The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-02-18

ordered Adjutant Slocum to the rear with
some order. 1t was a das gereus undertaking g
to rise up IN fnH view, and exposed to the FIRE
from the fert, but the brave Adjutant resolved
to do his duty, and up and at it he went, and
bang, bang, went the musketry from the fort,
but the willy Adjutant not choosing to be shot
at without trying to save himself. showed them
how they could lay worm fence, escaped
without any injury.
Permit me to tell you ofa Providenti tial es.
cape we made just as we were leaving the
Yazoo. When all the boats had left the point
where Gen Morgan and part of his COM
mand we're laying, corss;s.ing of only I trans
poft=heats endsa fezz 20 5essey o enemy ySal
vanced us with their skirmishers among the
tall briars until they reached perhaps mile
or more in length, they came up leisurely and
in good order though it looked dangerous
They were supported in the rear by columns
of soldiers, up they came and we stood look
ing at them until they approached within a
few hun dred yards, when they commenced fir
ing. 1 had left tie deck, but returned again
and got my head a little above the hatch, who n
bang went gun from the shore and the boys,
some of them, began to fall upon the deck for
protection, and 1 hastily concluded, and 1 did
not study long, that 1 would return or fall
boats with a battery on the shore opened upon
them and they soon skedaddled. We cut
loose and went down the river, and left them
and the gunboats to fight it OUT s
Permit me to say Mr.. Editor, that the l20th
Ohio is as well oficered as any regiment that
has left that State, and far better than many
Our Col French is true and faithful officer,
always at his post, not only to lead his men in
battle, but to take good care of them. He
is beloved by his entire command, both officers
and men, ard We do admit that he is se-
Il
ment. / have never heard him use profane
language since I have been in the service with
him.
Beekman, is Charley on the spot, always on
hand. Adjutant Slocum is popular in his
regiment, and never fails TO do his duty, both
in his office and in the field. Our officers are
good men the privates are not to be surpass-
ed. I may say that the l20th is not surpass-
ed by any regiment from Ohio.
So far as l know I have the good will of
every officer and man in the regiment. /
leave to them to say what kind of Chaplain
they have.
A large number of our regiment are sick
here and in the hospitals where they are, per-
haps nearly half our men unfit for duty 1
myself do not feel as we'll to-day as I have,
bat through kind Providence l have enjoyed
my hea tn well for me since left home, but
| am getting tired of this, and shall If Leon
get home before long. 1 see many things I
do not like and can not approve of, but such
are the results of war, this at least Many of
our Regiment are tired of this war, and were
there an honorable peace accomplished, would
rejoice with exceeding JOY, and if those gen
tlemen, up there, who sit about the stores and
Offices, discussing about the war, and then on
to Richmond, would just change positions
with us here, they would soon get enough
of it. On to Richmond, and would soon
call upon their friends to use their infu-
encs in form of peace. This country wants
peace, they need peace, and every citizen
should honoraby in the fear of God strive for
it /; every christian and every Church should
pray for it, and every voter should vote for it.
Let US all do the best we can to restore our
beloved Union and bring honorable peace
10 our country.