The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-05-31
Letter from aShorp Shooier-Lifc aud
lneidents ntCamp nenhison.
Canr hfNSisos. Ohio.
Mse 96th. lSfl.


CAnr hrvSisos. Obio.
M,y 25,h. 1851.
Mrsas ED1otG-cainp iile, vhso not in
ss,usl 's'F ice i upususliy msng,snvu, aud
dissouraeipg to the soldier In eur ease The
ruls hri pos beea rsrsrsod. wshavs had our
days Of nono,Ony ana ofsxoitomen,. RumOr,
vi,hh her ten thousssa tongues, Aaa been ever
active and busy, setting on loot reports luuu-
merable; but our msu are by THE time suff
Sisntly pOsted 70 diseriminais between the
fabulous and the tue. But uith all our ex
perisnes. We are svmstimss sadly dyseivsj.
A week ago TO day. We were an led To be
lvive, that, on Nou6sy, our uniforms would
certainly be issued to Us. Monday, rucsduy
Wednesday ahd Thursday came, bu, no
clothing Wni furnished the men. On Friday
tbe eCmmny was ordersd out, marched to tbs
QoartsrinAstars quarts,s, aEd each man sn, b.
piled with one shirt, Que pair Of drawers al Z
Vnc pair VI hose. Most oi our company had
previously seen shOd. Some OF oar u,u are
almOst without breeohss--msBy Of ,hsm
voold By thh time be satrely deaas,e, bad
not the good people At home, 20 opportunity,
supplied the much needed article. Tu.mor.
row We exp, erto Be elOthed car PE Our
officers tell US, that sye,y thing is how ready,
and we will csr.ainY get coa,s without ANY
luruer delay.
About the Ouly thing that now disturbs
our squAnimity, Is the tnreO years question
Shall vesulist for three ears or shall we're.
turn home At The expiration VI three mouths,
without striking a single blow. Ma, the
shades VI our istbe,s iospir' our patriotism,
never to desert cur ooun,rys cause. IN the
hour Of his peril As for me sm iully aOn.
vinesd that Il is my duty TO,
''Srike ill ne iast aFuied foo sxpircs.p
Should the cause of freed ON REQUIRE the sae
ii6es Of my poor lite, It shall DO freely given.
The udings of the fret victory gained in III.
cause Of freedom by the patriotic troops over
the rebe ., at Sewell's Point, has juat reach.
sl Us. Our boys, always certain Of the jus.
tice Of the cause ior which they have taken
up arms, aud confident that the God Of Ba,.
lies is with then, are b,cominR uore eager To
share the pcrils Of war. Lot but the toosin II
alarm be sounded. and every man vail spsing
to his post.
There SCENE 10 be more activity at head.
quartsra Today, than usual. Everythins in
camp indicates that somo important move
will b. made within n very few days Sue.
sessiul military operations are always pro-
jse1cd with svercsY-so with tie prvseut-no
one here, except thOse high ia command,
know what movsRent is 10 contemplation.
A humber Of The Rayenna boys from Co.
+. 7th Regiment, were bathing ia the 1.-the
Mlami, last Friday anernoon--oue Of them,
u Mr.. Reid, while attempting to swim aerOs.
the river, took the cramp aud sunk " The bot.
tom. Diligent search was made, but his body
was not found until near sun down, severa,
hours alter be sunk, ou Saturday morning
h is company conveyed him to the depot and
sent him homo. ar
We have but one man Mr.. J II. Trimmer)
in the aospitai, at this time. lie is suffering
frum rheumatism. Rev C. Mosdy preached
US an eloquent and patriotic sermon, this
70 enoou, from tho words. "Alleluia; for the
Lord God omuipoient rSigneth." he preach.
es again this afternoon,
But have already occupied too much
space. You're truly,
ABB.