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near marching them to death. I heard 8t,many declare openly that they wouldaishoot him if the opportunity ever ofiered.We are now encamped within one rnmile of the city. Perhaps when Gabriel t],blows that final trumn, and each ot us pjrender an account ot the “deeds done in aIthe bodv,” we mav find out why that ig-# f! Wnoramus marched us as he did; but not p.till then. But things are slightly changed t|inow. Gen. Cruft is acting Major-Gen., wand Col. Woodruff, of Indiana, is acting was our Brigadier-General. teBeing somewhat fond of adventure, 1 oivolunteered to go out on picket last Tc.es- bday morning, in company with some 30 clt;others of the 90th. It was my good a]luck to be stationed in an open corn fieldabout 2 miles from c and what made tlit more interesting, we were not relieved tlfor 48 hours! Ilad it not been for the *hospitality of some of the citizens livingmm ' wrin the vicinity, we would most certainly \have suffered for the wherewith to keep wbody and soul togethei. On 'A ednes- bday evening it rained considerably, and jyour humble servant got himself pretty scom“wet down ?’ 1 ca ne to theconclusion that standingguard in an open cornfield, exposed to the rain, wind, and j- « m A « 1 ♦ f A. imud, just for the fun of the thing, wasn tso funny after all. IOn Wednesday morning at 3 o’clock cthe 90th was called up, and, after partak- ains? of a hast? meal, was marched to the iO •southern extremity of the city, where itwas set to work digging trenches and tthrowing up earth-works. Ihe regiment ]was engaged in thisdelectabte and health- .ful exercis during W ednesday and lhurs-Idav.(I am not a habitual grumbler “netby no means,” but it does seem to methat some one high in authority, is tryingte kill as many of us as possible, or make
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Washington Fayette County Herald
Washington, Ohio, US
Thu, Oct 02, 1862
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