, 1862-01-23

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
CAMP WORTH, SNlr11ToS. No,

Correspondence Of the Chicago Trbune.l
CAMP WORTH, SN1ruToS. NO,
January 18th, 1852.
The first regiment Of the Douglas Brigagc,
or in other words the 42d regiment Illinois
volunteers, with a small battery, went into
winter quarters at this point about the l2th Of
December, and occupy the buildings Of tue
town for barracks. It is Of itself small ar
my, ready at moments notice to march, but
at present the enemy seems to be very much
scattered. I can truly say VIC are in the enc
my>s country, and seldom have I. met what
believe to be good Union man. The few
residents occupying their former homes will
tell you they take no part in the war-a1ld
the saying that " those who are not for us arc
against u.s. applies in sucl cases. The ignor-
auce Of the resident white population of this
part Of Missouri almost surpnsscs belief-and
slavery exists in its lowest and most degraded
form-thc curse Of which has laid heavy
! hand Upon what might otherwise have been
1ourisl.ing and prosperous Slate.
I The Union people hare been driven from their
| homes. The secessionists are either in the
Southern army, or skulliDg about ready to
| commit any unlawful .depredations upon the
i 4En 1AuAD1Lt14l5 HuQl4 l. Will lCTHi
| ncutrals. Hence the towns and villages arc
deserted. The Pacific Railroad, the terminus
Of which is eight miles west Of here, is in good
running order,sand is guarded its entire length
by Union troops. An army twenty Thousand
strong arc within eight miles Of here, with lit
| tie prospect Of 4 movement ut present.
There is considerable sickness in the differ
ent camps, and many deaths among the SOL
| diers, and if half the complaints VIC hear arc
true, the hospital arrangements are very far
| from what they should be. In no hospital /
have visited have seen sheet or pillow, or
in fact anything that approaches comfortable
| bed; and let me here urge upon the friends Of
donations, that such articles as will add to the
comfort Of sick man, will be far more ac-
ceptablc than the most costly presents.
While i'll camp the residents in the vicinity
| drive quite tlourishing trade in the way Of
supplying thc soldiers with pics, cakes, apples.
&c. And as soldiers do not always have rcady
| money to meet their wants in this line, meat,
ricc, &c, is sometimes eychanged and have
often sccn quite large quantities Of coffee
traded. And when 1ell you that this same
eohle is hoiled whole, until there is no strength
left, then dried and traded for pics, cakes, &c,
,ou will agree that soldiers do not lack for
eSpeaients to make raise. And it has oc-
CURED to me that those who use this coffee
will say the Union troops arc supplied with
| ycly Ioor co1ee.
The officers Of the 42nd regiment feel VERY
kcenly The loss Of Col. ". A. Webb, although
be had been in command but few weeks
when lac died, and his fellow officers claim the
honor Of heading subscription to raise means
for the purpose Of erecting suitable n,onu.
mcnt to his memory, az il is understood the
friends Of the deceased in your city are moving
in this matter.
The ground is covered with SNOW, and 70,
some days the weather has been very cold
! making many soldier think Of his old homo
aud fircside. G.W.G.