, 1861-11-22
FfGm FaTnaWoF1hss HeEfn.eHtts--
Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.
WAfEIYarnY. NnY. IL 1S61.

to The iac1enent air, they have been put Oh
short allowance: One feed Of four quarts Of
osts, sxd small quantity Of mu5ty haJ, are
all they receive per day. It VIII begin to t51t
upon them, II rot changed for the betssz, be
fore long, II the horses lose flesh TINS esrly
in The winter, they will be in poor condition
for HariiEe purposes in the spring: -
| The blockade Of the Potomac il The alleged
cause Of short nations for the horses. The
rebels call our blockade On the sea coast a
paper one. We canrot reto1t On thzm TINT
| their blockade Of the Potomac is paper one.
t How single track railroad is going to sup
| ply the mighty army at Washington this VIII.
Ier Is q mystery to us. Every soldier Is puz
| 2led to understand the pr .grsmHs@ II ne
are to winter here, why is not preparation b.
ing made for winter quarters? Certainly it ia
Eot the int=ntion Of the Government to make
US live in muslin tents Ibis winter, and our
horses exposed to the pitlless -btasts s1d suo1
drill Live are not to winter hera where are
| xeto be eEent? Down to Dixie eLa Port Royal?
| Will We have battle before going?
In regard to our regiment, one reports that
| re are to be marched to Annapolis anothe1
ttat Camp Douglas at Chicago Ia our destfas-
ton; third that ne are TO be sent ss acr5as
South CaroIiHa to reinforce Gen. Sherman-
| which wauld pleaae Us hugely. Certain it il
that We are here Jet and without arms: It il
reported that ex Governor Wood Of Illinois
has been trying to have the regiment sent
At Springfield er Chicago. He u not pleased
with our present condition, aud insists that
something definite shall be done for the COM
fort of the men and the animals during the
ccmiDg winter-if there isto be no fgatiag.
drilling ana in getting our camp thoroughly
crgarized. It is no small job to take 100
green hands and horses, With green officers
with very few exceptions, and make soldiErs
!. Of the men ard break the horses. Lieut.. Col.
Gamble dezer9es the individual praise OF
every man in the camp for lis incessant 1abors
to prepare Us for duty. He is the first msn
up in the nsrnlng and the last to retire at
, night. He never mlsses o "gnazd mount
: ing," or "eflcers' drlll," an evening
psIade, Or Inspection With little
asslstance be haa taken mob Of 1,2o0 raH
mep, and in twomonths' time has go far Ad-
! vanced them in the "school OF the tToeper''
as to receive the unleterVed praise Of Gea.
!, | St6zehara lone Of the most rigid dise;plinart,
ans In the United States ssrvfce) for their
: eral sppearancaL This is triuhaph for any
! man; and when 1t Is considered that he had
: uot perhaps looked into military book Of
: given military command siucs he withdrew
can understand how thoroughly h5 must
: have learned his trade originally The off
9 GERS all look upon Col Gamble as iudispeusa
2 bic to the regiment, and one whose plsct
i won1d be bard to I'LL His modest, unassn1
i. tIlnnses, have gained him the good will ant
esteem Of s1I the officers and men in the regt
nert No one 2sEB him for sd7ice In vain, and Et
cne can 60 away after receiving it In doubt O
liz co1rectnees. He AIDA business qusliic ca
= tlops to military knowledge. AR Al evidence
Of 11R correctness In this respect, ever,
con1pany md regamental muster roll wa