The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-10-22

We are kindly permitted to make the following
extract from letter received by our County Clerk,
w. II. Jones, Esq, from the lth Ohio Regiment,
now at Frankfort, Kentucky. 1t will prove inter-
esting to the many friends of that Regiment:
In CAMP, NEAR FRANKFORT KY,
October ii, 1862
W. II. JONES, Esq - Dear Sir - To-day finds
us at the capital of the State OF Kentucky, and if
You have ever been here you know something of
it, and here let me say after taking look through
the place was very much astonished to find the
capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky the in
significant dirty little place it is. Situated down
among the hills. it is 10 where in Importance com
pared with the county towns of Northern Ohio,
and all that is interesting about it ut ,'.sso"' sc
the ruins of the railroad bridge burnt by the rebels
on the approach of the Federals about week ago,
and also of being the scene of little skrmish on
the approach of Gen. Dumcnt's Division on last
Friday morning and the tearing up OF the wagon
bridge, which is great wonder they did not burn.
for certainly it would have done great harm, in
their flight and pursuit. Well, here are,
and when say We ! mean the remnant of our
Brigade Go. A. and B. of the lllth Ohio, 23d
Michigan, 102d Ohio and 129th illinois, in com
mand OF Col. Chapin of thn 23d Michigan, now
acting Drigadier. He is brick has been in seven
battles. We have with lis the celebrated Board of
Trade Battery of Chicago. We are as well pre-
pared 10 go into an engagement as any Of the new
troops An example of what they will do, is the
fight of Per,yvillc on last Wednesday, in which
the l05th fought with veteran gallantry. Our
brigade is some forty miles in advance OF us, and
under orders to follow them. Capt. Nc
Gowan's Co. is now doing Provost Guard duty in
the city. Col. Norton is Provost Maj shal. Cos. A.
and b. wer' ON picket duty at the TIM the brigade
moved. We have in addition to the Battery Regi-
mtnt battalion of cavalry. So far our mill
tary position is concerned are liable 10 an at
tack at any hour as the enemy is all around us,
aud among us, and il is my opinion that there will
be great battle in the central part of the State in
the vicinity OF Lexington or Harrodsburg. At the
battle of Perryville we repu sed the enemy, but
gained no particular advantage over them. Braggs
b0asted Generalship is to combine bis forces and
meet Buell's forces and whip them in detail. and il
was only by the obstinate courage of Rosecranss
Division that he failed 10 carry out the first part OF
this plan They shrewd in the extreme and il
Generals not wide awake they will .ail,
either to bag defeat the Rebel army in Ken
lucky. With the right kind of GeIieraship, it
mig be defeated and destroyed within the lines
of the State, and we not be compelled to follow
them all over the South, while they are drawing us
on, and organizing an army in our rear as they did
with Buell. before. While Buell. and Bragg are
figuring on the chess board of war, Bragg manages
10 capture valuable trains of provisions and cloth
ing. while BuelPs captures a few ragged guerrillas
and paroles them, who again take up arms and
fight him. 1t is my opinion that we are now in "A
place where we must fight or run. Our Brigade ad-
vanced to l.awrenceburg day before Yesterday and
attacked Col. SCOTS Rebel cavalry routing them
ana ta" ing about a hundred prisoners and among
them Il VI ljOr who had been p iruled twice before
They were brought in last night TO our CAMP and
of all the ragged, dirty, abOmnable wretches
ever saw they were the meanest. Old men, middle
aged, and boys, all caught warning against their
best friends and the best government in the world
About the sentiments of the ctizsns of Kentucky
my observation is that they principally all dis
loyal To the government, yet there is now and then
good Inon hlhn but as a general thing they are
for h5 Union 1t the tune of three or five prices tor
everything you get of them, aud have but little
faith in the prospect OF settling this rebellion short
OF the eX ermnalion ot the whole South For this
reason there Is an organization all over the South
of ctzens soldiers who upon the approach Of the
army dlsperse and are good Union men willing TO
tea 49,. ,.,.,, @ %i,i on tae departure 0i our
army reOrganize and rob and plpnder and defy the
authority OF tue Government. Aud opT Generals
allows them Ia tribe with their COMMANDS and with
the lives of the common sOdlery, The effects of
Kentucky neutrality is this i the country is devas-
tasted aud almost laid waste, and the last years
crop is very poor and short
In respect u the condition of our Regiment in
which yop aro 40 dou6t Interested, ! can only say
this when we were all in camp here together, the
;. Regiment was in very good trim, but few in the
hospitals and not death in the Regiment. II Is
the largest Regiment in the brigade by all odds,
and all have TO say in regard To our Regimsntal
Commanders, is this l wish John X. Bond was
well and with his Regiment. 1t is the best drilled
Regiment in the brigade, and has the extreme left,
so tnat am Go. B. on the very extreme left OF
the wh1le brigade which will expose me to the
dark movements OF the enemy. Co. b. is enough
ISanything in the Regiment in drill or bravery, If
H. Jay il myself, t
Or while J ain writing the word is brought In
it is cavalier OF the capture Of eight thousand Of
camp army by Basil, near Hlrr1Is burg. | hope
weatn Tue, Yet tear II Is one of the ten Thousand
camp runners which are ahoat in the i,rmy. The
we ca kr i good and has been ever since we LEFT
W Toledo. IL has raiued but three times since
me into the State Of Kentucky. We have
tents two nights since We came into the
md we are getting used to the nclemencies
weather. The ouartermaster's department
Regiment has been run over to An courageous
at times, our QuartermasEer not having tae
bout him that he should have. must Close
postmaster is calling for the mail As this
lay that Fels IN the history OF our country
rebellion. SO far at least as the election il
concerned. hope she will prove true to
publican principles and the Union. "
ienre respectfully,