The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-08-17
FonAGfNG.

During tho rebel raid IN July, many oi The
sccessionists in this locality plainly "showcd
their hands -. making no effort to conceal the
Joy they felt atthe apparent success Of their friends
aud the prospect of the Union forces being driven
from this locality. As n natural consequence,
after The raid was over, many (if not alDmembers
Of the company felt less inclined than formerly 70
respect the "rights Of rebels TO certain eatablc
articles which are welcome in camp, and such
being the case, sundry appropriations were
made, as occasion offered. Some may denounco
this action of members Of the company as wrong
but6it wrong for Union soldier to take from n
soccssionist articles which would gladly be given
to nm armed traitor, il an opportunity offered p
Possibly so-but "cant see i'll"
"A FRESD WITH GEEsEl"
On a certain night, enc Of the guards discovered
an unknown person approaching, when the
following "military conversation ensucd.
Gnard-'1lalt who comes tbcrc7"
"T5kno,on -" A friend with geese !"
Gadrd-" -"Adyance, and deposit geese In the cook
shantyi"
Tho adnonilon Of the guard was very promptly
complied with aud in like manner, on other ooca-
sions, "sfriends" made similar deposits of now
potatocs, chickens, &c. 1t has since transpired
that the aforesaid "fricnds" wore Federal blue, &"
and were wonderfully at homc," about the
camp.
One afternoon three or four left camp with
their empty canlccns for the ostcnsiblo purpose of
hunting sprirg, from whence n cooling draught
might be obtained. While prosecuting their
search, they accidentally come across number o.
cows--thc sight Of which seemed to Danish from
pr
Immediately commenced filling their cantccns with
milk. Al this critical moment another party of
soldiers, ona similar expedition, como in sight,
discovered tho Estimation" and with all the skill
and coolness or"vcterans" they Immediately exc
cuted brilliant strategic movement. by row
ing cautiously and quickly, party number two
succeeded in reaching some bushes, near where
party Number One, was Cooperating" and from
his cover they shouted Gcrcoly, "lou had better
let those cows alone /" The ''milkers" were panic
stricken, and possibly buhed visions Of the "guard
tent, " with themselves for internal ornaments; y
they quit their milking, aud went at once, and MS
the surest way to get aooy was across a creek, they
unceremoniausly skedadded through water a
couple OF foct deep, to the satisfaction aud Hmuse-
ment Of party number two, who at once occupied
the "posions thus evacuated, filled their can
teens aud returned te camp just in time to witness
the arrival Of their"moist' but outgeueralcd com
panions.
On Monday evening last Lieut.. Bacon of Capt
llathaways company passed here route ior
Hospital at Annapolis. lie was not seriously i'll
but hard service and ndisposition had rendered
him unfit for duty.
A serious collision occurred about fourth of a
mile south of this place, on Monday last between
two passenger trains from Baltimore aud Washing
ton, baggage master on the road, and Michael
Sullivan of the Sth iudanna regt, were killed
two locomotives and two baggage cars were dc
molished and six or eight other cars were consd
crably injured. But few persons were wounded
noac seriously. Lieut.. Col. Miller and Sergean
j. II. Kuder were on the train from Washington
but escaped injury. This makes the third collision
which has occurred on the Baltimore and Wash
ington road near this place, since we have beer
stationed here The second occurred on Saturda,
morning last, but resulted in no personal injury.
Members Of the company are, as II general thing
enjoying good health; likewise an abundance o
apples, pears, melons, peaches and green corn.
H. s. G..