The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-05-30
Cur Srmg Correspondence
LETTER FROM THE S5Tu.
FRANELIN, Va. May 81.

FRANKLIS, Va, May 81.
DrAR TRIBUNE.
To attempt to write you an itinerary of on
scjourn in the land of Dixie, would be rathe
an elaborate work, aud one which shall no
now undertake, but centent myself with Civ
ing you sketch Of my observations In camT
life. and few incidents connected with Il.
eecentricities. Our regiment is located on an
elevation which commands nearly the entire
camp. Our tent is staked down on nm in.
clined plane, or sloping spot ofground, where
at night when we lie down to sleep, the gen
sral tendency is downwards; aud, in the
morning the first thing in order is. for the
one who is fortunate enough to keep neares,
the surface, To- get up and shake the blank.
cts, so the rest of us may find ourselves. Just
below us, quietly reposes the almost tenant.
less aud decaying borough of Franklin.
The valley to the North. East Of us is dot.
ted over thickly with white, pyramidal sb.
ley's, while every surrounding height, could
they smile, would exhibit grim visage and
q Jagged set Of front teeth, of the form of 6
and ~ pound cannon and brass howitzers -
The fields surrounding are covered with
mules, whose brayings resOund throughout
the valley, and vertebrate lIom mountain ton
to glen.
have read, in the book of Joshua, of the
TALL Of Jerico, at the sound or the ram s horn
have likewise reed, somev here, of the
geese that aroused the Roman sentinel on the
Tarpeian rock; have listened to strange
tale ofan unseen spectral host, that haunted
the frog ponds Of the "Land of Steady Hab.
its;" / have heard the unearthly, inhuman
and demoniacal scream of the steam whistle.
the suremg of the raging billoys; the lash.
ings OF the angry sea; the crashings of the
spar and rigging; the curses OF the seamen
and stentor tones of the captain, shoutins
''cut away the masts." But a rehearsal of the
VIII ole combined could not make an impres.
sion upon my mind, or so unnerve and har
row up the feelings, when suddenly aroused
from sweet slumber, as the screachipe re.
sonance with which the brays Of those infer.
nal brutes of equine genus make midnight
more hideOus aud formidable. hear tr.o of
them now, piping as though the mountains
had fallen upon them
A messmatc suggests that they would make
a peculiar choir, to chant JeT. Davis funeral
dirse when our troops take possession of the
Confederate Capitol. The natives of this re.
Gion are avowed secessionists. The citizens.
who ha va NOT Aad tho coun,,y o.o -. -
orally out spoken In their faith, except the
women, they are seeesh TO the backbone, and
talk State Rights doctrine to "man." One
of the Virginia regiments in our brigade is
said to be excellent foragers; Of one thing
have taken notice, many Of them have the
'rgan OF acquisitiveness pretty largely de-
'elopcc, and the fat pig that strays within
heir lines mast either take care of his bacon
" smoke for it; ditto the chickens, if they
iont "hy" the wrath to come.
But i think some Of the QLioans are not
AZ their interiors in this point
observed member of the Goth Ohio, the
'thcr day. making happy strides toward a
arm house near by, and presently saw him
merge with fine, fat goose under his arm.
The owner, observing him, hailed him with,
stop thief'' when, upon turning himself
about, be recognized the rigbtful owner TO
'e his known cousin. "oh. WE'LL" said the
'hlo boy, "since you're my cousin it's all in
he family" So, bowing very courteously,
nd touching the visor Of his cap, he went his
ray rejoicing. His heads right, he's evident.
adm Lane man, and 60 es in for making
his war support itself :
Our means Of transportation have been cut
own nearly one half, consequent y our lug. .
age, such as bedding, culinary appurtenan.
es, DC, are reduced proportionately. which
realty deiracts from our convenience in ma
v respects. But it matters little to aoldier
hat his conVeniences are in preparing meal
rovided he gets the requisites.
In the absence of frying pan, forked
lex serves the purpose equally we'll, and
hen boards are not to be obtained for
cd, the boughs ofa cedar or pine are an ex.
'llent substitute and d: the back to T.
he knapsask, the soldiers friend, that stick.
b closer than brother constituting his Dol
er, while sibley, one Of Uncle Sam ho-
is. or, as frequently. the broad. starry can a
~ Of Heaven, his tenement.
Such is the nature and practices. and these
e but few ofthe many oddities aud pc. II
liarities incident to camp life. But, IL the -,
mp has Its hardships and priyations, i,
ids Its counterpart in strange scenery and ca
ried associations adapted to adventure.
'iny youth. Nature becomes flexible when