The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-05-18
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eultlon WIS WOTkeu on we MAKE tno iVllOWs
ing extracts, They will be interesting to
our readers, showing as they do, the man
ncr of conducting railway campaign, end
giving Ou idea Of tho FeeliHgs of the " boys"
ON matters aud things in general
CAMr CHASE, CoLrMpus,
May 8, 1864.
FRiENp CAMpaEih,--As is well known 10
the present citizens Of Perrysburg, and
vicinity the Gath Battalion n. G.. left the
principal city" Of Wood County, about
o'clock, L. NJ, on Friday, May G. Com
cerning the departure, need say nothing.
After getting fully ndor headway, that
portion Of " Company A :" in car No.--pro
decided to make themselves as comfortable
us possible. A portion AMUSED the crowd
by singing, whilo another portion vorac-
iously attacked q large pile Of warm bread
which was in one corner Of our car, and
still another portion attempted TO WOO "gen-
tie Natures sweet restorer, balmy sleep
which wooing, houarer, was attended with
remarkably poor success--at least 80 far
as was concerned.
II there was ever doubt as 10 the abi-
ity of Company A to take care Of itself, that
doubt was satisfactorily settled several
times during the night. First, box was
wanted, wherein TO put our provisions,
Tontognny very fine one was an board.
There was great demand for water, and
lively times" wore experienced at tire va
rious stations to nbtnih d shpbly-but our
car speedily had three buckets, tin Gun
and tumbler whence they were obtained
| know not, but, they came along. Soon
after, some one conceived the idea that an
addition to our commissary stores would be
in order, and as the train was moving away
from depot, he jumped aboard with
box partly filled With liettinB Seats We're
scarce and as We were starting from an
other station a "soier" came in with chair
ooolly remarking that he was tired ot
standing up" As we were taking our
lunch in the morning, another passed.
around paper of sugar candidly remark
ing-"hooked this last night" And an.
other told how several of thom had called
, up grocery man in tho night very cooly
adding that he made "qnick sales aud
small profit.
Barracks about A. NJ, Saturday morning.
At 8 o'clock We were marched to the din.
/ ing hall for observation-disclosures we beheld
long lines of tables we'll filed with plates
, and tin cups, the latter filled with Coffee
, Piles of pepper and salt were scattered
, along ut convenient intervals, while lingo
, contrabands, with huge baskets, mscel-
aneously scattered huge ebony baked pc!
tatoes before the hungry CARDS.
+ PRESENT AND ABSENT
There are now present in Company 4
: three Commissioners oillcers--Capt. Cook,
LIST Lieut.. Bloomfield, and I'd Lieut.. Tyler
; and sixty.two non,conmissioned officers
| and privates. There are seven members
6f the Company absent who have not fur
nished substitutes, viz +: Charles Powers
George Rettg, James Thompson, Fred.
: rreschal n. e. Carol, J. X. Tyler and
!, Ethan Allen Higgins The first four it is
! belle red, are discharged for manifest ply
sical disability Mr.. Carol is licensed
!, pilot, and is therefore among those released
, by order of the Adjt Gem of the State but
,, to the naked eye of a" high private" there
appears no good cause why the two latter
did not report or furnish substitutes
Mr., Tyler, as is we'll known, made ain ef-
: fort TO obtain the position of Quartermas-
: ter to the Battalion, but failed. If man
: feels physically competent to serve as Quar-
termaster should he not be considered Com.
: peteBt to carry a nusket or furnish sub
stitute? t,,
But what shall be said concerning tho
=; absence of the Editor of the LRdependent-
the valiant Ethan Allen Higgins Before
! leaving Perrysburg, ! was informed by
theli that he ttdS going with the company.
His failure TO appear in camp is therefore
unacc0untahle- lie has furnished 10 sub
: sttute. What has become of him? Where
is he? Did he start with us. and " fall off
by the wayside ?" Did the reception of
| marching orders give HIM an attack Of
h mhas " liver complaint 2" Or, did he : as
many said he would" craw6sh when
( the starting time came? There is rumor
/. in camp that the above-named heroic Hig-
. gins, applied for, and somehow, received
discharge. lie has always been t66rdy
patriot, and if he has as reported, shirked
the giving of one huAtiI'ed tiays to his coun-
a try he should hereafter be known ais the
9 valiant crawlishW aaf
, SATURDAY EvENiNG-Directly after din.
, ner to-day we were ordered to fall in -
. and utter doing so, were marched to Camp
t Chase, wliefe we are now quartored.
, SUNDAY MoRNING.-Since writing the
foregoing, ] learn that the saith Battalion,
i from Wood County, has been consolidated
with the 18th Battalion, from Wyandott
county, forming the l44th o. V. |. The
| regiment is Offcered as follows.
Colonel - Hunt.
7 Lieut.. Col.-F r, Miller.
| Major-M. u. l.. Buell.
Adjutant- 49, Ayres!
Quartermaster-J II. Reid
: Surgeon--Dr. Mounts, of Morrow county
. Chaplain--Rey. Mr.. Baughman. 4.
Company G. 6ltll Battalion, from Web
+ ster and Freedom townships has been bro
ken up, and tlfe men aud ofRcers assigned
to other Companies. One company in tho
18th Battalion has been similarly disposed
Of HIGH PRIVATE. ~,
---- -. ------
, McCLELLAN AND JEFF. DAvIs.-Col Met
calfe, of Kentucky made radical Union
speech at public meeting in that State
few days since, in which he thus showed
how Gen. Mcclellan regarded tile eheif of
rebel leaders He said: got my eyes
opened on that young Nldoeon in the
spring OF 1861. ! went to see Gen. McUlel-
Ian. and in the course Of the conversational
said to him that JEFF Davis was scoundreI
and epudator--He(M McClellan)slf ghteued
himself ny quickly and said II do assure
: you, sir that yon are mistaken. Jelf. Davis
is perfect gentleman, and viii not do any.
, thing unbecoming TO a gentleman, ,"--WeIl
il traitor conspirator, thief repudiator,
and the chief devil who is instigating ali
this murder is his beau ideal Of "perfect
gentleman" hope our colmtry may new
or lie cursed with his standard of morality
and virtue at the head of affairs.
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