Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-02-26

as h car stopped, up rode some six or
eight mounted soldiers, looked into the
car windows, whirled, and were off. This
was Immediately related to the sleeping
inmates of the cars, and the proximity Of
Poindexter suggested. A scene was the
result. "What-what shall we do ?" says
Doctor Smith, just waking up out of a
nap. "Ftght," says the Colonel. The
Doctor reaches up for his little medical
polgnard and marches out to obey orders.
King, our Sutler, the Colonel SAYS, Just
cody slid of his seat on to the floor, not
liking the idea, as he said, of being shot
at through the car window. The Colonel
soon brought order out of chaos by his
GOODNESS and prompt orders. He gave
the colors of the Regiment to Chaplain
Hawkins, with instructions to stand by
them. And I think it would have taken
about four ordinary secesh to have taken
those colors from our athletic Chaplain,
who in a case of that kind would deal in
temporal arguments pretty effectively
He hen armed and stationed the bal
ance of inmates of the car as pickets,
where they stood until five o'clock in II
morning, before the conductor e. ont
his loss and returned to TO- +hoUo -
a arr V a. huosor about Z P. NJ, of the
~ ~ next morning at 10 o'clock,
~ -rst train started on the Hannibaland
st. Joseph R. R., for Weston. The lst
Battalion was taken from Hudson to st.
Joseph, by four trains, a company to
each train, Company &C." Capt. Burnett,
with the Colonel and his staff, taking the
advance. We all arrived at Weston be-
fore 6 o'clock A. NJ, on the 25th I'M
loaded horses and baggage, built our camp
fires on the banks Of the Missouri, and
made a very comfortable breakfast on ba-
con, hard bread and coffee. Col. Double
day reported his command Immediately
to Gen. Hunter, at Fort Leavenworth.-
He returned an order Immediately for
Col. D. to proceed with his command to
Platte City, about 7 miles from Weston,
and about ten from the Fort; place his
command in the houses left vacant by the
absent "secesh," and subsist his troops
as much as possible on the substance of
those who were enemies of the Govern
ment. We arrived at Platte City about
3 o'clock P. NJ, of the 25th, and the bat
talon distributed according to orders in
vacant buildings. Then commenced our
first actual service in the way of patrols,
parties of reconnaissance, and foraging.-
The soil of the country appears to be rich
and luXuriant. Its chief products are
hemp, corn, niggers and widows. OF the
latter there Is no end. In one small
neighborhood there were, 1 was credibly
informed, only thirty. And then it did a
married mans heart good, TO see them
weep over the memory of the virtues of
the dear departed. 1t was always a settler,
though, to this weeping feminine gender,
when some inquisitive individual would
enquire what particular disease had tax
en- off the defuncts.
We have since found that some of these
lacrymally inclined widows were mourn
ing husbands who had departed for the
Southern army instead of Kingdom
On the 9th, Co. &C" Capt. Bur-
moved out and took possession of a
brick mansion about a mile from
the city, owned by Gen. Doriss, a former
member of the Missouri Senate, a Slave
a millionaire, and now a traitor
Upon the approach of the Union army he
collected together his human cattle, and
fled to Arkansas, where he has since been
for his health.
Before the Union forces came into this
county it was very hard work to find a
Union man, nOO its a mighty sight harder
to find a seeesh. A more sycophantic,
crawling, absequious set of scoundrels you
never saw. The balance of the regiment,
as it arrived by squadrons, was quartered
in and around the aforesaid city, in good
comfortable houses. Co. D (Capt. Cald-
well, is now quartered about FIVE miles
east of here on the Parkwelle road, and
has been very active in gathering up the
loose Forage, &C., of absent rebels in that
Two members of Capt. C's COM
pany, - Rhodes and Geo. PrindIe.)
died this week. We are happy to be able
TO state that our asst. surgeon, (Dr. Smith
Of Warrenl is looked upon by every Off
Ger and soldier in the regiment as a broth
and a model of kindness and attention.
speed the day that he may have the
entire control of our hospital and sick
The health of the regiment at present is
the best, some Measles, and many of
the men suffering from severe colds and
disorders incident thereto.
Our sojourn in this place has so far been
a very pleasant one, and our regiment will
here with the good wishes and re-
grets of many if not all of the e~itizens, and
may softly say many of the fair sex, also.
The monetopy of u every day routine
very pleasantly broken by Col. Doub-
presenting in behalf of the non
commissioned officers and soldiers, (of this
regiment to Lt.-CoL. Ratlif a beautiful
and costly sabre No man in the regi-
ment is so universally liked and esteem
ed as Col. Ratliff. And the day is not far
from present indication, when he
viii be our Col. Col. Doubleday is the
ranking Col. of Cavalry in Ohio, and is
head and shoulders above any Col. in this
command, in military capacity clear
Judgment and in fact every leading quail
representations are made land thev
will be to the war department ma mnst
IN justice receive ~ oT the six brigade's
/ this division. This county
suffered severely this winter from
'Jayhawkers," a word which in the Mis-
souri, dictionary means, small bands of
who rob and steal from all and
any in their reach, driving off horses, cat
tie, and forcing men at the ropes end to
ransom their lives with their last cent
They pounce down upon a peaceful farm
house at midnight, drag the inmates from
their beds, and tying a rope around the
neck of the proprietor, lead him to the
nearest tree; he must then give up his
bottom dollar, or hang. One party of
them is led by one Cleveland" from
Ohio, and for whose benefit Capt. Burnett
himself and men from dark until
daylight a few nights ago, hoping to en-
trap the gent and his brigands in one of
ais forays, of which we had information,
bat Cleveland had had timely warning
and kept away
The people here were about to petition
10 have our command stationed here un-
il Spring, but to-day we received orders
march to Fit. Scott, Arkansas. The sec
Battalion moves tomorrow, followed
by the third, and first; Capt. Burnett's
Co is in the first and Capt. Caldwell's in
he third Battallions.
We all rendezvous at Lawrence, and