The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-01-27
Letter from Glendale, Mississippi.
Correspondence Of the Pcrrysburg Journai.l

Correspondence Of the Pcrrysburg Journal.
CRSr DAnrEs, Mss, Dec 80, 1868.
En-. JovRSALi Since wc have been here tcarly
in Noycmbcr) we have been recruiting receiving
ahoui 200 into the regiment. This regiment was
composed Of twelve montha' men, except compa-
nies and X, so that the tiwc Of fout companies
has already expired, aud they have been mustered
ont; but now companies are rapidly forming on
the three years. basis. Company has mustered
in thirty four men since caruo to Mississippi,
and is n full company again aud Il keeps IFS only
commissioned officer preseut for duty very busy
indeed
We do considerable scouting, aud have had sevc-
raj skirmishcs tlns fail, but such work has got to
be an old story with us, and creates no excitement.
Our principal want is good horses.
The holidays croatc Quitc demand fnE salt and
groceries, among the irhabi,auts; and the only
place whcro they can he obtained, is at some post
or camp.
BAD as they hate the Yankees, the ladies have
visited us in considerable numbers of late. all
claiming 10 bo loyal, Of course, which think is
doubtful, as they never give us any information of
tho gVerras, when in the noighborhood. ! take
every occasion to tell them Of it, too. feel like
doing everything in my power 70 assist the loyal
| people Of the South, and there Is great deal done
for them in this regiment, but are sadly i'm
posed upon By The rebel women bat they arc 50
polite and well bred, that Yankee officer cannot
always resist their eloquent appeals. They have
been 80 very socablc Of lAtc that officers con-
cluded to get mp a party. Accordingly, on the
evening of tho 99th inst, numbcr of them osscn,-
blod at the residence of Mr. George, nearly half a
| aod in
"tle- -john shin dig, or break down. vulgarly
called cotillion party. They had taken tho pre-
caution to post strong guard about the premises,
but taking pity the poor fellows, dismissed them
about II o'clock T.. NJ. and within an hour there
was a heavy firing at the ou;posts, which created
great alarm. There was probably fifty or sixty
shots fire, and OF all the skedaddng that was
seen, that which followed was little the tallest.
a party went down to the scene Of action, but
! found all quiet. The casualties, as officially re-
ported arc:
One very much frightened lst Aabam Cavalry
Regiments
About twenty five pairs Of badly "skcert-
slouldcr-straps;
Several pairs Of muddy pants, (u. S. uniformly
One Major with sprainci ankle;
One Lieutenant driven into a swamp, he report
ed next morning, howcvcr); and
Two officers hats left in the house.
One officer rcpNrts seeing four mounted rebels
about three hundred yards from the house; another
says he was shot at near the fort.
Opinions differ ns 10 the cause Of the alarm
come insisting that it was rebels others, that il
was our own boys. The most reasonable conclu
sion is, that some evil-disposcd person persons
with wicked intent and malice aforcthought, being
instigatcd by the devil, did, on or about the night
of the twenty ninth Of December, in the year OF
Grace 1868, by the firing Of sundry and various
guns, pistols, and other weapons, hidcous screams
and dcmonac yells, disturb the peace and quiet o
a whole regiment, aud entirely break up and scat
ter social party, to the eternal disgrace of thv
managers thereof thereby inlictng a great socia
aud moral evil on the party aforesaid. Further
dcponcnt saith not. Respectfully yours,
| J. II. HORNBACk
lst Lieutenant Company X, LIST Ala. Cav.
i. S. The JouRSAL arrives promptly; II wei
come visitor il is, too. J. II. II.