The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-19


We call particular attention to the fol.
lowing letter:
Ma. LOCKE; Dear Sir: 1t probably may
be OF some interest to the readers Of your
paper, 10 hear from the llsth regiment, its
whereabouts, progress and prosperity.
We are situated on the Covington ana
Lexington Railroad, guarding bridges and
building stockades fot Winter quarters. =
We will be sent to Lexington as soon as
these are finished, and the 10th Kentucky
will take our place.
Company g, Captain Howard, is at Fal.
mouth. where Col. S. X. Mott makes his
headquarters: (but by the way. the officers
ofcompany.G, with one exception, 81 Lieut..
NJ b. Patterson, are, with the field officers
OF the regiment, having what they call
"more than a glorious time OF ito) By
some happy grace in the original con.
sfuction ofihls shoulder strap aristocracy,
they have got very fully interviewer into
the confidence and affections of the rebel
portion OF that community, and especially
the female portiOa--so much so that consd.
erable strife exists among Union and Sc.
cession citizens, as 10 who receives the
most attention from the Union soldiers
The Col. is, as soldiers say, e" more than
popular with these she rebels" One OBJ.
served the other day 10 a Union lady, that
"Colonel Mott was just as good rebel as
she wished 10 see.' They (the rebel wo.
men) so so fat in the community as TO say
"the officers OF the, 18th regiment about
headquarters, are such clever men: we say
Just what we please. and they never disa.
gree; even IL we talk what some call rebel
taIk, they say 20 to be sure, TO be sure.'o
And sir, II you believe your humble servant,
there are, | am sorry to say, men Of years,
who have left wives and families at home; (;
yes daughters and sons married, who min.
gle and associate with this class Of women
TO such an extent as to make the cheek of
true husband and father burn. They attend
egg nogg parties; go out riding with them
nnd pay their fare; stay over night with
them ane call this innocent pastime.-
One OF these observed the other day, that
man was d. fool 10 call himself, or
pretend to be married man one hundred
miles from home.
All these things are done by officers Of
TINS regiment, which, if done at home,
woald divorce husband and wife without
any trouble; and these very officers would
De The first to pitch in, were their wives
thus to conduct themselves. And what
slili aggrivates the case is, it is done right
openly. in the face of their men; before
whom they, as officers, should strive 10 set
examples more worthy OF imitation. 1t is a
TACT, that the privates often swear them.
selves disgus,ed.
No drili is going on in the regiment
part oiihe men work and others do nothing.
Discipline is almost forgotten.
| Your humble servant would say night b.re
that he likes what he understands as being
military, and would love TO be in a good
regiment, one governed by military rules,
and II out Of it would either stay out of the
service, or try TO get into one that was try.
ing to carry out what so many ofus volun.
teered ior--to put down the rebellion; not
to associate with rebel women, discuss pol-
tiles, calling every man, as some Of them
do, I'D Abolltionists," who differ
from them, or, as they say "who support old
Abe Lincoin's warg'
More anon. CD.
The above is from good reliable man,
and we have no doubt as to the truth of his
statements. The condition of the llsth
should be investigated. II its officers minele
mix and asree with the secesh, the sooner
loyal men take their places the better. II
gentlemen, whose wages average Sl25 per
month cannot "support Abe Lincoln S
war" "Abe Lincoln's war" should not
support them. II their partiality to the
"shs secesh" interferes with their duties,
they should be allowed to devote their
whole time 10 tuem-at their own expense,
however.
This style of officers is altogether too
common, and The new regiments are cursed
with heavy proportion OF them. There is
a necessity ior thorough weeding.