Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
VOL. XIII, NO. IA.
Ioro.n ne second Isagilnent.

A letter to the Milwaukee Seatiael, from
a soldier in the Second Wisconsin Regi-
inent, dated September Sd, says:
"During the week we have been recoiy-
ing our first installment Of clothing from
the Government. Itamounts to two shirts,
two pair drawers, one pair shcss, Two pan
socks, one blanket, with dark blue uni-
form entire, hat, coat and pants, 1.-THE lat
ter we have not cot, oniy in expectation
= = The Fifth has received its
uniform, and it is very neat The coat is
lfrock cut, and the whole affair substalnial,
and looks more like wear than the botched
Iup affairs gotten up BY the Wisconsin, tail
ors, seemingly for no other reason than q
Iswindle the State, and see how bad they
could make a regiment look Our present
Isuit is in no very fine condition, and do
not know how todescfibe it any better than
BY telling something that actuaIly occurred
last evening. President LIyooLN and Score
tary SEWARD came up to Camp.Kalorma
to witness the parade Of the Wisconsin Reg
Iiment. AS a consequence, a large number
Iof ladies were present. The parties in the
carriages drove up in the rear of the Regi
ment as we were drawn upin line, but very
suddenly the ladies began TO blush funouslv
when the teams as suddenly drove to the
front Of the line. Bad as the suit looks.
we can hardly be ashamed Of it, for it has
been to Bull Run, anil everywhere bears
the credit Of having behaved Itself there.
Still, we shall wear the new buds when
they come, nor grunble much at il.
War news is contraband. 1t is death
to go to babbing to you what the army is
doing, when it is going to move, and what
polntit viii strike at first. 81, if you
please, You may excuse me from making
any such exposure Of my body on that ae-
count.
AS to the number Of troops in and about
Washington, | suppose there is no harm
telling that, 50 Twill put the number down
las 'slathers" in other words, there are
|"slathers" Of them. Camps rise up here,
there, and everywhere, by highland by day
and more troops are coming all the time.
A day since 100000 loaves Of bread were
issued BY the Commissary Department, as
one days rations for the troops in .this inn
mediate vicinity. Each soldier gets loaf,
and if that doesn't make "slathers' / don't
know what does.
A regiment OF real, live bona tide French
Zoo-Zoos, right up and down Johnny Cra-
peaus, has just come in and settled down
in sight Of us. They are funny looking
creatures with their faces closely shaved,
their hair closely cropped, and head COW
cred with red turban. The dress is red,
white and yellow, green and grizzly, and
every other color, and the pants look like
Ia bag with hole cut in the bottom,
through which both feet are stuck. BY
lvokiug at them can imagine something
about ladies' running gear, aud that is
about all. They are lively as crickeis, fy
around, swing their arms as ii they were
pendulums to clocks with springs broken,
snokein the ranks when drilling, and pay
no attention to drill wha ever; nearly ali
saw service in the Crimean war, and as they
are Frenchmen, will, no doubt, light better
chan they drill, and be a strong arm OF
whatever brigade they are attached to-