Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-12-12
For the Republican .
Army CorresPo,,denc
CAMP DENNIsoB, Dec. 4, ls6

For the RepubIican.
Army COrresPondence.
CAMP DENNIsoB, Dec. 4, 1861.
Satev MARsHA:-I have promised TO
wri1e to So many individuals, thas l fear l
Cannot ;aecomsnotiate them all, as have
moi nuph spare time. So if my commu-
nicstioi5 are worthy Of a place in the
county papers, twill Keep aVdiary; and, if
-posssibIa write a short extract for publi-
cation ssery week. You will, no doubt,
have rumers that-some of us are danger
ously sick. or perhaps dead and buried or
perhaps killed, or wounded or taken pris
i=oners, ~hile-Me know nothing about it.
$50 Il viii tsy1to rgiye,a true account of
Capt! SfAselERs company at least. Il
viii give You . short account of our reno
yal from Camp: 7 Tiffin to this place. On
Wednesday,, Nov. 9th, citizens were not
permitted to enter the camp, and officers
and men were busy making preparations
to march. At 2 p. ~, the long roll of
the drum warned us to prepare 10 strike
tents. And, at the sound of the bugIe,
the tents were struck, rolled up, and placed
in wagons to be taken TO. the depot, and
placed ON the cars We then formed in
battalion line in front of the Camp, and
Colonel De Courcey gave the longed for
command, "Whhout doubling, Left face.
Guide right, MARCH!' And near one
thousand men, with light hearts and buoy
ant spirits, marched forward, or rather wa
ded through the mud to- the cars. The
regiment, while passing through town,
marched through the yard of the Grove
Female Institute, and each company gave
three hearty cheers for the patriotic ladies
of Wooster. The Soldiers Aid Society" :"
was held in the school building. The So
cieiy collected about 5000 for the benefit Of
the Regiment, lined our 5blouses, and fur
nished US with needle-eases, needles, thread,
pins, buttons DE. The lady teachers of
the school, labored in the schoolroom du-
ring the day, and sewed for the soldiefs at
night Long may they live beneath the
folds of the .Star Spangled zBanner.' /
believe there is as much true patriotism in
crinoline as there is in corduroy. At 6 p.
m. amid deafening cheers, waving of hats
and handkerchiefs, we left for our present
encampment. The train consisted oftwer-
ty-eight cars and two locomotives. We
were cbeered by almost every person in
sight of the railroad. Hats, flags, hands
and bandkerchiefs, were fourisbed as we
passed Even the old women, with their
babies in their arms, ran ont TO wave their
bandkerchiefs or their aprons. We ar
rived at Columbus at 4 a. M, Thursday
morning, renamed two hours, and then
left for this camp, where we arrived at !
p. m. the same day. We came throuoh
without change of cars, and without fatal
accidents, which often occur on such occa-
sions. One man broke ranks when about
to leave Wooster, and ran up town with
the officer of tue Guard after him, who
caught him and wished to know his rea-
son for acting so. He said he "was going
to see his gnl." The officer told him he
should let the woman go until the war is
over. suppose he would say, with the
Irish woman, whose husband left Camp
Tiffin without leave, and was taken out of
bed by the picket guard, and marched
back TO camp; "lhe divil take the war
that takes man right out of his bed."-
When we arrived here it was raining and
very muddy On Friday it rained and
showed; but the snow melted about as
fast as it fell. stood out on duty during
the greatest part of the night, in the rain,
snow and mud. confess, it is not quite
so pleasant as playing on the Dulcimer, or
sitting comfortably around the hearth
stone of comfortable home; but l stand
it very we'll, and have gained twelve
pounds in weight since l enlisted. The
ground was considerably frozen on Sunday
night. The nights of this week have been
very, cold, but during the day time, the
ground thaws slightly. Our barracks were
unfinished when we came here, and still
remain So. The hunks are mostly finished
but the doors are unhung, and no stoves
up yet. We have suffered considerably
from the cold at nights. We were com
PEELED to place large boxes on the floor fill
ed with earth, on which to build fires; and
then the smoke almest blinded US. Our
eyes look as though our quarters nigh, be
a grocery. So between smoke and cold
weather, we have had rather an unpleasant
time of it, so far. l think we will soon gel
our barracks finished, when they will as
sumo an air of comfort. There is build
ing about leo feet long by % feet wide,
for each company. The hunks, or beds
are arranged along the side of the build
ings, somewhat like the drawers of dry
house, for drying fruit. We have no
feather beds nor downy pillows, i. assure
you. But l suppose we. can get used to
sleeping on wooden bed. Many of the
men are complaining of bad colds, caused
from smoke and exposure to cold. Some
were unwell when they came here, and
would no doubt have been able to perform
duty by this time, had they been placed
under favorable circumstances. There are
five men of Capt. SpANGLER's company
on the sick list to-day; but they are not
dangerously sick. They are as follows
ALFRED NIscoN, GEORGE WEATHERwAx,
ANDREW DUNCAN, JOHN SrIMMEL and
HENRY SHIRE. We have not sent anv