Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-06
A TRIP TO CAMP JOHNSON

On Thursday lust, we made visit o Camp
Johnson, al which place the .Sonth Carolina
| Regiment of Volunteers for the Mexican War.
was stationed This camp was SO called in
honuriofrhe?G Governor OF The State, and is dis.
tant about four or five miles from Hamburg in
Edg.fieId District. The spot see cted, was d..
recIy on the rond leading from Edgefeld Court
House 10 Beach Island, in this District A
portion Of lani in the woods was cleared Tor
pitching the tents, and they were on the edge
OF an old field, which. served for the parade
ground The situation was healthy and
pleasant one, and was we'll ada pied for The par
ticnsr purpose for which it was selected AT
fbr time of our arrival, several companies were
drilling, and all was animation and exciemeh,
The firing of guns, the sound of ma tial music,
and ''all the pump and circumstance Of war;"
plainly announced to us, that we had entered
upon scene at once novel and deeply inter
estng. With that curiosity so natural 10 our
vocation. we walked about through the tents,
and peGped at every thing we were allowed 10
do. We were very cooy examining some
barrels OF salt pork and other eatubles, when
we were blnn!ly asked if we had any business
there, aud replying in The negative. we were
ordered Il. retire. IN spite of this rebuke, we
did louki At many things, and among ci crs
the splendid Regimental Flag and tie differ
ent company banners. Some of The latter
are very bcauuiul, but none more SO, than that
of tho "Old '96 Boys" We confidently be-
Iieve that the young gentleman who bears it in
the conpnny,wll never suffer it to 60 own in
disllonor, but will ever ruise i, proudly aoft in
the shock Of contending hosts. We were
pleased to witness the fine spirit which perva-
ded the Regiment generally, and their patient
endurance Of ilIe privation and discomforis al
endant upon soldiers life In the afternoon
of the day, the Regiment was reviewed by his
Excellency Gov, Johnson. There was con
siderable improvement in their discipline, aud
generally they performed various evolunons
with promptness and correctness. After the
parade was ended. the Governor addressed the
Regiment in his usual felicitous style, aud was
responded to in feeling and impressive man
ner. by Capt Brooks, Of the Edseield Volnn.
teers. and Col. P. NJ. Butler His Excellency
the Governor went through the ceremony of
delivering commissions 10 the officers, and the
various companies then returned to their quar-
ters. A large assemblage Of spectators from
different Districts aud from Georgia, were pres
ent and manifested great interest in the pro-
ceedings. The most beautiful exhibition which
we saw OIL the OCCASION wus ihat Of the Indies.
Around the tents of sone of the officers, grace
ful forms might be seen gliding, aud lovely
faces were che ering the hearts Of the vonn
teers with Their smiles.
In our peregrinanons we heard every good
looking man. except ourselves, addressed by
some military title. However, we had some
consolation. A plain countryman observing
our slaid sober loUk, called us - Doc tor"
We were quite gratiied, and did mot coirec,
his mist AXE.
On Friday evening the righ wing Of the
Regiment left their camp for Mexico, and on
Saturday the leil wing also struck their tents.
Their destination, we understand, was for Point
Isabelle.