Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-14
HOTEL DE PRICB HOUSE,
CAMp DENN1anN. Nav IL


CAMP DEEN1soN, May Is.
II is not only in battle that men fight
there is strife among the professions and war
upon Change. There is war in religion, and
every sect is striving for victory under its
own peculiar standard. Politics are war.
and however inconsistent it may seem, party
creeds and party platforms have become
elements of our patriotism.
Three weeks have passed since our valiant
troops set out for the wars; three pleasant
weeks Of drill and file; three weeks of ex-
pectation. Regiments are daily drawn up
in battle array upon the field Of Dennison,
and Thousands upon thousands of stalwart
men go through their evolutiOns, and with
earnest tread, follow the invincible 'Har-
dee" While the novelty lasts our brave
troops will be content, but If the fates do
not hurry on an enemy, l tremble for the
Last evening the booming of distant can
non was heard, and though ignorant of its
cause, the soldiery sent up shout after shout.
untl the Welkin rang with their cheers.
Ihere was something portentous in the very
echo OF the %cannon's roar, and more than
one volunteer coupleda wish with his male
dictlon that the seceeders might be near.
There was great rejoicing in the camp
upon the reception OF the news from 81.
Louis, and this bloodless victory has added
strength to the conviction that the chivalry
don't mean fight. This impression seems TO
prevail in various quarters, and much dis.
appointment is felt lest it prove true.
Buildings for the convenience of suffers
are being erected within the limits of each
regiment, where the soldier may obtain lit.
tie luxuries and necessities, giving his order
upon the Paymaster Of the army, in paw.
ment. ~
The grounds have been properly cautioned.
pickets established, and guards stationed
upon the lines separating the various regi-
ments, and upon the "outer walls" Every
arrangement has been made with regard to
post, telegraph and express offices; and even
a Deguerreotype gallery is TO be added to
the list Of conveniencies
Near headquarters my enterprisinp friend
Charlie has introduced a milk department.
where buttermilk and fresh cakes, cheese
piEen things, are retailed in quantities to
suit appetites. A little further on, is the
70. K" barber. shop, where one gets a Jerk
and a shave for a soldierly consideration.
AT head quarters, affairs move on with
military. precision. The officers of the brig
ade, with General Cox and Major McOleary
at their head, are busily engaged, and are
deservedly popular.
Last evening, Notwithstanding the inclem-
ency of the weather, the Third Regiment,
under Colonel /. H. Marrow, and the Fourth
under Colonel Andrews, were called out for
dress, or uH-dress, parade. They went
through the motions with the air of old
soldiers, and ELECTED high enconiums from
admiring visitors. Adjutant. General Smith
reviewed them, and expressed himself much
pleased with their efficiency. This officer is
a graduate of West Point, and has seen
service. Adjutsnt W. H. Sage, of the Third
Regiment, is said to be the finest looking
man upon the grounds. he was formerly
pnnnppfah with tho aolobroNoJ 7 .-IA n---IS
of Hartford, Conn.,, and latterly of the
Seventh Regiment, Of New York. His social
qualities attract the officers of his regiment,
until bis quarters have become a popular
rendezvous. Colonel Andrews was at one
time President of Kenyon College, in this
State, and is a scholar of great talent and
ability.
In my last letter you mispelled the name
OF Colonel Marrow, and that of his gentle
manly Sergeant Major, Mr.. N. Jerolamau.
AS your journal has been recognized as the
official organ of Camp Dennison, numbers
OF them being mailed daily as letters to dis
tant friends, it was my desire that the names
thrown into my notes, shall be correctly
printed. will send you a list of names Of
officers of the different Regiments, as soon
as we nave a cessation of hostilities on the
part OF the weather. 1t has rained now for
several days and nights, and unless the Off
ciousclerk soon alters the programme, he will
be camped out. This is a DRY joke, and if L 90
TOO far, you must draw in the rains. | was
going to add that however wet the weather
has been, the soldiers still keep dry.
see by your paper of yesterday that a
newspaperial imposter has been arrested and
placed in the guard house" Every company
has its minister and reporter, characters of
course assumed, and since the arrival of your
oLresPondeHt many more have sprung IN,
~ ~ ~ ttnos, heEayer, to understand
youthful itemizer of the Eaquirsy. a. ra ~
ported. !"
A rumor gained credence, too, that the
representative of the Gazette had been in
generated within these suspicious quarters,
but | am assured of its untruth. Your
reporter visited the guard house, in company
with Colonel Marrow, to witness the ex-
animation of a supposed female soldier, and
of course, was detained some time, but ]
can not believe that | am the person referred
to, since every attention has been shown me
both by officers Inc soldiers.
| come now to q bit of gossip which has
served, for q time, 10 relieve the monotony
of camp life. We have had a woman among
us a voluntary martyr in small, clothes. A
woman, who entered the service with a vow
never to lay down her arms until they en-
braced the corporaiity of a truant lover. He
Is q lucky man whose light moustache and
winning ways tempted this brave maiden
from her peaceful home-a lucky Lieutenant,
whose first name begins with 8 p, and a
quiet member of the Typographical En-
gineers, sappers and miners. All, lucky p,
sly votary of martial Marsl How could
you storm so defenseless a citadel? How
could you pluck so tender a flower, only to
bear away the leaves which shaded its youth
full purity2 A woman in the camp; q girl
ish soldier, with sparkling eyes and raven
hair Need tell you of the excitement
which followed this announcement In the
pocket of a curious garment which c~onceals
the beating of Lieutenant P.'s heart, was
found a carefdlly-pTepared document, en-
cased in a neat e~nveiop. In the course Of
an hurried -perusal, the following lines &C.
Cured, which, If my memory serves me.
were written by Sir Walter Scott;
The heath this night must be m! bed,
The bTnehen curtain for my head,
Far, FAR from love and thee, Susan.
To morrow eve. more Silly laid,
II win not Wasen me, susan. .
A time will come. with feeling fausht,
For If 1 fall in hattie taught, .
Thy haPless lovers dying thought
How blitbeIy will the evening close,
/ How sweet the linnet sing reposs
To my young 6iide and me, susan.
But to the facts. On Saturday morning
last, at about eleven o'clock, while Colonel
Marrow, of the Third Regiment was passing
near the quarters of Company @, of the
Montgomery Guards, a spruce little soldier
came tripping toward him, with q genteel
good morrow and q polite tip Of a military
cap.
"Can l have a word with you, Colonel"
said the soldier, with an arch look and a
cunning shake of the p~rettiest Of heads 'can
/ have a word with you, sir p "Oertainly,"
| replied Colonel NJ. "WhO are you, and
what is your businesa2" al have been Bob
Williams, of Company G." he said, "Oom,
| pany G, of the Montgomery Guards, but l
| am not comfortably banksd, and my assoeia'
tions are not as pleasant as they might be.
| I want to be transferred 10 the Hamilton