Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-24
Letter from the soth Ohio Regiment


Letter from the 50th Ohio Regiment.
GLASGOW, KY., Dec. 18th, 1858.
EDrcos CHRONICLE: II may not be amiss
to write you . few lines to let you and our
friends iu old Belmont know how Company
F, Of the 5Oth O.v. I. is progressing. We
are at present stationed At Glasgow, Ken.
lucky, town IL miles South East of the
Station on L. and N r. r. known as Cave
City, The force At this place consists Of
the 50th o. V. l., 37th mounted Kentucky
Infantry, and 9th Michigan Battery. Col.
onel Strickland, Of the 5Oth, is commander
Of the Post. Our duties consist of picket
and Provost Guard. foraging and scouting
OF the latter duty, the numerous squads of
rsls brought in can testify as to our sue
cess.
Visits here from home friends are like
''angels Wits, few and far between. = Com
pany Il will long remember the visit of q
friend from old Belmont. Mr.. Jerry Field,
and their unitod prayer is that his shadow
may never grow smaller. His visit was
none of your modern fiving visits either. but
one Of the good oiCt-jasl.ioned kind. Acting
Ukc SeVNDi' Iuu0, ~ ne 10, uC sthycu oNdT
tw, weeks, snd like m angel of mercy, he
despondng, speaking a " ,rd of cheer here
and of comfort there And his encouI age
mrnt was not all in word either, nc the five
fine ruIkies We had served upfor our Thanks
giving dinner will attest. He left us yes
ter,lay on his return home. A. took his
hand at parting, could not help but think
Of the many other Fathers, who had sons in
the service, whose hearts had never yet
= been gladdened by the kindly visits Of dear
home friends. Let me entreai you. follow
the good example set by IH. Fields, and
:, you will go home ,oiser and better men, bet
ter patriots, mare loyal citizens, and will have
!. done much to cheer, and encourage the
Jrppe boys WIN have offered their liues or
\ their co'0try's altar.
y The good news from East Tennessee was
= received with much joy here. The Presi
|" dents Proclamation Of Thanksgiving, il
:. connection with this was not overlooked. =
- The Colonel had US called out in line, ant
- TO us our new Chaplain. who made SOM
II very appropriate remarks, and announced il
- accordance said with proclamation there wo't
y !. bs.Divine service held in one Of the Churche
y in town The Colonel then made ver
T. T., nice little speech, which had the right sot
K Of spirit in 1t, and was received with shout
" - of applause from our boys. In alludins :
!. our Chaplain, he said hs,had been attendin
4. for several evenings, the revival meeting
~ that were being held In town, and he move
-, yet had heard them pray for our cause 0
VI y. country He had summoned all the preach
!. ers to meet him that afternoon. and that b
u Hu was going to tell them that if they did nc
Iie pray for OLD Abe, the Union and the Co,
hs hs situation, the Army, the Soldiers, 30, thi
u. u. they should pray no more in Glasgow.
us His admontion had the desired effect
"a They now pray (apparsntly with much ca
% aJ nestne.s) for all these things; 50 you see
~ =; are doing some good, in teaching these rel
on on that if our Chaplain did not remember o,
n nS cause and country, in his prayers that
80 Su should preach and pray, no more for Il
'.e 5Olh.
~ ~ We have had considerable sicknss in OF
-" ~. Company since coming here, but all are oo
valescent now. o., tuil.r.. .i..
on On We we're greatly amused in the perusal
eo letter published in recent number of II
Gu CHRONICLE written br some one beOngil
nS -, to Captain Deans Company Of Barnesvill
"I "i under the sisnatnre tif my memory ssrv
81. ~ me right Of "Grsut." Poor fsllowI ho
,ou ~. We all pitied him (2) when We read Of th
"s terrible ride sHthe 1ny from Bsrnesvills
90 Bsllaire in a dirty tjass think Of it) sto
ta, tU car. What pity such . gallant soldi
70. 20. could not he allowed to come down in ''Di
,"S ,"S ie" where they don't have dirty sto
~ ~ cars ~ but nice cushioned seats, where
o., weary soldier can sleep sweetly, surround
T. 'i.s by 4 Toodly number Of body guards H.
,,o ..J the Central Road will suffer from the l.
A - of 80 much patronage.
;n.Ss But, to revert to said Co.. their case Al
.,;ff grows worse. When they arrive at Gle,
NV. wv land they are implicated with others
"ns 'u actually stetlins What terrible thing,
W, -, be charged against Union soldiers! WI
,,;l disgrace to our cause. Why all the emI
w. wv beehivss and henroosts in Dixie testify
"a % our honesty. and then to have such news
~; that to come from home. T. @. I.