The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-22
Letter from the 18Th Q. VI

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IIEApotN RrEas. co. X, 1S5th .. vi. n
SuELBYvuLE. KY, March L. 1865.
Ep. 9ovRNvL; have been thinking for
ssne time, that short history of Go, X,
lS5th o. Y. l., might be interesting TO you
aud great many OF the readers OF your
paper; as this company is principally from
Wood county, aud commanded by our es'
tesmcd friend, Captain Luther Black
With this Wow, as unaceustomed rs | am
to write for the public, ] viii tell you
something of our organization as company,
and our movements since.
The Company was organized on the 2Gth
of February, aud as it completed the Regi-
ment, it was ordered to move to Nashville
the next day, at 3 O'Clock +. NJ C1nsc-
quently, in tile short space q less than one
day, the commissioned officers had to be
commissioned aud mustered, the company
drew their guns aud camp equpagc, aud
attend to a hundred othor thing too numcr.
GUS to mentions and ut the proper time,
move to the train for Cincinnati. Iou can
conclude that VIC had busy time Off and
not be out of the way in the least.
We arrived at Cincinnati about o'clock
in the morning of the 2Sth of February and
for want of transportation, had to lay over
at that place until evening, when We went
aboard u boat for Louisville, aud the next
morning found us safely at that place
The night being calm and still, and the boys
being tired, they slept the whole distance,
and nothing but the croaSing Of tho boats
machinery broke tho stiffness of the night
We stayed at louisville two days aad two
nights. The first day VIC received orders
to stay there, and next day that was coun'
| termandcd, and wo were ordered to Emil
ncnco, KY, small village about forty-fvC
miles from Louisville, on tho Louisville
Frankfort and Lexington Railroad. We
arrived there in the rain, about 2 o'clock o.
the 81 day of March, pitched our tents ami,
the rain, on a beautiful rolling meadow
and such hunting, hustlins and bustlins
to get straw or hay to lay on, might posi-
/ bly, be Imagined but not descl iJed.
On the 9th, Companies b and & Of th'
regiment, left for Lebanon, Ky. On tn,
7th A and + left for Mount Sterling
on the 8th G and left for Lexington
and on the 9th, our Company moved Il
this place, twelve miles south of Emincnco-
leaving three companies, e l and II az
that place.
Our company was ordered here to gar
rison this place. Our duties are light
our quarters and grub" good, and we ar
now having very pleasant time. w
have a fine set of line officers, with Col
Cummins at the head--an old veteran Off
GERS; Lieut.. Colonel-WIlilms and Ma
ior-- Benjamin, in fact, ailivoteran officers
We are all well pleased with them, anC
feel very fortunate that we were assigned
to this regiment AMI tp thi, place. Com
pany X. is the Col nel's favorite company
and in fact, without any boasting, it is tht
banner company, and stands the highes
in reputation as to drill and good bcha'
ior o.. the men, Of any one in tho regiment
I adj, also, that we have the best ont
fl lcst looking Captain in the Regiment.
This is beautiful place of 2,50O inhah
itants, with fine farming country arounr
it. aud in fact, the people say this is tbs
garden Of Kentucky. The place contains
very good Court House, in which oul
boys arc quartercd, five or six churches
two Seminaries, (attcndod mostly by fc
males), several fine business houses, NiC
any number of the fair" sox, of all shades
and colors.
But must close, for have writer
much more than intended With the
promise that you may, pera venture, heal
from me aoaiA, | remain Yours respoct
fully, S. D. s.
Co. X. lS5th regt. 0. V. /