Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-23
From Newporter at Cnmp Art.mnn.

From n Newporter mt Camp Artsman.
We have been permitted to make the fol-
lowing extracts from private letter from q
soldier at the above place;
CAMP ARrsMAN, BoSroN STATION O.&LR.R.(
September 20, 1851 J
The last you saw Of us was when we EN- d.
barked on board the elegant and palatisl
sleeping cars of the Coviugton and Lexinp
ton Railroad at Oovington, bound for.
We expected TO have been detailed AZ the
first bridge from Covington, but on our ar
rival 1t was ascertained that Captain Egau,
from Camp King, was in possession; so on
we went and no two Bridges for our two
platoons were found sufficiently near to &C.
commodate us until our arrival here. We,
the first platoon, Captain Artsman, com
mandiDg, is stationed here, and the second
| platoon, Lieutenant Alexander, command
! ing is stationed about two miles further on
We were landed about three O'Clock this
morning. and when the cars left on looking
about us, discovered (first having stationed
sentinels for two hours) saw mill, the pro.
pIietors Of which were up, and at once ten
dered us the hOspitalitles of said mansion
i. e. saw. mill, which we were not slow to
accept they kindly pointing out to us the
popular boards in distinction from those OF
harder material as our cOuches for the night
Having always excelled in that department
of tactics of the soldiers duty, we broke
ranks and piled in.
Periodically our long sergeant was to be
found filling his position and performing his
duties as only such as he can do them, and
the boys might have been seen cheerfully
shouldering their muskets, and taking their
| position as outposts on the line OF danger,
along the railrosd. Once at it. and our duty
was chee1fuly performed. The boys were
still under the same influence which con.
trolled them all the distance. Morning at
length came, and in obedience to q cal of the
Sergeant, sustained and strengthened By the
more urgent inward appeal toward duty, we
fled out 10 breakfast The lberality Of our
venerated Uncle Samuel, 80 long and we'll
known to us all, had supplied us with one
days rations each, which was nearly suffi-
cient for q scanty breakfast; nor was the
quality less mhnIficent and bountiful than
the qusntity, as you may be able to infer
from the fact that it consisted of sandwich
"a very thin slice of ham between two very
thick slices OF bread, on which had been for
mally INTRODUCED something supposed to be
bu'ter) to which was added an extra touch.
Ia Byland.
Our breakfast over, we waited eagerly,
aDxlously, but not long, for a depu(ation
from our second platoon, for their ratious
were left with us, and they were Obliged to
wait for breakfast until it was obtained from
US.
The first we saw of them was Lieutenant
Sutton and Corporal Morgan, coming round
the bend, and close upon their heels two
lrishmen with hand-car. We Immediately
loaded the car with the remains of our break.
fast We were very much troubled about
our dinner until about ten o'clock, when We
received an invitation to dine with one of
the citizens of this city, when our wants
were at once relieved.
You should have been with u.s. it was
worth the trip to watch the Secesh (of which
there are good many in this burg) open
their eyes when they saw our eucampment
and the stars and stripes floating maieyti
cally TO the breeze for we planted our stand
ara before the rising of the sun We could
prolopg this to several volumes with the
hairbreadth escapes we have met with since
our triumphant departure for the seat of
war. A. II, R.