The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-28
Our Military Correspondence.
FROM THE GEAreA BoYsIS CANT IN NEW Yonr


UNION BARRACKS E,st New York
sol rs..E1 sa Feb. l7th, 1862.
DEAR EDIToR thinking few lines
from us, tho Representatives OF Goaugn
County in tho Jackson Artillery" would
be Of interest to our friends at homo. pro
pose to give YOU bricf sketch OF our travels
since wotook our departure. "
Bidding our friends in Painesvillo an
affrctionate tarew oil. al l0,7, Monday p. NJ.
we. after n pleasant journey. arrived In the
Empire City on Tuesday. g. A Nj. Nothing
of particular interest to noio. moro than a
slight detention on tho Hudson River Road.
caused by tho locomotive slipping from
tho track. We were qunr'orod for the
evening at the Wcstchcster House, corner
of Bowory and Brcomo stroois, which, by
the way. is ono of tho best honses in the
city. kept by W. w, Leland g. Co, and
under tho superintendancu of Jerome Le.
lard, OF Ohio.
The following morning, IN company with
Major Porter. Capt Cadv Of Cleveland and
that "pnnce of good follows" our Lieu;en.
ant. Jim Crane, wo repaired to head quarters.
236 Grand Street. Here We wore intro.
'luced to Col. Murray. Liout. Col. Croft, Ad.
jutant Farrell and number of commissioned
received. They arc gentlemen. one and all;
arc reported ms military mon Of oxtensiv.
experience; we'll liked by all in camp, and
almost dailv tho recipients ot flattering en-.
comiums from tho Now York press. We
were then takon before tho Army Surgeon
passed our examination. and mustered inu
tho service for tho term OF throe yeais 3, OF
during tho war. Tho boys, being dcsirous
to GO into camp as soon as possible, iD order
to obtain their uniforms, were marched to
tho Williamsburgh ferry. Crossing tho
river. cars wore provided. and. riding about
six miles. our temporary home, with its
pleasant location aud barracks, was soon
reached. Hlrdly had we passed tho guard
whom, both to our surprise and qualification
we wero received with nina hoariy cheers
the waving of caps and Other manifestations
OF welcome for the boys from Ohio. We
wore. assure you. al home forthwith
rendered more particularly so from meeting
u number of Charlon boys hore, who had
arrived few days before us. .1..t u
Our camp is the finest have yet visited.
and, as new barracks are in course of erCc
ti0n, we, in a fow days, win be as pleasantly
quartered and welt provided for as tho
most fastidious soldier could desire. In
camp there are about 600 mon, and TO day
we expect $50 moro. who have boon en-
camped on Station Island for tho past three
months. They arc a consolidation OF in.
fantry with us, amicably cousummated, =
This will so far iill tho Regiment as to report
forthwith. The prospect is. we will bo or.
derod to ono of tho forts in Nov York Hdr-
bor. $3.50. 'E'.llu. -H' fH 'f.H.u
The sue cess Of tho Jackson Artillery is
in great measure, attributed to tho un-
firing energy and perseverance, of Major
Il J. Porter, who commands both tho conf :
dence aud respect of Tho entire Regimunt ;
at least infer so from tho reception no
recoived, when no appeared in camp. / can
assure you We Ohio boys feel proud Of him.
and it shall be our aim, by strict adherence
30 military discipline and gentlomanly do.
pertinent, so to conduct ourselves as to
have not only our Major but all the officers
feel proud OF US.
We have mado many pleasant acquhint-
ances among our Now YpIk brothers, and,
although New York is represented by a
worry foo body Of men. both in character and
appearance. still We fiaiter ourselves that
tho State of Ohio may well feel proud of
her delegation. Visitors remark il, and,
as we pass by them, oftenare heard oxclama.
tions such as tend to awaken feelings of
vanity among some of tho boys. -
As the taps now warn mo to extinguish
lights am necessarily obliged to come to q
finis but. bofOro doing so. / would say TO
those in Geauga County. who have expressed
desire to bo with us, but were somewhat /
scrrpulous about doing so until they wore
satisfied "ihe Jackson .qrhliery icGs iohdi IL
has beea represented" that wo are Hgreea-
bly, disappointed. 1t far exceeds our ex-