Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-06-13
LIFE IN The CAMP.
TIrtten for the Fayetteville Otservtr.
TO. W


yMr. Edifor:-I thought cou
do noihirg worse than :ry and writ
to you, snd through you TO GU
friends in old Lincoln, as promise
any how TO wife 10 every body, an
| know Of no be.teT say 10 write t
every body than through your paper
for | believe that every body in Lin
ccln is subscriber. We have
nice location here, in beautiful
grove Of large tail Oyks, which al
folds enouth shade for Us; and cal
tell you ;iat The shade after tire,
hours, drill going through The double
quick lime, is very aces pIable. -
Speaking OF drilling, ! can inform
tie uninitiatt d that it is no small If
fair. By he time that We trot tb,
quick march for thrte hours at line
we begin to feel weary in our loco
motIv. Powers. We are plared I'll.
der ST ricl orders. | think that the
officers are going to have order if il
is at the expense Of our Liberties ]
will give YOU some of the general or
ders, so that you can Judge by them
how strict our Office rs have become.
The invigoratirg essence OF Corn
has been banished from camp, to the
great sorrow Of some. That Danish
ment WAS general order number one.
Order number two is prohibiting as
sault aud battery With intent 10 rob
upon hen roosts and other private
property. Order three, no private
can leave camp unless be has permis-
sion irom commissioned 0fiicer.--
Order four. no sentinel shall be found
ssleep on bis post; if be is found in
this condition heshaIl suffer DEATH
Your humble servant had the homer
to stand sentinel night before last,
and about the hours Of one and two
be found il hard work to ke4 p his
eyes open alibough it vas raining.
Tins you have some Of the orders,
not half Of them though, for we are
out in regiments at six
o clock every evening to receive or
ders from headquarters. We formed
a regiment seine days ago, conSis-
ting OF four companies from Lin
coin, two from Jackson, two from
Overiop, two from Marshall, one from
Smith. The officers are as follows:
Colonel, your fello8.townsman "A.
S. Fulton; Lieut.. Col, cur own gal
isnt Capt. ". L. Moore; Major, W.
Ii Bvtts Of jackson. We pitched
our campo by regiments, and | can
assure you that We present quite a
siiy-llke appearance. The companies
are arranged in two rows; the Door
Of each t,ut fronts cut on the street !
for We kave our streets aud ay-
euues. The street that | mp liyiBg
on is named after cur distinguished
6 ovsrner Harris We have eight
in a mess, ADD | think ihat is enough,
Cor when We retire at night there is
no room lsr visitors. Our tents IRE
the Que nearest to the Of
Geers is marked number one, and
so on. We have excellent tents and
plenty furniture for them, such as
cooking utensils aud ether necessa-
ry tkirgs. We live fine, Ct plenty
Of bacon and bread, although we have
our sread to cook; but We are get
ting to be excellent cooks. l tried
my hand on some gravy, but ] must
Own rp that made a most sublime
future, but you see that was my first
attempt. Our chief cook j. e. =
\ = thought thai ! bod rather
mere lour than gravy. Cor chief
cook says that | must 60 into the
PIPER hanging business, for | can
make coed paste. We are now get
ting vegetables and other good things
lrcm the very kind neigbbors, who
make us pay for ihem in round sums,
but they can sell them for any price
for the boys will have them. This
is sabbath and we will have divine
worship in a short time, aid ] must
prepare to attend.
liked to have forgotten to tell
YOU how many soldiers there are
here. There aye about 60CO 10 "ll,
and still they come by every cal
+. K Zollicofer is the commanding
officer. Yours. FLINT LICK.