The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-27
An ARMY LETTER.
BROOKS STATION. STAFFORD Co., yA.l
February 18th, 1868.

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= e- February 18th, 1853.
Ma. EpIroR : After long aud drca-
~ campaign which commenced in Wes.
tern Virginia, we now find ourselves
quartered in "winter quarters" at this
place. We are five miles from the Po-
,omac. and the same distance from the
mouth OF Acquia Creek. Fredericksburg
is ten miles in our advance, where Joe
Hooker has the sole command. The
boys arc all willing to feht under him.
Our regiment is in Sigcl's corps which
is acting as reserve. His headquarters
are NJ Stafford Cour, House.
The weather is unpleasant, having con-
siderable rain which aas made the roads
almost impossible. Artillery cannot be
moved at all. A team of eight mules
cannot draw ns much MS two on good
roads. The roads are strewcd with dead
mules and horses that have either died
from starvation OF fatigue. II is impcs-
sible to make a move at present on land
until the weather gets settled and the
mud dried up. A portion Of the army at
or before Fredericksburg has gone to
some poiut on the coast. from where we
expect to hear OF some fighting soon
Our regiment has 45O men capable Of
bearing arms, and is in good health. l
suppose there has not been another regi-
mcut rom Ohio, that can show moro
healthy set Of mcu than the 25th. IL Is
composed of the working class. We
have but nine companies, ID being de-
tached as ARTILLERY, commanded by Capt.
johnson.
We started on last years campaign
about the 9th of April, under General
Milroy, crossed the Allcghenies, the She
nnndoah, the Cacapan and the Blue
Ridge. Now we lay near the Potomac.
In the meantime we participated in the
2 battles of Monterey, Mcdowell, Cross
r Keys, Frtmonslord aud Bull Run. The
rebels at one time had us nearly sur.
3. rounded, when we showed them "clcar
u heel" We again turned on them in an
other quarter, and routed them In turn
: This was not the case along the whole
:, line, for when they gave away they dc
not return. Stand hack is not the mot
a to os the Cd Brigade, but peck away q
A every chance. Our Brigade was com
/. posed then entirely of Ohio Regiments
25th, 55th, 10Th and 73d /; but since TIM
t time, there has been change. In place
d OF the 73l, the 10Th Ohio and the III
C Connecticut, making five regiments II
the Brigade. The regiment is ofhcered
!. we think, as well as any other regiment
m They have the good will and praise o
y their men, and ever ready to obey thei
o orders.
&c Since Captain Way resigned, we hav
n had no Captain, but expect one soon,-
!! There is now 3S men fit for duty in on
company. We &c, plenty to cot IN
a wear, which is seasoned with plenty {
n. duty, such as lntigue and picket.
Our regiment has i5 months yet I
y serve TO complete our three years. IL
that time wag us it will, SO hat it wi
ID be satisfactory to Uncle Abe and hi
= Emancipation Proclamation. tu.. %
\. We received the otaer day copy {
bt the Tribune in which vas an account q
lr the killed aud wounded in the lolst. w
ID regret to hear Of the death Of Col. Steu
sc and the loss the regiment has expericn
ced. We sympathy with them and wis
r. them better success hereafter. IN ,,s
! We are now in good winter quarters
i that we have built to our own notioI
: and hope to stay in them till spring open
and the weather settles, when we expe'
n' to 60 into another campaign with I'll
ne Flying Dntchman, (SigcD, in whose O
" ltimation in the minds Of his men is I
30 good as any General in the service.
"A. the last campaign we found him skill
ful General--we found him to be bra'
ps and cautious man, ever ready to strike
ir blow, and receive one when the enen
'" dared to attempt to give us one, Pr
,io ceding the fight at Bull Run, we we
w We led by him II days in the vicinity Of Il
md Rappabannock, the time that Pope w
Id massing his force for fight, and whi'
i. took place at Bull Run. During the
:. = II days there was fighting every d.
,, somewhere along the line, and was mos
ID. Iy done by Sigers corps. This | kno
L. to be fact. Gen. Pope in his repol
-ell you will see, that he has scarcely Civ,
ace any account at all of tie force under 8
our gel, Pope never done the fair thing wit
or Sigel. islA " A. J. A.
err Company G. 25th o. V. l..
nd Confessed at LRst--TLat Herrlek !
a,. lens Gold Medal Saleratus js the best ar
y" ole known for making nice light Bread, b