Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
From the sixth Ohio Cavalry.
CAMP MAR PKTRRsBURo.
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CAMP NEAR PETERSBURG.
ept. Is, 1894.
DEAR CHRoN:-I am thinking that 1
owe you an apology for having so long
neglected to write. All l have to offer is
this, that a thump on the right hand
from a rebel musket spoiled my penman-
ship for a while, and for the rest of the
time pressure of business and lack of ia
~cilities must be my excuse
We are just in from a little excursion
down the Jerusalem Plank Road.
This plank road runs from Petersburg
to q place called Jerusalem on the North
Carolina line. 1 think Jerico must be
somewhere on the route, and that is the
same road mentioned in Scripture, for
like that it is sadly infested with thieves.
Two nights ago Hampton's Cavalry,
some FIVE thousand strong, came round
our flank and coolly drove off two thou
sand head of beef cattle that were herd
ed in the rear of our army.
Our excursion was for the purpose of
heading them of. We met them about
ten miles out and fought them from
about two o'clock in the afternoon till
ten o'clock at night, but finding them too
strongly posted, we fell back hoping to
draw them into a position of our choos-
ing, but they couldn't see it," and
would not come out; so after waiting till
ten the next morning, we came into
camp.
1 learn that General Kaut'z Cavalry
who followed on the rear of the raiders
recaptured nearly all the cattle, so that
the rebels were but little benefited by
their foray.
Our loss in the Sixth was one killed,
private Clark Ellis, of Co. c., and three
slightly wounded,
l can not tell the precise number in
the Brigade, but it was a slight loss at
most.
Matters have been very quiet on the
lines for several days Both armies are
strongly intrenched, their camps are in
fact vast forts, to be taken by direct
assault only, at a terrible expense Of
life.
Commissioners from the state of Ohio
are among US making arrangements
for the coming State Election.
The Sixth voted last fall with the sa-
bre in the right hand, and the ba Hot in
the left, fighting and voting going on at
the same time, but its vote was a unit
for Brough; it has not changed and will
not belle its record.
There is but little political agitation
here; there is no room for it: we are all
of one mind, OIL nearly SO. The great
mass of the army will vote for Lincoln.
McClellan's vote will be hardly worth
counting. There are many in the army
who love Mcclellan as a man, and re-
spect him as a General, but no Copper
head or friend of Copperheads can get
our vote.
ne would vote against the archangel,
Gabriel, if he stood on the Chicago plat
form, and beside the traitor, Pendle-
l firmly believe that the reelection of
President Lincoln will end this war.
One hope after another has failed the
First they were to have the sup
port of the Democracy of the North;
failed. Then they would bring the
world to their feet, by shutting off the
of cotton; that hope has proved
Foreign nations will not inter
we're. Their last hope is the election of
; peace President, and that will prope
the greatest failure of all.
There is a limit to hu man endurance.
and to that limit the rebels muat come
at last, stubborn as they may be, brave
they are.
Hoping soon to rejoice with you over
an honorable peace, 1 remain
Yours Respectfully
N. A. BARRETT.