Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-02
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presume mar AL your readers are per-
feetiy iamIliarwith our circumstances while
a' CamP pennison, SO may CONSIDER my
self relieved of.the task OF rehearsing that
part OF .onr history. we received orders
TO march from camp Dennison' TO Louis
VILE, n.y., on tne Iotn INST, put owing 10
the condition Q, our regiment our Coionei
was ANXIOUS 70 nave 't connterinanuea; put
LIE was ofaerea 10 go Win weat 'eilective
men ne nad, ana our aes'inalion only was
cn"egeo' however WIN entnus'aStic heaf's
our men iecefseo ,ue ofaef ailnouSn' rs
our Ooionei assured u.s. many OF US were
ieasing 10 return no merei out we could
not then realize the force OF Ills remark, as
no one erpects TO be Killed, but all nope to
return. Tn the morning OF The lIth we
were prepared to take the cars; our Colo
mel, who Is justly celebrated Tor his good
taste and good discipline, ilad prepared US
for what was coming, oy commanding ev-
cry man to appear IN his "brand new suit
ofuniform clothes, with shoes swell pol
ished." Every man who was able to carry
his knapsack and rifle was in the ranks at
the APPOINTED time and, led on by our
Chief, we started for the depot where the
cars were waiting to carry us nearer the
seat of war. AT half past eight, we start
ed-as is usual-amid the loud cheering
citizens and soldiers. We arrived at Gin
einnati at nine O'Clock and twenty minutes,
got out Of the cars and formed into sec
tions; and when the stern, shrill, loud and
clear voice of our Colonel was heard COM
manding ''forward- the citizens
looked round wondering who it was that
had just come" and some remarkins
that he was the only Colonel who could
give commands that had yet passed through
the city of Cincinnati. We marched
through the city at right-shoulder-shift-
arms, with fixed bayonets; and numerous
were the compliments We received, as we
passed the spectators, all of whom looked
las our colonel predicted-'taken in at
the formidable appearance of the "bloody
Sixteenth, which, but two days before,
were without arms. we crossed the river,
and, almost before we could realize that we
had iett our loyal state, we landed on ter
ritory where Union and Disunion are cons
tending with giant stength for the supre-
macy. Preserving the same order we
marched through Covmston where we
were introduced to regular soldiers DIN
ner,s which was dispatched with VIII that
none but soldiers are accustomed to. That
people manifested zeal winch never be-
fore witnessed. 1t IS quite natural for Cit
zen friends and relations TO have deep
interest IN their soldier friend' But Tor stran.
gers, who can be moved oy no motives OF
selfish interest, to give sueh a welcome TO
those whom they never before met, does
indicate an interest more deep, and pat
rlotism more Jealous than That which Is ex-
cited by mere frlendsinp alone. May The
citizens OF Covington live TO see Inc sue
cess OF our eI"rls 10 restore peace, anu 10
re establish the Union. we then marched
to The depot, where there were many citi-
zens assembled 10 witness our departure;
many were the handkerchlefs that waved;
many were the voices that shouted; and
many were the hearts that breathed pray
ers for our success and safety, as the train
bore us on to our destination. We arrlv-
ed at Lexington about one o'clock on the
morning of the eighteenth, and remained
in the cars till daybreak, which was any
thing but pleasant, as our cars were only
good stock ears, and very imperfectly pre-
pared for the business; our seats were
common benches about eight feet long, and
ten inches wide, which served as seats for
six by day, and beds for two by night; so
you see only one third of us slept al time,
while the remainder were eloquent in their
appeals for their rights to the beds. AS
soon as practicable we reformed the col
umn and marched through tie CITY of Lex.
ipoton. Here loo we met with ever, an