The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-20
Army Correspondence.

A letter fr6m the Seventeenth
The following letter has been hindl,
furnished us for publication by Il, KArp
of Rushville, Ohio. Our rssders will Sst
it worthy Of perusal. . i.e' a'a- @
-.' SrEAMDoGr EnMA. CUMBERLAyp !
RIVER, TEEN between Fort Don.
elsOn and Nashville. March 2.
DEAR BRornER; Although you are
letter in my debt, I have no doubt il b..
been written and sent long ago. But a
we have been constantly moving from
place to place the letters cannot overtak,
US. 80 .-3s "U rr-t s..
The last time l wrote you we wer
camped near DsnYille. Ky. On the i4tl
of February we left and marched to Leb
anon, via PerrysvilIe. and reached ,ber
on the evening Of the 18th. On the morn
ing OF the l7th We took up our line O
march and got as far as Springfield ant
camPcd on the Fair Ground for the night
Started next morning and Passed .tbroygl
Fredericktown, Bolland apd other smal
towns, camped three, miles from Bards
town, where We remained until mornipI
of the Esd. when we we're ordered !,
march. We pulled up our tents and star
ted We passed through Bardstown apt
camped about miles from there on III,
Nashville Pike. Next morning we ver,
ordered back TO Bardstown and took .h,
Louisville pike. as we could not 90. along
fast enough on the Nashville pike, on ac
count i. being blocked up with o,be,
regiments. There were. a. least ten mile
of soldiers on the pike from Bards,own t,
Louisville. We camped in field for tn
night. We started the next morning b.
daylight and by that means got ahead O
about halfa dozen regiments that were il
advance Of us the day before. We march
ed about 30 miles and got to Louissill
about O'Clock at pight, SIX oompanie
OF our regiment got aboard of the steam
er Neptune. while four companies togeth
er with the Hospital department and fiel,
officers went aboard the steamer Emma
l being druggist, wardmaster and stew
ard was entitled to state room-I too
No. 8, The reason Of my having, 6
many Offices is because our stew
ard is sick Of Typhoid Fever. We wei
compelled TO leave him near Springfield,
consequently have his Office to iIl as we
as my own. We we're nearly all day, o
the 2sth, getting our teams and Comm,
sary stores aboard the beats. Starte
down the river in the evening and hav
been ever since that time coming this far
We generally tie up duling the night
The Cumberland river is very high, be
lieve higher than ever known. Tn
country is oveffoweG for miles, a gre.
many houses are entirely covered by wal
er. Some have only the chimnies sticE
ing out of the water, just the roofs
some show Themselves; while some III,
are built on high ground rejoice in ha,
ing the whole upper story free from wa
er. l cahnot call it beautiful sig hi b,
it is pic'uresqe. in high degree. TIL
river is full of boats loaded with troop
going up to Nashville or some other pos
We passed Fort Donelson, 1t is a tr,
mendously strong place and ons woul
think il impregnable The only thin
that astonishes me is the rebels giving u
such works so easily. | do not know
+ what point we are destined and if did
could not tell you. Our troops have a
most lost their volunleer.ways and
stranger would take US for regulars. tt
boys are happy and contentec and NAL
no difference where they are going.
! teceived Lancaster Gazette" from yc
: while at Louisville, for which you ha,
my hearty thanks.
, Colonel Council has 60, back to b
, regiment again. His health appears
! have greatly improved. SurgeoH Scheme
: has also arrived Dr. sinnet. our ASST
, tant surgeon has resigned aud go1
/. home. DR.. Heunick. Of Cleveland, TAX
g his place. j think / will close this lett
g for | am afraid you cannot read it as {,
+; are On sids.wheel boat and it keeps CO
!. stautly shaking. g, ra'g i,v / so
@ Direc. your letters to Louisville for d
, present. ea 70
n b., iq7 Yours truly, ,-L q r,. W
# A. B, MohrAE, .l.,.;,.,
8 '''' N'' l7lh Regiment. Q. v.
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