The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-10-29
Letter Crom the ,t,,h Regiment.

uosrirAL fRASKfurr, Oct. lGth 1859.
EpiroRs JouRSAL Knowing the great interest
YOU all take in the llth, and that you like well to
hear from said regiment it may not be a great per
secuton to you tn see part OF a column OF your
paper filed with letter from a member ct the
same.
The regiment when | last saw il was at otLawrencc-
burg, twelve miles from this place. The time of
which am writing was Monday the 18th. They
were then headed toward Lexington. Whether
that is where they now or not cannot tell bu'
learned this evening they were about forty miles
distant, which is the distance to Lexington. When
left the regiment, think six hundred would in
cudc every man then with the regiment! Besides
these there were two companies ON detached duty
company Il. ON picket, and compan! D. ON provost
guard in Frankfort. This makes our number
about seven hundred and fifty leaving two hun-
dred aud fifty sick and exhadsted behind the rcgi-
ment some as far a. Louisville, and think some
were left at Covingon.
wish now to describe forced march, and by
SO doing will describe the last one took part in,
which was from Frankfort 10 our advance battery,
which we were TO protect loose, and that soon.
The distance to it was eighteen miles, il having
been sent out on the llth to advance far safe
and then stop and prepare for an attack. The
next day, which Saturday, started to the
aid of said battery about 10 A. VI. The day was
| quite cool aud cloudy had plenty of water and
everything looked favorable, with the exception of
the hard march. We had not gone far until the
boys began to get tired from their weighty loads,
consisting of knapsack, blanket, etc. But by hav-
ing one or two GO out the risk of being cap
tured by the rebel scouts, this great obstacle was
soon removed. We continued on a fast walk until
about the middle of the afternoon when we halted,
made some fire, roasted some bacon, eat it with
some hard crackers, and agau took up our line of
march on the quick step and so continued until
about nine p. NJ. when we again halted, and again
made fire and cooked our supper. This being
DONE we laid down, on the stone pike, and numbers
were without blankets. Having rested and frozen
until "a. NJ. we were aroused hy the bugle calling
I us to fall in, which we did instanter and marched
about four miles, when we were halted loaded our
guns, and off we went, until we came mp tothe bat
terry. We were then halted, brought in line of bat
tle and expected the next thing to shoot something,
! but instead of that The order came TO stack arms
which we were perfectly willing TO do, and again
| took our refreshments if so il may be called. This
being over, our cavalry captured few scouts and
we took up our line Of march back toward Law
rcuceburg, where we arrived about eleven A. NJ,
having saved our battery, captured some rebels,
slept, cooked our meals and travelled twenty four
miles in twenty four hours. This is what we call
a forced IN rch, but | am sorry to say we have
done that kin of marching and but little else, and
! this accounts for our small numbers.
| oc II,.o onl lao
the war of your SOIL for sorry would we be to see
an army pass through Ohio. If possible for her
to prevent it, think Kentucky viii not be the bat
tie field after she is again cleared of rebels. Fol
illustration, | will describe the way the country
looks through where we have passed. Corn fields
are completely striped of their corn, fences are
| torn down, and the rails taken to make camp fires
large orchards made camps of, the fruit taken and
in many cases the tres destroyed barns robbed
of their contents, stock is killed and Gsod stacks
are torn down and transported for the subsistence
of the mules and there will not be chickens, tur
keys, geese and ducks enough in Kentucky to start
fair poultry yard. But what hurts them worse
than anything else is losing their slaves, for mum
bers are following the army. rs yet have moi
seen one field of seeding. Judging from the above
you can form faint idea of the way the country
looks through which we have passed. And this i.
only specimen of tue whole for wherever there
ia a road Oh which nm army can pass this is tho
the way il looks and whefeVer the roads are
poor, the cavalry is sure to go.
As my time grows short must close, having
spent hour. if TO you unpleasant, to myself quite
pleasant. remain as ever,
WISE ONE.