The National tribune., 1900-09-27
SWEEPING SOUTHWARK.

In due time we reached Toledo, wher,
we were quickly transferred to the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
| and were soon sweeping southwark. Shal
we ever erase from our memory the scenes
| as that noted day sped on! We cheeret
| and yelled so necessarily, answering thu
| crowds Of people along our route, that ou
voices had almost sunk to whisper. "In
dade," says Big Jim of Co. Fl, tits al
most entoirly spachless l am, and if il
wasn't fur the movin' Of me lips "
couldn't hear me voice."
Hardly was an eye closed in sleep OF
that Tuesday night, during which time
our train Numbered on. Early on Wednes
day morning we reached Columbus, .
From thence we marched to Camp Chase
two miles west of the city. What mag
for US! In no possible way could we FIND
any resemblance to our beautiful camp Oh
the Maumee.
CAMP CHASE.
Our Sibley tents were packed away fol-
future use, and we occupied camp bar
racks surrounded by sea Of Camp Chase
mud.
Upon arriving in camp we found the
18th Ohio, and shortly after we were
joined by German regiment, the 5Sth
Ohio. 1t was said that the Colonel of
the 5Sth Ohio had recently come from
Germany, and had been commissioned by
Ohio's War Governor to recruit regi-
ment of Dutch Buckeyes. 1t was anus
ing to hear this officer on dress parade
give commands in his rich broken English,
of which we offer the following:
"Ad-den-shOn-Pad dal-le-on. Scholter
amsr' The Colonel's eagle-eye saw that
his Buckeyes-whose fighting qualities
were never Guestioned-were not the
trained troops of Germany. This caused
him to bubble over and stamp the ground
with rage, and then yell out: "Ad-den-
shon; ven lex sugga, rad-den-shon, pad-dal-
leon, so lex mein-a efry felers wat wass
haer. Now doc verstandt dis uh."
Our first loss after leaving Camp Latta
was Comrade w. Day, of Co. L, who died
in hospital at Camp Chase on Feb. 3,
1862.
There was little in the daily routine of
the camp to occupy our thoughts, much
less our time. We chafed and fumed I'M
der its monotony, though at times Hopes
soft, bewitching voice grew eager to be
up and away, while our eyes shone with
a brilliant enthusiasm born of love. Then
a cloud of disappointment would cast a
shadow athwart our day dreams, when
all our hopes would be instantly relegated
to the rear. But hope on, my loyal spirits,
whispered the voice of patriotism, Turk
ing somewhere under the buttons on our
vest.
We were engaged in our first stage of
experience in the service of our country,
and we learned few months later that
those first lessons were only in compari-
son to the abs of our schoOl-boy days.
AS the Spring term of 1862 commenced
we were given greater and more intricate
lessons to learn, and many were the num-
Der of our dear and noble companions who
gave their lives while engaged in trying
to solve the hard problems assigned to
their hands.
MOVING ON.
On Saturday, Feb. 8, while engaged in
the merits Of a cold rain, we
received orders to be ready to march at
an early hour on the following morning
On Sunday morning, Feb. 0, we turned
our backs upon Camp Chase and marched
to the Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad.
when we loaded ourselves on a train of
ears and We're soon rolling away.