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one that the “soger” loies. ; tFor tlie last week or so, we have beentrying to draw our lay and wintertoclothing, but it seems tbit the expression tof “a little at a time wll last longer,” (has been purposely formil for us. I uAt oue point we drawa pair of shoes, iand at another we draw j pair of pants, sAc., and at this rate w$ certainly will rwant before we get it all , tThis horrible marchinj has used up a tgood many of our boys, Kindreds are un-j rJfit for dutt at this time, die diarrhea isour greatest enemy, but te have had the (ague, and an occasional c|se of mumps Jalso, our sick are scatterel along the road 1at the different hospitals,clear from Lou-(isville here, Col. Ross hat not been able lt;to be with us for several tfeeks, lie is or iwas, lving sick at Crab i)rchard. Cap- ttain Black of Co. A, we |ft at Danville, isick, not being able to proceed fartherwith the regiment. MaioeYline, the Major is a mar? of grit, andstands up to the hardships b.avely; theboys all love him. It is rumored thatwe will stav here a week ©r so, we havedrawn rations for eight dais, we need restvery much, nature will doinore towardsreviving up our weary ones, than all thedoctors’ stuff in Kentucky.The other evening we were made g;alwith the good old whistlcof the steamhorse, a thing which we lfcve not heardnor seen for week alter w«?k before. Iunderstand that they run to within eightmiles of this place, which ilhopS will aidus to get some lace news from home.Old King Winter is fas: coming on,a . occasional cold blast off wind with chilly rain and snow, remiids us ot the warm fires of home, sweet home.
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Washington Fayette County Herald
Washington, Ohio, US
Thu, Nov 20, 1862
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