Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-07-11
[Corre.pondcn. of Wbis 4 Gouricr.l
Letter from Col. Plaisted of
tho l1th Maine-A Call for
the Absent Members OF the
Regiment.

Regiment.
HEApQuAErERs, | llth Reg't Me. Vols. !
Camp near Seven Pines. june Dist.
To tie Ed50r Of tie IIhig 4. Courier
wish to correct statement from the
\. \. Post, now gong the rounds OF the
various papers, to the effect that the llth
Maine hadl#bceu reduced by disease aud
battle to less than l50 effective mcn,
have present in camp, 3dS men, and
of that number, only Il are reported sick,
one only being unable to be out Ihe
Sanitary condition Of the regiment ha,
not been 50 good sinte we entered the
tPeaiuSular. Since the battle OF - Seven
Pia2., the regiment has had what i. ha,
not known before since April 6th-a fe"
dlys rest. The men have been paid Oft
newly clothed aud equipped, aud to-day
the llth IS the most elective regiment IL
the Brigade, aud the Brigade numbers
.eYeu regiments. What i, wanting in
numbers is more than made up ia its light
ias 4uaIity..
The books Of the regiment show total
ot SIS men as belonging to tue re5lment.
More than one-haIt are therefore absent,
Three huuIrcl and torty-eight are set
down a, ..absout, sick and torty-clghi
as :" absent with 'e1'e, ue i"'''' ~ III
gitde' our "onH1ed'| Moro ''an '"o nuc, q.
for duty, | doubt not, and 0uyAt TO BE
nth rs to-day. They were sick men
when they ieit, that Is, tncy were l-o' Io'' t
to carry their hn,l''aeAS' 'la'l'u''"'s'N :. -
and keep up "''% 'As I'es'.en' a ~, VI =,
march, \ lew dasa resi- @.'u Ptope' ,'s
care ana houf''"i's lo'n' "0N'A "a :
ha4 them WIN Us now, "''S" v ~ '''u ''. : i
hee4 lNetn, Du' as='n0 "i my " - . '''o' ',
inT-moVln- INTO the presence "i 'h9 '''
envy 1t coaid not DC ea'h0etea VIA ''1s'''
Hence they were Se's' Oh 10 ho'P''I,s- -
hospitals atea'iy o' e'np" "''' W 'rtS'.
the most OF them 10 , 'nI'1 np'Ne'' iH' }
are wei ho"' anu 'ilou'.' oe e1'. Helv' g.,
am IN constant Fee.Ip' o, le''e's 'l. Iron'
these men Sal i'9 tnas my H''0 80 =
cd their health ana are anxious 10 ie'u,' % Il
to their regiment but A"o" u Nv ~ a''I
y winch thGy can do So i, uo' e. -, ''",'1'I I'l
rs Pf2Sk4sa "ts 4t'',,.S' -. - y ~ =
VfaeF NO w. from " ~ ~ ei''' ~ '',ie''.
) u4e o'A' oofcr''t " aHn0u'l = '.4'',o''
iAei 10 grant passes 10 ',!''e mn ~ u
sa,'a' ana H'JoF o'.tl"ss .;a'od, ~ ''l rbo ~,
lhg" tf'hS ot'A''o'' - t,'0 ~ ,,,,ra,,, ="
following Is d cop! ol 'H's iH4P'' '''u
order On ,c
neneFat of'eF' ->oi Wv to 'au' y =,
y iafse 30t'ocF o' 'o'uNleei' ".' -. ~
SEM from 1as,r 'ee,i''",N "''o az NJ"
III lot uu'y. 40 FI'''o '''e'n ~ - :.
Tue governors Ci ota'e' alg au'no! - - y
give thlM ccFtIA22'es OF I'''sea ""tI" II
enntie them to transportation 70 'ne =, s'r =!
tion oi tue nearest = :; '1s'g' tl 'l'9 In ,
eer or quarter master N'o ""' p'S ."' ~
cost oil tFan'PoF''l'ou On Soen y,t'.H'e', ,: e'
or pass, anu Prov i'a ''anS i'o' ',''.on io'
ih1 so'iiGr 10 ms fS-'1ieI' r of s'II!on' ,Va
by order oi inc secretary r,,G,,'S y, " a.
V0i5"eu -, i:..iI!., : - 9,i'A.' ,,''.'r'.,
AiJ'''I"' ,I 80 - IN
! ne papers ti'Fou-nou, ''9 - S, WI
no douo'' give 'ne 4oo'c '[''eI 'l' ps'4'' '.
Ill oI 'H''f eifel at'o''' a' 'le s4I'o l; ''"-; @
'al'ins on inc apacH''e 20 tyjo'" MS - ,,,
'heht WITHOUT ac'"y. nVS'ute .. ~ Sf0'J a s3I. an,
maai'y should see 10 II tna' , al oinesl, ,i
ana eN'','ea men now ilo" =. "oa'' 'S,'' e. c., co.
there not a Gay aitcf 'ney are ~ io'
duty ,...,,, A.1
Inc ll'h' amer i'S "o9an'1'S 4' ia I'-'
nave returned VIII n9e9 'oiiie ,"o o' Va. NV ~