The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-02-05
Our Military Correspondence.


Our Military Correspondence.
FROM THE 10TH REGIMENT U. s. coLoREr
TROOPS.
In Camp at Shelbyville. Tenn.
Jan. 10Th, 1854.
FRIEND CONVERSE :--Thinking perhaps
you and the readers of tho Democrat woult
like to hear from a Geauga boy. who ha,
left ono of the best Regiments in the U. S
service. to accept position in what is gen
orally termed "Niggor Regiment" dror
you few lines, aud, if you SEQ proper IL
publish them, you can doso. l am one Of
those who lof, comfortable homo, wife
ana child. and besides these, many friends
and profitable business, to battlo for nv
country. I enlisted in Co. B, 4lst Reg, o.
V. l., in August, 1861. as q private, after tho
Co. was full, and officers and non commits.
stoned officers elected in it, asking for no
Office, expecting mono. and wanting mono ;
and | have served in tho capacity of private
and corporal ever since I enlisted, until
Jan. lst, 1864, being ordered to ropor. o.,
Nashville, Tenn. at TIM, tino to take com.
mand in Colored Rcgimant, (having boen
examined previously for promotion.) com.
piled with tho order. and with regret left
the noble 4lst on New Years Day. sta
toned at that tmo near Blane's Cross
Roads, eighteen miles above Knoxville.
Tenn. Yes. lef, them but oil honor to
the 4lst. left them veterans. When /
left, over three, ,fourths of them had signed
that noble Roll of Honor which makes them
veterans indeed, and, not only that, but se-
curos to them four hundred and two dol.
lars bounty and furlough of so days
previous to tho first OF April noxt. So those
who had friends in the 4lst may expect to
SEQ them soon.
i camo by tho way of Chattanooga
stayed with tho l05th o. v. I. two davs
found Col. Tolles 10 good health and fno
spirits, and tho health of the Regiment good.
l also saw Col. Wiley. who was severely
wounded at Missionary Ridge, and bad
leg amputatod. He is recovering as fast as
could DO expected arrived 10 Nashville
tho9th. after suffering with the cold, (being
poorly clothed,) worse than ever suffered
in Northern Ohio. We had no fire on boat
or cars, and some froze their feet and ears.
and three poor, sick soldiers, just from
hospital, going homo on furlough, froze to
death on the boat that was on; and, ifI
ever was thankful. it was when l arrived
in Nashville, where, by paying one dollar.
got very good supper, warm room to sit |
in long enough to eat it, aud then, for an.
other Greenback, got bed to sloep in,
and'being broke of my rest so much on cars
and boat, ] got the worth of my money that
night, or should say that night and the
next day, for, when I awoke, it was light,
and, whom went below, the first bell rang
for dinnor.
fclt very much refreshed with about
eighteen Hours sleop, and, after dinner,
to Maj. G. L. stcarns, A. A. G. U.
s. v, Commander Organization U. s. Col.
ored Troops-a very gontlemanly officer,
and one that has done great doal towards
and oflicering Colored Troops
received from him papers assigning me to
the 18th u. S. G. 7. Col. Downey, for
merly Captain in the 18th o. vi, Lieut..
Col Bartholomew. of tho 10th Indiana, and
Maj Jackson, of tho l4th Mich. Vols,
are our fold officers, and think, by nv
short acquaintance, the are gentlemen
worthy their positions am well pleased
with both field and line officers now, and
hope, by strict attention to duty. to win
heir confidence and esteem. Our Regiment
DOW numbers about four hundred and
aighty mon, and recruits coming in daily.
am disappointed, for, instead of the shift.
ess. lazy, indolent, dirty brutes have been
told they wero, must say never saw q
regiment of white mon take more pride,
and try to learn the art of drilling and the
manual of arms, keeping themselves and
.hoir quarters clean, better than do our
'olored boys of tho 18th. know not what
ny many friends in Geauga may think in re.
gard to making soldiers of traitors prop.
srty. and being on officer over them but,
rs for me, came into tho Army of tho
United States, not for office nor money
neither did come into the army for dis.
linction, or for making myseI: popular, but,
On the contrary, l came into the army to
ight and die, IL need be. in defence of the
which my forefatbers fought,
bled and died to establish for their children
and future generations. and to do all could
towards puttiog down this Rebellion. havo
always tried to do my duty faithfully and
cheerfully as private. and, considering 1t
to be my duty to do oil could for my