Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-03-25
l25th Regiment-Federal Knapsack.


We have received the first and second
numbers of a spicy little paper, bearing
the title of the Federal RnapsacE, pub
lished at Franklin, Tennessee, and edited
by Lieut.. r. c. Powers, of this county
Lieut.. Powers enlisted as a private in
the l25th regiment. Col. Opdycke. was
o promoted to a L~ieutenancy, and if
we are not much mistaken in the man,
he has not yet been promoted Tor the
last time. We give II few extracts from
the hnapsdck:
Our Moro Up with orr Banner
and down with Secession
No quarters to Traitors
"ExCHANGEs.-None but perfectly LOYAL
papers will be entered on our Exchange
List. Editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer
school, need make N application-every
true soldier abhors them, as he does the
miserable BuShwhacker' who seeks by
stealth to take his life.
-"Col. Opdycke is now in command OF
the Post at Franklin, Tenn, and Lieut..
Colonel Banning is in charge of the l25th
Regiment.
Captain C. C. Baugh, of Ccmpany E,
l25th Regiment, has been appointe ed
Provost Marshal of this city. lie is a
man of business capacity and energy,
and will make a prompt and efficient Of
icer.
-"Business in Franklin is entirely sus-
pended. Aside from The movements OF
the soldiers. the town presents daily the
appearance of a continuous Sunday. 1t
Is the county seat of Williamson county,
and eighteen miles south of Nashville
Its population before the Rebellion was
said to lave been 1900. All the citizens
seem DESTROYS for a speedy close of the
war.
-"The men of the 125th regiment are
comfortably quartered in good houses in
the town. We have plenty of clothing,
provisions, &c, with which to make sol
diering, as far as possible, agreeable. Col.
Opdycke, though for the time taken from
us and put in command of the post, does
not forget to look to our interests. Under
his tuition, in the short space of five
months, we nave become ono of the best
drilled regiments in the service /: and al
though we have done little fighting,
there has been manifested a laudable
zeal, which is a sufficient guaranty that
we will do our duty before the foe.
"Gen. Gilbert, by assigning to us the
post of honor on entering this place, and
by repeated acts of favor since, has shown
himself to have confidence in us and our
gallant leader.
aTiauf Co1Ona1 D,pr;a, lr,,,. IL,
short time he has been with us. has been
making Tapid advances in gaining the en-
tire respect of the men. He is now in
command of the regiment, and is indie
fatigable in his efforts to make all under
him comfortable.
We miss the genial temper and man
ly heart of Major Wood. We lament
the cause that separates him from US,
and hope he may o o be able to return.
THE manner in which Colonel OPP
dycke Is dealing with the secessionists
about Franklin, is giving entire satisfac-
ton to Union people, who, previous to
cur possessing the town, were imprisoned
and paraded through the streets at the
point of the bayonet. Even ladies were
subjected to this most di.graceful process
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crime than expressing a love for the Old
Flag.
Henry III. Thomas, sutler of the
l25th Ohio. while taking some guns from
a wagon on Friday last, accidentally dis
charged one of them with fatal result
the ball entering his right temple, infict-
ing a terrible wound, from which it is
thought ne cannot recover.
Is. n. Jones, Sergeant Company C,
l25th Ohio, has been placed in charge of
the 'contrabands' at this Post. He has
on his roll, able for duty with pick
X and shovel, over $50 names.
DR.. McHenry, of the 125th Ohio,
has been appointed Post Surgeon, and is
now in charge of the General Hospital
formerly a College building) in this
place.
-"Heman R. Harmon, Lieut.. Compa-
ny c, l25th Ohio, has been appointed
Officer for the 34th Brigade,
10th Division"