Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-13
Correspondence Of the Journal.
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Correspondence Of the Journal.
Louer froun the 7ad Regiment.
ConSru, Mississippi, January 9th, 1869.
As stated In my last two days sf,er our ar
rival At tha place. We received orders to be rea-
dy 70 move Since that timo We have been in
the very happy state Of suspense and ezpecia.
tion, expecting every day the order to move, and
still falling 10 get il The amount Of transpor-
tation at the service Of tho military here is so
limited that only small number of troops can
be taken daily; thus far but ono brigade has
moved. The two regiments now here Of our
brigade win move next, which renders IL quite
certain that we shall get away from here at least
within few weeks f4 q l.stffl
Just where we shall stop. II wo ever start it
Is difficult TO state. One brigade Of this---the
elh-disision will remain here. 1t 10 expected
that The two regiments Of our brigade, which
are now at Jackson, Tenn with Col Buckland,
will Join Us after we move.
Brig Gen. Chas. s. Hamilton who comman-
ded the leh wing, Army Of Tennessee, In Gen.
Grants abortivc excursion into Mississippi, has
been assigned to the command Of the District oI
Tennessee, including the districts Of Memphis,
Corinth. jackson and Columbus. His army
corps will probably be retained for the occupa-
tion and holding Of this military district. The
remaining portion Of Grants army will proba-
bly, @move upon the enemy's works." st1' ~
SO far as relates 10 affairs here assure you
every thing is remarkably quiet Now and then
there is little affair with gueuillas, ,--nothine
more. When you read in the "vcry latest de-
spatches to the Northern dailies Of daily skirm-
ishes near Corinth, Just put in numerous grains
ofalowancc. Likewise when you read of strong
forces" OF rebels along the TENNESSEE river
Transports come up to Hamburg Landing with
supplies, and wagon trains go from this place
there, and meet with no trouble from the rebels.
1t is my humble opinion hat The entire rebel
forces Of the Mississippi Department are now
lowering about Vicksburg, to try to avert the
impending doom of that stronghold. Only a
few citizen guerrillas remain hereabouts, too
weak TO do more than pick up struggling sol
diers, or burn unguartled bridges.
Well, we have orders to prepare two days
rations which looks little as though weshould
move, yet there is felicitious uncertainty about
military movements, whereby one never knows,
but is always respecting" ave may" and
again 1--WE may not" That is all that can be said.
The weather has of late been quite variable,
each day being duly interspersed with rain, sun
shine, clustering cold winds and calm. But
this is the rainy season Of this cline, and the
weather is such as a resident would look for.
Health in this regiment is remarkably good,
when the circumstances are considered. Since
coming here the men have been greatly expos
ed to wet and cold; yet there are few sick, and
those cases are not generally Of serious char
acter.
Capt. ]. H. Blinn, Co. e, and Lieut.. Goshorn,
Co. K, have resigned and gone home. Lieut..
NJ A. Fowler. Co. D. has been assigned To the
command of Co. 4. Capt Fickes Co. /, has
also rendered his resignation. The cause in each
case is physical disability. "w
You state in your issue Of June 10th, that no