The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-02
Army Correspondence.
From the 18th Regiment.

The following extracts from letters Of
Captain STISCHceMD 10 his wife, we pub
ish for the benefit of those who have
rrleLds or relatives in the 18th Regiment.
... CAMP NEAR SOMERSET, Ky, |
December "a, 1861.
Tho Health of the Fairfield Boys.
Henry Lsymen, Aaron 2. Berry and
John W.Chapm IN are so bad that Colonel
Conneli directed us this morning TO giy9
them liberty to go home, willie Ii, c. Hart,
Daniel Johnson. Joseph Loekart. Abr ,ham
Ressley, JOHN Dogan. John l.. Elder,
Il sha Hall, Wm. Barr. are in the hospi
tai. In addition, Thomas and Charles
Shricves,a are both king medicine, Jamrs
Hindman, Edward Thompson, William G.
Holiday, Sargent Sears. &c rge w. Spit
tier, Eli 'ripple, John +. Sane, Joseph
Delong and Ennch Berry, are sick at quar-
iers. Many Of The Above. though sick,
are able To perform duty. | will write
you each day in regard 10 the condition
Of the sick. and you will endea'or to il.
form the relations. by sending them word
directly, or by publishing the above in the
Gazette. ....I., as....t
[rhe friends and relatives of the above
named can learn all sNout, th-ir health.
by calling upon Mas. SrIScucoMD, as she
will get letters every day from Captain
Stinch, omb. -EDs $50
Dec. &c, 1861 = Cnn1srMAs IN CAMP.
Christmas is over and we had quite a
fine lime at Company BIS Quarters, as We
had tine Turkey and Chicken" dinner.
We had 90 TURKEYS anil IS Chicken. We
invited all the Field Officers and Captains,
and nearly all the bieuterants, and any
number cf tho boys There were about
800 at our dinner, and we had plcEty
although at 10 o'clock W. were in ormed
that VIC had ne ther bread nor neal to
bake bread of, but as soon as we learned
this fact, Lieutenant Asbbrook, Sargent
Rnfner. Corporal &eNanghen and my
self, and several others started out on II
ioraging expedition to tile country 10 buy
bread and meal. We soon found two and
a half tuslels Of corn meal, and by bal
D. past l2 O'Clock we had as mu'h good corn
bread as 800 men could eat Eno' Shu
maker baked three pones OH the stove,
rot Hat. or "Dath' oven and baked five
Virginia Corn cakcs-which we're pro
nCunt ed by good judges, excellent. The
balance we hired lhs negroes in SomerSe
10 bake for US.
After dinner Lieutenant Colonel Mere
Capt,iu Philips of tho Fist Tounessee
Lieutenant Gralen Of the 3Slh, Caplair
Jackson and Captain Fr,c Of the 3ls
Ohio, and C,Ptain Fullerton, each made
: short appropriate speeches. filing thu
hoys with enthusiasm We then sung
songs and adjourned with three cheers.
never saw a Christmas pass over will
A so lille druukuess as there WAS in thu
u l7lh Regiment, | saw none drunk, al
, though learned there were three VIII,
got .How come you So. The boys Ver
allowed TO huve as much liquor as the.
t wanted, under a promise from all tha
5 none would gel drunk, and | am proud Il
z say that 50 far as tie l7Ih is concerned
: wi h The exception above, their promis
was strictly aud faithfully Kept.
p. We now begin to feel the. ELECTS oi th
II hard march from London and the expo
8 sure Of the Us, in the shape OF death
s the 17th has lost ssven BY dea'h and WI
lOOs4 number more, probably 80 10 7
are dangerously sick,
l. 1t is enough to sick n the stoutef
re heart to hear the boys cough whe
,r awakened in the night and oalleiinto linz
+ There will be. prob ,bly, ono'halt Of til
Regllieut coughing a, the same time, J,
" each trying to restrain his cough W
= hope 10 to able to rest ,r4, or at SON
in point, sufficient length 1r time, that IL
8, men of off Regiment may recruit the
:, health.
y The men have improved in health rapi,
q " since we have been here. As to IN,
or self | have lever had better health tina
at present. About the time Of our exp
= sur. cad dght a severe cold, and at oil
time thought l would be sick, but |
keeping close 10 quarters and using stew
n and hoarhound tea, soon got rid OF II
or cold, andin a short time tOund mysslf
Is; good health, ... .,... ..sy..vv
THE PROSPECT OF FIGHT.
! don't look for a fight now, unless,
esj attack the enemy. which will not be dor
nd Unless, We get force enough to make o
est victory sure In which event you W
nd hear Of victory. such as General PoRs
~. said to Lave achieved in Missouri.
- - not at liberty to give the details or place
e'' but think you may prepare yourself
'sy hear OF "a battle and aJictory befere loI
On not thousand miIeS from Gen, Schoephl
"a. column. 3.si
'"' No'h Sites is apparently better I
ri" morning, though he is so low that il
ON difficult to ascertain his true oondiIi
the He is the only one Of nv bows that is d