Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-08-19
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
From the ssh Regiment, owl.
CAMP CHASE. ONO, |
Aug. 18th, 1864. }

Aug. 18th, 1864.
Editors Gazetts:
The weather is hotts than love in harvest,
still il 10 not military to wear anything but
wosIen clothing. The ssih has been in exis-
| tence as q regiment one year, has done q vast
amount Of duty-are building 20 Barracks
"a by 60 feet-are lending helping hand to
complete Triplsr Hospital, which ia located
amid glorious grove near the State Stone
Quarry, on the Scioto. A spring Of pure wat
er is near it, making the location one of the
most desirable in the country, for the poor fel-
lows who have born the heat and burden OF
the day" at the front. until they are dsa-
| bled from the performance Of hard duty. No
bly, is the Nation striving 10 take care Of the
sick and wounded boys who have go gallantly
struggled TO maintain inviolate the blood wash
ed Republic of our Fathers. Our regiment
has been IN all Of the rebel States as guards
| OF prisoners, sonvaescents or recruits, some
OF the boys running very narrsW risks OF De-
ing "gobbled up" by the JOnny Rebs, and
we are now ready 10 shoulder our Spring
zelda" and aid in quieting the noisy Jack
| Smiths, Vic. Aruolds, q. L. COnverGes and J.
| NJ. Edwardses OF the State. Let them take
fools advice and hunt their holes before our
regiment 10 ordered 10 go for" them, for We
Woald sooner shoot 4 noisy, .reGcherOus cop
perhead si the North, thnu the poor dcluded
rebs Of the South, many Of whom kAOw no
better than 10 do as their leaders tell them.
The losses in the Ssh the last year by deaths
discharges and desertiOns foot up az folloWs:-
Allow me to say that nearly all the latter
were what is stiled peace Men"
Discharges, 60; Deaths, %; Deserters
27.
In moving one Of the Barracks in what
is callsd Parole Camp" few days since, the
workmen found two bound volumes Of the
"Criss" for the years Of 81 and '62.
There are = large number OF sick and con-
valeacent soldiers in the U. 5. Hospitals here,
and one Of them remarked the other day that
be had been in IL different Hospitals North
and South, and that the regulations here were
far superior to any be had yet been in, not
even excepting the Camp Den9isOr Hospital.
We have about four thousand imported
Southern gentlemen here to guard, and the
cry ID still they come" Several hundred
came in this morning of The recent PeBn-yIva-
MIA raiders, gobbled up ry Averill near More
field, West Virginia. They had a pretty
strong stock Of "grrenbacks" with them, and
a mnch larger stock Of greybnckse = southern
production, regular military necessity with
them, no doubt. They generally have - right
smart aprinkliug Of gold With them. too.
A few days since, Mrs. Col. Nef. most
es,imaLle lady. (by the way. she is a daughter
Of Delaware County, Mr.. g. Siansberry Ol
Ii berty Tp., being her faiher) presented our
Chaplain with a splendid Bible. She is an excel
lent woman. On the 4th inst. we all observed
the Presidents day OF fasting and prayer. All
kinds Of work Except guard duIy) was SuS.
pended, and il seemed really more like Sabbath
than any real Sabbath have yet seen in camp,
The Ladies Soldiers Aid Society met at the
house Of that ami4ble lady, Mrs. DIR. Caroth-
era, aud they had grand time. Many of the
"belles" Of the County we're there, including
the Misses Allkires, White, Chambers, Briggs, |
etc. They did good work for the soldiers,
aud brought them many of the d" chicken tx
ings" Of the culinary and pastry department.
The sweet things made by them 10 eat will
soon bS forRotteB, but the sweet smiles and !
pleasant sayings of FrankIin's fair daughters |
will last for a lcng time 10 come on the memo |
~ Of the "blue- coats"
The calling ont Of the National Guards !
caused many Of the fair portion Of Gods Gre
alton to turn cut to assist in gathering the
harvest. Two ladies not far from here went J
out with the horse-rake in the bayfield,, and
they took turns in riding the horse that drew
Ihs rake, and piliDg hay. God Dless the girls.
How much better the blue-coats can 6kht
when they see that they are not forgotten by
The dear ones At home, particularly by the
girl they left behind them" Such girls are
worthy Of good husbands. Success to the
Gazette and its attaches, is the wish Of
D. w. g. LUGEKBEEL.