Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-07-15
From the ssth Regiment o. VI.
vi. CAMP CHASE. o., July 8, 1864.

From the Ssth Regiment WI.
=ss-. CAMP CHASE. O., July 8, 1864
EDITOR GAZETTE:
3 Our chapel is completed, and on Sunday it
was dedicated. A large crowd of people we're
present to witness the ceremonies, including
many ladies, and, notwithstanding the heat
and dust OF the day, all passed off in pleas
ant manner. Now that Uncle Sam has pro-
vided US with large and respectable place
for public worship, and furnished us with an
able and God fearing Chaplain, it is to be
hoped that the blue coats will lay aside their
card. d.paying, swearing and drinking, unite
with the Church, aud serve their Maker with
as much zeal and earnestness as they have
stood by The Old Flag in its hour Of peril
l am proud to say we have a number Of
Christian men in our camp but still there is
great room and need for reformation.
The new prison is done, and has a pretty
good sprinkling Of JohaAy Rebs in it. They
will not have as good an opportunity to
grounding" out OF the new as they had in
the old prison.
1 saw soldier ou Sunday who had lost one
leg, and was entirely blind in both eyes. He
formerly belonged to the 10th o. V. l. His
is truly pitable case Oar Sergeant Major
received Commission the other day as a Cap
tain in Colored Regiment. Paroled men
are coming in here again. Room is being
made in our General Hospital here for large
number of the sick and wounded from the Po-
tomac army, by discharging all who have
been here any time. and promise to be unable
to take the field soon, and sending all who are
able on to the front.
Some of the soldier boys who have their
wives and little ones in camp are putting up
houses for them, SO they will soon have home
steads on Uncle Sans dung-hilI.
We have Regimental Printing Office,
where blanks, details, passes, orders, ETC., are
printed. 1t is not on quite extensive a
scale as the London Times, or New York
Tribune, but is quite as good according to its
inches.
Notwithstanding the dry and heated term,
it is remarkably healthy here, and hope it
may continue so. This is owing in great
degree 10 the skill of Drs. LoDgwell and Ca
ruthers, who are amply qualified for their posi-
| tions.H a-a
Soldiers must have pets. In one Company
they have four of the Iineal descendents of that
"same old COON" so famed in song and story
during the palmy days of 1910. Our boys
have Il squirrel and young sereech owl.
Among the rebel prisoners here, is one
whose wife has followed him through all I'D
versities. She is an educated, highly refined
and fine looking lady. She is a native of the
Sunny South" born among the Orange
groves, and reared in the lap of luxury. A
an early age she was united to one uper
whom she had placed her young hearts pares
affections. Upon the breaking out of the re
bellion, he espoused the Southern side,shoulder
ed a gun, and marched TO the tented field. Hi
yeung and devoted wife soon made her wal
4 thither, and travelled hundreds of miles, o'e
hill and dale, to reach him. The fortunes q
war placed him in our hands, and wounded
and prisoner, he was sent here. She sool
followed, and, through the courtesy Of th'
General commanding the Department and tn
! Post Commandant, she gained admission t
his prison, and nursed him tenderly and fondly
He is now about we'll She boards al thi
Four Mile House, patiently awaiting the tim
when he will be exchanged, or take the oath
Truly such affection is worthy Of a noble
cause.
A number of the prisoners here have takei
the oath, and will soon be sent to Philadelphia
where they intend to enter our naval service
ID. w. q. LUGENBEEL.