The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-05-25

..st-as-a,-tss I.asss ia-s ss-sss-
county Nhb ias bonn s1dug 30 too Of The rcsr
car Attempted ligoi down aud l duing 30 fell upon
the track, ara ~ last cav tan oyer him, ctusiug
instant ilsth lfe wa about eighteen years Of
ago kif remius were properly cared for, and
SOM 10 us allowed mother lnOhio.
We arnfrl az litsbarg, at Z o'clock Friday
cvcHinf, anl oh9ut . O'Clock marched to tho
tiiy Han, where We found bpunlilul supply
q wholesomr iao'ifious aud good coffee had
bccn prepar Y FIR vs. The Hall was bril-
hanig Nyftd ana beautifully decorated with aaga
and tfsuparrncies OPPOSITE he entrance, appear.
ei in Transparent lotirrs, w leone, 49," Un-
derupath tins was, "Ftsburg welcomes our Coun.
trys Brave Defenders" IN front Of the gallery,
fIot Ue cuirducci appeared n large letters, Pitts
burg subsistence Comuittce, o., Orgauilcd ls6ls
This Committee furnishes ever regiment VI sol.
dicrs which passes through that city, with sub
stntai meal, All honor % Ptlsburg aud her Sub
sistcnUt C0urntt9e.
Ahcr supper was over, Colonel Hunt called the
regiment 20 order, when lie introduced Captain
ro0t al Company y, , whd made few appropriate
remarks complimentary To the patriotic people oi
Pltbhurg, lie concluded by calling for three
chosrs lui nui cuicrtlncrsw which were given with
hs triti energy as the bounHlul meal we had just
eafcn would safely permit. Three cheers were
nuerweFd rtvrs fpt Captain Cook We we're then
trcd 10 "faH in,' and marched 70 the ears.
Concerning the lllth, the Pittsburg G5pmarcih
Of Saturday, ith inst says: "The Hath Ohio
National Guard arrived in the city last evening on
us way 10 Baltimore ~ report 70 Gcn. Lew. Wal
lace. e uVnfbered eight hundred AMI eighty men,
was recruited in Woud aud Wyandoit counties,
AMI s oNicercd rs follows Colouel, s. ". Hunt
lhcut Col, r. Il, Millcrj Major, NJ d, l.. Bucl
hiiutdut, Jonathan Ayers. After partaking Of a
substantial meal. furnished by tho subss.
tcncc Committee, Capt. Asher Cook, ON behalf Of
the rficcrs and mun ol the regimsnt made neat
speech. returning the heartfelt thanks Of ali for
the knd ana libcrM manner ia which they had
becr treated hy the ladios and gentlemen of the
Sobdstencc COMMITTEES. A. the conclusion of his
fcmuks be called for thtec cheers aud "dgcr
for Pitsburc her people, the ladies IN particular
We bave seen many rcriucnts entertained by the
Committee during the past year or two, but none
which hehafCd IA lnOrU ardcrly quiet aud gentle.
uaply manner Success aud good fortune attend
the littb Ohio"
Atlcy grriyint ~ the depot, considerable time
was occupied IN preparing cars for our reception,
and IT was amer 2 O'Clock before we wero all on
board. The cars occupied by most Of thv reginsHt
wore heiglt cnrp with plenty OF straw on the floors
aud W. found this much more comfortable way
~ travelling for so long distance, than in the
Hic"ly futFhed passenger car. st night we Law
upon tho hoor and dela, and when one wished a
. seat, Isis Euaps0ck answered tho purpose admira-
bly, THIS may bn considered by some as not q
very gentcel method NJ travelling, and for The ordi-
nary purposes Of plroid conveyance might not be
considered as "emincutv proper still II iuSl
suited the members OF the iilth.
Between aud o'clock Saturday morning we
arrived at @Dhustuwu-n little village almost en-
trGly mtrouudad by mountains, with iron-colured
houses, the inhabitants of which seem 10 be prin-
cipally employed AT iron working.
Cur rilc during the forenoon was throHgh a
" wild ard rctUres9ue region -nt many points
one side Of the rohd might no seen H naouptains
ei rocks two or tire hundred feet high, whEo OF
the other hand were vast gorgcs almost rs deep.
Az II o'clock we arrived ut Altoona, Blair county
very pretty place of five or six thousand iuhabi-
tarts, where are situated the machine shops of the
Pcunsylyanid Railroad. Some distance westward
from Altoona, we passed through a tunnel under a
mountain, the length of which do not know, but
our tram was two ininttos in passing through it.
during which time We were in darkness "black ~
midnight Between the tunnel and Altoona we
passed. down steep grade, Mt one punt Of which
there IS O curve short that our train Of twenty
cara, AS It stood upon the track, described almost
half a circle within which was gorge at least a
hundred feetin depth.
Woromaired az Altoona over an hour, during which
. mliurity uf the members of the regiment made
extensive additions TO tho contents of their haver-
sacks aud it is doubtful il the provision groceries
&C that place have vet fully rcplcnished the stock
they then so Sumnarily disposed of.
Soon after IL O'Clock we left Altoona for Harris-
burg, where we arrived ut o'clock. Here we
marched into soldiers dining hail." where we
wore furnished with supper of bread, co0te aud
meat. After remaining here about an hour, our
train was taken across the ryor--here spanned by
two long bridges, with an island between where Il
rcmtined until about o'clock when we again start
ed for Baltimore whore We arrived at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning, Here we were furnished with a
dinner OF the inevitable bread, meat and coffee
after which marched to Fort Mcllenry, situated
on The Chesapeake Bay, three miles from the city
As least, from that portion Of the city where We
took dinner --whcrc five companies Of the regiment
now are. Tho balance of the regiment have been
sent to other points. Companies q and X arrived
At Baltimore some hours before the rest Of the rcg-
lucut and were sent to the Relay House, ten miles
from Baltimore, on the road TO Washington, and vt
the junction Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio and Baltimore
Washington Railroads. This morning (Mouday)
companies u, B and left hore-two OF them for
Annapolis and one for Fort Delaware.
II IS expected that the companies now here will
remain during our one hundred days "--as Lieut..
Col Miller has been detailed TO act as ProvostN Mar
shal, and Capt Cook as Judge Advocate of the
Post The location is n pleasan, one, aud It tho
powers that be " 0rdan IT, we shall not object 10
a three months residence IN this locality.
] should have stated before, tht the distance
from Columbus 10 Baltimore by the rOuto we tray-
eled is somewhat over four huudrcl miles to trav-
el which took US about sixty five hlurs-moYe than
twice tho time ordinarily required TO tnvel that
distance, Ours, however, being : special train,
had to keep out of the way Of regular trans--o -ofton
being compelled to wait for two or three hours at a
timo.
LATER.
TUESDAY EvESiSd, May lS.--0nc company of
the liith lett here this morning for what point
have not been able to loarn--and this evening the
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