Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-08-27
From the Gath Regiment
McMLSvILLE, Tenn. :
Aug. II 1862
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~S al ~ may 1hONC 10 III nOL ud.LC
az did n when we seemed TO have gon,
into summer quarters NJ Athens, Ala.
which order you know gave US a forces
march 10 Nashville. Nelson recaptu,s;
Murfreesboro, and Il week ago. made
dash on this point, but the wary foe Eel
back mountainward Il few prisoners On
~ fell into our hands. Yet this is deem
ed n good point a. the base Of operation
for a division. and hence the rail roai /
being rapidly opened up. and in . few
days the ears will be running the Length
of the branch. 30 wit. from here TO Tull
shoms, on the Nashville road to c&ta
nooca. via Huntsville. Ala.
Every day some part u the Division
has Il rally with the enemy who threatens
soon 10 reoccupy this Sesh stronghold
but let them TRY it on. We can give
them 81 lively turn.
You of old Trumb1ll have done we'll.
Ashtabula and Mahoning. likewise, in
sending forth brave hearts and stIong
arms to defend the right, bot let me note
the record of how Seshdom calls for. and
force. support through her conception
act. This County has sixteen hundred
voters. Ee.yieen kandrsd Of tier. stInd at
arms for JtF. Datis IL Co." The way-slde
IS ever and snon lined with women. Us
We march along. but whore are the men p:
The record of our dead and wounded al
Bulls Run. at Donelson. AT Shiloh snd al
Pea Ridge can but assure Us that the
Southrons have stood up in massive de-
Tense of their hideous rebellion. But the
drain i. almost complete; nought OF
fighting material is left TO call upon, and
no bugle blast can wake TO their support.
fresh recruits for depleted ranks.
Now is the time for Union msn to rally.
A short pull. a strong pull and pull alto
gether, and vigorous blows struck in Octo-
Der and November will give the volun-
teers a speedy return homeward. The oil
expressed sober second thought Of the mass
e., the common sense views Of The rank
and file ale being needed. The Govern
ment and the leading generals ale no"
for pushing the war on 4 fighting and lie
beliion basis, preparing 10 hurl il mass
i've column. CORPS after corps upon tbs
foes strong POINTS, pressing to and through
them, and forcing by the logic Of cold
steel, amid hurricanes of shot and shell
q sense OF right upon rampant reteldom
Rally in your might you Of the dense
population of Cheesedom, and OF mineral
OF the Mahoningi You thrifty
you snug farmers, you rolling
mill men, you everybody make Il dash
and FL up the old and new regiments.
It were worth a life time OF home eese TO
have been one of those who Joined the
fray, and in after years, it shall Oft be
said in Preside chat around the hearth
stone of peace, Yes. l know him well,
he was one of II. Brave men were they"
"Seel there goes an F. man nobly did
they sustain their flag amid the carnival
of death, on Shiloh's fierce field" YES
| saw them neal Corinth. c. stood bold
dly up on many a battle field" "Ah, he
belonged 10 the l65th; that was 4 slash
ing regiment. l remember long Years ago
when it went forth a thousand strong. to
return somewhat thinned in numbers.
but proudly bearing aloft their rent ban
.er, blazoned with many IA victory.
through which their strong arms had car
RED its silken folds"
The 9th o. Is quartered on the fair
grounds. Covered seats circle the Am
and the men occupy them.
1t. Brooks just over from the left. He
nas got hearty and strong. Stood the Sc
fere marches tiptop. Yankee Robson
his moment re5oins us. Seagraves has
improved rapidly lately, and is now on
iuty. Doc. Sherman is with a battery
ghich We support. Allen Long is again
as also Sergt- Lake, Patton, Ly-
nan, Stansfeld. Quigley, Short, Dobbins,
Cowan, Douglass, Ewing, Quinn.
church rs o. Z, Olmstead ditto. Hayward
with Sergt. Dehass, and a little
'confscation" enables them TO keep Il
,ood table. By the way Cowan is pretty
,ood AT carrying out the provisions of the
ate bill, ion cornfelds) and so the grub
not so bad as it might be, Generals
lereabout have concluded that the sold
ers might as well have a few of the good
hings now growing, as to stand sentinel
yer them until the Sesh disband, and
ome home to enjoy what we so kindly ,
whilst they we're fighting US.
Burnet looks quite spruce with 1
be new dress parade sword with which I
is rank was lately furnished. Lockwood 1
aunders, and Sergt. Andrews were left {
t Murfreesboro. AZ miles west Doet-
Woodworth ever and anon drops in up {
n us. Il is pleasant TO see Trumbuli c
Ices that belong in the other regiments {
nd compare home news by a half hours &
nat. As o as possible description I
" "a ~ oGAL DulltA anu OttI. III !
Statement" Ito draw pay. rations, mile. {
ge of any U. s. Psymaster,l wac forwar- E
last week to Vim. Tague. AT MASH /
n. Let some of his friends note it TO !
i'm BY letter if he is absent. Am get i
ng most of F's old business strsighten- 5
l up. The continued illness and long T
'sence of capt. Weston Left it in poor r
The Captain made Us q hurried I
sit at Murfreesboro. Said he was home O
ard hound having had his resignation c
He ever sought TO do his duty. II
General Buell. in a late order gave the l
.urfreesboro surrender fits" | revert t,
to the affair in one of my letters AZ dis a
acefui TO OIL arms. and you viii note I
the strong terms in which l spoke Il
it. find & counterpart III the order from "
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