Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-01
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| EDTToR5 LEADKB; Inc 0tn hegiment u 2.
colored troops has at length arrived and got
possession of SO much Of the sacred soil I"
as Is necessary to form an sneampuent upon.
After the usual confusion incident to q
movement Of the kind, It got on its way TO-
wards Dixie. Delaware and the agreeable
moments passed there we're forgotten in the
general hurly- -burly, and the regiment de-
campea in the highest spirits, which, We are
happy to say, were no. damPened by any un-
toward accident or misfortune dnrIng the
whole journey. The route chosen was the
one most preferred by All interested, viz; via
Crestline, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Balh-
more. After two days on the railroad we ar
rived st Baltimore, thence embarked on the
transport John Brooks for Fortress Monroe,
at which place, after twelve hours ride, We
were hailed By an OminOus looking vessel
with numerous portfolios, gErnished with all
sizes Of ordnance, and ordered to report.
Fortress Monroe, or rather the command
ant thereof, net feeliag disposed to receive
the reginont,it WAS ordered to report to Gen
srsI Yilss at Norfolk, BY whom it was again
ordered to Portsmouth, there to go into guar
ters. q ~ e U n
The trip, on the whole, was pleasant one
though the weather WAS rather inclensht.
After getting on board the esrs ,hs elemssts
broke forth in wind and rain, which accom-
panied Us until We arrived at Baltimore. The
gloomy condition Of things outside, however.
did not render US entirely nOnchalant as to
the many friends and wsll-wishsrs left in
Ohio. The demonstrations Of regard from
those who felt any Interest in the regiment,
were numerous and heartfelt. On our way
through the Keystone State the same inter
est was manifested as In Ohio. At Pitts
burgh We were sumptuously breakfasted at
the Soldiers Home. and at Altoons the train
was stopped 70 afford such as chose Rn oP-
pOrtunity to get dinner. Il ----~r
Maryland with its beautiful Landscapes
next presented itself, though In q cullen and
rather irasoibls mood. The greetings which
we had experienced in our own State and
Pennsylvania were no longer beard. Her
people were in a siekly condition and did not
appear to be much rtjoieed by the presence Of
Uneis Sans sable warriors. But the latter
individuals delighted themselves as much
with the extremely ridiculous Manifestations
Of spleen on the part Of the inhabitants of
"My Maryland" as they had done with
the hearty cheers Of their friends. One
hatchet faced, hsegish looking person dis
ported herself much to the amusement Of
her observers by shaking two knstty and
brawny fists at US, and also by vOiding her
saliva in marvellous guam titles from something
which looked like a mouth, but which, with
out close inspection, one would take to be
the entrances to the Mammoth Cave. Should
the regiment ever chance to meet this deleo
table creature again, it is mora than likely
that it will extend her that homage which
beautiful and lovely female exacts.
Our entrance into Hampton Roads was at
tended by nothing remarkable. It brought
to mind, however, the numerals impOr-
tant events which have trsnsPired in
this vicinity during the present war. Not
far from the mouth Of the James river a hset
Of tugs are engaged in raising the vessels
which went down in their joust with the
Msrrimao. Men-Of-War, Of all sizes, gun
boats, old haIks, and all sorts Of smaller
craft, both fresh and dilapidated, are fOat-
| ing quietly on all sides Of the Fortress. The
RIP Rsps, cransy Island, and other places
much written about, possess Rt present moth
ing of great interest What most attracted
the Northern eye was the hundreds Of oyster
nun eBk II AEOuu bAcAL Bou6 AAOoS
innocent little sheIl-fsa. OF course visions
of steEs and fries fosted over US as we
thought Of the time when We would be en-
eampsd on the shore Of the bay where such
things grow.
Our present encampmsnt is about half a
mile west Of the old GOsport Navy Yard. 1t
| is a pleasant spot and shows the good taste
] Of the Lieutenant Colonel in mskibg the So
lection. Were it not for the pregnant marks
Of desolatiOn hersabouts, one might spend
the time With the utmost indifference for
l.all else North or South. The broken
walls, the mass Of ruins and the devastated
fields are, however, too foreible souvenirs
of the great struggle in which We are par
| tieipants, to admit of one remaining in q
Iistless state long. Everything reminds US
that We are now in the land where our own
share Of peril and hardship must be borne.
We hope to be able to accomplish all that
mag deyOlve upon US. 7.