The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-06-18

. Don't imagine for a moment, dear
Gazette, that am writing this for the
purpose Of elevating to my lips the de-
licious nectar of the Bacchanals at
Brooks expense, tbs merely to give
you an idea of the vast estimation in
which hold their Root & Butterfeld
principles.
. We have had nothing very interest
ing or exciting in this latitude lately, in
fact it has been moro quiet than at any
time during my recollection. The last
few days, however, have been different
and the seeming lethargy is comingto
a close. Our picket lines have been
strengthened, our outposts and the diff
ferent avenues to this place are now
more carefully guarded, whilst our re-
connoitering parties invariablc meet
the enemy few miles out on either
route. What this means I know not;
it may be, that tired of waiting for
us to advance, Secessia is coming to
give us battle, drive us back into our
Notifications, storm our breastworks,
scale the walls and tumble in on the
Shriekiag Yankees; cut off our cracker
line and hold a regular carnival over
Yankee bean soup. But while they
are at it, we will most probably see
them and enter a solemn protest. On
the other hand it may be merely a
ruSe to deceive us into that belief whilst
they are leaving Tullahoma. Even
whilst writing, the loud booming Of
cannon in the direction of Franklin
to our right, and on our front towards
Shelbyville tells of more than a mere
skirmish, and VIC are all under orders
to march at a moments notice.
Our pickets arc now on duty with
llnapsacks, shelter-tents, clothing and
seven days rations, ready to join their
respective Divisions at the picket t-line.
At the time of Bragg and Buell's foot
race through here last Fall, all we had
to carry was on our backs and in our
hands, our money and rations being in
our ocket-boOkS-now we go with O
full lot of clothing, knapsaclS, gun and
accoutrements, shelter-tents three days
rations in our haversacks, four in oul
knapsacks and two in our hats and ;
million bushels of everything in thu
rear, which will be protected by suf
fcient force to repel any maraudin!
force Of Morganitcs who may see fit t.
try an assault in the absence Of tn
, main army.
Convalescents and exchanged pris
:. oners are still coming in, about thre
: hundred having arrived to-day for on
E Division alone; tomorrow our Brig
ade will be reinforced by about tw
= hundred more who are now in Louis
!, vile. This will make 500 for Johr
. ston's Division of the right wing, VIII
are all war-stained heroes from tn
fields of Shiloh, Chaplin Hills, an
g Stone River, who will amount to MOI
. effectively than two full regiments
=, new recruits or conscripts.
: Forced back the morning Of the 81
y of December last, cut off by cavalI
=" and captured, many of them retul
with revenge burning in their bosom
and that you will hear good accoun
: of all, there can be no doubt.
The 18th is still at Triune; the 9O
!" on Cripple Creek, each having Il
~ same orders relative to marching
y ourselves.
s. Hooker is still Captain of Compal
+ A. When Captain Stafford was pr
ne NOTED to the Majorship, Hooker as
III Lieutenant got the Captaincy, viii
o' made him 10th in rank. Ho is NJ
fifth in rank, with the prospect
fourth, the old Captains resign one
ter another in order to give him
chance. I'm
We are very well supplied with gr
lg here, but occasionally have an ext
q meal forced on me, by Lieut., Gust X
Ig, Ter of the Notifications; Lieut's Geor
Is Germany and Holmes Of the 9Th Oh
Col. Jim Neibling, Lieut. Dan Richai
mt and Suffers Tom Richards and ]
its Clifford of the 2lst Ohio, which 1
IT. cept with alacrity, devour with avid
ed thank them in felicitous langua
"a wishing them many happy "returns
ok the Joyous occasions!" The most mi
ci- nifcent present I have yet seen in
ST. army, was made to Col. Neibling
DIV the non commissioned officers and I
nt Yates Of the 21st. 1t was a two-edl
,g, sword, with sash, spurs of solid silv
ia. belt, feld-glass, etc. The scabbard
ev solid silver and on it is inscribed
si- Colonels famous battle command
int Stone River to his Regiment Of o
he nine hurdred men-"Go IN ttocntN-0