The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-20

washington, Nov. III, 1901.
Ed. REPUBLIcAS:-TO day being the day Of
res. for all of Gods people, and the Wolverine
Sharp Shooters" being at present included in
the estimate, have been enabled to find time
to drop your readers a word OF information
We are yet here. and from any thing can see may
remain here for all "time to come" Our Reg
iment yet contains two whole companies and
portion OF one more, which may be filled in the
| course Of one or two months. The prospect, to
me, ia, that if We are to await the filling up Of
this Regiment to ten full companies, We shall
not move one inch this winter.
Lieut.. Calkins arrived here on tie 9Th with Is
recruits, which, with Capt. Shattuck, who has
been transferred into our company, gives US 100
men. Our men are all able to be about camp
with one exception, and only little ague occa
sionaly disturbs the quiet of health ana strength
40 generally visible with US. We are kept on
the same daily routine Of drill, in common with
the first Regiment; that of marching about
from to hours each day. learning the steps,
facings, alignments. &C., of company and barta
ion drill, all Of which We. as Sharp Shooters,
will probably never be called upon to execute
after leaving this lovely and quiet hillside This
may be all well enough. just to keep us out of
mischief, but the question arises to me "Why
were We pushed forward SO hurriedly, when no
rifles or uniforms we're prepared for u.s." To
be sure, a portion of our uniforms we're ready
and delivered to US at an early day, but the gen
eral expectation was at the time we left home,
that We we're leaving for the wa., and that ere
this We should have bad proper instruction in
the peculiar line of drill of this "superior mill
tary organization, a. some of our officers are
pleased to represent Us. Be our instruction
what it may, however, think We will be well
prepared for any kind of warfare long before the
implements will be ready for u.s. This is the
fault of somebody. but do not know who. The
resignation Of Gen. Scott was officially announ
ced to US upon parade this evening, and although
l kept close watch from the position occu.
pied. did not see person drop tear.
The non commissioned officers of our company
have undergone several changes since We left
Lansing, and it may not come amiss 70 give you
q full aud revised list as they now stand. They
are as follows: A. A. Guest, N. Y. City, LIST Ser
seant: George Morton, Dewitt, I'd do; Asa
Shattuck, Using, Sd do; Chas H. Foote,
Tompkius. 4th do; D. A Gibbs, Evansville, 5th
do; E r. Sanders, LIST Corporal; Chas H. Ben
nett, I'd do; W. q. h. Washburn, Sd do; John
o. Hunt. 4th do /; Henry Parker, 5th do; q. D
Ballard, 9th do; VIM. r. Ostrum, 7th do; Viii
bur Howard, 9Th do.
yesterday visited the camp of Brodhead's
Cavalry Regiment, and saw several of my &C
quaintances there, who we're all we'll, among
them Lieut.. II. E Hascall, and L. d. F. POore,
formerly of the Republican Office, Messrs. Ne
Wis, Harrison and Rush, of Lansing, and John
Lee Clark, Of Bunker Hill, whose father see il.
under bonds for choking secession out of Etche
Mr. Siverd, Of the Sd Michigan. Corporal Shat
tuck, and several others have been over to see
US. They represent things As very pleasant over
the "tother side of Jordan" Messrs Russell
and Winter we're here and dined with US to DAY,
and judging from the circle Of faces which sur
rounded us at ono time, q resident vf Lansing
Of three months ago, might have easily deceived
himself as to his Whereabouts The news here,
as have before written you, is 50 hard Tor us
to get hold Of, that it is not worth while for me
TO attempt any information. The principal topic
here is only in relation to the arrival of our RI
Aes, the paymsster. and the prospect of our 90.
ing into winter quarters. oil of which has its
turn as often as an opportunity presents itself
for its proper dissection. Lieut.. J. H. Baker,
Van Euen. Kelley, Wiser, Shattuck, and the
others from Lansing in the 6rst Michigan Com
pany are well, and seem well pleased With the
rough lite and "hard fare" of the soldier. They
are all "fat as FOOLS" and say they never felt
better in their lives. 1t has now been one week
since have had the ague, and as an example
would say that am ten pounds heavier than
when left home, and my "new suit" o. militia
~. for which was measured only a few days
ago, will not encompass me now into about three
inches If don't have the ague again soon
shall be obliged to have new suir. It's gen
orally so in our company.
l see I. N. Cravsth. has been "called' forth
10 serve his country. and as be could " no longer
resist" hope and trust he will be sent to some
point other than the National Capital. where
there will be an opportunity ior him to measure
steel with the enemy, which will be g" warranted
to please"