The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
Army Correspondence.
Letter from Ghe lst ohio Reg't.
CAMF DRAEs. MurirsesbOFo. I,
March 95J, 1858.

March ssd, 1858.
EbtrORs GASErrE :--sincs writing you
last nothing Of nOte has itsnspirsd wOr.
thy Of your readers attention. Every
Thing iu the asvs line 10 90 stark, stiff
and dead ~ the broken sxsI Of dead
cart. or . Gefunet specimen Of Blessed
NaFtyIdom. Why then do l write -
Simply TO lot you know this, I am sd!l
alive. able for duty 50 fer IS ration eating
is concerned. and slthough paid of but
recently, au already prepared for another
mess Of greens" Z
l hAva just said that things are dull
hereby this mean mono,ony in camp.
Right inside the in,rsnchmsnts. ia tovH,
q different view is presented. Hundreds
Of swearing drivers, baulky mules, creak +.
ing wagons. loud mou,hsd officials. laugh I.
Ing niggers. smancipa.ed East TsnDss.
sesaps, Uuion refugees. secesh spies and
citizen soldiers from the Northern regions
anxious TO escape the oonscription. give
one an ides Of the busy season 10 Gin cin.
natl around Rat Row and the lsvee. At
the depotis = perfect pandemonium Of
confusion and buslle II one can credit his
own eye sight. The ra,iling Of trains ar
rivirg every couple Of hours. their depar-
tuis. 'bs loading up Of siok. unloading Of
r.inforcsm.u,s. ammunition and grub.
The pea nut. apple, orange, lemon, and
pie and cake stands. controlled by dark
browed Ethiopians Of Anglo norman de-
scent, and ventursome merchant princes
in Union blus--together with horse
tradsr', Peter Funks. Jeremy Diddlers.
men. draw poker, three card
monte, over and under, HensSt j. ohm. old
sl'dgs and chuck luck. (all anxious 10
make themselves heard and felt, reminds
one very forcibly Of the Pickaway Races
or the closing days Of = Fairfield County
Fair / es
Our picket line was drawn 10 the goth
inst, some two miles sscssh 10 tho bush
found i, out told Van Dorm: vaa Dorm
though. We he'd svacu.ted this point no
come OF with rush Out went back with
. n'nnoth asa in his ear at . qu.dru
pie quick multiplied by two. leaving
nearly an entire brigade Of Chivalrous
Arksusawi.ss ~ hostages IN the hands Of
shsridau's Division | Ros.y had ut
evacuated worth . "Continenlal euss."
MyrOn Gregory Of Lspcssisr. came
down here on q flying visit !'to,her day
with Capt. Gouldius. staid fifteen minutes
Tapped his coat tails aud flew back again.
no, having time to spare to yi.i, The camp
Of the lst Ohio or even tli,t Of our
Light Batsllion. which, according to
Gou'l Roscncrans' order. is made Up Of
three men 10 each COMPANY Of the regi
msuts Of . brigade. "n,osi noted for CON
.pieuons 6,ovsry and daring eourag,;1 .tor
soldisrly conduct. endurance. ,k;I and pro
fcirney in the as, Of fire arms, +" to BE- SO
y
lec,sd by ballot Of their conrs,lss, re-
oommsndsd, by their company commap
der, ard {" to be looked upon as the elit,
Of the army, and counted the models o.
their profession" Such fsa mere out.
line Of the qualities Of the men IMPOSING
the Rolls Of Honor in tho various brig
AIDES. William Hsbsrling, George M
Myers, and Charles Emal Graudl-nard
received the honor from Co. A. Of the Is
-au honor we'll deserved aud which a.
freely accord TO them. Our detaoh men ,s
are made from The 1st and 93d Ohio, Gil
Indiana, and the old Louisville Legion
aud better looking set of mer never m
tered the field. Brave men selected, o
course bravo field officer must bs il
command. and where a bravsr than 10,
Stafford. Of Bull Run. Day Ridge nea
Psrryville, Pittsburgh Landing aud Ston,
River notorisIyH. He w.s selected by tn
"big guns" aud gives universal satisfsc
lion as he has always done. whether a
Lieutenant OF Homo Gnards. Captain
Major. or Comm lander Of our Regiment
A little merriuent was created in Muir
fteesbofo on Sunday Lass by the marrng,
Of Christian Frazier. of tho Al Illinois
to Matilda Ann Williams. a young Aa,
Of this place OF only 40 summers. Sh,
is possessed Oia house sud 10. and few
niggsrs. which will in patl Gompensat'
for her lack Of youth and beauty. !
| "Thsnayvsr was q goOseso gray
nut soms day, soon or la.s,
| An,honest gander ca mo that way ta
Il .Shd took her FOR hi, mate" a.
Direct papers aud letters To- Acting
Commissary and QaArtermuster SerSean
aud Ssry't Major. HGAsf CoMxa.