Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-03-13


grass bad an eyeutful rtiaie, with as from the
date Of hs Tetslsu o dc IsegiqlsDs iroEn home
Only seW days aslere be rejOiued US he was
cap sired, taken to Vicksburg, and CO tie boat
coming up to Cairo helped nurse his comrade,
Ed. Roberts Who was ba!iy woundgd. When
Ed. left Cairo 10 Join the regiment Snodgrass
could not come, but vas eager 10 be with his
comrades. Is iester hom him to Geo South
he said: Il hope to TX ab.e 10 be with my
company ili.a few days, and ibe neu time
meet the rebels hope ID. W ia be Under more
favorable circumstances Noble bey There
was no Hipching 10 his tnsHiy bcarf. Wilson
Bean ausi aseflh Sells in their last illness gave
sydefee Of 1.-THE fuling passion Of tier deEo-
ton 10 The old Flag, add SHodgrass while aus,
ticipatirR 10 earl sreuRje8 with his comrades,
desired b Rieet the eeemics OF Bis country OF
an. equal footing. lie sSz not pcrmittee.7-
Saill his eo,nfades are a their pests aud ere
lsng wehspe 10 nicef tie enemy in isir fight
We have no fears for the result. CON- Is
small IN inunfbers Ion nsshsken 10 courage
/ negrf saw the. bggs0s ny company ia bet
ter lealth han a. The present. 0gsny retnrn
from Bolivar Was pleeseSitO see The happy
state Of afaffs e1cGySliag anything lad ever
before itbessed in the alny But ibe boys
haYesIlse efIieeYs OF heir cheiee who.wi.l stand
by aieii ard b-aqeiy lead theEn IN She fuiare
as inslIse past. Fl Is this muual eol.asi~Yee
that mikes ,Fie g1rsl soldier. February 18th.
while yegat Meaphis. we received mouths
On y ,ieiss TIE safie dag q uamber Of steameFs
srriveilaf shefeity 20 transport troops down
the rives.Fse On the 18Th the bays IN the com
panY procured a new ssord, aud aHer dress
parade Capt IIiIls@a requested TO present.
it to Iigut. Danleyy. Capt. Iiills had been
all day on court martial at Headquarters.
but wiling TO crafty she beys came out end
niade shoft bun suitable presentation speech
IN pFeseniius the-ewerd. Lieut.. Duulevy, who
wasItslsea 6y surprise, stepped forward and in
q spsteh full Of pc, riotism and devotion,
thalskea tie cdinpaiiy for the disIiecttion afd
esteem they had shown him. snd hoped when
the opportunity should come he would still In
.ber 10 deserve their q. eetn, their eOnfdence,
and trusied they might be able 10 triumph
together on many occasions. For his p,srs he
had no desire ts lei the sWord rest in the
peace was, obtained and secured for our once
happy aud sill beloved country. de hoped
they might together share tho biessiFss Of
peace as they had the dangers Of war, con
seious in their hearts when their country
needed them they bad done their DUTY.
The boys were highiy pleased with the Gap
taiA's address, anG Also with the Lieutenant's !
rspEy, and that evening / sat listening TO she
buys as they FecouHtet with pleasure ths, we'll
deserved promotion Of oar officers, coIAlais-
sioned ard non commissioned. 0ussfrst Cap
tain, MeElFay, now msjor our lst Lieuten-
ant promoted Captain cur lst Sergeant noT
I'd Lieutelaot cur I'd Sergeant, Arthur
Hdrniston. .slilIeti the position Of Sergeant Ma
jorss t6eH "a Lieutenant. audinow he is first
our go Sergeant Newell, was discharged our
4tH. Mccullough, died at Shiloh; our 5th,
Dwight, assigatd as Lieutenant To company
II. But oar premotions do not stop here
Corporal j Curran, promoted to lst Sergeant
is dow acyings SeYgeant-In.jOr to the Regi-
anenF : " Carpenter p5omoped to I'd Sergeant
DsPltzz srald Sd Sergeant; q. Hoover 4;b
Sergeant, and L Roberts 5th Sergeant, A
m5ng tbe C6Fpofals there has also been a stir
esthe boys say, smouiding new ones" Amos
Mounts, A. R:sher aud q. Elliott have beet
added to the list. Our mea on detached ser
vice are, ID. .Fui,er, al q m Grants Headquar-
ters z G'ook, at Gen. L1gan's headquarters
FL. OUsey, Division tcsmster; I'has. Palmer
2eEimental teAnster n LongweH. Co.oneli
Ordeelys L. 4 ) Mitchell, Oh oetached servil'
asafeadqaaelers A. FhFall W4rdmaslcr a
,deHuIEl Hospital. La Gcuage; J. Wallace
DuFse at Posi- Haspital, Bolivar ! L. j. Gown
Hospital cook, ald your humble servant ais
attnshea TO the hospital department,
Dur company naabers So all iit for duty q
pfesput. L. hannjgan was left at The OyerloT
hSspitaI Withdrawing THE letter hear tb'
SQUAD OF scanIl3n4diug aud expect soue sharl
practice is going on at Y YieksbaH5 Two vi
visions, Logan's aud MeArthurs, are beTe an,
Qaimby's aud Dewer's are expected from
Memphis ina few days. Ap immense ARM
wiIp soon be down here in the very heart o
Dixie, aud as We idcrease The South mast d.
crease. Slowly but surely oar arlsica pres
the rebels, and ere S1g We viii b. IL posi-
tien' 10 dictate to The blood+ hirsty leaders 0
the misguided and dupcd armies Of tLe-Sonlh
Gsuragei! SPhe night is far spent. The dA!
begins 10 dawn.9 Hoping [ shall soon hav
good news, I.emRin yours Sc.
1az - 7a1.a Is'' l.. Z RENNAN,
lao - Go. D. 20lA Regiment, 0. V. l.
= 50 = 80 -