Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-21
FROM THE rwENTY-F1FTH REGIMENT.
CAMP Hicks, NEAR ANNAPOLIS, Md, /
November l7ih, 1861.

ia ll'N'i''S ." ANHNg bS"utiiAi SiOuhA iOA GU
campmeni. We are located about mile and
a half from Annapolis, but whether east, west,
north, or south of that magnifcently small
pile of dirty houses | cannot tell, for the sun
persists in rising in the north and going down
in the south, therefore my points of compass
are completely upset. But we have splendid
location, which we have improved by setting
out green trees through our streets and about
oar tents My own tent which my wife oc-
cupi, S with m, is perfectly surrounded by
trees, and pitched in as pretty grove as you
ever saw. The blue.be ried CEDAR the pine
and the splendid English holly, make up the
trees surrounding my tent, protecting it from
the winds as well as the gaze OF idle loungers
Yesterday | banked up my canvass house
and now, with our little stove and nicely joint.
ed floor OF white pine, we live as comfortably,
as nicely, and as happily as king in his mar
bic palace. But one thing troubles us-those
coniouudtd hoops! The person who invent,
ed them never dreamed of war times, when
the gentle sex would dwell i'll tents. Our at.
fable suter, who formerly sold them in Wor.
cester, would agree with me that in camp they
are really a nuisance. We are now sur
rounded upon three sides by the New York
iily.frst the Massachusetts twenty seventh
and twenty.third, and the Connecticut eighth
and tenth regiments. The two other Massa.
chusets regiments are not up to the maxi
mum number. 1t does not speak well for the
patriotism of our people at home to allow reg
ute toll OH nj, hup1ral mol
when over Il thousand are required.
We are getting on well in our camp duties.
Our drill is pretty severe, but no more so than
necessary. We are required by orders from
Gen. Burnside to drill eight hours per day.
For few Gays past the weather has been
changeable, with some rain. Yesterday it
blew at fresh AMI cold. 1t seemed like
November day in New England. Many of the
men are afflicted with colds, and in my own
company, as well as in some others, there
have been several cases of collie, which attacked
the men suddenly and severely. But all have
been properly treated, aud getting over it.
To-day being Sunday, we have no duties to
perform, save the regular Sunday morning
inspection and cleaning up the streets and
quarters. The cleansing process is done to
perfection, and l think those Of our friends
who used to visit US at "Camp Lincoln" and
praise our clean appearance about camp,
would be astonished to see how much more
neat we are here. We go upon the maxim
that there is nothing 50 clean that it cannot
be made cleaner.
Our commander, Gen. Burnside, visited our
camp this forenoon ! don't know how he
felt, but he looked pleased. Hope he was.
We shall soon be in active service. We are
going Somewhere, and shall do something
When We get there you will hear that some
thing has dropped; whether it will be the sau
cy Palmetto flag, the rattlesnake flag, or any
other emblem OF this wicked rebellion, it mat.
tiers not Something will drop, aud while our
regiment is able to stand On its legs, we don't
mean it shall be the glorious stars and stripes.
We are going under glorious commander
we go upon glorious mission in glorious
cause, and it matters little what is the result
to US personally, ii the emblem of our country
is successfully planted on rebel soil and there
maintained. Let our friends at home push on
the column Give US plenty of backers-hat's
all we want.
l wrote early in the day that this was Sun.
day, and our duties would be light. But,
alas the great uncertainty of these war
times Soon after dinner we were notified
that we must prepare for service, &c. Sunday
services were therefore suspended, and putting
on our knapsacks and equipments, the twenty
fifth regiment was marched to the parade
ground, and were there Joined by the twenty
third and twenty seventh Massachusetts, regi.
ments, forming brigade together. We pass
ed in review before Gen. Cameron, secretary
of war. Among the distinguished military
and civil gentlemen present at the review,
were Secretary Seward Gov. Hicks and staff
of Mary land Gov. Andrew Of Massachusetts,
with Col Richie one of his aides; Gen. Van
Vliet oil Gen. McClelan's staff and the heroic
Col. Devens OF the Massachusetts fifteenth.
Others of the crowd looked distinguished, but
had no means of learning their names. The
review passed off very well, and after it was
over Gov Andrew passed down our line with
stranger, and hating opposite one of our
companies, made the remark This is the
best regiment that ever left Massachusetts.
The same gentleman afterwards reviewed the
New York and Connection: regiments. We
shall not leave here before the LIST of Decem-
Der. J.w.D.
CAMP Hicks, ANNAPoLIs, Nov. IS.
Mr.. Editor. Two weeks 20 to day we
nifrhad our tents in Annanolis about two