The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-12-01

NIOT Ln6 DJat0 nOuSe IL lofUiuudOio
forD though silently, spoke in thunder
tones that Treason rude hand had dar.
ed to seek the life of the nation, and
that we, the freemen Of the North, had
come to demolish the temple of treason
and drag the huge monster chained to
our victorious chariot wheels, as a tro
ply of the Right.
Doubtless Nashville was once -four
ishing city, but hOre, too, the footsteps
Of devastating war are plainly manifest
We remained at this place until Mon
day noon, which enabled me to have di-
vine services with my men, and supply
them with Testaments, hymn books and
religious papers from the rooms Of the
Christian Commission, and also form
some very pleasant ncquaiDtances with
its delegates--especially Bro. Lawrence,
who kindly cutertailed US. Here, too,
| met Rev. j. F. Lloyd, Of the Ciu'ti
Conf, and Missionary to the soldiers,
going his laborious rounds with a cheer
full heart. Chap. Thomas was busily
engaged in preparing and forwarding
reading matter to the soldiers in the
field.
Let me just say here, once for all,
that no one at home can begin to real
ize the good that this messenger Of God +,
The Christian Commission, is doing for
our noble army. Its field is the entire
army. Its subjects the minds, the
souls and the bodies of the soldiers
Dear brethren at home, do all that is in
your power to sustain it.
From Nashville we moved almost due
south, 45 miles to Columbia, Tenn, the
county town of Marshall county. Co.
umbia stands on the south bank Of
Duck River, in the midst of very fer
tile country. 1t was once very nice
small Southern city. Before the war
this was the "Athens" Of the South
for there we're not less than four very
fine institutions of learning. OF all
these four there are now remaining bat
throe wrecks of buildings, and one muct
mutilated library. l have aroom il
one Of the buildings for my Head Quar-
ters. This place, too, was nest Of trea
son, for there is remaining a well
fedged brood of traitors, and we're j
not that "Unole Sans" boys are quit'
numerous and fort mounting some
: huge guns commands the city, their clio
ven foot would be more manifest from
beneath the Union garb which for safety
they very unwillingiy wear.
The l75th Reg. o. V, l. is guarding
the Tenn. & Alabama R. r. with Head
Quarters at this place. Col. SiPes, OIL
the 7th Penn. Cavalry, commands the
, post, and Surgeon Cuykendall is in
charge of the medical department, but
we think Sipes will soon be superseded
by our jolly little Col, who has succeed
; ed in making himselfa perfect favoritt
with his entire command, and that Ma
jor Surgeon R A, Dwyer (my room
mate, by the way) will supersedo Guy
: kendall.
= The officers, with but few if any ex
ce ptions, have endeared themselves t.
c their men. We are happy regiment
h Jolly crew. The health Of the rogi
meut is quite good at present, but "
I have the mournful duty to record tn
death of five or six of our brave boys
They now fill soldiers graves two Q
g them here in the Columbia cemetery, tn
u Others believe have been taken home
IS May the God of mercy sOothe. the heart
$ of the sorrowing, The following ar
= the names of those who have died.
a - Clancy, Sergeant Reed, Co. L
a Sergeant Deuiston, Co. G, = IIar'
: - Kibler, - Rumsy, and one {
: two others, the names of whom l cOul
D. not obtain.
"a We have a Christian COmmissio
is room here, from which keep my me
pretty we'll supplied with stationery an
d good religious reading matter. Wher
ever it is possible 1 hold divine servic
s. with our men, which are frequently r
u freshing seasons. OF the recent rn
l. perhaps I will inform you in my mex
i Yours &c. j. p, SHULTZ,
'f of-'' a'3. Chaplain 175th o. v. I.
10 Columbia, Tenn, Nov. IA, 1864.
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