Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-22
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which is battery n lillery with its
guard of Infantry. On the top of these
heights is look out built by the Secesh,
from which you can see the whole eoun-'
try for twenty or thirty miles around.
Ridges as high as our Pomeroy hills,
appear to be mere inequalities in the
surface of the great valley which lies
outstretched like mass at our feet. It
is view which will richly repay any
one for the labor of the ascent. South
Of US, across the Shenandoah, are the
Louden heights, where we can see some
spiked guns, formerly masked battery
of our men. The troops stationed here,
besides our men, are the 18th and 22d
N. Y, parts of Maryland and Della
ware Reg't, and several companies of
Artillery and Cavalry.
We have had good time since we
have been here. Our Camp is very
fine one-plenty of elbow-room and a
nice grassy drill ground. When we first
came to camp, we could get plenty of
cherries from deserted premises. We
now get apples and pears in the same
way, and blackberries and huckleberries
in the woods. For the past two weeks,
our principle amusement has been the
construction ofbowers ofpine and cedar.
[ presume ten thousand loads of bushes
&C., have been dragged into camp. by
our boys. We have built bowers in
front of all our quarters, and fitted them
up with seats and tables of ''Secesh
boards" We have built Tabernacle"
for meetings, &C., 40 by 80; but the
finest bower is one built by Co. A, in
front of the Colonel's quarters. A pine
tree inches in diamater is planted in
the center, the upper boughs being left
on; eight smaller ones are set at equal
distances from this, and rafters extended
in a slanting direction to the center
pole; cross sticks are laid upon these,
and the whole thickly covered with pine
boughs. The center pole is finely orna-
mented with cedar full of berries, and
an octagonal seat is put Up. The Stars
and Stripes float upon the top of the
center pole. The bowers of our com
pany are constructed upon similar
pattern, but are not so fancy. l do not
suppose we suffer as much from the heat
as you do at home. We have no drills
now after 8 in the morning, or before
in the evening. The rest of the time we
can spend in our arbors. Besides we
are on pretty high ground, and have a
cool breeze almost all the time.
As to the drill of our Regiment, l will
only say that we were highly compli-
mented both by Gen. Wool and Col
Miles, at the review of the troops sta
toned here, and that every body says we
have made very great progress for the
time we have been in, the service. We
do not expect to see any fighting before
our time is expired, though our boys are
ready, and in fact, rather anxious for a
fight. Col. Miles says that, though the
New York boys are better drilled, he
would depend principally upon us in an
emergency.
Our staff officers are all good men
and we'll liked Col Banning is Cap
tain in the service, on three months
furlough. He is good military man,
very kind and sociable, and thoughtful
of the interests of his men; but still,
strict enough in discipline. Lieut.. Col.
Faskins is a Scotchman, with a voice
like lion, and an air of unfiinching
courage, which has been we'll tried, too;
he was an Adjutant in the service, and
won laurels at Winchester. Major Lief
fngwe.I was in the Mexican war. Is
the best drilled man of the three Sur
geon Barr, from the 36th Ohio, is a
No. 1 physician. Our Regiment is to
be re-organized when our time is out
I suppose our friends will be anxious to
know what we are going to do. 1t
seems to be settled that unless an emer-
geney arises, we are to remain where
we are, until our Regiment is taken
back to Ohio, to be re- organized. Ru-
NOR, many -tongued, daily brings as to
the time Of our return, and the place to
which we will be taken. The latest
authentic report" is, that we are going
back to Camp Chase the last of next
week, to be Immediately discharged and
a months furEough given to those who
re-enlist. Our term Of enlistment does
not expire till the 10th Of September
But l must bring my long yarn
to a close. With respect,
VIM A. BoSWoRTH.
Private Company A, S7th Ohio.
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