The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-08
From the 46th Regiment.
CAMP YOE.NA.PA.TU.FAB.

over reached itself. and some Of your fair
readers feel jealous at an absent swain or
loving wife, heave deep sigh as she
looks forward through the green ryd
monster at parting affection; therefor |
feel the necessity Of qualifying the burst
Of attachment exhibited to your gentle
readers, with the assurance thst wiile
David" had deep and abiding attach
mrnt for "John a.than" he was 10 less
lover of his wife "Abig.l," whc m he fol.
lowed through his varied life of war and
peace.
To day I will. in order 10 continue the
pleasant occupation Of writing. be com.
p'lled to bring to my assistance some
household knowledge.
Owing TO the ordsr, cutting down our
transportation, we are here in the center
Of Dizzy withour light which we require
for business aud pleasure Tor writing mes
sages. important or uninporisnt which
you can determine, from the specimen
received. This light now can only he
had by adopting the prim.tivs mole Of
making, To d. which I have this day
made application of the cain. the cotton
and the dip, which when joined make
one of light 10 the thing of candle, the
cotton WAS spun into wick by my twist
ing and Lieut.. Col. Smith acting as
spiuster.
The young Major after an absence Of
four weeks, reached US late at nigh. on
the lith. At Csnp Clearcreek, with "a
drafted men, hail ard hearty. snd was
greeted with hearty good will BY Sll both
great and small.
The name of the camp is Of Inlian ex.
traction, aud a perfect jaw breaker, SO
that if our friends can pronounce it al
irsI trial. they will have accomplished
more than the memb,rS Of this mess. i
is taken from a small stream, on the bank.
OF which we encamped on Friday eve
uing, after making march Of twenty
miles; this WAS the longest march ",
have yet made. The road was very goot
hut very crooked. About 4 O'Clock W,
came to tie camp Of General Logan'G Di
vision, which we passed, leaving his D
vision in tho rear az our reserve.
was on pleasant trip TO day, goin;
back for a crippiei wagon; We passed
through the camps Of Genera! Logan
Division. found them situated in plea
SAINT country, occupying number Of in
plantations. The Generals hssdquar,er
are in magnifc mt dwelling, which wa
deserted by iis owner, so it was not no
o.ssary to pay much rent fpr its occupa
tioh, unless some Of the Southern daug b
, ters come home before the gallant Genera
leaves, when he might d. as one of th
marous said one of our ChapIains dii
=, when he wished to settle his board bill
by protesting TO have grsa, love for s,
young negro boys. and 80 negro girls
/ and desired that the young damse woul
promise that lie might return afer lhc
war. aod make love TO her. | would no
hope he would receive the same answer
which WAS. The conGuc, oi your frienf
is such that never wish to See your iace.
We lost our way. but that did not distu.
!. my eqnanimity as the knowledge obtain
ed of the poss, ssion and number of ou
forces, made me feel that great caulioi
> was exercised by our commanders.
Passing the pickets We oyerhaulel
two citizens, one of whom had seen OF
our advance. therefor felt like qniziul
him, and a pleasant. time had. H
WAS one Of those fast ones. with shar
, visage, quick spoken, little stopped An,
hipped shouldered. lie belonged to III
great family Of Adams. therefore ha,
. revolution aud prestige, but had his biIt
. in the Southern Of the old Government It
In his conversation, as be swagg-ret
along, | saw the deceit in his eye, whil
, he profossed his attachment 10 the oil
Government, which as he was allie t.
, verify profession. by the usual grauC
; Aurish, found in the profain vocabulary
he WAS truly hard knot. 10 explaining
how he kept himself from the army. IN
made use Of the following remarkabl
saying, No man could escaps the las
act Of conscript, only by having his cof
fin 10 which TO crawl directed with D. d
I D" which he sail meant an order to tn,
: Devil that he was dead damned and de
. livered, as for himself. he belonged t,
| the militia OF the state. and had ESCAPED
= by drawing blank on the FIRST draft. tn
second WAS avoided by the battle oI Hol
ly Spring. and the third and fourth b,
our forces making the sccesh SIX daddle
We found our wagon this house, wbicl
was on high hill, and is exemph6ed hl
: Hovcr's tavern. this side Of tie yellow
Stesr. accuped by two families in one
room, with Two corn dodgers and littl
"hog' without the hominy Tor dinn-r a
the wife said they had nothing left foV tn
! Itlle ones. we lett with her green back
3 in full for dinner. as she preferred tina
! to their ro,,ou Confederate rags. This mai
. has a strong prejudice against the negro
as many Of our Berne township friends
: only he would go further than they, die
he no. fear the rope, he speaks the seuti
r msnt of all the poorer classss, who by
The many military screws were pressed
J into dsteslrd service .............