The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-10
HEAD QUARTERS, 72nd .. y
PlrrsDURg hANDlNG, HARDlN Co., Tess.
M,pCtt ~ 1870

MARCH 70, lao2.
FKIEyDs j. A. SHANNON & ID. w. PoE- DEAR
BRErHREN - Thinking that if wrote to each Of
u it would be much the came thing it occurred
to me to shorten the work 10y addressing you joint
ly. Short work is an object here where have to
sit in my tent on pole bunk with my portfolio on
my knee and my ink horn in my hand Health is
always the first item in letter, hence speak ot Il.
Mine is good as ever. The health OF tins regiment
is only tolerablc but ii is better than any ether that
has come under my eye The main complaint Is
diarrhea, contracted think on the boat from Pa
ducah here. We were on board - days.
This Tennessee river is one of the grandcst little
veins that courses the body of mother earth. AS
To its size cannot speak very accurately, as II was
said TO be the higher during our passago than II
had been since - 1897 | should say, however it
was about as large as the Maumec below Pcrrys-
burg. But unlike that river il does not apparently
diminish in size but looks rs large at Boyd's land-
ing in Mississippi, which is as FAR up as have
bscn, as it dO's at the mouth. The Sceucry along
is banks is striking AMI varied. Sometimes ta'
banks spread out into wide sdYannahS, can,Jraaks
or heavily tmbyrcd bottoms. Again they rjse mp
in rocky blul,, nopy feet above the water display
ng some Of the graudrst srccimeus Of natures
mas ury that have cycr seen except at Niagara.
The sOl Of the lOwtntS IS o, un5urpa Sci ri'hn ss
but that of the hills i. only miidng quality.
BW DANE Nature has made up for the ppveiiy Of
the surface by filing the capaclous bowesol these
~" setrl.,n.,,ts ai.ng tho riycr arc very .p,rsn
,nI vbat fou, inbnbitants Thorn are. are of nc
,yrbn,cnt raIoral rnns in connDlrx xion hair ubis-
,er, o'd drsss
$50" ',.a -, nm from rt r,rry With opr n at
e ,,,,,o st., ~, n,rg,ni stoop,Lo,ts in,l.I v.iU
,,,,s arI ,,n%rno ran the ban, and made
w. Nd," ] s r,se NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or gr,liGr,
, h, .in9inc, tte dsn,rting sbad. of y,lc
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al t' do ihs voImntn,iIv thc bnys hror,,f th,n to
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ltt'H " UHs eNl'g"lgo',i lu'n ~ II" H"uni, "
are are IN sherman DIVISION, "hiCh ls M tne augai'ce
Our camp Is ABOUT 'nfee nlies lfo'h lhe ilveI, on
the IoHNln roa! ana reSthH the center on l'e roau
ana 'N' Wlh%s rGhl ana 'elt perPeh'ltular 70 tile
ROAD ne DIVISION consists oi ioul orlgaaes OF
three regiments each: lhese are cohmanoea ny
ne senior Golghels oi each OnghG' Ours consist
OF tue '2nd, i?th ana 'Vth w. ' l. battalion o'
cavalry ana battery OF llght arIii'ery ana Is COM
mande ny Col. DuekianA.
uuF lost Is lhat OF honor: Iae Ne1t center