The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-12-19
FROM FORTRESS MONROE
HEAD QUARTERS Corn IND. Vols,
CAMP HAMILTON, NEAR FT MONROE.
December 9th, 1861.

December 9th, 1861.
DEAR Dem: | suppose you have heard
and read great deal about the 2Uth. both
III public and private letters, and conse
quently have heard all kinds of reports.
out 10 give the people Of old Marshall a
true account of said regiment. 1 consider
ed ii my duty 10 offer The following for
publication in your paper.
Our regiment. which hiss been and is
how further from home than any other
that has left our patriotic State. think
and believe has suffered more hardships
than any other regiment of our State.
The sufierings at Iiatieras and Chccoma.
comico. will always be remembered by
the soldiers Of the 20lh, and especially
will the great flood at Batte.as never be
forgotten. We have seen more than any
other Hoosier regiment the Atlantic
Ocean we have not only rode on il, but
waded in it with our clothes on. and with
guns and knapsacks on our shoulders.
We have laid on the damp sand for a
maitrass and used the cool sea air for COW
ering. without change of clothing for all
we had was one pa: Of pants. one jacket,
and one shirt, per man. and they were
nearly worn out. But look at us now! we
don't know ourselves. we look like = new
set of boys. In the arrival at Old Point
we received supply of new tents with
stoves in them. new uniforms and new ev-
orything. Not only did we receive sup
plies from Government, hut from home
from the kind ladies of Marshall, TO whom
We desire TO return our unfeigned thanks
But after we have got everything TO make
us comfortable. there is great dissalisfac
ton among the men OF the regiment.
caused by the unkind treatment and strict
orders Of their commander This morn
ing there was quite an excitement in camp
on account of an order that was read Oh
dress parade. 10 the effect that no man
should eat in his tent. Finding that the
boys would pay no attention 10 said order,
the Colonel called sergeants' meeting
in which he requested them TO enforce the
order. Accordingly. the order was again
published, by tie LIST sergeants. at roll
call, with the request that it be obeyed
but hardly hai they got through when the
boys cried out that they "be id if
they d do it they would not eat out on
tho cold and wet ground for Col. BRowN.
'or any other man. g" So this morning at
breakfast call each man drew his rations.
sat down in his tent by the warm stove.
eat cheertully. and made fun Of the order.
| will say nothing in regard TO 1t. but
let the people say what they think of such
an order. and others equally rs bad.
Lieut.. Col MARcY. Capt. HERRnN. of
Lafayette, Capt GEssENDoRF. Of Indian
apolis. and "a Lieut. Lynch. of Company
c. have resigned and gone home. all on
account Of our commander. My opinion
is. from what hear and see, that ii all
could resign. there would not be one maa
left. in twelve hours. for the Colonel to
command. The boys are well drilled and
make fine display on drill ground. if they
want to. but they do not care nor try to
do il on account OF reasons stated above
If our commander pursues this course
much longer. am afraid nearly all tie
Captains IN the regiment will resign.
Our Camp is about mile from the Fort.
the bay running within 100 yards of our
tents, and the country around looks like a
great city as far as the eye can see there
is nothing but tents. AT drill hours there
is a beautiful sigbt-thousands can be
seen coming out TO the sound of fine
Brass Band music. with colors flying.
Looking down the bay you see the block
ade pointing their big guns toward tho