The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-06-22
LETTER FROM rmR ian .. n. O.
ASrAroiis Jesorros, Md.,l

ASvAroiis J6EofioS, Md.,l
Jhnoli, 1854.
In. iounNAtt snue time since ! noticed
statement IN that Wood county paper published
bs a man y who stayed at hume that he might
hot lose any Of his blood /" or climbs" IN The
service 10 the effect that the One Hundred Days
Men were NOT wanted by the Government; that
Their bcine called into service was entirely owine
to the gratuitous solicitations Of certain Western
Governors and that this force was ore for which
the President and Gcncrsl Grant had no use. In
fefutstion Of that statement IL ! may pardoned
for rcfuting such statement, from such source
1T is only nccccssafy ~ refer 70 the employment
OF tho companies from Wood county. Az Camp
Parole, the companies &C Captain Mckee and Cap
tain Black relieved portion Of New York reg
itnent which was Immediately sent to the front
at this place. the company Of fCaptain Cook reliev-
ed part Of New Yorksrtillery company, which
left for Washington day or two after our arrival
hvtc, .hc companies OF Captain Kitchen and Cap.
tain Hathaway, at Fort Dix, relieved aportlon Of
Delaware regiment which also went to the front.
Whether the company Of Captain suiith-now
near Wilmington, Delaware relieved veteran
company or not am not Informed but they are
unquestionably doing the duties which would
otherwise require the presence Of volunteer COM
pany. may also mention the fact, that within
the past few days n number Of Ohio "onc Hum
drod Days" regiments have passed through hero
for Washington, and some Of them tits stated have
already been forwarded to General Grant. Docs
thi, look rs though these men were a useless APP
pendaEe to hearmy2
Nothing Of Importance has occurred in Company
| T, during the past week we are performing the
duties assigned u.s. 10 the best Of our ability, md
eating cur ratons with regularity and fortitudc
wehave had no engagements with the armed en-
cmy, but we have had conflict or two with stub
born "masculine" bcef--in which be il known,
we came out triumphant.
| Our order of exercises for each day, Is about
rs folows All A. NJ. roll.call; at 0, breakfasts
at $3.50, company drill at IL dinner ats p. NJ
supper; nj $3.50, oll-callj at 8 "put out lights"
Our Company is divided into Two "messes"--
two men in each mess do the cooking, and are, o
course, relieved from the duty. Our "bll of fare
is the Same ms that established at all Of Uncle
Samue's hotels, and embranespork andbeans, pota
toes, beef bread, and oolIee---sorved up In all thC
varods styles which only the ingenuity of an ex
pericnced army cook can devise We get excel
lent fresh bread, from n government bakery n
this place. In short our rations are generally
ample, but our appetiies are always equal to thu
emergency"
l. On Sunday last, number OF the members OF on
company attended church at Savage--a little vii
lago about three miles west Of this place. Th
only item about tho services at churcn, whicl
struck us as being at all remarkable, or unlik
what we were accustomed to at home was th
o., hDil aVpF
and serm,u--.no reference was made to either tn
Governmcnt or the rebellion; nO petition for di
vine guldunce was made III behalf Of the Lawful
rulers of the country no prayer was offered tha
the nation established by Washington and his co
patriots might be preserved
The officiating clergyman, however, did desr
that this "cruel war; might cease, but rs no wor
siguifed how he wished it to cease, only one IL
q ference can be drawn from his silence, viz; thu
his sympathies, which he dare not express, wcr
with the traitor hosts of the confederacy II
very seldom that venture word OF critioisl
D concerning the religious belief of any individual
| or the exercises of any church--yet to me, th
. "region" which does not prompt its possessor
q pray for his country, when 1t is struggling Il
life with lined traitors, seems little else than a
y ant Hypocrisy. confess a wish, MS left u
church, that the Clergyman, and those of the COZ
grcgation who admire his course might be turnc
over to the tender merces of JEFF. Davis and h
J.. conscripting otlicers-their presence there oou
hardly be more injurious to tho Union cause thi
is their influence here.
3 The health of our company continues good-tl
!, now being only or two cases Of slight sickne
a have not heard Of any SERIOUS cases Of siokne
in companies either at Camp Parole or Fort Dix.
o H.S.C