The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-06-25
Our Army Correspondence.
CAMP No. 8, BEToRE CoRrSrH, MISS,


DEAR WIFE. - After two hard days labor in
getting our sick sent to General Hospital at
Monterey, about half way between this place and
Pittsburg landing, we had orders to send all
men who we're not able to carry their kpapsacks
and march, TO Hospital, and so I commenced
hauling them down yesterday afternoon, but
when got there was perfectly disgusted with
the accommodations for the sick. There we're
no beds to put them on, and even no tents for a
covering, only some tent flies, as we call then,
open at the sides and all around. ] gave the
Surgeon in charge, DR.. Derby, pretty thorough
talking to, 20 much so that he said he would not
allow such conversation, but said what wish
ed to, and then left him to think il over. This
morning took 80 more down, making in all
over 10 sent to General Hospital. took one Of
our hospital tents down with me, and sent some
fruit down and many articles to render them
comfortable. 1t would make your heart bleed
to see how the poor sick soldiers are treated
here in the army, if you could only look in upon
the 900 5000 of sick soldiers that are here
slowed away on bleak hillside, no tents, un-
der covers and in every conceivable shape that
you can imagine, some wild with the delirium OF
fever, with no friend to encourage or attend to
their wounds, not even necessary attendance, it
would indeed Gil your heart with sorrow. II
our Government is ever negligent in one duty il
is in her care OF her sick soldiers. have clear
ed out all my sick now of hospital and in tents,
and tomorrow shall follow up the Regiment
VIII is now MES south of Corinth, on the
Mobile and Ohio RAiltoad. There is no certainty
yet which way our course will lay, whether we
will 60 to Memphis, Mobile, or elsewhere. 1t de-
pends, presume, altogether upon the move
ments of the enemy, These people are deter
mined race of beings, and even from the youth
ful STRIPPING up to the aged grand parent, they
express the determination that we can never
conquer or subdue them, though they are suf.
fering severely. To-day, as l was going towards
the hospital, l overlook team of two yoke OF
the other rs years old. Their wagon contained
few old chairs some bedding, etc. l hailed
them asking which way they were moving and
they related to me their tale of their suffering
They were unfortunate enough to have lived
right in the direct track of both our armies, and
the home Of the elder one was within half a
mile of the old Shiloe Church and right in front
of our lines, when the bloody battle of Shiloe
took place. so their house was burned and all
their effects destroyed. It was touching to be-,
hold the aged mother bereft of all she had, turn
ed out homeless, and without anything and their
husbands pressed into the Southern army. Their
story was really affecting and l could not help
but sympathize with them. They said if ever
got home to the North l should tell the women
that they should be thankful that their country
W $ not made the theatre of this present rebel
lion, and yet the poor deluded old fools were
still as bitter against our army as any one could
be, although l got them to cay that the common
people Of the South were made the tools of the
| politicians and they were the sufferers.
| tell you this is great country. The climate
s fine, and if slavery was done away with and
Northern energy put in here with the common
schools, and their attending good results, this
country would be one of the most desirable on
the face of the globe. This climate can not be
unhealthy and l am convinced from observation
that this country is healthy one.
will tell you what we had for supper this eve
ming and then you can infer whether we are
starving or not. We had bread, butter, eggs
tea, milk, ice-water, peaches, and blackberry
pie, ripe, delicious fresh berries just from tn,
vines. / bought them down at Monterey for lC
cents per quart We live high, and drink somC
good wine occasionally, and are rot going tC
stsrve if we can get things. We will soon b,
able to get ripe fruit in abundance. There arr
some amusing things transpire in camp life. Thii
afternoon our neighborng hospital of the 4stl
Ohio Regiment moved from here and left two
geese which they had conhscaed from some
rebels, but they like most of their rebel owner
we're so poor that there was not flesh enough OF
their bones to warrant us in wasting grease OF
them, so our hospital cook said he would 60 anC
sethem He started off and in a short time re.
turned with one dollar, having sold them t.
some poor fellow as his own property.
The weather here at present is not very warm
One can stand the heat very well, but there hsv
been good many showers Of rain lately keep
ing the earth cool. WIN. NJ. KAULL.