The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-22
THE ARMY AT CAMP FLOYD.
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correspondent Of the Philadelphia Bulletin,
writing from Camp Floyd Oct. 18Th, says:
| Since last wrote to you, have been looking
around for the notables of the "'Army Of Utah
the men who, "halt-froze, haltsarved' last winter,
yet live to tell the tale. Only to-day, succeeded
in seeing for the first time the greatest of them all
the man who bore the brunt Of the entire affair the
chief actor and the real hero Of the drama-Gpn.
A. 5. Johnston. The General is a tall erect finely
formed man, who bears upon his manly face the
stamp Of heroiSm, honor, and every trait that Gu
mobiles soldier 'Iis plain he is no carpet-knight.
no newspaper hero, but one who has the WILL the
inward power, to do his duty, though whole hosts
oppose. An open, pleasant countenance, full of
amiabiity and manlincss Fan eve like jOves, to
threaten and commando" he is the embodiment OF
what is deemed the real chivalry among military
classes. His hair and beard slightly tinged
with the snow OF age, Just enough to render his ap
pearance the more imposing and commanding. lie
is should think, about six feet two three inches
IN height and will probably weigh two hundred
pounds. The men love him father, especially
those who passed through the campaign of last
winter at Camp Scott, and declare that no other
man. save cold Scott" who is always an eycep-
ton in matters of praise could have conducted the
affair so well rs he did. "When we," they saw
chad eight ounces of -four per dav, General John
ston had the same; when an attack was apprehend-
ed and we camped in the snow, General Johnston
shared the same cold comfort. In short, when we
suffered, he suffered; and such man is worthy of
honor and esteem"
Nsxt to Gen. Johnston, as the hero and patriot
of the Mormon war, is Col. p st. George Cooke
commander of the Second Dragons He is at
present absent on furough, and consequently can
say nothing concerning him, save that he stands
with his regiment Johnston does with the army
In the interim regiment is commanded by Lieu
tenant Colonel NJ S. Howe
The quarters for the troops are going up rapidly
the soldiers making mortar and carrying "dobies"
to the masons, who citizens hired by the quar-
ter-master at the pretty fair figure of six dollars
day land found" Here you see a party mixing
mud; there party carrying dobies; there a squad
carrying lumber, and there another squad mailing
on the rough roofs Each man has his place, in the
allotment of which your correspondent occupies
the respectable and responsible position of hod car
rier for Mormon. Many hands make light work.
however, and the 'fatigue duty" it is called, is
nothing more than heathful, pleasant exercise, and
all day long the merry joke and joyous laugh go
round, and all grateful TO heaven and the peace
commissioners at the prospect of better time this
winter than experienced last season. The
buildings will be substantial and comfortable, and
every exerton is being made to render them
as pleasant possible. Dobies are an article much
more severe upon the fingers than type; "Mormon
MORTAR as the boys term the mud we use in the
buildings, is worse than dry ink in winter time:
but we breathe the pure uncontaminated air of
heaven, and enjoy the glorious scenery of the
Utah mountains, and on the whole now that a few
slight showers have laid the dust, give soldering
the preference.