Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-08-22

CANP HUNTER, near PARKERsBURG, VA
August 18th. 1862.

August 10Th, 1867
Eaidor Guzeffe The excitement under
which the people of this place were laboring
when we arrived, has passed off, and all has
settled down to its usual qniet. In our beau
iiful forest camp, with hardly enough variety
20 drive away e,nui, we are passing away our
allotted time. The rebels never made their
appearance, much to the annoyance Of the
boys, who desired an introduction to them
through our Enfield shooting irons, On the
second day after our arrival, company II left
us, to guard the Rail Road bridges between
this and Clarksburg, taking five Of company
Us men with them to enable them TO muster
100 sirUsg. They have captured aud sent to
this point since then, two bushWhackers, one
Of whom swears he viii go os-Camp Chase
aud remain there until be rots, before be viii
axe the oath
On the night Of the day on which they left,
building was discovered to be on FIRE, and
we were called olr, as it was not known but
there was signal for an attack upon the
town. NethiAg was discovered TO sustain
this supposition, and 1t was voted to be an ae-
cidental 6urning. This place contains 1000
inhabitants, and the buildings give it much
the appearance of aH Ohio town. The people
are generally intelligent and educated, and not
wanting ia hospitality, as has been tested by
more than one Of onr boys. Several OF our
officers are strong Jaoksonians since seeing one
or two OF the Parkersburg bellies, aud while
they are fascinated by this family, some Of the
Spring Guards, Ia beautiful fountain OF crystal
water, where we procure water for culinary
purposes, aud which we guard day and night
not to be behind in this glorious enterprise,
are making love TO the attaches of the
sIIutcheson Family" Between the River and
Rail Road, lively business is carried on.-
The town cOatniss fine Court House, and
several Churches, the largest Of which is Ihe
NJ. +. Church South. Crossing the Little
KsaasLa is a large covered bridge, upoa
which Is collected toll and this, too, we guard
No salt or powder is allowed to be taken from
the place without the cOnveyor thereof first
procuring a permit from the Commandant OF
the Post. Our Pickets command all the lines
to prevent our being surprised as Federal
troops have been deHe in other places o.
course, bordering as this place does on the
Ohio river, a stream separating Seoessia from
our own peaceful homes, a majority of the
people are strong for the Wnien, still there is u
pretty large class wlee would willingly assas-
sinaIe US, could tAey do. so without being de-
tectcd But their cowardlY souls will not
permit them to come out and fight US with
equal numbers in an open field. They prefer
taking strols through the woods not unattend-
ed by their squirrel guns, or mounted on horses
impressed from the stable Of some good union
man, while he was locked in sumbc-. The
ste-secesh are the worst. They ape the New
Orleans fashion Of turning up their noses, and
giving their dry goods a peculiar iwitch as
they pass a union soldier on the pavement
Not long since, sick soldier belonging TO
the Hospital, was walking along, when he met
one Of these aaiialble Mrs (Faulkners, lnamed
so in hoRcr Of the vile Of the notorious e. j.
Faulkneris wife up at Winchester) who gave
the obnoxious tw5rl both to her nasal appen-
dage and dress, when he siczed hold of her,
turned her back towards him, and then aided
her egress from the pavement by forward
movemeRt Of the leather gearing on his right
Eset. The oath is administered to some one
or other every day, but what does that amount
to. Many of them have no respect for it, and
will break it at the first opportunity. R. j.
Cox is one Of the guards at Head Quarters
A day or two since, a female who was consid-
cred Little tricky, was at this point, to get
pass; ashc, not liking the way they did business
there, was about TO take French leave, when
Robert was ordered 70 'go fer' her. This he
did on the ''double-quick," and soon brought
her 10 time. She was searched, and then had
to take the oath. Bob is one Of the most
efficient soldiers in the Regiment Our Lieu
81 IL
geod service in making these sympathizers
'atioc tie MUSIC" Net dong since, Geary,
Aigen, Breyfogle and CLOSING were sent TO
Ohio TO arrest a sympathizcr by the name of
Breckenridge; but the bird had ''smelt mice"
and when they shook the bush nothing fell
Sergeant Geary is one of those kind of officers
that never says much, but always attends te
their own business, and il "up TO time Ser.
geants Brown and I. j. Evans are of the
same class, and they will vie with the Ser
geaEts of any other company in the Regiment.
Messrs. Roberts, Bowen, Sche1 and j. B, Dur
ham have been in the service before, and the
first named is a No. hand at trapping bush
whackers. His mode of operating, il gener-
ally adopted would rid the service of many
nuisances. Ii is as follows: Shoot the devils
at sight, take no prisoners, then the Govern
ment will save the expense of these transpor-
tatiOns, and &oegiRgg-" Ealsy for siosc.-
There are go few of MS here, flour companies
including company 1, of the 9Th Virginia.
and so many places and tlsags to guard, we
come on duty every other day.
The Hospitals here are large and airy, with
clean cots, good nurses, able physicians, aud
good stock Of medicines. They contain about
IS inmates, nearly all of whom belong to
Ohio. Three have died since we came here,
all from Ohio two Of whom were members of
the a3d Ohio. They died two days apart and
were bnrried side by side. The third belonged
to the s0th Ohio, 4 twelve months regiment,
and whose time had NEARLY expired, among
strangers, ina strange land, without the sooth-
ing care Of fond sisrer or doting mother, to
tend their dying hours, they have passed from
the church militant, to, | hope, the church tri-
umphant.
They slcep their last sseep,
Tney have fought their last battle,
No SOUND hallaw4kc them,
To glory again
To show the haste in which the moor Fellows