Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-09-30
Letter from tlc 10th Regiment.
CAMP NgAR PC- ia, MO-,
80. D. -. "a. NJ.

CAMP NEAR Fc'sI.A, MO-,
sunday, Sept. 7th, 1862
Ma EDIroR:-I will spead a leisure
hour this morning, ia giving your readers
some account of the present situation. the
past foregongs and the future prospect Of
the Goth Regiment. On the evening of
the 4th inst, orders were given 10 the req
iinent to be 10 readiness to march from
Camp Benton, a. five O'Clock tie following
morning. At an earl, hour the REGIMENT
was formed into column, and Oh its march
to ST. Louis After some delay in the
city al about nine a. m, we were all crowd
cd on board the freight and cattle ears Of
the Pacific Railroad, and upon our rapid
journey TO this place, which we reached at
ninc Ia the evening; distance one hundred
and ten miles. 1t is difficult to conceive a
more desolate, uninvting and God forsaken
region Of country than that traversed 10y
the Pacific railroad to this place. No
smiling fields or peaceful villages, arise TO
gladden. the eve Of the traveller, but all
the day lorg. we looked through the iron
gratings ofour iarUyiam cars, upon rug
ged, uneven e1panse Of territory, covered
the entire distance, until within few
miles Of Rolla, With moderate growth Of
low aud DIV arfsh timbers. On the entire
route ofthe road from St. Louis to this
place, there IS not town Of as much size
OF one having half as respectable and bus
ness ike appearance as Patch Grove or
Taflon. Tents were pitched at The edge
Of the town, where we slept for the night,
and At an early hour the next morning We
were marched to our present camping
ground, a very pleasant spot ia the woois,
TWO miles southwest Of the village Of Roll
la place about the size of, orsomewhat
smaller than Lancaster 1t Is noted ouly
as the present terminus Of the St Louis Il
Pacific Il. r., which, however, is graded
much iurtberon, IN the direction Of Spring
fed. Eeoccupy the ground on which ST.
gel fell back aud rested his army after the
battle of Springfield, and which was form
erIy called Camp Sigel. There is a cayaI-
~ force at this place, among which We
have already made the acquaintance Of
several Grant County boys. The health
Of the regiment is as we'll as could be ex-
pected, about forty Of the men were left
SICK at Camp Benton, OF which three were
FROM our company, viz: VIM. Chisholm,
and Edward Biedler, Of Mt. Hope, and
Cyrus Yssper Of Patch Grove. They
were not, however, dangerously sick, and
we hope and expect, to see them soon
again. With regard % our future move
meut~, from the most reliable information
[ can obtain, our next move will be TO
Springfield, to reinforce the federal army
said to be gathering at that place to oppose
the reel general Hindman. From the
manner which our camp is being laid ont,
however, it will seem that we will lay here
sometime. But with US Of course all is
conjecture, we may lie here for weeks and
may go tomorrow.
In blissful ignorance Of our fate, we re-
sign ourselves to tue guidance Of TIE pow
ers that be. Although we enlisted to
fight, do not believe there is man in
the regiment that would DO very much
disappointed to hear that peace was hon
orably declared. God hasten The time
when this hell-beg otton rebellion shall be
crushed forever, and its leaders suspend
ed between heaven aud earth, and the
angel Of peace spread her shelterng wings
over our now unhappy and destitute land.
Yours dc, L. Brown. j.