The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-26
correspondence Of be Rloamoat Diepatch

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! CarnE' Piefsns IN General and the First 2e2i-
,n:sat n !ar:icsI
M AEAss As JCscTIos, June 20.
'A soldier E lite la the lie for me-" more
t.gA:- hearted, :relicEns, jelly set OF fellow ows
| you cOut6 A0t very we'll fad together than
tne boys Of the kirst Regiment god dna /
think tnat cur dUties are light, especially
| since four CON paniFs have lett uB- We DO tho
duty for Fne iuil regiment, and many poor
;"ti w. VINO returns home IN the morning
tGer - hours OF sentinel duty, has To trot of
/ n The evening aboa1 tour or five iies Wi Ii
| Ia" picket guard. 70 drag his droTsy lin rs
| through another tiTesume - hours. But don t
| yCu think That this dishsar,sns rs We know
! IL can oe hal ped. and bear under Il like vnan
Even .i h- corn pread is OK burnt. Or
Lac -ico si!oAy--lf the cVox bas forgotten TO
| pUJ enough sugar IN the coffee, or Ii, far
worse one Of the piifering regrces has en- tared
! ths luarternla AS tsr's teat and robbed Us OF
our mornings allowance of cot-s, VIC, Ike
tue martyrs. MAKE svnse mine g asa.5rGts
,SL !, OF, ia other words, Ia Ea IL as it comes.
" % to the oox from RIcnraond which tails
ln our hands on such Untucky daye. TEe top
gets torn Hr without --gari to the nails
which other wise get saved A. 3 treazrre. Tn.
hungry faces Of the particular friends crowd
around the aappy receiver. ana dcvour the
| conLsnss % the box win their eves. I.T3S
comes & newspaper. Whc ca-49 for the ~ vs.
now Next / pitsS, smoking tobacco, vyr;t.py
paper, writing uatertais---aE things Of i'm
Iasrs9 Ya)u" on any other dav, hut now
locked upon with indifference. and then Il
greasy p4p"r and, Al there it cn-oss--ha-c
l-4ys, a hottie, i0tf Of brad. Hovs thc-o
Is plenty "f every thing. Ard offer goes tns
happy consgneo a9: LtlriIy q ulou,hfuI him
saIi, eagsT IS h9 II 70 share bis rtanty with
Lhoss Uh0 ataTed with him yesle-day.
l. -" company ,at ay enough 10 have q ses
@ Officers VINO interest themseives III their
,ceu 1-snd with 4 fpy7 exceptions the o(icsrs
80 ? 'haos"er - in Their power tor rs. IauV
: mistake Ct the soldier Rsss cveri iooked, many
, = hasty word E.as3es Cnheartl, i5tii, the
gnar1- -nouee Is not always eEicry. BnI he
cuipvIt does nnc suffer even Ea8re as his
trlenGs stut h,n up With tho beet they can
grf ~ m3ss him iYTacL b,s 70 or u hours lnss
of hherty 1G.5 &ss 70 hs dome rba siv :;
ou+ the officer OF the guard will not ALWAYS
lc0E IS shcrp aa hS n ight ana rcc0lie-, 81 4, ar
the Gays TIA: 70 was Il private IN ranks or
h's @chcct- d*ys, when he Eia6 thai one
Ct h.s friends pitched h.tu 81 apsIe or . Dfa1a
os Tlo through the window. when ne hirraal :
was confned ats" a"lOCi hours. While am
wri ing tuts ~ Ctfr follows co2nes il, .syi.h
%, ri sS9Ut not having been allowed . sieer
ls5. night while on guard duty. l pity
N''r. sor r"i'f rry. - JchcGy saws -
You see the Gtiirerc ~ tha daV -, sow y, 40
av-t nj pnnctuat III the dtscha -ge Of their duty
and come 3a+ times during the night with
the grand round, to pay their rnoat (un vel
come visit - tho gQaf1- house. The sentinel
CrIes ''rurn out, turn out" and then YOU zee
the rlost comicei scana Won ever Witnessed -
| Here, one OF ths fellows tnm6;9s o2t, with
both eyes closed, u N Scrt7agmbHtG, not Anow-
io- II his Giean. Va WheEher 10 turn to the righ [
Or % the iett. Another coru-s III Il hurry. NTH
@t5 cartridge boxes siuux ever as snOu Idar
while, Of course, two 0thsrs are looking for
their cr@9Etr.m ents, never suspectlng that
their iivtg y-itlipu com -Hde bas bran nhiiging
en- a3E - equip hintelt tor three 4 haif-
suppressed oath, a hearty laugh at the cr-
penss CT the blunderer, aud order is restored
Tie officer inepeot5 tho guard and Guits the
mea break ranks and turn into their respac-
t.yc trnte, enf Morpheus IS once again CON-
Lla 15f-ln c1ieT of Jne ErarG- house.
The CON pauy 20 which / have the honor 10
haloug Dom panv ; is no. rs fortunate rs the
other CULlpaGies, as re ara vat without tents
and have ONLY exchanged our arhofs for a Lo1u-
p0rarv blnd 0f sbeltor made of plar.s lust
KnocAe1 tngstha- lightly enough 70 save US
tba trouble OF washing our blankets. as all
we have got ~ Dc after :. soo,i rain 1s 10
wiring Jnem out in the ,nCra:nx AMI vgs are
al ri.4C iIgliA.
All Agbt Ser3eaut, come directly Jusl let
rce finch this letter, pleaec. Wen hurry up :
EEil Sergcsnt.} Whag is the matter oh
nothing ! have been 6staiied for vollce de-
". which Is nothing more nor IaFs than ~ go
the rornG OF the camp and pick uu pieces OF
paper, Oio sbUce, empty DUaes, ndr0 CrOCkprY
ann give il p general cleaning ~. The otfi-
Csrs give Us hapqT TuCTr2ls, who are bsaesed
tina. day with this sErce~ble tasx IlIe llSIIs vi
Eetir. Our comrades gre rs ina more plHs-
Glc name uf "rag pickers." Well, il cant be
aelped--lt has 70 b. u"as. ! @ouie t3e-gean1,
cQtn3 Ocr@. l,