Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-15
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LETTER No. 10.
CAMP HAMILTON, FoRTREss MoNRoR, VA,
Monday night, November IL. +
FRIEND EcsEt:
There has been little to rnnle the
current Of affairs here, save the arrival yesiei
lay OF the 10Th indAua Regiment fran laltera4.
This is the Regimcnt that was euhectsl to ,hp
hydropathie treatment in that fort during the
late gale, the water having risen in their tents
to the depth of two feet From their accounts
they must have endured much. Their pictures
of the slight deluge were very graphic The
men looked as though they had seen service OF
soine kind maDy Of them had neither shoes nor
stockings, and the garments Of q number were
much torn; some few had no blankets thu
water had washed much clothing away. Some
ot The soldiers were such ms to excite commits
seration in the heart Of any one.
The Regiment arrived in the morning, and en-
camped near us. The OGiccrs Of the st Della
ware Immediately went over md invited all the
officers of the 20th Indiana over to our camp
Tor dinner and the invitation was accepted
SUNDAY ns it was, there was large entertain
ment. The guests remarked TINT it had the
appearance Of civilized life, to sit down at a
table covered with cloth. Some of our com.
pahiFs generously offered to 60 without their
dinner IN order to provide the Hoosier soldiers
with meal At every table ami at every mess
there Was liberal srrnkling Of the Iloosier Toys
with the Blue Hens Chickens. good feeling
has already heen established between The two
organic III lis.
To-day we had the privilege Of couyersing
with that famed wife who walked from Tndiaun
to Baltimore, in order to see her husband who
Is III this Indiana Regiment. She informed us
she was one month and four days Oh the road.
When She left Indiano, her husband was encomp
ell at Cockcyvlie near Baltimore. When she
reached that city, she fouud he had been sent
with the Regiment to llatteris. She then took
the steamer Tor this pllce, where she b,s been
staying for four or i've days. 1t was her design
to proceed to llattcras, hut she was informed by
the officials here that the steamer was about 10
start for that point in order 10 convey the Regi.
ment to this place. Sine consented TO remain
mere amt await its atriya accordingly, yester.
day whtn The steamer touched the wharf this
devoted wife was net far distant She wn. nanny
agn.n IN Tie presence ot her husband .. re
was mn instance Of remarkable devotion, enefry,
perseverance aud an inlomiiahlc will. She is n
pleasant looking woman, talk, we'll appears to
have gooi nltnrnl mini but she sho we'd t,o
intense u love tar her husband. some uinht
think This afternoon we saw them walking
along apparently as happy ms though they were
in their honey Moon She will stay in camp
short time
Whilst speaking of matters pertaining to the
ntveni of these Western boys among u.s. we NAV
as wtll s'aie TINT the Surgeon of the Indiana
Regiment paid Wilmington quite compliment.
"hiisi on has way i'll August TO join the Rpgi
ment, he storpCf in that beautiful liitle cty for
nearly day, during which he, rs an ohserynut
man. Kept his eyes oprn. lie visited some nor
tons OF The city ami was nn the princinal
streets The results of his observation he gave
to ny yesterday and ai-o This evening. lie re-.
marked tim, he had never visited any city in
which he had seen finer booking class of nopu.
la'ien. That he was iorcihly struck with the
great number of we'll appearing ladies nnl gen.
temen. This lnct hal given him quite n favor
able Impression of Wilmington. Ills impressions
were not at all modified by any expressions Of
ours to all his commenlalory remarks We
added 9dh. With us there was no diversity of
opinion.
But we haye said little about our Delaware
Regiment. Your readers would probably appre. /
eiAte houses as places for hAtitntiop if ihev
could witness the labor, the perseverance. and
efforts to surmount obstacles, shown by The men
in securing a slight degree of comfort within
their tents On the road to Hampton you will
see a man staggering under the weight Of some
paiks which he has collected; others will be
seen dragging an old, diaplated two wheeled
cart piled up with pieces of lumber this thew
are mailing TO camp, two miles, a few DAYS
ago we paid another visit 10 that town. Whilst Z
standing on the hrlge, we saw three men seated .
on the ridge pole Of the roof OF small house.
wh'fh they were rowing across the creek with
long poles. The noise of the axe was rescund
ing through the town. All this to make Hocrs
Tor the Tents. They work indus riously in order
ID have a semblance Of floor. But what n
wniM'l there was to-day the pemsy vania
lSlh was ordered away and before the tent.
were carled from the ground, not q foot Of lin.
Ger was visible on the whole tucampment Our
men an'i the lpdianians had removed every par.
t'ce. Lumber is in grea' demand down mere.
IT IS immaterial whether it is old or new, whether
1t is an inch or foot thick, it is all appropriated
some OF the tents Of the priyatcs have quite
an air Of comfort about them. Preparatory 10
Sunday morning inspection all are put ia the
hest oFIar
not avoid admiring it hal such an agreeable.
cosy appearance about it: it was
quite dJoa The hoard hJor had an ingrain
carpet upon ii; the ltnapsacks uniformly backed
and oyercoais as uniformly rolled M, were
placed on one side; in the middle Of the tent
WAS centre table st0nding about two feet high:
it was covered with an oil cloth blanket. and Lal
upon it, well aiiahecd a few small books.
lmopg which was "Cromwells Bible :or sol-
liers, aud Camp Hymn Book. There was nm
aspect Of Deatness throughout.
private Of the 4sth Pennsylvania Regiment {
led to-day before that Regiment left. The Is, n
delaware will bury him tomorrow. military ;
nneral procession passed today. There is q 4
ono thing solemn and impressive in these mill i
ary bu'ials :-muqc soft and sad, arms reyers- Y
"a, the American nag covering this coffin, mulled 3
lrum, the dead march, comrades following him =
o his last resting place, not II church yard, g
where marble monument is to mark the spot
'ut in field, where II simple mound of Garth
shall Indicate the soldiers grave soon showing ,
brother soldiers love by the spr.gs of lockwood
hat are transplan,cd about the base.
That portion Of the Hospital vacated hy the !
18th Pennsylyania will he occnnied novy bv tho ,