Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-26
S-THE HLEwIsBuRG INFANTRY" was
organized formally, by the election Of the
following Officers:

loiloWloS Ofncers:
CIptiih-J WESLEY CHAMBERLIN
FTsf Li.u'endHt-iEO H. HAS>ENPLUG.
%.co"d LisutenOtt-J. MERRILL LINN, ESQ.
Ori-riy Srysl,t-JaMES CHAMBEEi.IN ESQ
S,c,"i .Ssgeunt-TIinMAS DUNACiY.
TsUd Scgeln'-JoIIN y. WILSON.
foafh SlycGEt-PETEK kOSER.
tirS Co.JDr0l-SAMCEL CU>hADEN.
Sr,H6 'orprBi-CHARLE> u. TRAINER
H,.rj jC9ry.lrGl-JEREMItH SNYDER.
f5a,tl CoTorai-wILLIAu fEYMIRE.
The Official list of Privates promised US
has gone on,wbile the friend who engaged
to procure reliaLle copy i. detained I'VE
hope only temporarily a, Harrisburg by a
sudden afiiiction, but viii move on as fast
as possible. Next week, We will give the
best list we can.
OF our Company, the Governor has ap-
pointed SAMUEL W. MDANIEL, Chaplain,
and THEODORE s. CHRIST, Assistant sur
geOn, for the Regiment. The food-provi.
der for the regiment, is WM. II. YsRKEs,
long a student in Lewisburg. So the
spiritual and temporal interests of sour
boys" are well guarded by good friends.
Correspondence o; the Star ChroniceI
CANr OPPOSITE HAyRE III GH,cE,I
Monday Eve, April -, 1861.
Ems. STAR n CHRoNicLI-it Is d quIet,
lovely night. One can hardy realize that IN
a country whose antecetentS have beeu such
As ours, armed men are encamped here. llIs
a new Thing too, 10 see those who whilom were
our companions pacing up and down with
loaded musk.ls. But So II is; and TO such a
"a
taste of soldering that has tried our Sp!r!ls
and heels especially.
We had Scarcely go, cur quarters to-day
and arms Stacked, when all not on duty were
stretched out on their blankets, sound asleep.
We have possession of the depot and lis bull
dIngs for quarters. I, is a beautiful place,
and we have enjoyed the quletot Itvery much,
after two days and one nights incessant rush.
Alter leaving Lewisburs, we reached Har-
rlsburg about one-were marched 10 Buehier's
and had dinner; were marched to Camp Cur
tin. on the County Fair grounds, by four
o'clock-had quarters assigned, pitched our
tents, drew our TatIons, blankets, got our
straw, stole the boards off the fence and made
floors TO the tent, dug bitches around the tent,
and were pretty comfortable that night, though
II was rather cold Owing TO the hurry of
forming the camp, the Commissary was una
bic 10 furnish everything, and as we were
!ttle green about camping, some of us were
ralher sadly IN want of straw; one fellow said
he had slept on three siraws. But IT can not
be said that all were green-one mess in par
ticular had their tent half full Of straw, and
IL was observed that while we lay al Harris
burg provisions IN that tent were very abun-
dant. Some who were little backward slept
out all night
On Saturday morning we elected officers.
and during the day were sworn into the SER
vice. We were so cold that morning that We
all got up about three O'Clock, made some
coffee, sat around. and smoked. ! went up TO
the quarters of the Easton Company and
there found Billy Armstrong sitting by their
camp fire. saw him but once again. al elev-
en- o'clock that same night, as they filed down
The lane leading from camp 10 The cars. They
are that division who, under WyBkoop, are
lying out Baltimore to-day. They are 2300
strong. The Belleionie Fencibles are in ,ha,
body. We are in what is called the Fourth
Regiment, composed Of seven companies of
Montgomery county, one from Delaware, and
one also from Beiefonte, commanded by
Blair. Our old friend Yerkes is Quarter-mas-
ter of the regiment. l shook hands with
Lieut.. Beaver and Capt. Mitchell, as they
passed down there. We were 10 be put in
the same regiment, but were not armed yet.
wondered, as stood there in the m Sly moon
light, watching them, whether | would ever
see them again. We were so near being put
in the same regiments then We might have
marched and perhaps fought side by side, bn,
now a single short day has put us on different
routes, and SO far from each other. man
in a company quartered near US, Just now
Jumped up and howled like maniac, waking
them all; he only had the nightmare. and
few kicks cured him. How strange it is TO
see Dave Nesbit, Orwig, Goiilieb and Schoch
pacing up and down, with big muskets, and
good, big load in them, their bayoneis gleain-
ing IN the moonlight, and John Wilson Ser
seant OF the night guard and, John Norris
You can not imagine what a brisk, effective
First Sergeant he makes.
must say, before ! forget. that we are on
the qui vive for an attack-the burning Of the
depot being Observation-Disclosures /,
would amuse you 10 hear the various notes
of nasal music our snoring band gives forth.
When they lay down, they called 10 our guard
to wake them when the rebels come. A more
cheerful, merry. good-na,ured set o! fellows
| never saw. though they had the worst kind
Of usage to-day.
We saw no Sunday in camp. We COM