Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-26
CRY AND COUNTY


Camp Lincoln.
The daily routine of duties at this camp
are nearly the same as at camp Scott The
men rise at five ia the morning, have compa'
ny drill from to z, then breakfast, and have
dress parade at 8. }'rhere are battalion drills
from 10 to halfpastl III, dinner at II, and bat
talon drills again ! rom 8 till haltpast or
in the afternoon, dress parade at 6, aud then
supper AT all must repair to their tents
for the night, except those placed on guard.
Every lamp in camp must be extinguished at
ten. Gen. Morse's staff is as follows Col.
Charles II. Merriam, division Inspector; Maj,
j. w. Fletcher, aid de camp; Maj. L. g. Hall,
division quarter master, having the general
police regulations in charge; George f.
/ Thompson, acting quarter master of the regi
ment; Dr. Calvin Cutter of Warren, acting
surgeon DR. j. Marcus Rice of Worcester,
assistant surgeon, DR.. Cutler is to give a
course Of lectures to the soldiers in Agricul-
tural Hall, on anatomy and physiology, illus
trated with the manikin.
We publish below the interesting and patri.
otto letter received from eX-Gov. Lincoln, in
response to the compliment, so very appropri-
atey conveyed in the order issued by Gen.
Morse, in giving name to the camp. In his
order the commandant at Camp Lincoln uses
the following language:-
'ln honor Of the president of the United
States, the distinguished historical position OF
the name of Lincoln, and specially in honor
OF our venerable patriot and worthy fellow
citizen, exGov. Lincoln, this camp has been
designated Camp Lincoln"
The venerable ex.governors feeling and
eloquent response was as follows
WORCESTER, July %, 1861.
Generdl:-I could not fail to receive with
the deepest and most grateful emotions your
communication of the honor conferred upon
me in the designation of tue encampment of
the lwenty-first regiment OF Massachusetts
volunteers, under your command, by express
ly assOciating the remembrance OF me with
/ the historical position of the name which 1T is
my privilege to bear, and with his, who, at the
head OF the nation in this most perilous crisis
Of its destiny, by his consummate wisdom, he
roic firmness and constaDcy, and devoted pat
riotism in purpose and action, has made that
name eminently and forever ilustrious.
With no personal pretenslon to this most
fiattering notice, yet may be permitted, L
trust, without indelicacy, TO claim that my
family has not been without its representative
servant in all the most eventful periods OF our
country's history.
Two brothers of my father were in the army
of the Revolution. A brother Off own was
in The service of the state in command of a
company in the war of 1912 with Great Brit
ain A son fell i'll the battle OF Buena Vista,
in Mexico. A grandson is at this time enroll
ed with the rank and file of the noble sixth
Massachusetts volunteers OF Baltimore celebri-
ty. Thus the blood of four successive gener-
ations binds me in sympathy with the brave
defenders of the republic, and the earnest, fer.
vent prayer of my last declining years is that
those on whom now devolves the great duty of
unfolding the integrity of the Union, and of
preserving and transmitting the Inheritance Of
free constitutional government, with all the
countless and inappreciably precious blessings
of liberty, protection, and social order, which
only such Il government can secure, may be
faithful and competent TO their high response.
bilities, and gloriously triumphant in this NOR.
tai struggle for national existence.
thank you for the pass to the camp, of
which | shall have the honor to avail myself,
occasionally
With the best wishes for the comfort of your
encampment and the honor OF those under your
command, am, very truly and gratefully,
Your Obliged and obedient servant,
LEVI LINCOLN.
Major General Augustus Morse, Commander
Camp Lincoln"
The Webster Band has been engaged as the
regimentaI band for this regiment and arrived
upon the gDund yesterday.