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the road, on a ridge. After waiting fursome time, the cavalry came hack, bring-idg the information that they had metthecavalry, gome 400 strong, iwith a few pieces of artillery, and dis*per** i them, taking two prisoner-# * * * « — — .'1 lie bugle sounded the “advance/' an 1we were obliged to again take up the lineot march, without having the pleasure ofshooting at a Se *esh.1’huraday night we encamped within15 mile* of Louisville. Friday morningwe were called up at 1*J o’clock, [ruid.,]and started on our way, rejoicing, (?)without any breakfast. Although thiswas contrary to the usages of the “Fero-bedmurmur. After -un ri-e we met a lot ofartillery and infantry that had been sentout from Louisville to re-in force us. Tinsight of them did us more good than twobreakfasts could possibly bave done.We arrived at our present camp at about3 o’clock, P. M,, on Friday, nearly wornoi.t, and hungry; but a hearty meal ofbread, meat and coffee, and a good night’srest made us feel almost like “any othsrman.” \\ e drew our tents the otherday, and are now “living at borne.”Where are camped with ua, all that ii leftof the 95th Ohio, 12ih and 10th Indianaand 9th Penn, earalry. The latter is aftsll regiment. The three first namewere all in the fight at Richmond, andha 1 nearly all of their men taken prisoners. One of the Indiana regiments hadno officers left but two or three Lieutenants and a Quartermaster.The call for company drill lias justbeen sounded, and I must buckle on mvarmor, or suffer the penalty, that is, Iwill be put on double rations, a punishment greatly to be dreaded.M MMY, Sept. 14th.—My letter gotmislaid Thursday, and 1 was unable tofin 1 it until this morning, but I will nowtry to finish without any more interruptions.La-t night Captain Rowe’s company jwas detailed to do picket duty. Theboys were placed in squads of three,about lUO yards apart. The night passed off without anything very alarmingtranspiring. Some of the boys took twomembers of the 98th lt;hio prisoners, andalso three horses. I don’t know whatdisposition will be made of them.Our officers are all good. Our CLieutenant-^ ’oh, and Major, are “A Xo.1” men, and know how to treat theirmen a they -hould he treated. “Wherever they lead, we will follow.” Suchis the verdict of the regiment. Our owni n d i v id ua 1 comp a n y, lt;K) ha- al-o gotgood men for leaders. Although, strictly speaking, they are not military men,yet they make up in goodness, what theylack in military accomplishments.The general health of the regiment isgood. We have pleanty to eat, andthat that is wholesome, the malicious lt;assertions of a few habitual grumblers to 1the contrary notwithstanding. The on-lv time that we have been anyways scarce tof provisions was during that five day's 1march from Lexington. Then we had to ?subsist principally upon Uncle Sam’s ;
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Washington Fayette County Herald
Washington, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 25, 1862
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