The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-08-27
Army Correspondence.
Letter from the Ist o. Regiment
TULLAHoMA GUARD HOUSE, J
Near Hoolker's Company, :
Aug. 18th, 1863. J

IULLAHOMA uUAhD HOUSE, ]
Near Hoolser's Company, :
Aug. 18th, 1863. J
Dear Gazette: Once more / address
you From this secluded retreat l
seat myself on a dilapidated mess pan,
with q cracker.box for my eScritoire,
and a pen likely used at the time Of
the signing of the Declaration ofInde-
pendence, as my only writing facilities.
Hoping you will pardon the shaky
hand that directs the said antiquated
pen, I will close my Introductory by
assuring you that the shakiness is not
caused by any "spirituous or malt
liquors, wine or cider those articles
were all drank the first night of my
arrival, by set of loafers who kept me
awake until nearly four o'clock in the
morning "- -.s a
One distressing accident occurred in
Company A, in my absence, James
Wesley Bennett, who was wounded at
Stone River and returned to the regi-
ment some six weeks after, was killed
by the explosion ofa lot ofsecesh shells
near the depot in this place, which, by
some sort of carelessness, ignited. He
was a good soldier and brave man,
prompt and efficient in duty, andworth
at least u half dozen soldiers such as
me, .... ....
Lieutenant Charles Young is not yet
mustered in as '!,Commish," an order
against mastering in having been is
sued until companies are recruited to
the minimum. He will be mustered
in as soon as Company A receives ten
drafted men, and eight have already
arrived One of them last nightwant-
ed to know when the battle was to be,
and how soon the bushwhackers would
be in town, supposing we had regu'
larly stated periods for our fighting.
John Strentz, of Co. D, Goth Ohio, is
here in hospital, suffering with a severe
attack of chronic diarrh9a. John has
friends and relatives in Lancaster, an6
would advise them to get him away
from this Division, as the medical sur
geons of this locality, anxious to gair
knowledge by practical experience
have, on several occasions, amputatec
soldiers legs to cure them Of tooth
ache! z
William Doty, of Lancaster, Express
Agent on the Chattanooga & Nashville
railroad, between here and McMinvill'
gave Co. A an entertainment yesterday
by way of getting his foot bruised be
tween the bumpers Of two cars. 1t wal
a narrow escape from crushed bones
and the people of Fairfield can congrat
ulate themselves ou being able to SCI
him again in future.
Major Joab A. Stafford has beel
strongly recommended by the officer
of this Division for the Colonelcy o
the Veteran Battalion, but he labor
under the disadvantage of having NJ
influential political friendst to rush hin
through. Rich daddys can place thei
sons on the top ladder over merit
The Veteran Corps is to be raised u
from the old troops now in the fell
!, who are to enlist for three years IRON
: date, and are to have in addition to th
first service perquisites a bounty Q
$4OO and premium of So, to be pai
in installments. This would bring
privates pay the last two years up t
the savings of the "Commish," especi
: ally where the commish plays poke
: and drinks mean whisky at two dollar
bottle.
Corporal Poulton and Shannon hav
returned to duty from Nashville afte
severe illness looking better tha
ever. The last seen Of them to-da
was at dinner making sad havoc oftw
. or three pecks of roasting ears, whic
Bob found out on picket last night
! rebel eommissary's. @,
George Macklin, of Palentown,
, here in the Sutler Department unde
G. W. Brock. He is attentive to bus
ness, accommodating to al, ll,andvery re!
: uIdr in his habits, having been preser
at every meal since his arrival.
I cannot close this desultory an
rambling epistle without giving 20
description Of the scenery "roun
about "here, from where am sitting
To the left as far as the eye can So