The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-12-04
From the Wolverine Sharp-Shooters.
CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, Z. s.. S. S., }
Washington Nov 90 1851 {


Washington. Nov. %, 1861.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN: Since the date of my
last letter nothing of Importance has transpred
in or around this city within my knowledge.
Regiments continue to arrive. and take the
places of those ordered over the Potomac. and
in some cases those on the other side are order
ed to new fields of labor. understand Stock.
toms regiment has left, but where they have
gone am unable TO say. 1t is almost impossi
BILE for person confined within camp, as we
are here, to fad out anything of the movement
of troops, unless it should be from their imme-
date vicinity.
The Second Regiment Q. SIS. S. has received
an addition Of one company from Maine, since
my last. They are indeed fne company, and
are commanded by Capt. J. D. Fessenden, son
Of the distinguished Senator from that State.
1t is stated, and presume believed by some,
that there will be two more companies here fol-
our regiment and six for the Third, within the
next week. but am not among the believers.
We have at length heard word from our RI
fles which have been looked for so long. AT one
time they were said to be at the depot in Wash.
ington, and at another that the Quarter Master
had taken teams and gone to the city for them
but this verg day, we are assured, the contract
has been duly signed for them, and as soon as
they can be manufactured they will be ready
This is probably true, as we are making nc
yet. That will give US our rifles about the Isl
of January. provided they can be manufactured
as fast as it is stated they will, all of which is
doubted by some" We are fixing up with
stoves, and floors in our tents, quite generally
about our camp, as the weather is getting some
what cold here. Snow fell here to-day in small
quantities.
The usual quiet of Sabbath morning. just a:
We were preparing for Church, was broken last
Sabbath by the unusual and somewhat unuat
ural cry of I" fire." which proved to proceed
from building occupied by Colonel Berdan a:
his headquarters. The Lansing fire depart
ment was toerably we'll represented on the oc
casion and had "hand in" As many as ter
or dozen prominent cities were represented
and none did more service, leaving me to Judge
than ours. We were the first on the ground
and threw the " first water" which was duly
h,ndtd ia at the window. a portion of The
building was saved by pulling down part o
that which was burning leaving still enongl
for the Colonels use.
We were paid on the 18th for one mouth anc
three days services, leaving quite an amount o
pay due us. which the authorities here refuse t.
pay, and where or when we are to receive it i
a momentous question. We were assured b.
the State authorities that We would receive pa
in full for every moment of our service, iron
the day of enrolment. When We reache,
Washington we have been rs faithfully assures
by the department here tnat they could no
pay us. and that the State of Michigan ough
to do it. 1t seems hard that soldiers cannO
take the word of government officials in thos
regards, but they must subject themselves ethe
to loss, or great inconvenience. in getting SIM
ply their just dues. / trust, for the credit o
our State, that we shall have this little matte
correctly arranged. at an early day.
The health of our company is good. and tn
boys are all getting fat as SEALS James
Northrup and c arl Foster were discharge
for Inability b. tn 50 ,eon, and left for HON
on Saturday las. Al,t1er, VIM. c. Niles, {
Delta, will be home rs soon as he can get b
papers for the same reason. Samuel f. Fine
in the Hospital, in Washington, from iuAan