Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-18
Letter iFS@ the Trnmbull County NntIo..,
Guard.
JoHssoE's ISLAND, sAHDUsKY BAY.O
May l6, 1884.

-1AANk AEA41ks EllIA amoU aWTnK
correspondents are bore. Letters writ
zen BY men Of experience, in the army as
me Iront, are sometimes readsbls, bat let
Iers a about isolated regiments whose duties
are tne same day after day, cannot intsr-
est the readers in general. The I7ist
Regiment y. n. G. came here one vsek
ago. 1t numbers eight hundred and Sftv
(s5O) men.
Thus far we have had all the dutv ~
could do, in guarding prisoners and cisar-
ing up our new camp ground. Where We
nov are the camp is little too flthy for
health, hence We move, in q day or two,
to the extreme East end Of the Island,
where there has been no camp.
The SD Pennsylvsnis V. I. moved
from where We are now located the dsy We
came here. They were not very desirous
to 60 70 the front, therefore they were not
ct ell particular about leaving their camp
in good condition.
A few men in each company are siek.
perhaps eight or ten, but one is danger
Ously sick: Clark Flick, from FsrmiuKton.
A large msjority Of the regiment Il
from Trambull county. There are : fsw
over one hundred from Windhsm aad Ra-
VIENNA Portage county one company
from Geaugs county, and q part Of one
from Lake county.
The regimentsl officers are ss follows:
J. T. Asper, Of Warren, Colonel.
Heman r. Harmon, Of Warren, Lieulsn-
ant Colonel.
NJ A. Fowler, Of Newton Fails, Major,
J. Phil HuFlbut, Adjutalt.
2. Q. ApplegSte, OF Windhsm, Surgeon,
B. Z. Pitmsn, Of Rsvenna, lst Assistant
Surgeon.
A. g. WirnOr, of Mineral Ridge ID As
sistsnt.
Jacob stambsugh, Of Girard, Regimen
tai QVartermaster.
Csmmandants Of companies are as fol-
lows: -
Company A, Captain J. &. Huichins, Of
Warren.
& Company B, Captain R. 0. swindIsr, Of
Company G, Captain ]. NJ. Jackson, Of
Hubbard. :
Girard.
Company E Captain VIM. D. Shepherd.
IF Perry, Lake county.
Company f, Captain Newton suther-
and, Of Newton Falls.
Company 9, Captain Henry Burnham,
II Kinsman.
Company H, Captain H. H. Hatch, Of
Fsrmington.
Company I, Captain C, A. Mason, Of
Windhsm
Company K, Captain Peter Hitchcock, Of
Burton.
There is no reason why the 17Ist Rsei-
nent may not become one Of the best.
Many Of the officers have seen much SER
rice.
Colonel Asper was for 8 long time con-
lected with the 7th o. vi.
Lieutenant Colonel Harmon was in fhe
I'D three months 18th as q private, and af.
erWsrds one year in the 125th as q Lieu
ensnt He makes an Efficient ohicsr In
very respect. 7a
Major Fowler is an old soldier snd .
good officer. e
There are many men in the ranks who
Tould do honor to themselves in any po-
Iition. sal
Such men as E B. Taylor, George N.
4spgoods George Yangorden and H.U.
Iohnson, Of Trumbull and . host Of like
men take their places in the ranks and
make the most obedient ami very efficient
oldiers.
The lSOth Regiment o Nc, Colonsl
;. B. Phillips, came here Friday last. Il
s from Fulton and Lucas counties. The
prisoners also received an asssauioa 81
nineteen to their numbers last Friday.
One fact in regard to our regiment is
worthy Of mention, When sworn into the
IerVice most Of the regiment did 1t viii
ingly; but twenty two men from Hub
bard and i've men Of Captain S1epheFd's
company refused to be sword -ad Of course
made themselves sppesr a an exceeding
y uupstriotic light When told that the
United States psymaster would not pay
hem unless they were sworn in, but that
hey would have 10 DO duty sl the same,
some Of them concluded to be sworn, bat
{ was done with poor grace.
The question might be asked what was
she cause Of their refusing to be mustered.
The proper answer would be, they were
oopperheads or under copPerhesd influence.
The LEADER comes to US regularly, and
in these stirring times the contents are
1eVoured with eageTness. r.