Fremont journal extra. ([Fremont, Ohio) 1861-1861, 1861-05-09
Leltcr rrom Camp nennlson.

CAMr DENNfsoN, May D, 1901.
FnirNp KrrLR:-I Promised to write you
aud Mr. BEAN an occasional communication, but
a. yet ] have not had time. IL ] can find an
opportunity to write you ! will do so.
The boys stand dry bread, fat pork, mud and
water frst-rate. The only person on the sick
old fashioned ague. We hope and expect that
he will be able to do duty in a few days. He
is comfortably quartered in farm house short
distance from the Camp
forgot to mention, in the proper place, that
we left JAMES Maxwell at Cleveland, sick with
low fever brought on from sudden checking
Of a camp diarrhoea. The Physician said it
would be several days before he could join us
at Camp DeunisOn. He is ia good hands, how
ever, his father being ASSISTANT steward in the
hospital at Cleveland. There is very little
sickness here.
The rain is beating against our frail tenements
as If it would wash them away. The weather
is as gloomy as lone watch at midnight death
bed of an only friend. The boys bear up brave
ly notwithstanding all their privatons.
We left Cleveland Friday noon with a Regi-
nent of men; came far as Columbus and
stopped at 10 o'clock at night; had our suppers
and weut to quarters composed of boards and
straw. Got up in the morning at 4 o'clock, ate
our breakfast, and started for the cars through
rain that would drown duck in four hours
Got TO the depot and fooled around until nine
O'Clock getting cars and getting the men ON
board | was acting as aid TO the Colonel of
the Regiment, and had of course to be in the
rain, and got slightly damp. We got off at 9
O'Clock, or theresbouts and had gloomy ride
to Camp DeDnisOn where we arrived at 2 o'clock
10 find a mud-hole and no sbanties built. 1t
lral H. al. Al.
my swore terribly in Flanders / can testify
that there was some, If not inOre, swearing done
here on that occasion. At little after4 q clock
we found some lumber and worked at our sham
ties until dark, when Capt. Drury of the Sd
Regiment came to us and kindly offered us sup
per and quarters for the night, which was CRATE
fully accepted. In the morning I went to Gin
cinnati, where procured quantity Of neces-
sary articles for the Camp.
Our manner of cooking is primitive enough
pair of crotches, with pole for crane, and
wooden hooks to hang our kettles on. Pruvis-
ions are coffee, bread, pork, rice beans and oc-
casionally beef If we have potatoes or any
thing of that kind, We buy them at our own ex-
pense.
We we're at work most of the day fixing our
shanties. We have four of them finished and
three more to build. Their dimensions are 81
by Ia feet with two hunks in each capable of
containing 10 men EACH
1t is a show to see our city of huts. There
are nearly 300 erected, and in few days there
will be sixty more, and nobody knows how many
more there will be in the course of month.
Camp Dennison will be a nice place after it is
fixed up and the weather clears off. The Camp
ground contains 800 acres. The string of sem
tnels or guards is six miles long. The huts and
parade ground are in hollow, or bottom, on the
banks Of the Little Miami river, surrounded
with high hills, and is altogether romantic
place, barring the mud.
1t is ten o'clock and still raining, with vivid
flashes Of lightning and loud rolling thunder.
The boys have all gone TO their hunks except
Lieut.. CoSGER and myself He is engaged in
the very necessary occupation of mending his
trousers.
Notwithstanding the exposure TO which
have been subjected, feel better to-day than !
have 10 three weeks.
Yours, DC, G. M. FOUKE.