The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

CAMP or INSTRUCTION, Q. s. SIS,
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CAN'T OF Instruction., Q. s.ss,
Washington, D. C.. Jan. !, isss
1d'for Htpsdt'ess:-Nothng Of in,err..,..
transp red here in the military line sipc. =.
last other than few tkirmishes all az AL
you have undoubtedly been made .eor.;.,s.
with through the papers to much better .a-."
tase than can inform you and therefor. :
shall attempt nothing in ,ha, channel ".
are Yet here, aud unarmed. a. We have ~, -.
nearly three months. We have pe,r,v -
up all hopes Of seeing ANY weapon. Of "a, -.
our own use, although We have oa., ~"
pro- ised by our commander that thew ~..,s
certainly be ready soon. II is ce,,.jpl, , Co.,
shame That such body Of men n. cor.,;..
these TWO regiments should te witbou, arm.
Tor so long time, a. they arc uniy,rs.,,v A..
knowledged to be the best corps in III. ro,,,.
teer service The second regiment 10 now iull
having received one company from New Ham.
shire and one from Vernon, since nv last.
Its with deep regret tina, am compelled IA
inform your readers Of the loss, % tar, Of a..
Of our company. About the middle Of Dec.r,.
Der the measles made its appearance in our
camp. and in the Course OF ten days we h.d /.
few cases, which spread among our boys up,r
all who had never had them were a,,.eA.a
Nearly ali Of our company at that time h.1
bad colds, and il WAS the most uufor,u,.,.
time possible for them TO be attacked. n.
measles, Of all other diseases, are sa;d IA \.
the worst enemy Of the soldier. when on..
spread through the camp. So lar our comm.
ny have suffered worse than any other her,.
although the first Michigan company have lo.s
three. When the FIRST death occurred in an,
regiment we felt that We had ben mar,
blessed with health. having had at no tin.
case in the hospital, nor one that Was upahl.
to be about caMp; but our future was dom
to bring death in the most heartrepAi..
manner possible, in the ranks Of q ner,,
organiEed company, and one unacq uainted v;H
its workings. On New Years day Silaa &
Lindsey. resident Of the village Of Dansviu.
Ingham Co., died at the Indiana Hoepital. :,
typhoid fever; at A. N. Of the I'd instant
George W. Lewis. of Oneida, Eaton Co, da
Of measles at4 p. NJ, same DAY, Corpu,l
John .. Hunt. of Onondaga, Ingham Co, did
Of disease OF the throat, caused. probehly. .,
having had the measles. On the Sd, secon,s.
MED by our entire regiment, We buried In
three bodies in the burying ground sijoiuiue
the " Old Soldiers Home" and mere selesa
ard melancholy scene, must say, have as,.
er yet witnessed. aud trust never ehsll h
called upon to witness its ike again. On N
evening OF the Sd, Nelson d. Leslie, Of u
township Of Meridian, lngham Co, died 4
measles, and he was Hurled in the came ysi
with the others on the afternoon OF The al
At this time We had hopes Of all TIE other O.
ses. as they appeared quite smart, aud ssensi
to be getting along very well, but ct 6PI
on the 5th. Sylvanus L. Pierrons, of Lansisa
died of measles. We have but one case ceusH
cred dangerous, that Of r. J. Nixon, altheaA
there may be more 10 two or three daya h
cases in hospital at present are Sheswsei
Morrow, Austin, Firher, Northrup; r. ]. Nisa
E. Nixon. Ostrum, Moore and McCord, Vi
measles, Brown, with fever, Denny, with Q II
cold, Shovan, Inflammation OF the eye, ssi
Woodman, lung fever. We have had seven.
teen cases OF measles, and all who he'd n
heavy colds are able to be about camp, wifl
four deaths 30 far.
In the midst of our sickness and trouble .
friend aud minis,ering angel appeared, In ~
prison Of Miss A e. Rogers, no has been vey
busy in endeav oring to find comfortable qus
tiers for our sick in the city for the last foo
days. She has worked like Q hero, and b.
thus far, fear, received no encouragensa
other than promises. Should she sccomp!iA
no good. 50 far as relieving the sick 10 coucssE
ed, she is certainly deserving Of all praise "a
her etforts, as she has worked with will fully
worthy Of the woman. She may rest assurd
that her visits will he remembered while liz
lasts. by all who comprise company B. We
are also thankful for the efforts Of Mr. Alla
Goodridge, formerly from Lansing, and Tor hi
kindness on many occasions.
The weather here for the last 6ve or six dsu
has been quite cold, and together with ths
sickness in our camp. has kept US from our d.
ly drill, although for the past four days N
have had all We wished 10 attend TO Lurying
our dead Our camp is renowned for beine
the most healt y camp q this section Of couap
try, aud up 10 the time Of the measles appear
ing among us, there wac not single death d
the regime We hope for the hest, and can
only say TO the friends Of both ofic, r. aud sol
diers Of our company. that all that can be doss
by the officers in command will be done 70 ale.
viaie the sufTerings Of the sick I shall KEEP
you acquainted with the condition Of The siek
from time to time.
AZ ever, yours,
JACK
Wednesday Morning. Jac. 9.
This morning Corporal W. r. Ostrum died Il
measles. He had not been considered danger.
Gus at any time although be had very seven
attack OF the disease. X. J. Nixon 10 vesy loo
and probably will not live until night Al
the other cases are doing well, and We are co..
fident that We shall lose no more Of measles q
present.
Yours, JACK.
DRArH OF Ma Joax NulLGrf.-On Friday -,
NJ. John Aullett. formerly sf this easy. died q
Meridian. Inghsm county, his residences. 0s.