The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-02-19
lco"ssPondsues q The Jssper Courier.l
Letter from . Dubois volunteer.
cAnr .sAR Lebanon. KY,
M February g. 1869.

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since leaving Camp Gibson, are We exem,
iron duty long enough to give your rssde.
the whereabouts, aud condition Of the 5ath
\ shall commence with their leayip
Princeton. which they did Al IL o'clock !
~ Dec. l2,h. and arrived q Evansville.
O'Clock r. ~. where We found The Baltic.
large snd'eommodious STEINER, neatly On,
comfortable arranged, awaiting our recep,io,
on boards which after deal Of confusio,
and red tape" routinery was completed y
With eli the boys. except one or two. wht
mad taken sick. safely snooxing IN thei,
hunks, We Weighed anchor. md started er
route Tor Louisville Al just 10 O'Clock 4,
n'shs. Awsking early next morning, We
found ourselves brscing cool wind. and
sailing q the rate or ten miles an hour for
'eceshdom. We were warmly greeted al
Inc wsy up the river. from both shores. By
eroops Of men. women and children, that
nsd conesegated to see US pase, save in :
'ew instances one Of which I shall relate.
About two miles below Concosdis, q small
village on the kentucky shore, a "Sou,herp
rights" tatterdemaIion, made his spoe.r.
soce q inc door Of bis hut. when the bows !.
% 'hey were wont 70 do. followed to him %
take OH his hat. wave it, and hurrah for the
Union; whereupon he commenced cursiug
ne Union, and hunahed for JEFF Davis.
"hen ons Of The band boys pointed his colt
Q 'hat direction and fired; the ball fell
mort great way, but II was amusing 70
ee the secesh turn to seek safer quarters,
We arrived At Louisville, at 9, O'Clock p
+ 'ne regiment remaining on board during
ne night. DISSEMINATING next morninc
sunday Dec, l5tb) We marched to Win,
20 soys were pleased to call Camp Car,
honor Of our esteemed Colonel. Il w.s
ne q those soft, warm. balmy dsys, hav.
g az 'he qualities Of . spring mornino.
xcsps budding trses, blooming flowers md
'e cheering notes Of the iss,hered soro.
ers. c
We reached our camp. found |, : pretty
'us''on, aud ere nigh. had drawn i,s dark =
anslc about Us. were safely honsed IL or, .
n ,. Village, in which we were destined .
i've Tor three years, without great change g
circumstances. While there we had A.. ~
'ather' but gotto enjoy i, bu. three d.y.. !. .
zen We received marching / orders TO- =
and after ell the sppropri.,e
mal''ies. the regiment started, Thursd,v 90
''n'ng' Dec. ls'h. Tho baggage no,
r'ing until 8 O'clock, !. NJ, owing 10 .oms On
applicable circumstances connected III. bs
uuarsermssier's Department; your 70
n'le servant being one that had 10 ssv y
l'nd with The train. well recoIIec,s travel ~
. Until midnight ,oreach the regiment. CO.
'en We found wrapped in sIumber On 20
s'de' with nothing but the g,itseri.o
0py Tor cover Having ea,ea no,hipe ve'
e ? o'clock that morning, We set 20 work -
prepared hssiy supper, of coffee. ham COY
"s'o bread. after eating which we wrso. ~
ourselves ~ our blankets and boff.lo Gay
and gently snd gracefully recliDed IL iron
2 corner 10 dream Of festher.beds md poe
loxu''es Of home. Being cousidera. \
We we're up early mex, morn. The
ana ready to march by Daylight. and r"''
marching 20 miles. stopped for he con-
: the weather Beginning 10 assume (, MAJ
ea'nior aspect. Weary. and hungry We WA
more than one testfying to the fac,
Juggling knapssck, box and gun. w.. e'n
I Work 'Asn fsrming" Owing 70 their s0"'
sl'ua'ion the boys were m e'''
csdy 70 march BY 2 o'clock mex, morn. 'ng
We reached the end OF our march b. =
CLOCK 4 ~. pitched our tents on ~. . .
sow" and Lebanon Pike, In the mid., 0anS
beautiful cedar grove. HAVING h.aIHr.,
''u' weather up to that time we ,houok, ca
gong to last always. but We were En-
go y De mistaken, for ere another A. inter
% upon our little village, the rain ~ aiue
% iall 10 torrents. and in lees than u BOYS
Our camp presented . dismal sppesr incl
The mud shoe top deep. and our me, whs,
s'ck ~ dozens. Our Surgeon fDr 10 Il,
80 .as'"s sumc'ent room, removed Comp
'pI'ai % Bardstown, and occupied two '
o. On old Female Seminary for ~, "
q. We remsined here abo., ,h q