Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-07-13
From Madison,
CAMP RANDALL, Madison,
July 9TH, 1861.

CAMf' IeANDALL, MADISON,
July 18th, 1861.
Yesterday eve, while the two regi-
ments were at supper, the Lemonweir
Minute Men, the last company of the
9th regiment, arrived. The two regi-
ments are now full. The call for dress
parade is just being sounded e a. M }
and as the twenty companies march,
each to their regular post, they exhibit
an imposing scene.
Every thing is done in regular order.
The drum beats for the troops to get
up in the morning, for them to 90 to
bed at night-to 90 to their meals, also
to appear in parade. In tact everything
goes off Systematically.
The 5th regiment have splendid
brass bard, numbering thirteen pieces.
The Manitowoc Guards are assigned
the post OF honor III the tn regiment.
The 8. D. Rifles are third.
There are now in camp nearly 22OO
men, field officers AM; >cry ants included.
Nearly every company has It's maxi
mum number. Twenty tents are as
signed to each company. They are
placed III two rows, with street be-
tween, some sixteen feet wide. The
tents Of one company butt against those
of the other, max ing two rows OF tents
TO each street
must give You short description
Of the amount Of provision devoured,
the mode of serving up the same,-of
the provision rooms, dining room, &C.,
which, through the kindness of the con-
tractor CONCEAL, we were shown, and
from whom we received some ito us)
Interesting statistics in regard to them.
He gave the following particulars -
For one meal; it requires bus. beans,
10 bus. potatoes, 500 lbs. pork, 1000 of
beef, 1000 of bread, 100 of coffee, be-
sides other articles. There are in the
cooking department, steam boilers
employed for heating water, either of
which will heat two barrels of water to
a boiling heat in twelve minutes;
large cauldron kettles, holding from sc
to 80 gallons each large ranges, for
baking purposes, and one large cooking
stove. The dining room or eating bar
racks, is about 22o by so feet, 25 tables
arranged crosswise, capable of seating
nearly 200. There are employed as
cooks and walters Is men. Mr.. Nc
Golegan oversees the thing personally.
Coffee is served only for breakfast and
supper, cold water for dinner. Apples,
butter and molasses are served occa-
sionally. 1t should be borne in mind,
that with such an army of men, a great
quantity is necessarily deposited in the
slop department. In the provision rooms
are barrels of sugar, salt, molasses,
sacks of coffee, frkins of butter, large
bin of potatoes, and should Judge at
least 5000 leaves of bread were slowed
away when we were examining the de-
partmeEt last evening; one ice chest,
about by 10 feet, and #. deep, filed
with ice; one meat chest about Is by
+ feet, and 6 #. deep, the bottom COW
cred with 3 thick coat of ice, on which
the fresh meats are kept. saw weigh
ed for breakfast this morning $50 lbs
of steak. That was exclusive of meats
served in hash. Mr.. NEG. takes great
precaution to have everything in good
order.
Space will not admit Of giving de-
tailed account, and having already tax
ed heavily Oh your columns, therefore
| 'ssubside."
Remember me to all the friends, es-
peoially the ladies. T.B.
Camp Randall, July 9Th, 81.
Editor Reporter:-Camp Randall is
fi,ll of activity and natriotism While