, 1862-12-18
FROM C0RINTu,
The Situation Thereabouts-The5 57tT1
Illinois.

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.
CoE1ETu. Dec. 18th 1852.
7 Itake the liberty to drop you line, giving
your numerous readers few items Of inter
est about Corinth. The health of this most
WAS never better. 1found here last week only
about sixty patients at the general hospital;
theyare mostly portable cases and the patients
arc soon to be sent up to Jackson, Tenn. The
regimental hospitals have but few cases each;
say on m average about Twelve, or not to ex-
coed fifteen each. The buildings used for
rcgimental hospitals are first class rebel dwell
liDgs. The patients under treatment Of able
surgeons and careful stewards and nurses arc
comfortably eituatcd-far better than I ex-
sanitary supplies. as o general thing, for the
supply Of the rcgimcntai hospitals.
SITUATION OF THE TROOPS.
find the different regiments in confortl-
ble winter quarters, having fre-places or
stoves in all their tents. The most OF the re-
gilnents draw -four and bake their own
light bread By practical Ss bakers: 1no The
perior in qualify, to that Issued in
Camp Butler. The men are quiet and
strictly domestic, spending J. large portion Of
their spare time in mental and moral i'm
proycnlent. will give you a little idea Of
apers 1n @ are s' eirc'uiatcd late d. About zoo @ copies IND IND
daily circulation at this timc-the purchase
being nearly after this order: CHICAGO TRIB-
ESE, $50 copies Missouri Dmocrut, 100 CO.
pics Cincinnati Commercial and Ga=ehe, over
100, besides miscellaneous, as tie Chicago
Times is the most saleah]e among the citizens.
It yields a healing influence to The wounded
mind Of rebels, or sympatl.lzers that no other
sheet can.
There are oycr2, Geo contrabands here; they
are doing well for tic cause, making them
selves useful in erecting carthworks, cooking,
washing and other labor. Our men are now
Of the opinion that their labor could not be
spared. The Notifications are SO far COM
pleted that our troops feel perfectly safe
against largely superior force. The men
have confidence III the cause they arc sustain
ing, in the officers that lead them, and in them
selves. Our troops now at cori1th are yet
business, and know how to mind their busl-
ness. Among the Illinois regiments now
| here, I have visited the 7tb, 1atl, 50th SD,
| 57th and the Yates and BIrge's sharpshoot-
ers. Missouri and Ohio have also a fair rep
rescntation here There is a strong Union
feeling existing in some parts Of Tennessee,
but IN others it is mixed lnoticca :, per
| spna1 remark III your issue of the Sth
| or 9Th inst, in relation to Col. Bald
win Of the. 57th Illinois. I wish to say
| to your readers that Col. B. is acting
in command, md Tould Iere remark that
rnmors rejecting upon any man in our ser,
vice ought not to bc published, unless there
| is sufficient clearneSs Of facts given in every
case to lead the public mind in the path Of
| truth. ] am aware that all men are faliblc
some Of us have feelings iu one direction, and
some in another: aud also that ali men are
sensitive, possessing in greater or less de-
gree those finer feelings that shine forth III
manly life and Christian conduct. Here per.
nit me to remark, for the sake Of definite
history, a fact: there is more than one Col.
Moore in the Illinois service. Col. R. 5.
Moore Of tile 10Th Ininuis, Col. J. Il.
Moore Of the 115th, and Col Risdon II.
sfoore. 1T the u7th Illinois. i hunlbly trust
that Journalists will be more explicit and no
more mix up the -l6cesx in the passing history
of this. war. Daily trains are now running
between Columbus and this place, aud also tG
Holly Springs. Several of our Illinois regi~
,ncnts are on the line of these roads. There
is but one feeling existing here with our old
regiments, and that is to sustain the govern
mint. and contiscate the property Of foolisf
and rehellious people that would fain destroy
the best form Of government given to errine
remain from those cndearing ties at home
than submit or consent to peace that Wou1G
he detrimental to the honor Of our flag, Of
that would not secure to their posterity thai
| pOOn LOT genefauOns 20 come I4al RIs OtcI
so causelessIs snatched from their embrace.
The officers OF the third brigade, Dodge:
division formerly Davis), composed Of thu
following regiments: 18th Missouri, It'll, 60tt
and 57th Illinois, have made liberal arrange
nlents to treat their bri gade to 4 Christina:
dinner This brigade is at present under tn,
command Of Col. n. 81. Banc, Of Payson, Ill
Although the Colonel is minus his right arm
lost at Pittsburg Landing, he still has . heat
and heart both right, that commands the love
and respect Of all with whom he associates.
The following is 4 list Of sick at the Regi
mental Hospital 1T Corinth, Miss, Dec. Is
| 1852:
VIM. Stennson. Co. B, chronic diarrhea.
| Jas. Martin. Co. c. ophalion and catarrh-
David Miles. Co. R. contusla.
| N. Rich. Co. F, sprained ankle.
| r. Shank. Co. G. sctotula.
j Jesse kilImcr. Co. s, pneumonia
| CEaplain n. 6. Collins. apasEorca.
Henry Charles, Co. F. bronchitis.
| N. Harcngcr. Co. G, bronchitis.
| j. Cox. Co. E, rheumatism.
VIM. Anderson, Co. D.