Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
From Camp Chass.
CAMP CHASE, ONO.
March l4th, 1864.

EDITOR GAZETTE =
March is bouud to keep up her reputation
for being a clustering month. To-day we
have had inumerable squalls of SNOW, the faks
falling thick and fast. At noon to-day 500
rebels were started for Fort Delaware, under
the directions Of our worthy Captain; among
them was one female who has been here some
time. She styles herself Florence Washing
ton, claiming some relationship to the Immor-
tai GEO. WASHINGTON. If the General was
to hear Of this claimed relationship, his bones
could not lie easy in the grave at Mount Yer
non, on the fare-famed 'sall quiet on the Po-
tomac." They go to Philadelphia by rail,
and from there to the Fort by water, which
is situated on an island in the Bay bearing
the same name with the Fort, fifty miles from
the 1" City of Brotherly Love" The removal
of fifteen hundred prisoners from here within
two weeks makes quite an opening, but the
vacancy will soon be filed up with new re-
cruits from the " Conthievaracy." One hun
dred and sixty came in on Friday last.
Since last wrote yoa, small fire occcured
in camp, consuming the building used as pri-
son Head Quarters, disturbing the equanimity
of countless numbers of Norway rats who had
grown grey in the service: The rats
in the camp are very discriminating A
few nights since Union paper containing a
graphic description of rat h1nt was dragged
by them through hole in the floor of che
bang inhabited by Mess I, of our company
while few rods off laid a Butternut sheet
untouched.
The camp is crowded with veteran regi-
ments en- route for the front. They have been
home, had a good time with their wives, little
ones and sweet hearts, and are going back to
help in squeliug the damnable plot laid
for the destruction of this blood bought Re
public. Many new boys have come with
them, and proudly do they walk in their suits
of blue, we'll knowing that the eyes of those
who are dear to them are upon them, watch
ing with anxiety their bearing in the face o.
the enemy. Noble boys. May He who tenn
pers the wind to the lamb that is shorn
guard and protect them, and bring them back
in safety to their friends. Many who return
ed single from the South have been " tied up
since their return, and more weddings have
taken place since the 1st of January 1864
than had occurred in the same length OF tint
since the discovery of this continent.
On yesterdy one Captain, two Lieutenants
and twenty-five enlisted men of this regimen
were detached to escort the remains of Cap
tain Wells, of 18th Ohio Volunteer Infan
try. who fell at the battle of Chickamauga, tt
their last resting place in that beautiful f" Cit,
! of the Dead" Green Lawn Cemetery.
Light is breaking.
= 1t is rumored that this Regiment is soon t,
have an opportunity: to re-organize for activ
service in the field. God grant that this ma,
! be so, for it would be such relief to get ava,
from this lousy, dirty camp.
DR.. LongweIl is in charge as Post Surgeon
| What capital fellow he is.
Not long since new recruit at Tod Bar
racks, received bis bounty, and with it pur
chased set of shouldeEstraps. With thes
be procured the eountersign, went up in To
city, got married. and before daylight was ia
.on his way to Canada, that place of refug
| for so many seoundrels both in and out of th
| army,
A short time ago, an officer returning fror
near Charleston, South Carolina, whether b
had been to escort some deserter, was on
boat which was fred into by the Guerrilai
He was terribly alarmed, and having som
possession, thrust them inside of his stocking
beneath his feet. Then being reminded by til
crashing of the balls from the enemy's guns i
close proximity to his feeble body, (he weigh
over two hundred pounds) that he might b
near deaths door, he began to think of ii
shortest prayer he knew, but could think
nothing but,
Now lay me down to sleep
All curled up III little heap,
which he rehersed in sober earnest. Fortul
ately for the poor fellow, the boat escape
and he is now living monument of the mel
cy of the Guerrillas, and tells of his la
breadth escape with great gusto. woul
l advice him to get some one of the boys
learn him the Lords Prayer, and procure
i. copy of the Sinners Call" to read, befor
|, be venture so far away from home again.
Will Old Delaware County fill up h,
quota without resorting TO a draft?
We have got rid of that delectable gentle
man, Basil Duke. He has been sent to Fol
t Delaware.
: Yours Truly,
ID. w. G. LUGKNBELL.