The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-01-25

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cidents and glittering generalitles,"
long to be. remembered in the future,
while the present one looks to the de-
velopment and elimination OF events
of still greater Importance and mo-
ment. siiWhi,e we look forward with
bright hopes and cheerful hearts to the
future, yet, in taking a retrospective
view of the past, we have much to re-
greet and lament. But let us rather
forego reverting to those events which
would overshadow our hearts with a
melancholy fall, and trust in Him "who
doeth all things well" and the effec.
tive blow of our powerful army, for bet
ter results in the future. ~
In my last | mentioned the fact that
Capt. Denison was again in command
of our company. He was assigned to
duty, as above stated, by aregimental
order which took ELECTION the 1st of
January, 1862. 1t may not be out
of place for me to state here, in order
that the folks at home may clearly
understand the matter, that Capt. Den
ison accepted the position as senior
commander Of the squadron solely
through motives calculated to further
the best interest of company Nj. Had
the programme been carried out in ac
cordance with military rules and regu-
lation, Lieut.. Sprague would have been
our Captain, Chilly" our First Lieut..
"Dave" our Second Lieut.. and SO on
all the way through-that, you see,
making good thing for MS all. But
inasmuch as such result did not fol-
low, and a stranger being assigned to
command over us, the first object of
the Captains was to reinstate himself
in his old place, which object he sought
and accomplished.
In my previous letters l have, very
thoughtlessly and unintentionally,
omitted to mention an occurrence
which took place at Camp Palmer.
The non commissioned officers and pri-
Yates of cur company purchased and
presented to Lieutenants, Sprague and
Heazlit, as a token of their respect and
esteem, and as mementoes calculated
to shadow forth, though family, that
unbounded degree of confidence and
good fellowship which we place in, and
cherish towards them,- two finely
wrought, steel mounted sabers. The
two sabers and saber knots cost some
thing over fifty dollars, and are not sur
passed by any worn by officers of the
same grade in this Regiment, and |
doubt much if there is any as good.
This expression to them of our implicit
confidence in their capabilities as off
GERS, and acknowledgement of our ap-
probation Of their united efforts to ad-
vance and promote the best interests
of our company, is as freely made as
it is Justly merited. We formed the
acquaintance of Lieut.. Sprague during
the summer months, of last year, and
our association with him since that
time mas been of the most agreeable
and, pleasant nature. Lieut.. HeaZlit
we have known from mere lad. He
is some years our junior, and although
he did the principal part of his grow
ing during our absence of some six
years from Dewagiac, yet we readily
recognized him on our return, as the
same immaculate (" Billy" as in days of
yore, when we were wont to attend
school together in the little antiquated
editice, standing where the M. T..
Church now stands. But those days of
our boyhood have long since passed,
yet the sweet remembrance of our once
having enjoyed them will ever prove a
beautiful oasis in life's desert-a spot
of ever living green-hallowed by
those associations of young and joyful
hearts, made happy by their own un-
consciousness.
Nothing of Importance has occurred
hereabonts since my last letter, save
the placing under marching orders of
Gen. BANKS DYSON. Our Regiment
was notified and has held itself in read
mess since Sunday last, with two days
rations, for an Immediate march at any
moment; yet understand this morn-
ing that Gen. Banks says he expects to
have no battles to fight, unless he is at
tackled, for the next forty days. The
demonstration on Hancock a few days
since by the rebels amounted to moth
ing. ~ "a
The weather is cold and clear, with
about one inch and half of snow.
Sleigh bells have been ringing out their
joyful sounds quite merrily for the past
two or three days. @. M. S.