Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-04-22
Correspondence Of the Delaware Gazette.
-'[' o.--o From Camp Chase.
OAnr CHAsE, Q, April l6, 1864.

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Once again from the precincts of Camp
Chase indite few lines (perhaps uninteres
Eting1 for your valuable paper. 1t does me
good to think that my poor letters ind their
way into the columns OF such valuable aux
Hilary of the Union cause as is the Gazette
It hardly reaches our quarters before the boys
all want to be first in reading it, so popular is
BIT with us. '''''
/ It is unnecessary for me to say that the
weather is pleasant, for all your numerous read
ters know this as well as do. Boys from all
the companies are busiIy engaged in digging,
hauling and sodding, planting shade trees,
building board fences around the officers quar-
tiers, whitewashing, etc., and in time this will
be the coziest camp in the Union-welI worth
visiting in pleasant weather. One would be
led to infer, from present indications, that this
icity of barracks" was destined to be a perma-
nent fixture. -. ~. 80.
/ The Goth regiment, recognizing here, ex-
pect to leave for Annapolis, Nd, some time
during the coming week. 1t is rapidly filling
kup. j. N. McEIroy has been appointed 1t
Colonel Of it, and Geo. w. Little Quarter
Master. These gentlemen are both from your
place, and you can judge for yourselves as to
! their capacity. should have no hesitancy in
endorsing them.
b John E. Wood, John McCune, and d. II.
Miller have all deserted this company since
the 18th of March. Wood and Miller were
at one time Corporals, but were reduced on &C
count of misdemeanor. The former swindled
Fko bore l., tbo ror,;r,a,,t ,,t ofo hort 90 h.,
'dred dollars, borrowed money! when he left.
But bis creditors will willingly forgive the debt
if some Provost Marshall would "goble' him
up, and let them have an opportunity to try
their rifles on him at 200 yards, Such scala
wags as the above three are nuisances to their
friends and disgrace to the army. The most
degraded rebel in our prisons here would be
gentleman by the side of either of them. /.
- And so that NJ. @. of yours has voted against
the expulsion of Harris and Lopg2 voted for
the South Carolina sympathizer, aud am fear
ful that the crime is too deep an one to expect
forgiveness, but if God will forgive me, shall
never, no never be guilty of theslike again
JohnstQn and Cathcart! What fend already
lest did more than they p? . Will the 9Th Dis
tRict endorse his dGmnable treason !? Me.hinks
L near efEOn ali paEtSs OA llAL ulSlFlcb an -EA--
PHATIc NO! Were either of them to die now,
Satan would, as soon as they entered the brim-
stone regions unsever his tail ,fasten it on him.,
and vacste. in favor of, the gentleman from
Mansfield or Dayton, rs the case may be. q So.
down are we on those secesh gentlemen in Con.
gress, that soldier in Mess / Of this company
was unanimously votedout of the mess just be-
cause bis name was Harris. IL the, present
Congress does not vote Long, Harris, the two
Woods, Holman, Johnston, Pendleton, o. @.
Allen, of Illinois, and Rogers out OF that
! body Immediately, the people ought to rise en-
n1GsSe in the North, and demand that every
member resign and come home at once. e..
All prospect of this regiment getting to go
the front is played out. For some time back
no soldier going 10 or coming from Columbus,
could pass Frahkilton after night without be-
ing knocked down, pounded senseless, and then
robbed 1t was finally ascertained that areg-
ular gang was in existence for the purpose Of
getting soldiers into a drinking hell in that
J'played out" old capital Of Ohio, getting them
drunk, and then robbing them. If they re-
sisted foul means was to be used, During the
early part Of this week q soldier was brought
TO our Surgeons, SO terribly used up about
the face that his own mother could hardly have
recognized him; did the night previous by
some of these highwaymen. Inquiry was in
stituteds iheig names ascertaineds andia squad
Of men, under the command of SeFgeants was
started out on the track OF the thieves and.