The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-07-04
Our Military Correspondence.
FROM CAMP CHASE

quarters, supper ana lOuglng w 'ne Quar-
ter Masters building, near the depot Be-
fore leaving this place. we formed union
with somo mon from Holmes Co, making us
ninety strong; so that we felt surO OF having
enough tn organize. which requires eighty.
three. Ga tho morning of the llth, We
took up our line OF march for camp. and,
after matching nbout half way, VIC stopped
TO rest, and had an informal election Tor
officers. which resulted in choosing B B.
Woodbury.. Capt John S. Orr, lst Lieut.. ;
NJ. II Ilamlin I'd Lieut.. In the consolda-
ton with the Holmes Co. men, they were
TO have the position of lst Lieut. We then
proceeded to camp, wcrc furnished good
quarters. made reQusition for blanket ,ratous
&C., and made ourselves comfortable in tho
way Of eating aud sleeping.
On Thursday, we woro examined and
sworn iuto the service Aftor tho informal
election held on Wednesday, two OF tho
Geauga mon left; two Of tho Holmes CO.
men did not como as per agreement; ionr
of them and ono Of our mon we've ftJ c'ru !;
lcnying us minus two Eon OF tho required
number for az organiZdtion AT TINS Time.
Cnmp Chase was full of men wanting to
cot into companies, but they wero brought
IN bv men wanting to put thom III; aud got
a commission for themselves. After much
time spent in hunting men. wo succeeded on
Saturday, the 18th, in completing our Or
ganzation
Tho Company was then cfiicered, as fol-
lows
BIB. Woodbury.. Capt. John S. Orr LIST
Lieut.: Martin II. llamin, 81 Lieut.; }. G..
Treat Ist Sergt; V. Ganson 2d Serg't ;
John A. Phelps. 81 Serg'r; Augustus Green.
nold. 4rh scrg't; ID. d. Luke, 5th Sergt.
Corporals-A. X Rider. Wm G. Sampson,
.J.B Andrews. Warren T.. Spencer, A. b
Wells. Austin Rambo, Jacob Hurst, WIN. Nc
Cartncy.
Daring the following week. tho boys got
their clothes the Co. got well sottlCd down
in camp Ito, and wore well satisfied with
themselves and their surroundings. On
Wednesday, tho 18th, Adjt General Hill
camo into camp, read q despatch from
Washington. requesting Gov. Tod to forth
with send one Regiment of three months
men to Annapolis Md, for guard duty
Tho S7th Reg, then in camp, for thro,
months general service had somo four hun
drod men only Cen. Hill said it was do
sirable to iii up this Regiment aud ro
ouestcd all who felt disposed to chang
from State to general service, to go int
tho S7th. remarkiug at tho same time, tha
he hoped Companies would go, or, il part
of Cos. wished to do so, that il might be 81 t
istuoiorily arranged among themselves; but
If men wished 10 90 into the S7th, the,
could that tho Co. officers could not preven
them trun so doing. About thirty of III
! Geauga Co. resolved to go any way. an,
would go in squads, attached to various Cos
unless we would so arrange that they c0ult
all 90 together. On Wednesday, 25th inst
.orty.fv of rbo Co., with others to tb,
number OF l0l men, went over To the S7th
aud were registered Co. |. S7th Regiment
from Geauga County, Lieut.. Orr agreeing tC
this, as bong right, as we from Goauga had
dono tho labor of getting tho Co. together
and putting it in its then present. shape
The officers of tho Go. are: V Gauson
Cant. j. s. Orr, lst Lieut.; Nj. Ii. uamlin
2d Liout
! DUriug tho night of Wednesday, Capt
! Brower, of tho 8Sth Reg, received an orde
to fill up his Co.. aud march tho followiu
morning for Johnsons Island. Thirtv-on
of tho boys remaining eagerly ava led them
selves of this opportunity. Capt. Greor
also of the SSth had orders to fill up an
proceed to Galliopolis. Five more won't int
this Co. Thfes had gone into Il Compan
with which thoy had before been associate,
leaving tho Capt. OF Co. H.. S9th Reg, wit
ono Orderly Sergeant and drummer boy
The latter no has got mustered ont of sol
vico: tho former has the offer of Liout.
commission, and is holding tho same undc
advsGmont
Below will be found list Of the mon
tho S7th Regiment, at JOhnson's Island an
at GaliopOlis.
Those in tn . s7th Reg. ordered to AnEnI
oils, Md, are:
Vernon Ganson, Capt; John s. Orr. Ist Lieut.
) NJ II. lIamlin I'd Lieut.; john \. Phelps, u.
, Luke, A. X. Rider, jacob Hurst, VIM z. VI,
CARNEY, Oscar Folder, a. ii Wheoluck, II
MunsiR Horton II. Fnulk, VI. a Case, Geo. NJ
Gongal, james Reynolds. +. I. kaufman, K.
J, Patrick, james Hannah, Amhr oSe Taylor, Tho
j. Everett, B. VI. Spencer, II. G., Taylor, Euger
Lorrnux, VIM. Duncan, Phillip Koms, Samu,
Spencer, c + Booker Iinrney Christopher, Ad
olson Benton. hcnit Dutton, l. A. Lyon, B.
mn. Samuel Gonscr, VIM. Rose, Il. c. Phnncy
Reuben Spencer, Geo. Rider, Chas. llansnrd
jacob Millron Jacob Shcfller, Levi Cousins, Al
! fred Grossly, VIM Alexander, Geo. ), Tribbce
| T., II, Treat.
Those in Capt Brcwor's Co., 6Sth Reg
ordered to Johnson's Island, arc
Alison Varney, Justus Smith Thos. Richie,
Sheldon Elliott, Walter Spauhding. Henry i
Whitcomh, Jas. A. Phinney, Augustus GrcenfelC
Perry ID Bishop, Stephen $. Crorur, VIM Smtl
Iunus W. Rohy. Almon A, Green, John
| Melvin. Francis Ross, Josiah b. Andrews, Jess
Jonas. Lewis Andrews, Chns. A. Stafford, Abn,
: ] Peaso, Chns, II, Birlles, VIM, Russell, Ave-
Jones. Van Buren, Wntcrsleen, Eugene
Barnes, Albert f. Stephens, Isaac ID. Nickerso
, VIM, Ronlh Warren L. Spencer, A, b. Well
James Kelley.
= Those in Capt. Green's Co., ordOrod
Al ~ rnll la