Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-29
Correspondence Of the Daily State Sentinel
Letter from Camp Wallace.
CAMP WALLACE, EVANSVILLE,
Sunday Evening. Nav 10. 1851

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Sunday Evening, May Is, lssl.t
DEAR SENTINEL: To day has been a gala day
at our camp for the people in this vicinity. From
six O'Clock until nine this morning, everything
presented very quiet appearance. Soldiers with
polished boots, and clean, smiling faces, were
scattered in every direction through the woods,
most of them seated beneath trees, with pieces OF
boards upon their knees to serve as desks, all
busily engaged in writing to the dear ones ''left
behind them" At half past nine we were called
out and exercised in company drill until eleven.
At half past twelve we were hastily marched to
headquarters to attend divine worship. The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Hobbs, OF
Evansville, who preached very fine "star span
gled banner" sermon. We were all pleased to
see him exercise 40 much judgment as to make
his sermon short, and relieve US from the uncom-
Portable position of standing upon the hillside
At two o'clock we were marched to the parade
grounds, where we went through Inspection OF
arms and battalion drill until dress parade at five
o'clock, when we were marched to quarters much
fatigued 1t is the first battalion drill We have
had since we arrived here from the fact that We
had no suitable grounds. The grounds are by
no means as nice as we had at Indianapolis; how
ever, with few more hours labor of the "Stump
Extractors," or Twelfth Regiment" it can be
made passable To-day in fanking and wheeling
by companies on the "double quick" we found
the stumps very serious impeachment, and the
exertions used in filing around and leaping over
them, has so fatigued the boys that it will not
require "taps" to drive them to bed.
There has been no less than three or four thou
sand visitors here this afternoon This morning
the "Curlew" came up crowded with passengers,
on pleasure excursion from Henderson, Ky.
They had the "Stars and Stripes" floating at her
mast head, and as soon as she touched the shore,
the boys took off their caps and gave her three
rousing cheers, TO which the passengers responded
with three cheers for Camp Wallace and the
Union. They remained with US during the day,
and from the cheers they gave us when they
showed of" this evening, / imagine they were
well pleased with the 'sHoosier boys" One
steamer has been running hourly, loaded with
passengers, from Evansville, and the roads have
been crowded with horses and vehicles loaded
with people, besides hundreds who had an eye to
economy and came on foot. .-.s
Since yesterday morning all boats passing US
have paid their compliments to us by hosting the
American flag, and many of them have even
rounded to.
Ex-Gov. Dixon, of Ky :, paid visit to our camp
yesterday. He was a guest OF the officers at
head quarters, and gave them all very cordial
invitation to visit him across the river Col. Wal
lace asked him if he thoughtit would be propriety
for them to go over to Kentu ky. "Propriety or
no propriety," remarked the Governor, Il invite
you, and will see you through" really believe
that every true Kentuckian. whose mind is not
prejudiced by lying reports, is true Union man.
1t has been currently reported through camp for
the past day or two. that an excursion train was
coming down from indianapolis today. We
were all anxiously looking for friends, but were
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pleasing to US boys than to shake hands with our
friends. Can't you get up such an excursion7
Do so, and ten thousand thanks will be rendered
you by the regiment including
Yours, &C.,
HIGH PRIVATE.