a Conied-
crate flag on one end and an American on the
other The members of the companies enjoy
out of town work well. The people here are
very kind TO Union soldiers. Feding all regi-
ments that pass through. Te headquarters
cf the 96,h are at the Court House, j large
brick building, aud quite nmodious. Col.
Guihrieej headquarters an, also here. as well
tbe Provost Marsllal's. / would not Of course
be proper to say anything Of the troops here
unless il be merely that both cities are swarm
ing, and yet they come. Certainly if there
be i battle uear here it will be TO child's play
Among the curiosities here is the pontoon
bridge across the Ohio river from Walnut St.
to Greenup St, on this side. To one who has
never seen them. the building of one seems
queer. though on crossing there Is no sense or
insecurity. An enterpri>ing local" colld
have di>lied up an Item" Yesterday on seeing
a part OF it taken up; the idea of he rebels
crossing the river could have been diiated on,
especially had Ic not seen the changes Of the
steamers above and below.
The Delaware county boys are generally in
good health, and both Cap:s. Wciser's and
kimbals men are improving in so'dierly ap-
p5arancc. The health Of tie regiment Is good
considering the changes of location &c, and
our men are mostly treated in quarters as we
have az yet no hospital VI our own, but depend
on the good viii of DIR. Thomas of the regu-
lar hospital. The hitter by the way Is excel
lrn;ly arranged, but We are in hopes not 10 be
dependent long. Our own Surgeons are of
course to be Fretrrcd 10 others, and rs our
tents. ambnlances, &c, are on the way we
shall be ready in that point of view. \ pleas
ing, or at least interesting, time we had Satur-
day at parade, as the long rolf was beat
bells rung, &c, and our boys prepared for a
fight in rest. Il was eusiiy to be seen that
they were in earnest, as sick men were out at
roll call and made a march they could not have
done oiherN Use. Ii Is said some of the tfficers
of the regiment were Lot in The secret and
were as much excited as the me.; certainly our
nciehbors over The liver were not, for they
came pouring doun TO Front street in fulP
force. All were out here, and both Kentucky
and Ohiu boys were ready. After a mile or
two of marching all returned. dusty and swcaty
but not otherwise worse.
An election for Chaplain Of our regiment
the olLpr day resulted in the choice of Rev.
Kett hum. of Dellerouniain. He is highly
spoken Of by those who knew him IS the man
for the place" We have had a Ilcnly Of re-
iigicus exercises however, Laying preaching or
prayer meeting in nerly every company every
few evenings, aud ihc men seem 10 enj.,y them
much. Capt. Coulter, of Company L, preach
cd in The Court Iie use Srndsy morning
Piivates Arnold, Of knIlIali's, and Cellar
Of Woiser's companies, are citing as Culunel's
ordeIlys at pr, s,iii. ana doing well, 50 our
county is not III represented in high Places
OF cur movements for The ure 1 will not
venture guess even. Certainly it is enough
for us to know that Cen. Lew. Wallace wishes
us here, and We have full confidence that his
plans are best for Us. The present amount Of
force will soon complete fori6caiions which
will make US equal TO u very lal &c force of rch-
els. There is no chance to 'dodge7 this ork
and one Of the most pleasant sights of the
week was the marching Of body of negroes
10 do a portion Of it; none the less 50 that
some Of them were dandied enough.
No mOrc this mCrnng.
II. WARREN ALLEN.