The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-03-27
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WE are permitted to publish the following letter
from the Rev. A. Il. Poe Chaplain of the 72d Reg
ment, to the Rey. Mr.. Shannon, of this place:
hcIter from A. B. Foe.
HEADQUARTERS I'D Rect, CAMr BccNLANp !
PADUCAU KY, March 9TH 1869.
FBIEND SHtNNoN - A feeling of loneliness often
creeps me, though surrounded ny the most, and
in many respects, the best company l ever had.
This is relieved by dropping IL line to some one of
the numerous friends left behind. We lcCt Camp
Chase on Wednesday, the 18th ult. The passage
to Cincinnati was not marked with anything different
from the usual experience of railway travelling,
except the arrest Of Captain - for intoxcntion
This amounted to nothing more than dcpriving him
of his sword and command for few days, but it
showed that Col. Bucklind would not tolerate that
kind of vice among his subordinate officers. Our
trip down the river very pleasant one, but
nevertheless a little tedious. Opposite Madison
Indiana, some part of the machinery broke, and de-
tained at that place several hours but reached
Louisville Kentucky, by the middle Of the after
noon of the 2Oth. Here We had to disembark from
the Telegraph No. 3" march round the Falls of
the Ohio, 3 miles and embark again on the Baltic,
good boat but not having obliging a set of
officers as the Telegraph While the boat
was coaling at Caunclton, Indiana, some of us
went on shore, and took ramble the hills, and
under them too, for we explored coal mine. Here
gathered some of the Msu toe, that has already
become famous in the song of the down going Con
fcderacy. In company with some o! the others.
tried my hand at shooting the wild geese, Of which
there were great many upon the river, but if Sc
cesh gets of well as the geese did there will be
no one hurt.
Paducah is place of about $500 inhabitants.
Compared with Northern places of the same
slzc, its business buildings not good. 1t has
some better residences than many of them can
boast of, but as general thing, the private dwell
ngs are not good. There seems to be a general
want of those little cOnvcnienccs that Signalzc our
thrifty Yankees. Our camp is on the Benton road,
about mile from the town. 1t has Island Greek
on the West, the Ohio on the North, and the Icnncs
see ON the East. You will see by this that the
South is the only side accessible to secesh, and
from the numerous reports that come into camp, ]
should think that before the evacuation Of Cuun-
bus they had some notion OF trying us on, but now
think there is but little danger there no point
at which they can rally. Our boys, however, have
had to submit toa little soaring, if to real danger.
Clay King, Esq, Il resident of this place, at the
breaking out OF the war, raised a cavalry force
1900 strong, and has been prOwling around, pick
ing up stragglerS, shooting pckets, stealing horses
and mules, gathering supplies, and doing other
things of this kind, for the benefit of the COnies.
1t was reported at one time that he was close by,
place, and that from his numerous allies within our
lines he had learned the helpless condition of our
force here which was then but partially armed.
When this got out among our boys they fluttersd
a little then got good ready as the rebels would
have to come ON the Benton road. But they did
not fit to appear in force, the chance for u
brush was lost. Our cavalry, however, got Col.
5 iavorite horse. II force Is well-muuntcd, but
poorly armed, The dress is mOtlcy--lnostly butter
nut colorcd jeans.
The soil around this is mostly thin yellow clay,
exactly suited TO the sallOw cpmpleXipned, wiShy-
washy devils that would curse even to blight any
better part Of the earth. The season is much ear
lier than with you. Corn is planted the last of
this month, and the first Of next. The peach trees
would have been in bloom, but for few days Of
cold weather, which is spoken of n very uncom-
mon here.
have already indicated the character Of the in
habitants in part. They mostly Union now,
but | think that if rebel force was here they
would be rebels, but they can NOT be much Of any
thing, for there is nothing Of them, or 10 use a
phrase of the country, they re no account" One
of the most intelligent Of the farmers that have
met, thought that Canada joined Illinois, and was
ast6nshed to learn that steamboats, ran upon
our Northern Lakes, fer he thought they were not
more than three miles wide
am trying to keep my eyes open, and you better
think that with the best horse in Kentucky, / do
some tall scouting. My work is as pleasant as
could be expected. Since we have been here | do
not think that we have had an intoxicated man in
our wnole regiment. The opportunities for preach
ing are small, and what do must be by individual
effort | think the Lord has smiled upon my feeble
efi6rts in some cases.
The health OF the regiment is good, except a few
who have colds We have not yet had death in
the regiment,
We are in the Fourth Brigade, District of Cairo,
see that we are, as the boys say, "high." Colonel
! BucklanG is a host a, Is, Poe,