The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-01
Lclter from KnoxyIIIc, Tenn.


Tho following hitter. dated, /" IToadquar-
lcrs Company D, lst y. 5. c. Heavy Arsil.
icry, Knosville, Tenn. Nov. "a, 1864" was
received some time einco, bet was aociden.
tally rhinaid, which aoc ,pHts for ts not
sooner appearing. However, the extracts
which wc publish are Just vs. appropriate
and well.merited to-day % when they were
written
En- JuURNAL; Knowing u viii bo pleas
ing to tlro roadcas Of your pepper 10 hear
with what success our regiment is being
filled win state that our companies twelve
in nuinber) have one hundred and thirty
men each, and have already three officers
assigned them. Each company when full
will contain ono hundred aud forty seven
men and five ofTicers--Jeirg among the
largest regiments in the service. Lieuten.
ant Colonel J. A. Shlnnon has been pro-
NOTED TO Colonel. llo has donnod the
eagles" and tho proud bird rests vory
gracefully upon his broad shoulders, and
they may feel prou Of their patron, as no
kinder or braver man ever drew sword in
defense Of his country. IIc is indeed a
n ,ble man in every ronse Of the term, and
although We would regret his absence, we
hope soon to see the 'lone star" shoot forth
with so much dazzling brilliancy as to scare
the. Eagles "on their roost."
must not, however, 70 got olhors Of the
regiment, for they too have taken step
upwards, aud are stil on the Coward
move" Major J. L. McGowan has been
appointed Lieutenant Colonel--and the
yellow leaves that were killed Ivy last
falls frost have fallen, aud in their stead
arc those Of silver hue" III is another
Of natures noble horoes, aud few days
since hc had, 10 him, tho pleasure of pro-
cecding to strawberry Plains, with u de.
tachment Of nscn, and scatter force OF
rebs to tho Four winds Of lIcavOn.
Capt j. M. JohRs0n, of Toledo, has also
been promoted TO Major, which is but too
small mark Of honor from his superiors.
And thcrc ia no doub. ho will soon show
himself whcro he is least expect I'd, and
grasp the piivor leaf that awaits him. Also
I. II. B. Carrell of Canton, who started
0. V. l., has worked his way up grndu,l ly.
step by step, until he has become the
'ealer Of one Of the largest and best ii,;it-
ing compan es in tho service lis has been
our Aljutant for some timc, until his many
good qualities became so wildly and
strongly impressed in the minds Of his
officers that they chose TO aid another bar
to his straps. Hor is n deserving young
man, and although the pct of his company
havo no doubt ho will soon bid good
10y" to tho bars aud pick up Golden
Loaf" Wo all say, God speed the time,
for no man has more ehectually won them
than himself, ..
j. 5, Miller. 81 Lieutenant to lst Lieu.
nt another well meritel promotion, and
several othcrs Of whom have no time to
speak aud one that s 80 small il is not
couuiod, Thursday, oath, we had review,
and had tho honor of having II supern,
tended by Con. Stouoman, who compli-
mented us very highly, saying to our Col
onel that ho might well be proud of his
command. Also. that the officers were tho
best dressed, finest looking and most sol.
dierly appearing men he ever saw in tho
service. Ii this is not compliment for
us, where shall we seek for ono. s.