The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-10-30
A Letter from the Hurley Guards.
CAMP CRosMAN,
Huntingdon, Pa Oct. %, 1861

1
Friend BiH;-According 10 promise now
seat myself upon the only familiar article of
! household or kitchen furniture that our
| Camp affords, Hhe Lieu!enant's trunk) 10
| give you briet description of our Journey
20 this place and. in so doing, shall di
| vide il as follows:
| The STARTING Beautiful indeed was the
| morning on which our boys. twenty five in
number, let the Depot at Bloomsbury, with
stou; hearts and willing hands, 10 wresi our
| insulled has from the hands of rebels and
traitors. Aud though many a bright eye of
beauty was dim with tears al parting with
husbands, brothers, friends and lovers, yet
with tear-slreaning eyes they bid them go
forth to battle and bring back the laurel
wreath of victory or die in defence OF our
time honored institutions; and the hearty
cheers that rent the air as the lron Horse
eIl the Station, assured US that though our
friends were left behind their prayers and
good wishes we're with those who had lett
their friends and homes 10 endure the tolls,
dangers and privalions ot a soldiers life.
The JoURNEY-On on Y on J., aud still
on vert the Iron Steed tearing, Numbering
and believing Ike some iniurialed demon,
making the very earth tremble with lis gi.
ganlic strides, and the hills to resound with
lis shri!l shriekings. AS the route TO Har-
ri$burg has often been described by other
and aber pens than mine, | shall not at
present undertake ii; suffice ii, we arrived
at The Sla.e Capital al p O'Clock We had
not time 10 look aronnc much until The
''toot," ''toot,n Of the Steam Engine warned
us 10 ''get aboard,' and of we started for
Huntingdon, Pa, distance of 81 miles
! from Harrisburg, where we arrived about
6 O'Clock p. IN when we were informed
that our Camp was some three miles from
town. Alter taking supper at the Hotel, we
| started on quick march Tor Camp. We
were welcomed with three hearty cheers
! from the assembled soldiery As it was
dark we had no opportunity of seeing how
the place looked so we wen, 10 our tents
and turned in for the night
! Our CAMP-Our Camp is beautifully si:-
uated on the south side of gently sloping
ridge of wood land, which l. almost sur
rounded by high towering hills whose tops
penetrate The clouds, and strongly remind
one OF some pcluresquely described noun
tain scenery of the old world. We have
plenty OF good WAFER there being several
strong springs within ten yards OF our quar-
ters. Our Camp is one and a half miles
from the celebrated warm springs known as
the Bedford Warm Springs" and is the
resort of the fashionable from oGr more
thriving cities As have not yet had time
10 pay Them a visit am not prepared 10
give you any general idea of them, but hope
soon so to do.
Yesterday, the 2ith was quite gala day
in Camp, as Col. (laie Caplain) Dodge of
the Regular Army was here and mustered
the boys in. So here we are doing work
/ for Uncle Sam and hope that not one of Us
may ever disgrace The cause in which we
are engaged, but that the county we repre-
/ sent may point TO Us with pride and say,
'rhese are the men who fought for the Con.
/ stitulioa and the Laws"
/ Our falions are Bread, Beef (resh) Pork,
Beans, Rice, Crackers, Potatoes, Coffee,
Sugar Salt and Vinegar. Who says Uncle
Sam does no. feed his troops well. We are
in Col Murray's Regiment He is an excel
lent officer As 10 when we shall leave
here, we do not know; although we think
by the 20rh OF next month. The boys are
all we'll, and in excellent spirits. will in
my next send yod, Il possible, the roll oil
our Company Our Address is Camp Cros,
man, Huntingdon CO., Pa, Care OF Captain
Frck. will Try and write you regularly
I hereafter. Yours, &c,
TOODLES
PS There is no sickness in our Camp
al present. L.