Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-07
JANIS CIrY.
PETkRsBURG.
A SUGGESTION TO MILITARY MEN.

Without expressing opinion as to the meIis or de-
merit Of the innovations upon miry aft hrs sludsdto
In the following extract from Virgin, letter to The
Mobile Tribune We ins,rt h for tue inspection Of those
having charge of matters:
But beg your leave to attract attention 10 the
colonel of cavalry regiment Who turns them al down.
alude to Col. 81 George Croghau, who command.
cavalry regiment under Gen. Floyd In Viz
gpi BE Is 50 years of age, has the eye Of estle
and the Wellington nose Is about feet high fault.
less in FORM graceful carriage, and the best rider IN
America He Is the Of the c-lsorat ID C)l Croghsn
of Sandusky memory, was born q soldier, educated .
solder and is In every hair his bead and drop Of big
10 his body q thorough, complete and peffec' scl-
der. he has no thoughts tina: are not military 10
ambition that Is no. the ambition OF . ttlter.
Witha he il endowed with pre- emInently practical AT
powerful intelec H. has Introduced Innovations rpm
the established usages Of camp e the re3u; OF wtijl
must If properly embraced save the Coifsd rae Staos
millions OF dcllirJ and thousands Of lives and in.
sure comfort where sr6 ring else nigh. have TO be en-
duiei.
The innovation to which allud, Is in the s'.s All
character OF the camp He has reduc IL TO ~
which will nodats but four men, Ooe end cf he
leaves entirely open. Before the open CT he builds
camp fire. and Il makes a email teIt coutor able
In the codes. winter than tho large tents are in autumn
or spring. Olo mule can carry thirty OF thtsi tents
(enough for two companies Baggage wagons In hs req
iment therefore obsolete dea 10 use bis n.rv
expedition without sacrifice Of comfort, asd such has
been the force with which utility Of ths s.le OF tent
has impressed the military minds that have Investigated
lie merits that Gen. Floyd among others, has thIo~n
side bis huge ampheare and adopted the modest and
comfortable little tabernacle for which the army In
debted to Col Croghan In order therefore, 10 enable
any regiment in the COME service ,Lat may iesan
inclination render themselves as comfortable pest
be- by adopting the Cfoghan ttnt vi. descritei r. In
the frat place. is guarshaped four feet hgh eight
a laaFA w.. sapt nal INA
feet long, fitting into each o:ber fitted together having
pail the top passed through eye leboe at the top
OF each end Of the tent and cord fastened 10 be groCLd
the Of the tent passed tbc the back OF he tet
the top There tits twisted around the nall on the rear
pole and then it u ased the front pole and twisted
around the nail ths pole from whence IL Is passed 10
the ground and fastened peg This cord Is the ridge
pole. Col. Rirsom has attached to bis regiment tory
baggage wagons attached TO each OF which are four
horses making bundred end sixty hcrses 10 bis trans
portaton service whereas five mules altogether fuf
fcept for the transportation Of Crcghan terts CROUCH
for the regiment; and the soldiers bound 10
Joy comfort and Ur less in the Croghan tent hsa
they do in the tent in use in our army AID the
ransporta lou Of which very expensive Col Greg.
han has Also by alteration Of the Ordinary cart sad
die into pack saddle, made Il ea able for one mule 10
tansp 500 poun Of provsioDe Thus you perceive
this regiment is casting the government ets than PER.
haps any company in any other cavalry reiaeLt n
the service and for forced marches and surprise
petitions the available Of the Confederate SER
vice. When they move their baggage mules can move.
They do not have to watt other cvary regiment. do
for baggage wagons Thy do not have to ske as Other
cavalry regiments often do the piss pelting OF tie
midnight storm, for they can always have their ehts
With them.
Col Croghan has attached to bis regiment two ridsd
cannon each weighing about two hundred pounds -Four
mules transport the guns and their clrIsses have
been thus minute in my Details because conceive that
there vital interest In the mple facts wbiss bsvs
related They involve questions Of life and death, Of
comfort aud ssering to beloved army. Millions OF
p,ople have living and lasting interest in them. 60
not know man in Col C.oghAa's regiment. He Ia,
one company who into the service or about h.t
equipped and armed Nov they are suptrtiy squpp,d
aod and they have not arm in their ranks that
they did not take from the enemy. Strangers though
they are Is with pride record such facts facts so r.
dubiably bound draw upon them the admiration and
the praises OF grateful country.