Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-29

mirsh. ! could scarcely recognize the boys, all
fat, sun.bronzcd and full Of glec.
The journey was beyond all contradiction ne
varicgatcd a3 the adventures Of sachcm in the
land Of Judea, ,-mountains, rivers, caves and
natural cutositios, that speak in the ears Of the .
weary traveller as did the voice to Sharad in the .
pyramid. THUS there is novelty enough IN the .
iou ncy to recommend il.
Tee army Is terrible host Of true Americans, |
and few days and they will ascend the CumJcr
land mountains, there to test the Rebels faith
and power. The unchanged anxiety Of the sol
dicrs is beyond anything you could press into the
mind, and cannot be restrained by any pcrsua.
sion. The river on which they are campcd Is DC.
cupcd for about seven miles in distinct Rcci.
mcnts, with thousand teams going all the time
to and fro. with guards posted on all parts Of the
camp aud strong pickcts out at distances from
the camp, day and night, watching all the move.
monts Of the enemy. AT the ford arc two bat
teries Of six guns each. These arc ugly custom.
crs. They speak in tones Of voice which signals
a severe discipline while the accuracy and skill
with which they can handle them is peculiar
wonder among the things of the camp. They
can gallop in the most perfect order, aud prepare
/ for shooting in one quarter Of a minute.
The forces are about $4,000 infantry, three
batteries of about twenty-five guns, two Of them
very large, with brigade OF cavalry, with mu
niti ms Of war great enough for any emergency.
BY the telegraph they can speak to Mcclellan in
the morning and get all the news at half past
,;, IL g, Dat, ;,
the highest scale of our admiration OF the Buglc
1t minds of the harp and trumpet Of the ancient
tribes, who gave it as a signal of war and to re-
turn from battle The artillery arc so we'll drill
ed that single toot Of the buglc starts a Rcgi-
mcnt of men and brings into action the whole
engine Of the army.
In few Jays we will see the Gap, and leave
the world to fill the record of our adventures in
the middle of the Rebellion,
Where the glttcring steel in the soldiers hand
DcGes the shocks of death.
The heat, mind and soul is ready of all the
10th Regiment, at moments warning, to send
the fecting messenger of death home to the en-
envy in their dcns.
To the people in general in Holmes county,
they are under a constant deluson about the army
in all the various situations, their hardships Of
drilling, marching and guarding, morality and
general behavior. To all this We say, that the
dim eye OF common sense and superstitious con.
lecture about the moral character and order of the
boys in the service Of their country is perfect
hoax. We do affirm the good and social bchav-
or of the army cXcels all the conceted and fash
ionable manners Of the people at home. We
were at church in the mountains edge under the
green trees, where numerous rocks were the seats
for the audi'ncc. large beech tree was the
stand for the minister -, H. Jones, who preach
ed one Of the most beautiful and impressive dis
courses that we ever heard, from the faith of a
heather centurian. The order of the audience
; was so very good tha not a man not atten
tive and quiet. The singing was vtho;t lining
and you wou ID have thought all of them were
well acquainted with the hymn, for the parts o
music all rang as ifit was Heavens signal of de
vcrance from the battle field. We were trul,
? happy to think that the army has higher objec
" than TO kill, but willingly the ordained exec
utvc power of the nation, doing the will of thci
:, government in furnishing the lawlcss band of reb
! els.
To the fathers of the army-to you, indeed, il
you can only conceive in its true light your rela
ton and love of your sons, visit the army and see
the stupid monotouy of home shut out from the
mind all the powers that would raise you up
the comparative sense ; you do not know hoN
+ much better you are off thln many other people
and how strong the social law that binds us to
It gctGcr as Il nation. 1t is out of the question fo
II women to come, but men can. To the old bach
O clors Of home, and in many instances the monicC
r ari tOcracy, who not found in the front ranks
/. Of our countrys de fence, come and see the army
1t vi i'll, if any thing WILL develop the true man
f and raise up in your mind new impetus OF
J, thought While many of you see a god in youl
= money, you see a demon of hell in the tax col
It lector. Don't fear him; you can stand it. Jus
r come and see the boys that say the Union mus
). be defended, and see how many things new you
J. will find. Let yourself once loose and be free
Spend fifty dollars, and for Gods sake don pa,
II twenty dollars for n revolver bring no overcoa
Is nor fine dress you will have ten chances to &c
c acquainted with pretty girl than enc to be sho
= on the road. The delightful scenery of noun
If tains, the crystal rivers and high peaks, arr
It enough to bring to you different feeling thar
s you ever had since your memory formed it. frs
/ record. Among these, Boone's Knob, on thu
- Kentucky river, is one of those peculiar wonder
l. of our country. To balance this, Clay's Monu
1t mcnt is specimen OF art that eXcels in magniii
cencc and show the beauties of the civilized world
If We viewed for half of day the wild cat noun
IS tain, more in particular the battle ground of Zol
S licoler. The wild scenery, the natural fortifca
Vt tons, the graves, with all the signs Of the battle
If field fresh on the trees fragments of she'll, th
}, scars on the trees with the balls from rifles ant
h grape, show the tremendous havoc made on tn,
l., enemy. But we cannot stop to tell you anythin!
- about the natural Notifications the Federal troop
l. occupied under rock-room enough for thou
s. sand men in perfect safety-where they kept
Il thousand men from crossing to the mountain
d where they were intent on robbng the inhabitant
of Kentucky. Yours
J.B. WOODS.
n From the G5th Regiment.
le CANT NEAR CoRlNTH, MISS, I
b. May l3, 1862.