Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-30
From Charley Harmon.
ALABAMA, July It'll, 1862.

Stamps are non est in camp.
Chronicle Friends :-"Blessed be the cool,
spring WATERS" say the sweating, toiling,
weary soldiers who move amid the deep
dust of this region where the patter of
rain-drops has not been heard for eight
weeks. Our division has been fortunate
in not having to march since encampment
here in woods adjacent to the town, and
on either side surrounded by water. En-
route from Corinth-land, tri-weekly show
ers robbed the march of much of its hard
ships and each ten miles showing an i'm
proving country, the trudgers along the
broad highway gathered fresh spirits even
amid their foot-sore toll, as hopes grew
strong that we were leaving the swamps
and bitches of "before Corinth" and pass
ing to cultivated lands, with rivulets cross
ing and the glad springs near the way-side.
Soldering with no foe in your front is
the dullest kind of work. 1t seems to me
none can like it save peacock, dress-pa-
rade, fuss and feather Adjutants and Off
GERS who clutch with miser grasp the cal
mighty dollar" We picket the lines afar
out, police, drill, inspect, dress parade and
all the routine; try to put the time in,
but, as the Colonel said last night, tits
awful dry here; ~sojering is like the wealth
err" -
Nine months ago, when the 9th o. was
amid the stormy wiIds of Cheat Mountain,
| was detached from Co. F, lol now 1 re-
turn again to them as their Commanding
Officer, and am earnestly engaged in get
ting the machine" in good order, oiling
the joints, polishing the rnfied surfaces
and placing it on the position it is capa-
BILE of occupying, to wit: "F is the best
company in the regiment" 1 tell you
folks of Old Trumbull, F is one of the
strong bulwarks you have set up to plant
the banner of the red, white and blue,
not for a day, but for all time, amid the
Magnolia-land. Upon the fierce field of
Shiloh they nobly sustained the cause of
the Union; thrice passing through that
terrible ordeal, when holly engaged with
the foe; fright about, march!" To charge
straight upon a battery is brave, but to re-
treat in good order with shot and shell
flying like hail stones amid their ranks,
then halt at a new position, reform and
hold at bay an advancing, victorious foe,
,aS,-- L., .l1N c. eIak ,~N,1 1T loof FhaI
opportune moment arrives, forward,
24th Ohio, double-quick, march," sends
them close to the Secesh, and "charge
bayonet" sweeps from their front all of
the foe. To do such shows the true war
rior soldier.
Corporal Sullivant has been busy the
past week making out muster and pay
rolls; he does it up so nicely that the
dimes are sure to come on them. Lyman
fixes up my meals and quarters, which
makes it easier for him than standing
guard. The Donnelly's are in good health,
as also Henry, Dobbins, Cox, Quinn, KY
nett, Speare, Corporal Musser, Sergeant
Hill, Mcbride, Quigley, Orderly Burnett,
Long, Cowan, and Doc Sherman, in fact,
all are fit for duty save Book and Blessing,
who are slightly sick. Seagraves, poor
fellow, doing but lily; / shall try to get
him a furloush or discharge. Drake has
q sore foot, but with no marching for ten
days he will be o. X. Williams and Pat
ton do up the company dinners in good
Robbins is our bold Commissary,
and Gray can go through the manual of
arms to a t-y-ty.
Anon and the news gives us Richmond,
then about the time the division is
through cheering, a dispatch repulses Nc
all s~ullenly say. Well if rs had
been there they couldn't have drove US
So it goes. we know little of the
world. June lst is past, mark my
last Warren letter. Let me charge you
ut home to be sure and send the Chron-
iele TO your soldier friends, they read it
in quarters; take it to Guard Post and
whom "of" re-read it and are sure to take
it with them on picket. 1t fares hard
With any n who tears up the paper uu-