Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
THE above was received last week,
just as u paper was going TO press-ED.
From the Nemaha Boys Of the Kan
SaS Second.

IAONA tMO ACMkesA0 DOJO Va GAO nan
SaS Second.
QUINpoRA, KANsAs,l
March Sd, 1862.
FRIEND FURNAs: Having a few leis.
ure moments, and thinking a line from
a Brownvilian might help you in a very
humble way, to while away a lonesome
hour, | have thought proper to write you.
Not that / can give you anything like a
life-like picture of this God torsaken place.
or its immediate vicinity. The person
that could give anything like a true des.
cription, is yet unborn; and, in the opin.
ION Of your humble servant, ever will be.
The only thing that one can say for it is
thatif the Kansas Second, (of which we
are the largest part, was not here, thar
it would be almost entirely depopulated
The most of our boys are well pleased
with the consolidation of the 9th and 2nd
Regiments, and christened the latter. ]
am exceedingly well pleased myself, as
Col. Mitchell has a very enviable reputa.
ton, as has also his brave men. 1t will
be some honor to have it said that we
were in the noble Second Kansas.
The only news that has been received
here to-day, of general interest. is thaI
the Kansas troops are to march immedi.
ately to reinfore Gen. Sam. S. Curtis.
who madam rumor says, is surrounded by
"the notorious arch traitor, Price," You
bet if the Second gets after the rebels,
that somebody will get hurt, if not skill. :
The horses for this Regiment have been
purchased by Col. Mitchell, and are hourly
expected here. The Quartermaster has
been buying provinder very extensively
for a few days past, which looks very sus-
picious at any rate.
We were mustered for pay on Friday
last, which was very easily done. But
when we get the "tin," we will feel very
well in fact, yOu may say exceeding
joyous.
We have to-day lost another of our
best men, Jesse Briles, of Pawnee City,
recently from Fort Plane, Iowa. He was
truly a noble young man, and was taken
from us when least able to loose bim.-
He is mourneG by all the company. Had
he lived, he would have certainly distin-
guished himself before the close of the
rebellion, had an opportunity offered
He will be buried tomorrow with military
honors.
If we are paid off, the boys here will
be ready and willing to march South !;
otherwise they will be rather mulish.-
We have been like a cows tail, thus far
Railways behind" and the soldiers
have come to the conclusion that money
makes the mare go, when they leave this
delightful place. AS for me, l am anx-
ious for a new place and different climate,
say the Sunny South. Would not object
if we were ordered to Charleston. But
all l expect to see, is the Cherokee .coun-
try; if we go any where else, l shall be
~sgreeably disappointed.
1 suppose that you "~Paddocks' had a
glorious time on the 22d. The "Pad-
that are here, wished you all a
pleasant time; and would have been very
much delighted if we could have had the
of your company on hat occa-
sion. had circumstances been otherwise
than they were; but we have to forbear
such agreeable society for the present,
but hope at some future time to be able
10 meet you all, and then we will have a
grand Paddock festival and dance.
We get the advertiser semi-occasion-
ally but would be very much pleased to
it regularly, as II is almost as
good as a letter from one hat is very
iearly beloved.
My candle is very nearly out, and my
stock of news is much nearer, so l will
this foolish letter to a close, hoping
o hear from you and all the rest of my
Id friends once in awhile. Give my re-
poets to every body, and their relations.
That's what killed Hannah-our by-word.
Truly yours, B. B. T.
1t has just been suggested by the COM
any @. N. Serg't, that any a dying
ere is sure Of heaven, as they cannot go
other direction than upwards. T.
III is strange u soldiers on the field,