Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-10-09
NO. "A.
Camp Correspondence
CAMP Lyons, NEAR CHAM DaIDGE. M
September %, 1901.

DEAR Lutte This being the day mp
pointed by the President rs a Nation II
Fast Day the sollicrs have leisure eAich
[ improve by writing to you.
The regiment is now tnly ar'ne!,
equipped and uniformed. The two 'le'.k
companies, A and B. prescott Gnar'S.l
have the new Springfield Muaket OF 1867:
the other companies have the Be'g.'4
Rifle Muskot. Springfield has nom
nal range of 500 yards, and D"i&"' p
nominal range Of 1000 yards BIZ '":'
runs will throw ball considernl,v oy2e
1000 yards. Our equipments (or eac!-
many consist of cartl idge box. ! arr
fridge box plate, brass having tue lei
tiers u. S. on it, | cartridge box h.'',
cartridg, box belt plate, brass WITT ~
embossed eagle upon it, worn CT the
breast. ono waist belt, waist belt Td'J',
THRASH with letters U. S. on it, @ost1.
mel sheath, l cap box, both of the a,;"
/ being worn on the waist belt, ] 81"
/ sling attached to each gun. In our ca'
tfitloe boxes will be found 10 tai CO
ridges, the Minnie pattern. and ".%' =
spare cone, screw driver, worm"r
4 ball screw, spring vice, and various pre-
ces of flannel emory paper, etc. use
!. for cleaning our guns. Our uniform Is 3
daik blue doth, forage cap, having On TIE
/ front the 'etter of the company i'll tras~
and the figure 6, tho number Of oar
regiment. above it. Our coats are daf<
blue frock coats, stand MP collars edged
with LIGHT blue cord, 8 brass buttons on
4 the breast, having on them an eagle with
three arrows in one claw and an olive
branch in the other, two small sized but
tons, same pattern, on each sleeve AT the
wrist, and two buttons at the pocket
/ Pants are of light blue color--coth j.
heavy aud good. Our knapsacks afe
black, havesacks of heavy white duck.
& with the numbe. of each man and tho
Il letter of bis company painted on 1t III
& black.
am sitting under the shade of an az
pie tree upon my old cloth blanket spreat
upon the ground. my port folio on M
knee, pen in one hand, ink bottle in til
other, SO You must have patience 10 you
Ian ,abIo endeavors to decipher this
scrawl.
Our regiment has considerable work 10
do: we have regular camp and police
guard, then Il guard at Brigade Head
quarters, and mp river and down river
picket guard, details of forty mon from
each company daily telling trees, and oc-
easonally special guards for various pnr-
poses.
/. Sergeants Converse and Hyatt are
/ both able to t. ko Iittlo fresh air to-day.
4. and will soon be able to resume duty
privatcs White Cole, Turgerson, ard |
think one OF two others, are in the h.
pital; Mallory and Roberts are getting
better fast, although they look weak.
As furnishing information of any kind
relative to the position or number Of our
forces is prohibited, YOU Of course cannot
Expect me to post you. | see by the
TRANSCRIPT Of the 18th inst. that it is
about to be joined in wedlock with the
JOURNAL Success to you in your enter
prise.
After inspection this morning the reg
iment was marched ont to the parade
ground. and tie Chaplain after referring
to the Presidents proclamation, gave out
the HYMN. " My country-'tls of thee,
when the baud struck up the AR and tho
bogs yined in and sung it. The 33d
CHAPTER of Isaiah was then read AMI was
succeeded bv an impressive PRAYER. The
services were brought to conclusion by
the singing of one verse OF the Doxol"-
ov Durino the services the reports Of
fire. arms fred sincly bv our forces on the
VIRGINIA 5: iio of the Potomac we're fire.
quently heard.
Our fresh beef IS now brought 70 us
on the hoof and we xiii Cor ourselves;
we thus secure beef really fresh.
Bv the resignation of our Lieut.. Col.
Major Sweet has been promoted to n
Lient. CoIonecv, and the vacant Major
ship has been filed by the appontment
of Capt. Bragg Of connany Il.
suppose you saw in the New York
Herald the notice of the'death of one If
our boys, Cornelius Clark OF company
B. Poor fellow, he died at C"lamh,a
Hospital, near Georgetown, Septenbcf
18th 1861.
Report has it that our troops vest rday
beat the enemy and occupied LewinsvilIc,
four miles from here and Falls Church.
We know as yet nothing positively, but
the boys on guard last night say they
beard the long roll beat up and down the
river.
There need be no fear now Of an at
tack upon Washington. ltwould he aaro
destruction to the enemy. 1t looks as
tbouoh General Mcclellan knew that he
hal the time to spare to make thorough
incarnation for decisive battle with the
enemy and was getting good ready.
Captain Dill and Lientenants Marsh
and Serrill are well and in good spirits.
Address as heretofore-Company b.
9Th Reg. Wis. Volunteers, near WASH
ington. Hoping to write TO you soon
from Virginia, ! remain
Yours truly,
NJ NJ