The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-02
Le.ler from lhe Aeth Q. Reg,l.
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La GRASGE, March 23d, '63.]

MBssRs EDIToRs We have once more
,LaHged our location. cad for few days
were on the wing not knowing whittier
Ihs move Portendsd. but at last the hive
has settled, with the queen in her place.
The Inen are once more al engaged in
tie fOrl aud building log cabins
for better protection against the Pelting
rains. Our headquarters are pleasant
rooms in large house, surrounded BY
nice shade trees and beautiful svsrgreens
over which Miss DiRak sings {" l an
monarch Of all I survey" while in chimes
the little eboBips with
oh massa run away ah, ha,
De negeFs stay al home"
THIS properly beongs 10 Mr.. Gard. in
happier times the proprietor Of the Fs.
male Seminary at La Grange. Of which
bis residence formed part. The Semi
nary bOildiOgs are used as hospital No .
for sick soldiers. The war has played
sad havoc with his craft, and he 10 now
gentleman Of leisure. having taken his
family to Chicago. which places them
out of harms way, and enables him to lay
the foundation Of claim against the
Government for the damage he has sus.
tanned b, this war, although he has aided
and abeslsd the uuholy rebellion by mo.
ney and advice times innumsrabls, and
now that It's consequences have laid heav.
lily at his door. he, like ten thousand 9th.
srs. seek 10 Jay all the misiortunes upon
the back Of a just aud lenient Govern nent
by false preteusions to loyalty.
! would like to give you geograph-
ical description OF this country FOR ths
benefit Of matrOuly ladies or younger
misses, for men Of Staid experience, and
boys Of great expectations, but such is
not the plan Of my present visit, nor cat
the bright blush Of the blooming peach.
or The happy carroll and Joyous mirth Of
the mocking bird at the return offspring,
change it while those moody feelings
hold me fast 10 the purpose laid out
thus admonishiug me TO leave that de-.
scription for another time aud more con
genial spirit.
The veteran as he turns his face home
ward TO a country which be has served
for years in thu forum and on the bloody
field in peace and war, should feel that
these acts Of devotion be had at least .
partial claim upon the warm throbbings
Of q nations gratitude: 'Tis true, . man
being conscious Of having done his duty
turns back with pride 10 bis immediate
friends aud naighbors who have watched
his course while absent, ani who appre.
ciate the sscr6ce he has made 10 answer.
ing his oouulry's call in the hour Of dan.
ger, whcro. disrcgardipg what Others
prompted by selfish or personal motives.
may think. he is avursd that their hearts
b.a, in union with his own; aud from
them he will receive the plaudit "well
done good and iaithiul servant" TO
him uursquittsd attachment Is Of but lit
tie aosount only as it bears upon the
public character Of the man. who. while
he has given himself. his all. to his coun.
try. with an eye flashing frs aud taking
vengeanss upon his enemies, deserves the
warmest love yet in the face ofsll this,
10 permitted to pass on. Of the service
Without o meritet commendalion. This
is the case with G-n'l ]. W. Denver. oI
Ohio, commander Of the 1st Division Of the
l8 h Army Carps. under whom we aerv-
cd sinc. Gen'l Sherman was ordered down
ths river. ] make no light and flippan.
remark when say that be was entearsd
TO the command, and through his courte
Gus conduct to, all, he will leave behind
many warm friends who will eve,
feel delighted in his success, aud who
now feel that the country has lost an able
General and tho troo2s true friend. -
Gent Denver WAS today relieved iron
duty at his own request. Ibave no dOub
his family will rejoice ut ais sale leturr
to their circle. in The midst of which h'
will Jorge, the tiiah incident to camp life
but never the soldiers under him who
hav. done their duty. lie is relieved By
Gen'l W. s. Smith. of Pickaway county
formerly ou Gen, " Schhicl's staff. sub
seguently OF the 18th o. V. |, gradu
ale Of West Poihl. Although young il
years, yet he has seen the face Of the en-
emy in thirteen separate battles. ant
knows the whistle Of a bail therefore 70
the Ohio troops 10 the Division We fee
r, jiced d at II as we'll with US as it il
knowing tia. The 46th will always max
the right kind Of a record.
Capt, j, J, Currsn and Lieut.. Charl.
II Rice hsve al last rec, ived u cir Ion
expected commissions, which from som
uuuccouhtable reason, did not reach th,r
when the other list Of promotions was re
ceived, and have been installed in the re
sponsibls positions assigned them by III
Governor. Under their command Con
pany F will no. fail 10 remember froI
whence they came. The regimen. upd'
The medical direction Of Dr.. w. v
Bridge, Of Marion. ohio,aud Dr. David I
SmsadleV. Of Cincinnati, reports less sic
lAa suy Other regimen. in the Division
noI have we lost man by sickness Il