The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-24
We commend the following excellent
letter to all Vallandighammers.
Letter from Harry Conner.
WEED-PAfcH No. 3,297, N. W. J
CORNER ALABAMA oRN-FHLD, :
---- Scntemher 1st. 1863.

...0 September 1st, 1863.
DEAR GAZETTE | notice in late
numbers of your paper that Coils. So
and-So, Captains This and That, Lieu
tenants Somebody Else, arrive occas-
ionally in your city. fail to see you
notice, however, the arrival at any
time Of Sergeant Knapsacl, Corporal
Mess Pan, or Private Dog-Tent. as
sure you, however, that they are
very important part of this Depart
ment, and are almost as effective as
"CommiSk u, myself, home ten days,
saw nary notice of my distinguished
arrival or hasty departure. May the
Lord forgive you. H"". ...
Since writing you last from the Tul-
lahoma Guard House, have been gre
deemed, regenerated and disenthrall-
cd" and by the blessed power of uni
versal emancipation, for when the
order TO march came, your worthy
correspondent was loaded with dog
tent, gun and dacoutrements, haversack,
and three days rations, and together
with my beautiful compatriots, a de-
scrter, a victimizer, drunkard and
a horse-theif took my place in the
ranks. Over hills and hollows, bogs
and fens, swamps and streams, rivers
and mountains, Il distance of 81 miles,
we at length arrived here, only ~
miles from where we started. We are
now gathered around the base of an in
fcrnal big hill called the Sand Mount
ain, and if we ever get to the top,
then we will be in Georgia. Our Gen
erals are just now celebrating as to
whether we will go up by taking the
wagons and carriages apart, and
carrying the pieces by hand, a Ia Na-
pOleonic or whether we will ascend by
the block and tackle process. .r
Nothing Of note transpired on the
march ; nothing turned up but dust;
nobody was hurt other than with
bruised shins and blstcred feet |
could not fail to observe the utter de-
moralization and "ruthless Vandalism.
Of the soldiery. Our ort-sighted
commanders, thinking to camp in the
shade, placed us i'll potato patches and
peach orchards, nearyoung corn-tields
and although grub was short, John
ston's men had long capacities, and
pound after pound Of the delicious pro
duets of the saccd soil of Alabama and
Tennessee took their melancholy flight
adown the great gateway ofpork, beans
and lager beer From observations
taken in the States mentioned, | have
come to the conclusion that tho State
of Tennessee is more hospitable than
that Of Alabama, from the fact that
in the former State the citizens furnish
ed us with cedar rails for firewsed, and
in the latter we are forced to take oak
September 3d.-At length we are up
but when We shall get down is merely
question of time Worn-out mules
jaded horses, tired men, and broken
down wagons strew the way all along
the loosely y-bouldcred ascent, but ;
breathing spell is here given us to ena
BILE the rear guard to catch up. To-day
soldier of this Division was dishon
orably discharged from the service fol
conduct "prejudicial to good order ant
military discipline" lie forteits "al
pay that is now, or which may here
after become due him, "a hard blow
-as his last year Of service had al
; ready commenced, The baggage 0
all officers was to-day reduced to regu
lation limits, and we have now bu
5 three wagons to n regimont-one 70
headquarters and officers baggage, on
, for forage and one for the cooking
utensils, grub and extras of ten compa
. nies. Officers are allowed to hav
hauled one sheet of note paper and tw
small waters; but rs they have bu
34S days yet to stay on the three year
contract, they bear it accomplishing
ly ....
Sept. 5th.-We have marched to til
foot Of our rugged and jaded mountains
= and are now encamped in Pearson
= Gap Of the Sand Mountain which, lill
e Larkin's Gap of the Cumberland rang
I must have been made as nigh cut t
the internal regions. But we will ap
= preciate the beauty of not getting an
! lower down, and console ourselves wit
: the thought that in II months 1 wee
and four days our time will be up.
I, Sept. 7th,-Still at the same plac
with prospect Of staying day or tw
o longer. A Lieutenant of the 93rd Obi
d had his sardine boxes taken off hi
: ! shoulders to- day in presence ofhisreg
: iment, and sentence read, endorsed b