The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
Our Military Correspondence.
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CLEVELAND, O., March 18th, 1865.
FMEND CONVERSE :--Hore l am once
again, to givo you few items, of "ye Grip.
plos," amid canes aud cru,ches, for noarly
all bcre arc compelled to use those iuds.
pensablo articles. Since last wrote YOU
quito reform is going on--tho Tomper.
anco questions; and, last night, learned and
talented orators haraueucd the natives"
and all rum.holes in the immediate vicinity
of tho Hospital arc forbidden, in the fu:urc,
to cell "Red-Eye" to the boys dressed in
prevailing blue. Addresses were made by
somo of tho dealers in quiniue against the
vendors ofstry chninc. W hile the distinguished
speakers wero received with rapturous ap.
pIausc,and thousands of boqucts. lin horn. }
l am glad that some OF tho officers in the
army have taken bold of this matter, for it
may be tho means of displacing the rosy
tinge Of the choek, that any man with half
an eye knows is not colored with fresh
spring wator. -'7 .." "'"
Soon your humble servant will close up
his final career 10 the army, for his "walk-
ing buzzard" is now wiugipg its way to the
bead. quarters Of fighting Joo Hooker, for
his signature. i think deserve It. having
only four months longer to stay till tho cx.
p;ration Of my term, and having been out
ever since the first gun in the Rebellion
was fired, as we'll as having taken turn in
the Mexican War. 1t is we'll known fact
that, If every class of mon would have
turned out as Printers have, this Rebellion
would have boon knocked into "a cooked
hat However, thing Father Abraham
will jerk many thousands out of their broad.
cloth yet. before all tho fun is ovor. - -,
Since last wrote you. we havo bad o
changein in Hospital Stewards. and, in tho fu.
ture, the feeding of the sick and wounded
will be superintepdcd by Sergeant Long. of
my old Regiment. the lo4th O.V i. Hero
l must say word. Sergeant Long was
wounded at tho tloody and desperate bat
tic of Rocky Face Mountain, in Georgia, in
May last. Well do remember the time. 1t
was while our Brigade. under Gen. Hazop,
made the desperate charge up tho craggy
sleeps of that ever. memorable mountain,
while, almost above the clouds, the Rebels
wore pouring iuto us O most deadly and
murderops fro. L. was at this time Ser.
geant Long. standing boldly by tho mon, re.
ceiyed HE wound; and, having served bis
country with the msst distinguished bravery
and fidelity, the Secretary of War promoted
him as Hospital Steward. He never had
an enemy in his regiment, but, on The con.
trary. was universally beloved for all those
noblo traits OF character so rarely found in
cold hearted world. May good luck at.
tend him; and that that same generosity of
soul, and that unbounded charity of heart
which has formerly characterized his life,
will continue, have no doubt; and now, 10
my brave comrades in arms, say, God bless
him. II .ar igr .rft.r1s .g.yri.
In the course of few weeks, will givc
you some items, which win interest all and
l - q. 49,
come 10 the right place. The small pox is
raging here, though no deaths have oc-
Cured, as yot. We are all getting along
well, and the sunshine Of March, so far,
brings many poor fellow from his resting
place for months, out on the hill, to take a
gaze at the high waters and angry waves of
the once smoothly gliding waters of the old
Cuyaboga. ....... .,...,. .-..'.
Yours forever.
VIM. THOS. MCDOWELL,
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