The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-01-07
AnmY coRREsPoNDENCE.
From ,l.e lasiIA Oaio.
CuMBERLAND, MD,
n 90 1890

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a few,words 70 the loyal people of
Harrison county, and inasmuch as
the company / have the honor to com,
mand is Democsatfc by eight or ten
of majority; and as / dOnot propose
to write a political letter, regarding
the salvation of our country, the pres.
ervation of its Constitution, and the
overthrow of whstever may come in
the way of these as paramount to the
success of any particular party Or the
propagation Of any Of their dogmas,
1 have concluded to address you a few
hasty scribbles, hoping they may find
place in your columns.
The 126th Regiment, 0. V. 1. left
here on tho 18th inst. for North
Mountain, where they remained until
yesterday, when they again pulled up
stakes and started for Martinsburgh.
The railroad is now completed within
"A mile of that place, ard | understand
that the road win be repaired and in
running order clear through by the
middle Of next inonth.--and from the
amount of forces Gen. Kelley is send
ing down in that direction, it is quite
rprobable that should the rebels at
tempt to destroy it again, they will
meet with warm reception; and now,
since our defeat at Fredericksburg, old
| Jackson will have another little breath
ling spell, and | doubt not will be MAJ
king up that way again.
The health of our regiment is tul.
erably good, there being but very few
! cases Of serious Illness. Ny company
are all able for their rations land the
Q. NJ. says they can cut more than
any company in the regiment) except
Thomas Ely, who has the fever, and
is in the hospital here. / sec him ev-
cry day.; he is we'll cared for and is
getting better. There arc over a thou-
sand sick in the hospital here. | be"
lieyc they are generally well cared for.
I am detained here on Court Mar
tial, and likely will be for some time
! yet, Our regiment has not been paid
off yet. The men are very anxious to
see the paymaster, as they are about
all strapped, and soldiers very Of
ten need things that the government
does not provide. Many, too, are
very anxious to get their pay, so they
can relieve the wants of their families
at home; but it is quite probable we
will not be paid for some months to
come, and this brings me to the sub
ject of which [ wish more particularly
to write. A number of the men in
my company as we'll as some in all the
companies from Harrison county, have
left families who were dependent on
their daily labor for the necessary
comforts of life, and now that these
men have severed for the time being
these sacred ties that bound them to
homc-to parents and to wife and to
dependant little ones, and gone out in
defence Of their country, some of them
we know, and perhaps many of them
never to return, the question often
arises in my mind, are these families
properly provided for? Can it bepos-
sible, with the amount of wealth, in
telligence, patriotism and christianity
in Harrison county, that a soldier $
family living anywhere among her free
hills, shall need for any of the com
forts of life? [ trust it is not so, for
the sake of christianity, and for the
pride l have in the reputation of the
place of my native home, [ hope to
God it never will be so. But whilst
I am satisfied it is true there have been
no cases of pinching want or actual
starvation, yet from reliable informa-
tion, and from complaints | hear, !
believe it is equally true that in many
instances, that liberal support and
comfortable provision have not been
given that should be, and that the
families of men now in the service
from Harrison county are compelled
to strain every nerve, economic most
closely, and forcgo many of the com
forts Of life in order to keep soul ant
body together, whilst their wealthy
neighbors, in many instances, are en-
Ijoying their UNDIVIDED COMFORTS anc
LUXURIEs of life--and permitted tc
enjoy them, too, because the husband
of that poor woman and the father O
those scantily clad children has lef
. his humble home and gone to defent
their common heritage. Fellow-citi
zens of Harrison county, if this b.
true, is it not a burning, witherinG