Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-01-03
Let,er from Cnmp Cronhnn.

Dear Pdper:-I grab my pen amid the hur-
ry and hustle Of military life, to inform your
numerous readers" that authority having been
given Col. Buckland 80 to do, regiment, the
72nd, is being raised in your county and vicin-
age A Camp has been established, where so
much as Is Of said regiment abides. It is called
"Camp Croghan, ia honor Of that gallant and
fearless Croghan" who sent so much cold metal
into the red coats from the old stockade called
"Fort Stephenson"
The Camp is very pretty place" rendered
more so ofttimes by the presence of those adora-
bic creatures Of the feminine gender called the
4fair sex" the same spoken of in the Book as
1.-The glory of man.
Our regiment is said to be nearly full to the
minimum number. I'll be right glad when
we get to the mum number, for truly the brave
fellows" now in Camp arc anything but mum.
1t is said we've got to "fll up" right away
All I've got to say is, judging from the amount
of eatables being "hauled in and dealt out" we
ought to be ircI "filled up" speedily.
Another kurious rumor is afloat, viz: that we
are to be consolidated" protest If we're
all consolidated" it will make great giant
surely; yet there are some in the regiment--the
boys, recruited by anxious recruiting officers,
keener for a commission than to enlist good war
material,--who ought to be 80 dealt with. By
consolidating about three into one, they may
become usable in war.
Madame Rumor they say, has been doing
naughty work,-reporting that the soldiers be-
| lbara MIA
loin," Chat means steal,) and the like. The old
dame, like all other "frail mortals" reckon, ut
ters fiction sometimes. have not the old la
! dy's acquaintance, and can't say precisely of
her character. Have read of her,-but that's 8
no difference--dont believe much she says
The good folks are fetching in nice things for
the soldiers TO eat. Bless theml @May their
shadows never grow ess,"-nor their eatables
either while soldiers are about. Well, we're
the pets of the people, aud expect to be the saw
iors of the nation.
Some of the boys are screwing up their cour-
age. This process is accomplished by whisky.
Ten cents well laid out, fixes one exactly.
We have many liberties,--"too numerous to
mention" They are more numerous during
Ihe Ilolluhya.
We don't drill any now, except the officers.
The privates have become proficient in that art.
1t don't take us long to acquire knowledge, es-
pecially military, are born so smart and brave.
Did you ever hear Of that famous animal--a
"three months mani" He'sa rdrd avis, a mod
ern Sancho Panza. Knows everything, has all
experience, can't be learned in anything; he is
wiser than Captains Colonels. Well if he
learned so much so quickly, what may not we
poor mortals learn in three years?
We are keen for war with Old Bull How
Wen knock his horns off, only give us chance.
The lchy we are so keen is that we want to fight
and as it seems whipping the rebels is too small
a job to engage all the troops enlisted, or else
would be too harsh treatment of them, we ask
to be led against the bovine animal that abides
across the "big water" and bellows so furously
The officers are getting their blue clothes
with brass buttons and shoulder straps on
They look gay, and the functionaries,--Ib believe
you call 'em such,-are very proud and stiff.
Hoping may not always be silent as hahn
heretofore, remain as / begun,
Pay-trio-tickle-y, PHIL I. BUSTER.