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. alt;E. 4. WASHINGTON. F VVINMFrom the 90th ohio Regiment 1 the road, on a ridge. After waiting forFrom Capt. Roue’^ Company. Som(i time’ the cavalry came la- k, bring-O a Mr Near Louisville, Kt.J idgthe information that they had metThursday, Sept. 11th, 1862. \ the Seeesh cavalry, some 400 strong.iEditor Herrld:—In compliance with with a few pieces of artillery, and dis-the wishes of several members of Capt. persed them, taking two prisonerM Ik Bowe’s company, I have consented j 1 he bugle .sounded the “advance/* an 1to sen i an account oi our adventures, for Te were obliged to again take up the linepublication in your valuable paper. But of march, without having the pleasure ofa- I am a mere novice in the art of writ- shooting at a Se esh.ing communications for the press, I hope I Thursday night we encamped withinyou and your readers will have charity 15 miles of Louisville. Friday morningenough to overlook all grammatical er- we were called up at 12 o'clock, [mid.,]rors, and also my plain, off-hand style, for aud started on our way, rejoicing, (?)1 im not given to piling on the highfalu- without any breakfast. Although thisten.was contrary to the usages of the “Fero-As the first march of the “Ferocious cious 90th, yet it succumbed without aNinetieth’’ was attended with cousid- murmur. After sun rise we met a lot ofenable excitement, and as your humble artillery and infantry that had been -entU I -t »correspondent is one of the excitable out from Louisville to re-inforce us. Thtj k;nd, I forgot to take any “notes by tl»e sight of them did us more good than ttroway,” consequently I have fallen to re- hrcnfasU could possibly ha\e done.j member a great many of the dates, names '«Ve arrived at our present camp at aboutof places and distances, together with o’clock, P. M., on Friday, nearly wornmany other noteworthy items, all of out, and hungry; but a hearty meal ofI which are very essential to the interest of bread, meat and coffee, and a good night’*a letter. But 1 will do the best I can re,t niade us feel almost like “any othsrunder the circumstances. man.” \\ e drew our tents the otheriWe arrived in Cincinnati on Saturday day and are now “living at home.”morning (date forgotten) about daylight, 1 here are camped with us, all that is leftand between 7 and 8 o'clock, were ter- oS the 95th Ohio, 12th and 16th Indiananed across the Ohio to Covington. The 9th Penn, cavalry, ihe latter is acitizens were very kind to us, and pre- *ull regiment. Ihe three first namej ired a good breakfast for us in the mar- were ail in the iight at Richmond, andk ‘t-house, which had ample justice done ha I nearly all of their men taken prison-to it by those of the “Ferocious.” The ®rs* One of the Indiana regiments hadregiment was put on board a train about officers left but two or three Lieuten-8 o’clock P. M., and started for Lexing- *nls and a Quartermaster.ton, Ky., where we arrived Sunday mor- ^ he call for company drill has justning, a little after sunrise. We were keen sounded, and I must buckle on mymarched to a grove to the northward of armor* ot' suffer the penalty, that is, Itown, where we remained until after u*‘‘ he put on double rations, a punish-noon, when we were marched to a camp ment greatly to be dreaded.near the Fair Ground, at the southern 8h:xday, Sept. 14th.—My letter gotextremity of the town. And here our 1,llshuid Ihursdav, and I was unable totrials (commenced. That evening there]lt ontiI morning; bat I will nowcame up a very heavy rain—in facta try to finish without any more interrup-erfect deluge. The rain came down the tlons/ car wav, and no mistake; and there were night ( aptain Rowe’s companythe boy* of the 90th, with nothing to uas detailed to do picket duty. I heshield them from the driving storm hut koys were placed in squads of three,■ fbetr overcoats and blankets, and nothing auon’ 100 yard* apart. Ihe night pa*i whereon to lie except our mother earth. ed without anything very alarming *But although the sleeping arrangements | transpiring. Borne of the boys took twowere very poor, and the eating arrange- members of the 98th Ohio prisoners, an imeats ditto, (having nothing to cat but aHO f‘iree horses. I don t know whatd crackers,) yet I heard not a word oi disposition will be made of them.■omplaint from any one, further than it Our officers are all good. Our Col.■*•vas a “pretty good beginning for a green lieutenant ( ol.f an i Major, are “A \o.regiment to make.” 1” men, and know how to treat theirMonday morning cleared away beauti- ln,’ri a *key should be treated. “\\ her-ul and pleasant, and a cup of warm cof- evt‘r £KV lead* w® vviI1 follow.” Such 2be tended greatly to revive and strength- veidiet o( tne regiment. Our ownen us.Vll remained quiet in camp tin- individual company, (K) ha* also got1came that our pickets had been driven in, lv speaking, they are not military men,and that the rebels were within five miles Yet thlt;T make up in yoodness, what thev*of us in force Then confusion reigned lalt;k in military accomplishments.supreme. Teams were loaded and shoved Th« general health of the regiment isout in short order, and troops were hast- good. \\ e have pleantv to eat, andLquick time, when the retreat commenced a^rtions of a few habitual grumblers to'mm, -x ' • *' I '.8 K /■■■■■- W LA A N'A ' VJ H : * ■'lt; LA •• $ '•••: f. - « LL: ■ A.. ! VL •. • I*. « ;; * v /.A- % . m * M'A A - V. uinenrncht. We marched a distance of the contrary notwithstanding. The on-12 miles that night, and halted at day- .v time that we have been anyways scarcelight, at a place called Versailles—a per- of provisions was during that rive day’sfectisaeeab hole, by the wav. After rc- tar.-h from Lexington. Then we had toIfreshing ourselves with a little breakfast prin tpally upon I'ncle Sam’sthe principal portion of which consist- hiscoits. But this could not be avoided.ed of crackers—we again advanced to- 1 forgot to state that when the retreatr ward Frankfort, where we arrived in the commenced. Lieut. Cook took some 15evening, foot-sore and hungry. And here or liO secesli prisoners, but 1 am not ac-we met with hospitable Union-loving ^tainted with the circumstances underset of people, who contributed largely to which the capture was made.our watns, by giving us plenty of water. The two fragments of Indiana rcgi-and good bread and meat. Weencamped m™ts ,lt;,ft »s yesterday, destined forin the river bottom, to the South-east of home. Ihcl'.uh diiio an I !*th 1’enn.Itown, many of us without blankets or cavalry left ns last night. The lt;»th has overcoats. orders to prepare two days rations andlt; In Wc lnc lav morning we were called be ready to move at x o’clock to-morrowk up very lt;*arh% and were on the road before morning, Don’t know where we are go-sun-rise and marched t»» within about 4 ing, but you may expect to hear a goodmiles of Shelbyville and encamped for account of us, wherever we land. Wethe night. At about 10 o’clock A. M* are under Brigadier-General Frofty,we passed through Shelhyville, seat of All letter- for our company should belt;til about 4 o’clock I*. ML, when the word £«od men for leaders. Although, strict- lt;i nv formed in column and moved off on lhat that * wholesome, the malicious lt;
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Washington Fayette County Herald
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