Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-17

FRoN ALAnANA.-Lieut. Henry @. Vim
cent, Of Captain Edgarton's Battery, arrived
home yesterday morning, direct from Hunts.
vile, Alabama, he having left his company
near there, on Wednesday OF Thursday last
Lieut.. Vincent first entered the service as a
private in Capt. Riee's Battery, which served
with distinction during the three months
campaign in Western Virginia. Upon tho
formation Of Capt. Edgarton's Battery, he
accepted the Office Of Orderly Sergeant,
which position he filed until about month
since, when ho was promoted to be End
Lieutenant. We congratulate Lieut.. V.
upon his promotion, for no man in the ser
vice was more deserving Of it, and that he
will do honor to his command and tho cause
in which he is engaged, no one can doubt, as
he has already proved himself to be a good
officer, and a'bravo soldier in the several en-
gagements in which he has taken part. Lieut..
Vincent has favored US with copy of
"THE BATTERY REvEILLE."
"Tho Battery Reveille," Vol. /, No 1,
published by the members Of Edgarton's
Battery" and " issued as often as Providence
and the Commanding General will permit, &"
is an interesting sheet to all who have friends
in that battery. It is dated at Fayetteville,
Tenn, June 7th, WV. Beach, Of Brunswick,
editor, and J. B. Wilson, of Elyria, printer
1t is printed at the office Of the Fayetteville
Observer, a warm secession sheet, Z" though
cold enough now" the editor says. From
the prospectus Of the Reveille, We learn that
call kinds of produce, from a handful of
cold pone, to q chunk of bees-wax, taken in
exchange for papers. Subscriptions, fasten-
ed to brick and SHE'D with precision at the
DEVILS head, will receive prompt attention"
The first page is filled with miscellany of a
readable nature.
The second has salutatory, an account Of
the inhumanity of Mrs. Hobbs at Athens,
Ala, who refused to give dying boy shelter
under her roof, the organization and location
Of the batteries Of Col. Barnott's regiment;
the roll Of Edgarton's battery; a newspaper
directory of numerous Ohio papers, including
the LEADER; an obituary Of three members
Of the battery, Thomas S. Berwick Of Berea,
John Hilley of Elyria, and William H. Had
lock Of Brunswick, and short items. Upon
the third page is an article from the LEADER
upon Gen. Mitchell; communication urging
Col. Barnett's ehOics for brigadiersbip;
military correspondence, and the following
battery items:
1t A. G. Ransom has returned from Ash
tabula county; Oliver P. Clark, who was tax
en- prisoner at Pulaski, has been released on
parole and is now doing duty in one Of the
hospitals in Louisville; Martin Keizner of
Edgarton's battery has been transferred to
sergeantcy in sehultz's battery; Xenophon
Peck Of BroWnhelm, Lorain county, who lost
an arm at Bacon Creek, is to be discharged !;
William W. NOrthrOp has resigned his lieu
tenancy Henry G. Vincent will undOubted-
ly take his place; chief bugIer James stoner
Of Brooklyn has been on detached duty in
the qunrtermaster's department since Janu-
ary; Capt. Edgarton has been instructed to
convert his battery into flying artillery, in
order to cope with the guerrilla bands that
infest the neighborhOod. The fourth page of
the Reveille is filed with war miscellany
Upon the whole it is a very readable sheet,
which does great credit to the imPrOmptu
publishers and editors.