Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-09
Patriotic Letter from DR.. West
The health Of the osth Regiment Deaths
during the goa monsh- What a Veteran
Democrat fhiaks Of The Copprheads.
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Dentocrdf thinks Of the Copperhedds.
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sN. FnANKLrS, TESs, April Isl 1s0l y
EDITION CHRONICLE: The members Of
the 9Sth were much pleased with the de-,
tailed account Of deaths, in the imperfect
note sent you some time since. Yesterday
was the last day Of another month, and
am much sratifed, aud no doubt it will be
much more gratifying to our friends at
home, that we'are now enjoying excellent
health, and are in fiHe spirits.
have just closed my Monthly Report to
the Division Surgeon. The following is an
abstract for the month of March: i,3-aA
Typhoid Fever, 20 cases and deaths, to
wit: John b. d. Krim, company B--Capt.
MITCHELL James NJ. Crawford, company q
Capt. Norris. These are all the deaths
since last wrote you. Both died in the
General Hospital. Remittent Fever, s; In
termitient Pever, 2; Diarrhea Acute, 30
Chronic, 2; Measles, 4; Mumps, IL; Rheu
. matism, s; Dropsy, 2; Scrotula, |; Nostal.
gia, lU Neuralgia, 30; Opthalmia, 8; Ear.
ache, I; Abscess OF the ear, s; Disease of
Heart, l; Bronchitis, 1; Inflammation Of
Throat, 6; Inflammation Of Lungs, 10;
Collie 2; Hernia, 3; Quinsy, 2; Jaundice,
2; Heamorrhoids, a; Effects of Mumps, 2;
.Abcess, |; Whitlow, ]; Disease Of Skin, a,
Wounds, j; Sprains, l.
/ Number taken sick, l52; wounded, 2; re
turned to duty, Isl; sent to General Hos.
pital, %. Commissioned officers sick, a;
enlisted men, 2l2. -.i afn'' 'S
A very large proportion Of the cases were
slight. There are from ten to fifteen mer
in the different companies that should bt
discharged, on account of chronic diseases
Of different kinds. II they were discharged
our list would be much less. . .'FT,
We arc now on our sixty.fifth campinl
ground-having moved five times since WI
came to Tennessee. Our last move was int
rerfeet wilderness-full of trees, under
growth, and bramble bushes. The boy
went to work in good earnest and with
good will, and in short time we had a yer,
fine camp. They say they are going arount
clearing for Uncle Sam. '...'',.l.
1t is astonishing to see the contraband
coming in-drove after drove. ! think oil
. Uncle Abe's Proclamation is doing up tn
e business finely. When first issued felt on
/ posed to it, thinking it impolitic; but sine
e my return to Dixie have quite change
n my opinion. think it is sapping the yer
o foundation of the Rebels last hope.
4 There are not less than five hundred
= runaway slaves in Gen. Granger
n Corps. They, at an average, Of $500, wou
| amount to a quarter Of million of dollars
Our mess has one that sold for 81, 100 a fe'
h years since.
There is not man in the 9Sth but woul
be glad to lay down their arms to-day an
go home, if the war was over and the Cor
. stitution and laws restored; but not mul
mur escapes any one of them, that hav
ever heard. AL appear determined to stan
1 BY the Government until the last Reb,
dies in the last ditch" And when we g,
done that job VIC expect to go home an
n enjoy the blessings of the best Governmer
! God ever bestowed upon man.
From some intimations l see in the hon
10 papers, and from private letters, thin
v the CopperieIds ut home are trying to g
d the war into our own State. Wo to then
m say, if such should be the result.
p An army even passing through coun
Dc is a perfect devastation--no matter ho
70 friendly; but hostile adds greatly to Il
~ disaster. If resistance should be made
the Conscriptioi Law, there is fixed d
or terminatio in the army to have it carrie
out to the letter-cost what it may. II
idea OF few Butternuts to resist any Ia
that may be passed, is slightly ridiculou
l should like to see that mess" tn
toasted "Stone,odH Jackson, on the 4th
March, at the Johnson House, come ou
lc headed by the renowned Sherrard Ceme
and tailed by the late editor of the Gazett
1e and face the 9Sth Ohio. That would
'h tho last OF that trouble.
@, HENRY WEST,
ID Surgeon 9Sth Ohio.