The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-06-03
Our Military Correspondence.
FROM TuE NINTH BATTERY.


BRIDoEPoRr, ALA, May 22d, 1864
FRIEND CONVERSE with such IN amount
OF exciting news as you are now the recip.
lent OF. 1t III becomes tho 9th TO trouble you
with lesser events yet, becoming or other.
wise, tho pen Is dipped for the attempt, ond
We bog you to suppress that "halt," for wo
must, Cike the ladies,) have our little say,
should 1t even call forth q frowp. Since
out last meeting "par plume" ono of our
number has received from Madame Fortune
very welcome "boost" from the term on.
listed man to that of Lieutenant--Sergean
William W. James, of Troy. Geaugaans who
are acquainted with him know that he is q
tall man, but we cannot observe that his
good fortune has increased his height any,
nor does he, as yet, exhibit any symptoms
OF becoming cross-oyed from dcsiro to in.
s2ect both shoulders at ono glance. From
long association among tho boys, ho knows
the ropes--'can't fool 'im"-knows those
who dislike "fatigucs" whore to
find them bid, aud knows how to draw them
forth. administering double dose of rec.
reation for tho benefit Of their heallb. and
the interest of our afil ictod Uacle. Long
may he hold up his head in honest
pride, dispensing justice; a commodity but
sparingly dealt out by many occupying po.
sitions OF honor.
IL is warm-opprcssively warm-thor-
mometer SO degreos in tho shade; fools like
one of those days in haying, whom the shady
side oil load, and a straw hat as q fan,
we're luxurios mortals pronounced glorious /;
yet, even then, feeling dissatisfied as the
bat was replaced, the excla nation generally
boing. wish to good land it was FROST
Quito number Of the boys arc ailinp, bu,
going around as usual, and, from appear
ance. quite number may continue to en-
JOY % such an unenviablo happiness. We
can with difficulty procure tho most com.
mon dose Of medicine at this post il is
scarce, must be; otherwise our Hospital
Stewards hall pound of EPSON Salts, Jar
and cover could not have ovaporated from
beneath hs bed. 1t was too bad. Lucien
don't Ii kc it bit, but lives in hope of vet
finding some cluo to the dyspeptic abstract
or. He has already received hint from
one OF our impish comrades-"that the salts
went the same way as the Battery grind.
stones" !. e., as anchor to fsh-line. But,
leaving absordi,ics aside, the sick uro very
unpleasan,ly situated. The doctor to whom
we aver our proximity 10 dissolution, and
by whom We arc prescribed for, is not suf-
hciently acquainted with our language to
comprehend the statements of those af.
flicted. Can he, ,hon, properly prescribe I?
The arrangement is ridiculous, and possibly
beyond tho control of Capt. York still Il;
should not exist There are other medical
gentlemou hcre in abundance, but our being
ordered to report to our present one pro-
cludos the possibility of obtaining even a
hearing from ono who could understand US.
Thus, six months ago, one of our members
got injured by tho falling upon him of a
beam, while assisting in tho erection of sta.
bles; was thon some six months off duty,
the TO OF aud limb never becoming SO strong
as before tho accident. About wook ap O,
the injured limb began to pain its possessor,
and latterly to assume proportions so largo
as to hint that Il demanded attention. To
that end, the Post Hospital Surgeon was ap-
piled to, but judge of the surpriso-"ho could
not look at it! courtesy to another officer
forbade that he should interfere Upon
that hypothesis, and that doctors should es.
teem each other gentlcmen. and tho world
esteem thom "humanitarians," we are to be
pbysiced or operated upon just as any one
having the power secs fit. Very splendid.
Yours truly, CIAS. LISLE.
r. S.-Since writing tho foregoing, we
understand that Captain York has mado
requisition for supply of medicines, and
some one to dispense them; so, it that
prove truo, we may expect to bavo "clcan
bill" once more. The Quarter.master draw
rations for l47 men at present.