Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-03
CAMP CURTIN, HARRISBURG.
July 9th. 1861.

July 9th, 1861.
promised to give You a brief de-
scrlption of our journey here. On Mon
day the 22d inst, we received orders
to ho!o ourselves in readiness to march
within q hours; which we're received
at the same time with JOY and sorrow.
lor eleven OF us were to start that day.
on furlough, to Grand Rapids. Of
course we were disappointed.
AT II O'Clock, a. m., we babe adieu
to the monotonous life of Camp Ran
dali and took the cars for the ssseat of
war; At GAINESVILLE the citizens turn
ed out ell masse to greet us, with an
abundance of pies, cakes, hot coffee,
DC. At Chicago we were halted in
the street and received a second sup
ply of refreshments from the ladies -
had our rations dealt out to us. our
canteens filled with water or coffee,
ana soon were "speeding our way on
ward"
We arrived at Toledo, Ohio, at s a.
m., where we had breakfast served us
In the depot. Here we had our haver-
sacks and canteens replenished. We
babe hasty farewell to the citizens.
and left. A few miles from Toledo we
met train with regiment ofthe three
months volunteers on board. They
had five corpses with them, one of
whom was killed in battle, one by &C
cldent, and three died from sickness.
AT Cleveland we received another stock
of provisions-in fact, we were literal
ly crammed internally and externally.
We gave three rousing cheers for the
Ohloans, and aftev an hours stay, we
again started, but stopped at every de-
pot to receive provisions, boquettes,
&C., from the citizens who had assem-
bled to cheer us and bid us "God
speed.o
The crops along the whole route are
rather light. The wheat in Indiana
had all been cut when we passed
through. That in Ohio is not so for
ward, and in Pennsylvania it is still
later. Give me the west yet.
Well, we are here at Harrisburg
nearer the seat Of war. APennsvlvania
and an Indiana regimen, are here with
us. Harrisburg is one of the neatest
and cleanest cities it has been my lot
to visit-superb blocks, wide streets,
splendid sidewalks &c. The capitol is
an oblong structure, of the Ionic style.
Its reported there are Is, 900 soldiers
in Harrisburg at the present time.
There is asplendid reservoir capable
of supplying the whole city with water
in case Of a fire, with fixtures in every
street for the application of the hose.
We next visited the car factory and
round depot. The latter contains "A
partitions for engines.
We have good water. When in
town the citizens said to us-ssIf YOU
want anything, don't be backward in
asking for it. We have more sympa-
thy for three years men than three
months men. ;"
for the first time in my life, in COM
pany with several of the boys, took a
bath in the cold Susquehanna." The
water is soft, nice and refreshing.
Items Of news being scarce Just now
will 6 i've impressions received yester-
day along the route.
presume you have never travelled
along the Pittsburg & Harrisburg r.
r. 1fnot, slight description will be
acceptable. The country along the r.
R. line, which lies along the Allegheny
mountains, is very rough, although /
noticed some splendid orchards. The
buildings along the coal regions look
the very picture Of misery, black-and
the lap shingles that cover them are
cursed up III all sorts Of shapes, and in
a good many Instances were blown off:
In fact they looked poor, and I should
Judge the inhabitants were principally
Dutch, the same as in Pittsburo-
(Pittsburg looks as though it had been
in a smoke house for the last three
years. The mountains, / should think.
are 500 to 1000 feet high, and ia MANY
instances present picturesque and
sublime appearance. The Railroad