Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-24
Our Army Correspondence-Fr Hal
icck's Division.
PITrsBURG LANDING. TENNESSEE
Mlv If lS6D

Nay H. 1862
j j. BINGHAM, ESQ Our army here is getting
taste of summer campaigning in Dixie The
transition from the cold rains OF last month 10 the
sw citing heat and burning sun OF May has
been sudden and the troops stand the change
much better than could be expected. Their 81 n
alton in the shades Corinthis far better than
il would he here or at any point that have seen
on the river. The hospital camps about Ham
burg are bake-oV ems compared with the advance
camps, and the sanitary boats are the same
Those, citizens and Others who are compelel to
live the river would materially better their
condition and have two chances { life, by ex
changing with the soldier in the front ranks OF
the advance There is no temptation To Get sick
and TO he sent TO the rear. There is still less
temptation To be LEFT on the line of march be
tween the rear and the advance to iphale the air
poisoned 10y the garbage aud refuse OF the old
camps and clouded by the dust OF the enormous
supply trains continually on the move. But on
the changing line that i slowly aud surely en-
circng the enemy-where the air has not vet
been polluted 10y the impurities that follow large
armies-On. or in front OF those delightfully."-
wooded lutte hills. where the caTnps are pitched
aud changed from grove to grove almost daily, it
Is pleasant To be, and the men are healthy cheer
tul and vigorous. There l. but one drawback To
the pleasure OF camp lite with the advance-the
water-and that Is not vet intolerable. bat il
will he unless measures are devised to draw a
supply from beneath the surface.
o. the prospect of fight, or the speedy fall OF
Corinth. it is lille tn speculate. There Skir-
missiles daily. Every inch Of ground is disputed,
aud is gained finally by strategy or the bullet.
Perhaps the whole afftr may end in a series of
skirmshing advances such rs we have had every
day ter the last ten days
People here know absolutely nothing of the az
fairs in front, and the different divisions know
less of the sitraton of each other, always ex
centing of course their several commuters. The
reports by telegraph from Cairo. rs received by
passengers from here, are generally the idlest
camp gossip.
What can one write about, then. to be of inter
est to Your readersg Nothing and that Is the
reason have troubled YOU so little Ii happen
get hold Of piece OF intelligence that Is OF the
least importance il is safer for me to keep it un-
Ill after the fight. and YOU would prefer that
would do 50 Some brilliant little affirs have
happened on the LEFT, but | was not SO fortunate
: To be present at OF them.
Yesterday a number OF large rihed guns ar
rived and were landed at Hamburg 10 be sent to
the advance The siege trains are progressing
slowly in their snail-hke pace over the marshes
that skirt the base OF the numberleSs hills. and
indeed other things look like il would be vet
some time before General Htleck had his net
entirely completed. General Beauregarl assures
his soldiers that he l. the spider that me ans 10
catch the hv. We think here that Hallcck is
weaving very pretty and secure web in which
Monsieur Touiant. ii he comes again. will get
entanglel. Time will show.
am going out "a Woods division today and
if nothing better occurs to write about will give
YOU a go>sping letter when return.