The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-06-05
Camp u,ennison.

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Camp Dennis0n. ~
We paid visit to this noted place last week,
and should give q considerable account OF the
place. only thar isdone BY our numerous cor
respondents from there in this weeks paper
We shall therefore content ourselves with say,
ing but few words. E.EkE EgI
We left home on Wednesday morning at
Ais, and after dusty trip over the T. g. q
O., Co. o. and X. & L. NJ. Railroads we found
ourselves a s:5oP. NJ, at Camp DennisOn, =
The first man we met, almost after getting our
pass 70 60 into camp. was our josial and good
natured friend, Capt. John Casstell, Of the Csdiz
Guards. The Captain was on duty as sofhcer
Of the day. He Immediately took US to the
quarters Of our Cadiz boys, who seemed evi'
IDENTIFY pleased to meet us, and we are sure we
were to see them. We found them all in ex'
celIent health. and pretty good spirits. The
great theme smong them was the three years
enlistment Some atty Of our boys. when We
left were determed to do good service for their
country, during the existence Of the present
war. The rest Of them had different excuses
for not being willing to eight any longer tn an
the three months for their country's flag
Some ofthem said il was impossible to leave
their families. any longer, while the excuse Of
the great majority Of those who refused to go
for during the war was the outrageous manner
in which they had been treated by the Govern
ment. We,honestly believe that 1.-The Govern
ment and its agents had done their duty TO the
men who are enlisted to defend their conntry's
flag, there would not have been fifteen men in
the Caliz Guards but what would have volun-
teered for three years These men have been
in the service of their country some forty days.
and al hey have received from the government
thus far, in the way Of Clothing or arms, is
one gray flannel shirt, poor miserable thin
fiimsey blanket; and an old musket to learn
the use Of arms with A great many ofthe
men are almost naked, because they left all
their clothes at home, except a very common
suit they wore away with them, supposing that
in few days al the iarthest, they would get
clothes from the Government. But in this
they have been sadly disappointed. And the
ragged appearance ofthemen on ''dress parade"
time above all others, when soldiers should
look neat and tidy, is disgrace to the govern.
ment under which We live. Some Of the com
panies in the camp, are in such state OF in
suborduation, on account OF their clothing, that
that they actually refuse to turn out on "dress
parade" But we don't want our readers to
consider that all the companies or regiments in
the camp are in this naked condition. Far from
it. Where a regiment has active and efficient
Geld officers, such as he 3rd, (Col Morrow's,)
9th, (Col. McCook's,) and 10 h. (Col. Lytle's,)
their men have received all that they are en-
titled toreceive from the government. These
Colenes have steod up fer the rights Of their
men, and their men have been amply provided
for. The regiment to which our company be-
longs, has but one field officer, who appeared
10 us, to be active and efficient, ami that was
Major Hawkins; but then he IS only Major,
and is not the commanding officer of the regi
ment. No man should be elected a field officer
unless he has both executive and militaryabili'
ty. And we may be permitted here to remark,
that if we were % member ofthe Cadiz Guards
or the 18th Regiment that upon the reorgan.
ization OF the Regiment our vote for field off
GERS would be- as follows: Colonel. Lieut. Col.
Smith, Cat present Gen, Schleighs Assstan,
Adiutant General. Col s.. is a irregular gradu
ate of West Point, and graduated at that n,
situation at the same time our friend 7 M.
Vincent did;) Lieut.. Colonel. Major Hawkins
and for Major, Capt Schneider. II these rnen
were the field officers, not q man in the regi
ment would ever suffer. They would make the
right kind Of officers, because they are men q
ability and military experience. ~ etsgae
The Camp is in q very dirty condition, In
stead ofhsying the garbage, filth and rubbish
hauled off the ground in wagons, 1t is seithei
burnt or thrown in sink holes about q foot OF
two deep, At the rear Of the barracks, .and
should the weather get warm, but few mer
would escape sickness a3
The greatest deficiency we saw in the com
missary department, s the manner in whcl
the beef Is given to the men. " is killed oi
one day, and the next morning after breakas
tishanled to the Gommissary, and there re
mains in the hot sun until after dinner whei
the different companies 60 up and get, as is Of
tenths case, their proportion of,sti,asing beef
There IS no excuse whatever for men beip
treatcdin the manner which they.aFe at Cam
Dennison. They are ina place where the
could get everything that government allow
them. Ifthey were in an enemy's country
there would be some excuse, but in q land q
plenty, like the Staaeaof s0hio. there is non
whatever. Government has right to expec
her citizens to defsnd that government, bu
when these citizens leave their homes to defsn
their fiag, they should be- treated according t
the laws and rules for the regulation and gov
ernment Of the army III this was done, theT
would bs no compliant And we believe,
Gen. Mcclellan would 50 through caup Den
nison ineeg q great tchange forthe better woul
b. made in the management Of that camp.
Wsstayed with the boys two nights and on
day, and We were highly pleased with tho mar
nsr in which the Cadiz Guards performed mill
tary duty.s They aars Al ereditato our mob!
county. We believe hercafssr their trea,mer
siii be better; and we should Sejoics II all
thsin would make up their minds TO see III