The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-06-21
LETTER FROM COZ. y, 3. sLEvIN TO
THE foONu q. vi

GColo0el Z, g. stkyrS tho recipient, a few
weeks since, Of beautiful gold watch and
chain from Che mcmbcts or Ms old Regi
meiit, acknowledges tho gift in the follow.
lug tsaabing letter 10 his comrades in arms.
The Colonel mag truly say that he consid
ers tho gift higher compliment than If
!" tlirough. political influence or favor he
had received Que or even two stars. II il,
more than anything else, the tnsd uuques, !
toned evidence of his high. siaading as. q.
soldier. His men know him thoroughly,
and 10 a most er,tfying mapiler have they
given publicity to their appreciation Of his
merits and the high esteem in which he Is
held by them. Dutto the 0oonel's lottcr:
pEaRyssUao, ONO, Jone 5,Ises.
70 Ne QEcor. is'd lNes qftts lOO6 RssG, o. WI,
SoApIrEsiI was surprised and rejoiced beyond
expression, on Saturday last in Toledo, on ro-
cei'ing from you, through J. n. Osborn, Esq,
very beautiful and costly gold watch and chain,
aud which Is presented to me, as you are pleased
TO say IN the papers accompanying the watehsnd
Chain, as an expression Of our esteem FOR him
(me) as soldier and gcnticmou," and as YOU
say IN more enduripg form in the engraving 10 the
watch, Presented to Colonel r. s. Sleyin, by the
Tooth Regiment ., v l., as a Testimonial Of their
esteem FOR his braypry aud gailahtry while ia CONS
maud. ksuXYIbLB ASD ATLANTA .a r153
To receive such splendid testimonial, aud for
the reasons stated, from you, my former eUrhpant
ions iu arms, with whom was, for so long = time,
associated IN active military ifcthroug Kentucky,
Tennessee and Georgia. aud enduring together,
without nurinur or complaint, al Tho hardships
and prirations inseparably connected with such
liIo commencing IN Toledo, Ohio, and ending two
years thereafer, in assaulting the enemies works,
near Atlanta, Ca, ending amidst sho, and shell,
and balls, aud wounds aud death, n enc OF the
most terrible chatgcs for tho numbers ragged on
our side that this war pfoiac Of terrible charg
ss, has produced--sN Is too sadly attvstSd BY the
fact that out Of three hundred mon that went into
the charge with, oho hundred and three Of rs we're
either killed or wounded, forty -fout OF whom wore
either killed on the 1ild or died soon thereafter
from wounds received there, and many othors of
the wounded, like mysolG disabled for life; aud
receiyngi too, ten months after Twas compelled,
by disability, o. leave you, aud after | am out of
the service for life, without any probability of ever
y
my power 10 rcciprocate your Kindness and when
II is rememborod, too, that duriag those ten
months YOU have bceu in tho terrible battles Of
Franklin and Nashville, and IN the entire cam
paign Of North CIroIina, up TO the surrender Of
Gcneth johnson aud his army, scarcely stopping
long enough at any one time to change your cotl-
iuE-and yct Although all this you have fondly aud
tenderly remembered me / f5...t t...
Knowing me as you do, feel you viii beliove
me when say az now d., thht consider Il a
higher compliment, by all odds, TO receive from
you, who know mo better than any other men on
earth can, this costly and beautiful present than
", through political influence and favor, had re-
ceyea, Que or even two stars. Accent, then, |
pray ysp, thsgmtitude of my heart FOR this beauti-
ful and valuable Inemento'of your friendship and
togArdfot me. ! shall keep Il whae life lasts as
the most cherished present this edtth coald give
have also the 'uamcs Of the oticer9 and men pre-.
sentiug this 20 mcs that, too, z shall keep sacred
and above price while life 'endures, with ever.
occurring thoughts Of our past military life, in as
noble cause as ever man went forth to battle tor
thank God that the cause which took iypu and |
l with hundreds of thousands of Others, 10 the
field, has ended sthat under the direction and care
Of our Heavenly Father the gallant Army and
Navy Of the United States have crushed forever |
doubt not, the terrible and wicked and causeless
rebellion, which for four ysars has drenohed our
land with blood aud draped our nation In mourn.
ing Aud you, tho nations defenders, will soon
return TO your homes aud friends with grateful
nations blessings upon your heads, for you have
a record Of which you aud your pos,crity may |
well be proud, and the country knows il, and
highly appreciates it.
Over the graves of our gallant dead, with you,
1 deeply mourn may the rsmeubrauce of their
manly and honorable lives and hen,ic deaths ever
be green in our, me nories aud for their widows
and orphaus may our sympathy eyer bd alive and
tender. ~
THAT the God who has so kindly and carefully
watched pYer you in the past, may soon restore
yeu IN homer, safety and peace, to your families
and hiepds, Is Tho npicigued prayer pf ao rIHcf
iour friend and former companion in arms,
t1 Caael He IS PATRICK 8. SLEvIN. |