The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-05-25
LETTER FROM TIE llith o. ". C,
FcEr McIIKSRr, SrAa BAlriNoNR, NM
NAV ~ 1891


foRr McIIKSRr, NEAR BA1riMoER, Nlp.l
Stay l6, lsti.
In IovRSALg de-day, fer the first time sirce
SsssiHg RePsysbured have what NAV be oonstd-
cred fesr opportunity for wrihug Il shall ,hare.
eore endeayer to gave the readers ot the journal
hrief account Of the campaign Of The 'Glth Bat.
=alion National Guards" M to the present time.
We arrived az Camp Chase Saturday afternoon,
sth inst. From that time until wednesday. un,hing
occurred, save the usual routine 0f amp iils the
rating of artny ratsops iutcrSpersca with gcasons
o drill, forming the principal abor required o us,
Emmediate1y after dinner. on "Wednesday ith inst,
she Battalion was mustered into the L. $. service
ew one hundrcd days, MS part orthv iatth0 n. @.
Wednesday, evening we received urtorS r. hv pre-.
pared to march at i've O'Clock thc hcNt morning,
with thrce d.rTs rdtons in havcrsAcks unwcvcr.
IL vast A. NJ, Thursday before the raglmaat loft
Camp marched to the Columbus Arsenal where
NO received arms thence 20 Todd RaruAcks, whore
these wh' fai disposed GoyoOred a portion pt die
eonteus of tielr haVersaCkS; nj S.SN q NJ. We
marched TO the depot Of the Central Ohio Railroad,
aud At o'clock We're under way for iushurg
The greater portion ct the regiment werc placed
an ordinary tFeiEt and Cattle cars, wid, benches
fsr Seats, Daring the first two on three hours
after dark the floors oG tho cars as vcl as the
henehes were covered with sleeping "Guards"
aorthe auties OF the day hal been such that nearly
every one was 10 a c6ndtMG 10 "Slccp any " here. F"
During tbs night about two thirds of DE tyajp
Acoome detached and wasle0 beltdl --t6e bdanoc
proceeding tenor twelve miles before the accident
was discovered Fortunately no train was kllOMiug
imne3sately after ours. or thce might have result
ed Disaster % the regiment lA2Fo fearful thm the
,ravages OF the war.
AZ six o'clock friday morning We are az l}olc
Ayr, on the 0h,o river, tive miles below Wheeling
From this poinl to Pittshurg the road runs along
the Ohio valley at many points near the stream
that Il would require no grea; obstacle ca prccipi
tate au enAro fraE iIto the waters beneath at
ether places We passed heneati, tweriag prrci-
Plces and through deep FargcScHtin solid rock.
The scenery along tbs Ohio river s always
beautiful bu; Il was specially airactycito us VIII,
het . tsw days previously had len NorgherR Ohio
with is bare fnfcsts and fields. Thcrpses Nen
clothed IN green and wege constantly passing
4esaiifsll1iesds Of grain, aohards n i bloom, sn1
vegetable g@sslens far advanced, In nany places
the banks OF the rVer rige almost perpepdiculWly
isr Two or three lIndrq1et wAle IA others they
slope GNSy into a sucecssoh of besNti0A lills
while solttersdu uloug heir sides NAV be raet
Of orautltul sseep, surrounding cabin, cottage, an,
stately mausinh. The winding river With IL
steamers, the valley ss.t issillsgos garans, greoi
tieids and booming orcl.aras aud tbs lllls, viii
fog1sts, feriie tracts aud dwellings, Of the rili
and lovely" ~ helps y iegn a seoac Tor mon
beautftl than pen can describe 20 painter portray
About four u'sioek Friday afternoon jusi as Ju
tsan ras starting trchi Rochester, irwin ostraN, a
s4mpzpy r. iith, from Brow illc, Mlanaou