, 1861-12-27

which he left On Monday morning, sd inst.
He looks us hearty and ragged as q polar bear;
camp life evidently agrees with him. His
Farnsworth's Sth Illinois cav
marched into Virginia two weeks
ago to-day. The men received their sabres and
zoo carbines on Wednesday evening. Next
morning, while they were out on parade, the
order came to break up camp aud march over |
the river, and pitch their tents on the sacred
soil. The equippage and in:pedame,'ta Of the
regiment 1oaded 123 wagons, drawn by sh
mules each.
The regiment is pleasantly located in field |
On the road to Centrcyille, three miles west Of
Alexandria, md near Fort Lyon. They occu-
py the centre Of Gen. Sumners division, with
half adozen regiments Of infantry on either
side Of them. The night before Capt. C1eye-
land left camp, the reyo1vers or good share
of them arrived. The balance of the carbines |
were expected in few days, when the regi- |
ment would be fully armed I
The health Of the men WAS very good. The |
regiment had lost none by death. There had |
been ten or fifteen cases Of typhoid fever, but |
all had recovered Or were conyalescing. Dr.. |
Hand, Of Aurora, reglmcnta1 surgeon, and his |
assistant, Dr.. Crawford, were assiduous in
their attentions tn the sick and fms f,r had
mt lost a single ease.
rho ,na,, ,,avo heo,, nr+t;n, y; ~, thar, e.,,ro
t;r,e in mokino- t1eir nnaTfers cornfortah,p
The camp ground has been well drained a |
foundation wall Of logs is raised about two
feet high, and well banked up with earth out
side. On top ofthis the tent is placed. Each tent
mess Eas houg7,t n sheet iron store and hni,t
q brick cbimnev for 3t tn carv off the s7no11c
A large brick house h the nete1horhooa he-
longing to n seccsh. furnished the brick re-
oulred. Mud answered for mortar. Ever
green bouehs are spread doyn for beds m
which to sleeD. and make ouite a comfortable
roosting ;n1nce. The boYs have cnt down laroc
Numbers Of small mines, and cnt nj The tons
and branches Of 1aroer ones and n2,nted them
IN ,,o,ra oron,d and a,nono tbe tan+a MAKING
ou;tc a n,ne forest in vh;ch tbcv live Tbese
,,;noa afford ,nnch she1ter and bra,l tbo ro1d
winds p,+ +bo ,oo, horsas .xo ~ ,ot u.sor
.ha,ta- .s r.,ess so.-asa1n - 49, alea ~
tbo ,,;n co,d .aa ca
go, - + ~ 49,, 49, ia .+ -aos t,o.u
ri, c,,+to &c ,,ath;.,.. 1ao-t,s s,s1sa
ho.,, nror;daa ~ caTo.ruas4 49,. 80 sstss 49,
nr;~,+as No. haon aot+;n. ,7,z1.a.. saa,-s ~ 49,
~ ,,it+ens ~ o+hor E g - eosa
fro-, +,,a;- f.;ansa ~ ~ hosna at ~. IT,
things are expected. Taking everything TO-
ee4her fhn repinent is rettino a1nnr f1o1u
and feel contented The men are sat;seed
with their officers. and thc officers treat ven
the men The E;pb+b Illinois c,ro1rv ;e con.
cedcd hv IN tbe army officers ~ 1e an. IF +},a
heet ree,inerto ~, Ne potomac Thanan ara
,,oro1 s.aaa.s ~ sn11.t-;a-s ~ ~ ~ S,.ea,
~ 49, ~ - ~ .a1a. 49,
mi fa11o-s n.,,n ,ro ,ona;n,. e.. ~ 1ana..r,
-. 4.-o"e' wv ~ leoes ~ ~ oppoi'o-
u1tJ lo try lhe1r s"ofus Oh lne chl7alry.
The regiment was paid off on the 18th inst.
nm q, NJ 1s+ Tha1 v;11 ho ,o;a ,n-o;. .1,or,t
the middle of January, Nearly every man
| snn+ homo ~ b3e f13enda n ,o,+ of t;s 7roroc
een' uon1e ~ n17 Atenu9 ps1ft u niS wages,
,,o, aor ro e.,+1or ,o.,,aoos ~ .1,,.,,at s,o.,
pas u's' .ne su'lef llanaeea a, 20 aps.ract rom
a,snoa ,s,. 80 eT,e.s e 49, - aa,1as $500 ~. a.e.
and sueh Ike, which 1 he bogged, and natl then left
| for home. But this sponge business is played
I out By the new regulations, and suffers will
| ~ =; ~ e,+,,ua ts1o1 =, 1,.,xo o,,a.o - ~.
not IL tne 1u1ure nlcn so iarge q snare Oh tne
| r.st C1sSe1.a .+s 4. .4 l.. L.
eaP1' cle'en1'u eApeceS ~ 1etup" ~ LIS
along with him twenty first class men.
Deserters from the Illinois Nineteenth
r. ~, - -.
o.~1n;aa+;e" 49, 7,er,.;-r 49,, 1872 ~, ~
~ ~ ~. S7s-1asA.,- -
~. a.,..-.,as.;e,, .t...n 49, 49, So.
hive deserted frrnn +1e ~oe,sr,a,+ ,t,.sra -
ward of san eocb FIR their o,,nrabena;on IN,
retnr, tn thc regiment md o;res tho fc,1ou
;np descr;nt;ons.
Wn. r Bn1sro1.-priyate aoed ~ he,p,t i ~
feet: brown hair, gray eyes, Light complexion, b
st 5coon as t>aHo' s1ae @o'
: Jeas G. FEReus,,-Frivate. aged q, heieht5 81
9soT n n nS
, listed at Chicago.
1ox1s fcef ;Tht 1o;r bs1ei ags su ,;sht ~ sean1a
, ed 1t chicago.
,cd bair "1as eyes Rrht conIeKnn ~
Born in New York, enlisted at Chicago.
hro1n baf1 haze etsa sT au
8 brass noulder. Born in Humboldt, German
eateesa ~ lntS1gy: rr;1o.a o,,cd q, ho,o,
5-716, light hair, blue eyes, light complexion;
Taae nake Hoan ~ Th2ope1st9Mh' eF gIseg9 W
" ' '~ -e0' ~''N - wv
, Recruits for FaFnsweEth's Reggimen
!. Capt. Reuben Cleveland, OF the 9Th 1llno
+ Farnsworth's Cavalry, who has just conc fro
= Washington, wishes to take back with hi
. twenty first class men, SIX for his oWn Cor
y rany md the remainder tor other Compan1e
:, The regiment has been encanped Tor fol