Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-03-20
irom SPECIFICS Company.

caHohally.
First, allow me publicly to thank tho good
people OF Wensbcrg and vicinity for the sub.
stancals and dclecacics repeatedly sent to my
boys. To them, and them only, ] feel myself
obligated Tor having had three more men on
the recent march to Bl0omcry Gap, who were
SICK, and the box and contents just arrived in
time for them, as they, for the first time in
eight days, felt like eating; and the contents
ol that box being so much more palatcablo and
nonrshing than hard crackers the boys recov.
cred enough in two days TO be able to march.
God bless the good people Of Wcinsbcrg and
vicinity, for they remember the boys in the
right way.
Mcssrs Editors, let me hero say to you and
to the good people of Holmes county: See to
it yourselves that the families Of soldiers do
not suffer. County officials are too much
bound by the letter of the law to provide for
every want, Do not let the poor soldiers get
letters from home saying. 81 have no wood 4,
the county docs not pay me anything more"
&c. Such words are poor encouragement to
those who have rendered their lives to save
the country; and the more especially so, when
they have received no pay, and are therefore
unable to aid their suffering families.
do not propose TO be very poctcal, for
| could not if would; but what have to say
shall be given in my good plain, half dutch
way.
We were ordered away from New Creek one
afternoon, after having finished fixing our tents
and making our beds so that wo could lay dry;
TO report ourselve to Gen. Tyler to ioin him
in an expedition against the rebels at Romncy;
but when we arrived at the place OF rendezvous
Tyler had gone, and we, great many Of us.
for the first time tried sleeping on tie soft side
of a rail with the sky aud clouds for cover.
l., hnr nj md "A ia N,l lp
news came that the rebels had fallen back from
Romney; whercupon we were ordered to go to
South Branch. Arrived there; we pitched our
tents and went about preparing to eat a few
young pigs the cavalry boys had killed, (my
boys never do anything Of the kind; for par
cuars I refer you to brother Lee of the En-
pire HouSe) when we got orders to march
Immediately. We left camp, tents, pigs and
all, shou'dercd the shooting irons and started.
While marchingup a steepshill our eyes invol.
UNFAIRLY turned back upon our deserted camp,
and behold the Milersburg Band boys were
taking possession of tents, and as the story
goes, pigs and all. After marching about Il
miles we were ordered to file right, up bank
and when we reached the top 10 and behold
as far as the eye could guide were to be seen
Uncle Sans gallant soldier boys stretched
on rails, the rails on snow, with huge fires ii
front. The night was cold, the moon ShonC
brightly, and the scene was really roman
tic and beautiful to behold. Oh, for my Lieu
tenant Chapman's eloquencc that could des
cribe it POLITICALLY.
We were marched by platoons along tn,
entire line until we arrived in front, where by
the right flank we took our position, being the
/ last regiment in.
| You ought to have seen company G run fol
rails. In less than Is minutes we had oul
rail beds, rail res and q rail platform for the
! Glec Club to discourse sweet music from. W,
have all these institutions in camp. We re.
NAMED there one night, and the next morning
we were removed to the place we now occupy
Our tents not beng here we liked ourselves
ran pens, covered with pine urush, IN Whici
we slept 'otr hlShts' nc MIN ni6nI L was
caileo on picket guard WIN my Whole compa
ny, Our tents tneh came, we p'ched tuem
ana were permitted 10 sleep III them one hlsht
when we received orders to march at o'cioct
T. NJ. we marched 'he boys lelt "DulIy,'
ior we were promised hght. we marched
rom four Z. VI. until a M. over hills anC
dalcs; crossing eight or nine streams, whel
INC orucr come 10 quletIy lay down. ana la
IN at the lirst boom oil the cannon, winch wa
agreed upon by the part OF the army whicl
TOOK the left as the signal OF attack upon tn
rebel camp; but no signal was given, nor wa
an attack madei for the towards getting wine
through rebel sples' VINO are so plenty IN TN
part Oh INC "orlu, ie't ABOUT io.il hours oeior'
we arrlNeu. Az ihe ua"h oi uay we croSse'
'he iNtl oae"poii oh Po''"o'e oi"'SeS' ai'
op'y so' "et ''t'e' "s ''c "a'el reacncu NJ
lul'her up 'iia' aoou' 'i'ee i''c''es aoo'e 'n
pace "i'crc 'ho 'egs Joih' we were permit
teu TO ohly go Wl'hlh aooul na', ill'ie OF .h
neht between thc ieocls anu 'iic ooyS OF IN
lst virginia oaNa'ry undet the lead OF thci
Sa'!aht coil'i'a,"er' OO'. A"iSaiisll, VINO, .
ule Way mas oee'' mos sl'e'nc'u''y auuSeu
@ out nc h"S ''u an lnNcS. S't 'sa'iol py oUur
""' ''"i an" U! II pcc" 'uly Nln''o"'cu, """ II
ITO" S'"huS' us heie'o'o'' Scoono 70 none'
Wen, after 43 rebels bad been killed ant
Is taken prisoners, among whom were Cap
tains, 8 Licutcnants, an Adiutant, &c, w
again lordcd the river. We arrived at hum
in the evening, having marched 40 miles in
hight and day, over mountains and through
iycrs, feeling disappointed at not getting
chance for big fight.
On the lst OF March we were ordered t.
Winchester. The Sd Brigade, the Artller.
and all the Cavalry had left already. Then
to our great sorrow, we receive news of th
death OF Gen. Landers. The brave, gallant
dashing, gay Landcrs, who but few day
ago made speech to MS on the occasion c
the presentation OF flag, hero pcrsonilico
is now no more. Oh, how sad and gloom
every body felt. He, upon whom we all locke
as our leader, had gone to that undScovere
=, country from whose bourne no travele
returns. In consequence OF his untimel
death his plans for military movements ar
likely TO be changed at least the aOov
, named men were ordered back, and the Who'll
division is at present under orders to move
Martinsburgh, on the Railroad, instead Of 60
it,ot to Is * TN Ina IN