The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-11-07
Our Military Corresponden CO 9.
FROM THE sgvrSrn nEorMeNr.

FROM THE SEVENTH REGIMENT
Our ON PICKET ON D 80 II Il. TRACK.
ABOVE uARPER's FERRY Oct 3lst 1862. )
FRIEND CONVERSE :--lt is sumo time slnco
wrote you last, and. two Regiments ot us
beng out on picket. | will I'LL up :ho lim0
bv writing YOU Hpuin.
We buried Ory;llo Bushnell day botoro
Yesterday. in LoudOn Valley, IN cemetery
in front ot whero We were then oncamped,
about miles from Harpers Forry. lilo
died OF Typhoid Pneumonia. aud 10.
cei'cd soldiers burial, ihe Chaplain oi
the 66ib ONO thiclating. llo was ~ the
hospital about ono month. Thus has pnased
away one Of tho defenders of our Uoion,
who seemed very near TO US, his c"m
rades IN arms. who left Chardon ON tho
lst OF Sept IL W. Critcndcn is still in
the hospital at Frederick City, or was the
last we knew Ot him. Fowler and Morse
have been discharged for disability, and have
gone home. hear. The rest of US uro all
on duty today.
We woro reviewed by presidont Lincoln
and several military nutablCs on tho 81
inst, and, on the samo day, moved down
the mountain about 100 rods. and became
Cen. Geary's body guard, which NO hayo
been until yesterday. On tho 5'h Of Oct0-
| her. after our usual Sunday morning in.
specuon, we went 10 chuich, ana iisIencd
to very good Discourse. well adapted
to tho occasion aud audience. from Rrv,
-, Chaplain OF the Goth Ohio. ile is
a very pleasant speaker, nrd the only Chap.
lain have seen siuco ! left home. At.
tending church in the army would bo uoyei
TO the people at home; so ! will give tho
formula wo passed through. Tho com.
nandcrs Of each company werO directed to
, have their men fall in. mud all who desired
to 20 wcro marched hy tho Mayor up tho
mountain, 10 our Mrjnrs headquarters,
(whO was then in command OF the Brigade. b.;
4 and then seated on tho ground, near the
ton of a very rough, rugged mountain, the
' speaker occupying a smooth. level spot on
? which coal plt had boon burned. mud his
audience tho rocks about it. After ser.
vice, VIC were marched buck in military or
der.
Ga the lG h.. there was sharp cannon
adiug TINS ST lr of Chal lcstuwn. and in plain
sight ol our camp. for two hours. when tho
; Rebels gave way, aud our forces occupied
tho place We could SEQ wherC tho shells
burst, and us it took 20 seconds for tho TO.
poIt TO como 10 Us. after seeing the fire. it
must have been over - mites away. Cam
nonnding bv spells has boon frequent. and
balloon rcconnussances daily, when tho
weather would permit
We have moved Our 0nnrtors four times
sircc I wro,r you and thoy ARC now On
. BnIivnr Ueiyhls. Va. to which we moved
$ YESTERDAY. from I.oudon Valley. On the
ola, M . NJ rrceiyed or,Inrs To have
= nv mon fail in Immediately. with two DAYS
,aI,ons. I, half an hour we wcru on tho
march for where wo know not. but. as tho
= vbnIo Rrigado wont. and wc knew NOT how
many more. we expected brush. We took
Y the Spccsh citizens as VIZ went, aud
! marched them along, TOO, and their contra
i banda were directed to follow in the rear
a which th,y did, weariug quito d,fFerou
d, exurossiom on their countcnances from thui
n masters A,s4 o'clock. we passed ;hrcug