The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-09-12
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Correspondence Perrysburg Journal.1
llEADQuARrERs Co, X, lS5th 0. V. l.,
EMNENCE, KY, Sept. 4, 1868.
EDToR JOURNAL; AS there has nothing
OF any interest taken place in this company
for sometime, | have neglected to write TO
the JOURNAL and have been waiting for some.
thing to take place out of which | could
make letter that would be interesting to
the many friends of this company in Wool
County. But now as wo havo marching
orders and expect to be marching alb )ut for
sometime TO come, thought probably it
would be interesting to our friends to
know whore we are going and what we are
going to do. We have lain here at Emi.
nenco since the 9th of May doing necessary
guard duty for regimental headquarters,
and drilling lItlo for exercise, with the
same duties aud the samo old story each
successive day, until few days ago, when
our Colonel, john G. Cummings, received
orders (houks be to somebody to he mus.
tered out of the service; and could you
have been here when the order was read to
the boys you might havo seen Il number of
hats considerably higher in tho air than
commonly worn, and you might have heard
some cheering too.
We leave this place tomorrow at 9 A. M
for Lexington Ky, whero wo will go into
/ camp aud await the necessary papers and
the convenug of the whole regiment, which
is scattered from Owonsborcush, ON the
Ohio RIVER, to Cumberland Gap, kentucky
whcro wo will be mustered out and sent tc
Camp Chase, or some other place in Ohio
for hnal discharge aud payment This will
take TIL about the first Of October, when
our friends, | think, can safely expect I,
SEQ their sous, brothers and husbands, VIII,
are now hore under military rule, looking
forward with joyful hearts to the day whcl
we can again don the citizen and bo will
our friends,
There has been several promotions il
this company since last wrote you. G. II
Noblo, from Corporal to Sergeant; Jane
L. Davis, James V, Campton, Charles r, Pop,
Ice NJ. Hlopleustion, and George Avery
from priyates to eorporals, in place of me-
discharged, Two have died and thirter
/ have been discharged for disability, lea,
ing an aggregate of eighty-six men in th
company yet, who are most all from loya
old Wood County,
Captain Blacks health has been very poo
. for some timo aud he is suffering now yer
much from bloojy.luS, Tho remAiuder Q
tho company can take their allowance Q
hard broad and be ready for duty.
Under the provision of General Palmer
orders our A,jItant has been very bus
issuing papers to negroes, and yosterda
he had four clerks employed most all da,
According 10 his estimate, hvo hundre
families, on an average OF three each, maj
. ing fifteen hundred, received the ueeessar
J papers to travel amy whore m tho Unite
: States seeking employment, by paying the
own fare on public conveyanoes. THU
the Government ought to DO something 70
! this dowutrodden race, for, with few o.
- ceptons, the negroes arc the only fr'
? friends we have in the South,
Hoping to soon be at home will close,
Yours, truly, S D, S,