Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-02
CASE.
CAMP LAWRENCE, Cumberland Nd,
June Goth, 1862.

MEsSRs. EDIToRs:-I know friends like
to hear 4 word from US occasionally. We
are still drilling, eating and sleeping. The
first two duties take up the larger share
of our time, for we are obliged to be pres
ent at roll call, at o'clock, P. NJ. and
) A. NJ. Thus you see many of us rise
earlier than when at home. Most of us
eat enormously. Our rations are soft
bread, coffee, sugar, beans or rice, and
pork, in lieu of pork, fresh beef twice a
week. Vinegar, salt, soap and candles,
all we want. Most of the boys are well
satisfied with the living. Camp, Bissell
and Ewal. look little poor, but will come
out all right. Brown, Fuller, Birchard
and myself eat voraciously, as well as 9TH
ers of our mess.
/ We have plenty of work to do. Squad
drill three hours in the forenoon Com
pany drill one hour in the afternoon, and
dress parade every evening. Non-com-
missioned officers have to drill by them
selves one hour, and recite lesson to
! their captain. The Colonel drills the
commissioned officers every day. Thus
you see there is no idleness in camp. We
feel that our Colonel is looking after the
health and best interests of the whole
camp without pass, and then only be-
tween the hours of III A. N. and o'clock
Z NJ.
There is bCt little sickness here. Two
or three of our boys are complaining a
little but will be all right in day or two.
We are divided into meSses of sixteen
each. Mcconnell, when he came into
camp, thought he was enough for one mess.
Il It'll his r.offanfIfxr
Esq. Williamson, of Fowler, is with us, is
one of our Sergeants performs his duties
to the satisfaction of ALL James Scott is
appointed Hospital Steward. McLain is
one of our true non-comnissiOnedo officers.
Fuller performs his part well, and among
the most orderly is Orderly Sergeant Hurl-
but. He is prompt and efficient, but gets
4 due share of curses, as do all in his po-
sition, especially if they bring the boys
right up to the mark. Graeter, at present,
is acting as chief bugler. | see Kinsman
every day. He seems to feel well. Quar-
ternaster Rhodes has resigned and gone
home. Lieut. Nash is acting in his place
Our captain is making something of a
stir among the natives, shutting up whis-
sy shops and places of ill-fame. He is
provost marshal of the city. Arrests are
AlAeiNlC ChCll uAuAAi-tNA
passed through here a few days ago.
When they reached here they stopped
and had general drunk" Many of
them took quarters in the county house
before morning. l will send you Capt. |
Cases Gen. Order No. l.
Rumor says we are to 60 to Harper's !
Ferry in few days; but we can tell moth |
ing of our destination until we are order
ed away. Yankees are good at guessing. |
!, therefore, guess we shall either stay |
here, or go to Harper's Ferry, or Washing,
ton, or go up the Shenandoah Valley, or
some where else. Good guessing, is it not?
think, from appearance, that we shall
stay here until we become well drilled !
Dr. Harmon's medicine, given to quite a
number of boys before leaving Warren, is
just the thing for diarrhpa, and friends
would do well, if they have chance to
send, to get a small bottle of it and send
it to their boys. We think Mr.. Marvin
will come and see us. He can bring such
things. 1t would be pleasant trip Tor
any one to take over the Baltimore d ONO
R. r. And then this place IS high among
the Allegheny mountains. AIR cool, es-
pecially nights. If-any of you wish to
Spend a week or two pleasantly and 1--we
ON camp fare. come and see US.