Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-06-18
From Camp Chase.
CANP CHAsE. juno IL. g:

CAMP CHASE, June IL, 60.
EDITORS Chronicle The many mis-
representations from those who are eager
to see the sights in and around Washing
ton, with regard to the accommodation,
In this camp, deserve contradiction fol
If they were true. and these were the
same filthy and uncomfortable barrack.
which they have been said to be, the
friends of the soldiers who will be station
ed here all summer, might well be anx'
Jus Before coming down here with o u
COMPANY. on the 9th inst, l had become
quite concerned for my own future health
and comfort; but my fears were dissipa,
ted when | came to see more of the bar
racks here. We arrived in Columbus al
IL o'clock on Friday the 9th. After be,
ins provided with such a dinner as sol
diers may expect to have, We were march
ed up to the Capitol for the purpose Of
going through the usual routine of hear
ing a little speech from the Governor, &c
but before his appearance we had the
greater pleasure of rowing over hat spa
cious building and seeing the sights. To
one who has never ''been to town." it Is
a thing well worth enlisting three months
for to go through those marble halls and
view the piles of masonry which we have
paid our millions to construct. To my
eyes, the interior of the dome is the most
beautiful part of the whole building,
but not by any means the most interest
ing. The State Library was open while
we were there; | of course improved the
opportunity to look into it. came acros.
some TRANSACTIONS of the Greek Tragedies
which perhaps fortunately are not to be
found in our College Libraries, for the
students might be tempted to use them
l noticed particularly the good binding
of all the books in the Library. A thing
which is of the greatest Importance in :
collection of hat kind. There is in an
other room IN interesting collection o.
earth, taken from the great a~rtesian bore
- opG~AAASh was o1fCOY l. llAAhs ShCil bSA
feet for the whole depth, of blue, white
black, yellow and pink, and of all othel
shades.
At 3 o'clock we started for Camp Chase
1t is apleaSant march of four miles on the
Great National Road. i was struck with
surprise on my first approach, hat there
was no brigade guard around the camp
but since the Sjth Reg. is organized We
have a regimental guard around this reg
iment.
Last Saturday (7th) Col. Moody, til,
present commander of the post, concluded
he would have a pole raising SO at it hC
went. A stand was erected near where
the pole was to be, and up rose the shaft
while the different companies in camp
were coming into position around it,
The S4th was drawn up in front, because
they were, at the time, the only complet
ed regiment. They made a fine appear
ance, and no company looked fairer than
Co. c., from Warren. Col. Moody is
Methodist divine, and breaches to the
troops on Sabbath afternoon. He usually
breaches about two hours. do not know
however, that we shall hear him again
for | hear that Judge c. n. B. Allison,
who has been appointed to the command
of the S5th, (State se%ryice) will also be
commander of the post, and Col. Moody
will leave. The Sith received marching
orders on Monday the 9th, and were
drawn upon line on Wednesday at 3
o'clock, and marched to Columbus, thence
by rail to Cumberland, Maryland. The
Seth is to follow them next Tuesday.
The S5th is the only organized State
regiment; though there are nearly enough
companies already in camp for State ser
vice to fill another regiment.
President Hitchcock, of w. R. College,
has peer offered the Chaplaincy Of this
(SJth) regiment. A son of Judge Sewers,
of Canton, who was Adjutant of the 10Th,
last year, has been appointed Lieut.. Col.
onel. lie is the only ~regimental officer
that knows anything about military drill.
B.