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From the 90th Ohio Regiment, heiCamp Near Louisville, Kr..)Friday, Sept. 19th, 186*2. fo lt;• foiEd. Herald:—Again I have seatedmvself for the purpose of scribbling awefew more disconnected sentences for theorcolumns of your paper. To me, this istwa very pleasant, though not altogetherdaan easy duty. But, as I remarked in mvthformer letter, I will do the best I can,and that I believe is all that the law reef!coquires of a man.niOn Sundad last, the 14th inst., we re-suceived orders to cook two day’s rations,and prepare to move on Monday morning,rnat G o’clock. Accordingly everythingofwas bustle and confusion for a short time,and during the day the camp was rifearwith rumors as to our destination—somethsaying we w’ere to go back toward Lex-bcington; others, that we were going towLouisville, and still others—those of theilmilk-and-water class—that we were tohbe sent back to Cincinnati. These lasttiwild, ridiculous rumors seemed to greatlyalinvigorate a good portion of our boys,wand thev were very industrious in brush-aiing their clothes and packing their knap-1Ssacks—an article which we had drawnoonly a few days previous. Monday morning we were called up at 3 o’clock andfccompleted our preparations for the march.lcW e started at sunrise, and arrived in thea;suburbs of Louisville, at 9 A. M., wherePwe rested in the shade of a board fencetcfor an hour or so. Then we were inarcheddown into town some distance, when werewere halted for about two hours, right inthe hot, sultry street. After the General had reviewed the line, the Brigadewas again put in motion. After marching about a mile down the street, the or-Ider was given for us to go it on thedouble-quick. This, to say the least ofit, was an outrage upon the troops, asthey were very much oppressed with theweight of their knapsacks, as also withthe heat, which was intense. Many ofthe men gave out, and fell on the side-iwalks, from sheer exhaustion. Your correspondent, in company with three or nfour of his brokendovvn comrades, was socfortunate as to hire an express to take us to the head of tfc*- column. All along t the road was to be seen the effects of thathard and unnecessary march. Exhaust-8Ied-men were lying on either side of theoike, attended by a few of their comrades,r 7 ^who were doing all in their power to re-1store them, or at least alleviate their sul- iferings.IWhen I caught up with my regiment,I found them resting in an open field tw’o jmiles from the city, on the same road byIwhich we entered the city in the morn-ing. After resting an hour or so. the90th was again moved forward about halfa mile through the fields to the right, toour present camp, where we arrived intime to have our tents put up before dark.Then it was the 90th merited the nameFerocious;” for nearly every man of theRegiment was loud in expressing his in-(lignation against the thing that came sonear marching them to death. I heardmanv declare onenlv that thev would
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Washington Fayette County Herald
Washington, Ohio, US
Thu, Oct 02, 1862
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