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The only thins bv wav of commentillhat I have to offer is simply this: Ifstlie commanding officers of this brigadeknto which we are thrown, wish muchCiervice on day of battle from this regiesnent, they will have to cut short thisSlt;wav of killing uj» the boys of the 90th;Kmd if they continue to pursue the courseeithat they have been pursuing since weuhavje been in Kentucky, the 90th will beeino mote in the course of a few months.lt;1We were marched back about in sighttlr»f our former camp, and pitched ourvtents in a nice held, near a good springO:of water (which by the way, is quite ansitem in camp. • ®* pFrom our present camp we can seetheblack columns of smoke issuing from theiwork-house* in the city.itThis morning the daily papers broughtvto camp, cheered the bovs with the glori- vous news of the victories of the easternaarmv.aA good many of the hoys are sick buttnone very dangerous. As vet no maladyehas entered our c the worst ailmentedis fatigue. The boys—or a greater portion of them seem worn down witht the. . _ -recent iiard marches.I understood yesterdav, that we werefassigned a place in the brigade of Wood*(rnf, and in the division of General Cnif,\who i heard — whether true or not—hasebeen removed.eiVs regards the position and move- 1ments of the enetnv, I cannot give muchinformation, and the kind readers of theHerald will have to trust toother sourcesfor the information, until we encounterthem, which in all probability will nutbe very long.Our regiment is fast perfecting in manual of arms and regimental di ills.There are a great many regiments hereabout, which I presume compose the division. We saw the whole artillerytraiu yesterday, together with about tenthousand troops,—mostly weste.n regiments, from Indiana and Illinois.Our camp drill stands about as follows:At five in the morning, bttailion drillat nine, coim any drill; the balance of theday is taken up between officers’ andsquad drills. At six in the evening, dressparade, which closes the work of theday. The guard mounting of our camjtakes about seventy men per day.regimentthousand. The companies have all received their rank and letter. For tinbenefit of my friends, I give the list a:they standCaptain Black, co. A _____984 *Watkins, co. F __98i iPerry, co. I)__________75• tCarpenter, co. I_______81* *Caddy, co. C__________98% 4Hitchcock, co. II .92HAngle, co. E__________94“ Bo we, co. Iv _____96* iGardner, co. G________93McDowell, co. B.......96andcommissioned officers only
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Washington Fayette County Herald
Washington, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 18, 1862
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