Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-31
From the Maine Eighth.
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HILTON IstANp, , G.,
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Ms. EDuoR. PcThir. the iricnl. Of tie
slh would like to hear again from ~. We
remain At Port Royal yet. and know ~,
when Ne shall move. IL D, not prOpcr iur
me u state how ws are defended, Whit
moves are bsing made. or where We shall
strike. but We airs preparing Tor a bod
strike. aud our friends .ilI hear u It sol,
perhap, before thI, reache. them.
The sth i rapidly improving in drill. all
reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
Many changes have taken plaec, Of late. IN
the regiment. Col. Lee Strickland ha. ~.
signed on accoun, OF business, and Lieut..
Colonel Ru,t has been promoted Colonel;
Maor Woodman. Lieut.. Colonel and Cap.
rwiichsll. CO. Is. MaJDr. The appointment
Of Colonel !. good one Col. Ra', J. .
nan OF pluck and energy. | shall fell
proud 10 follow him 60 battle.
Capt. M,lliken, Go. II. ha. rc'igpei. AMI
l.t Lieut.. l.. A. True promoted Captain;
~ Lieut.. Cba- T.. Howard proao,sd l,l
Lieut. and 1t Sergeant. Horace Role,
promoted "a Lieutenant.
Capt. Hutching-, Co. l.. has rslgnei,
but the vacancy has no, been filed lli'
.ou. la Lieut.. Hu,ehiog., !. acting Capt,
and will. when pr)motci, make one VI our
'mArts-, Captains.
Capt. John Conant has also resigned, ,ni
the Appointments have not bssn made.
SECOND Lieut.. D. Is. Bates. 20. q, re'isu.
ed several weeks .n,o. and L., ssrscanl
james II. brown has been promoted 10 gu
tho vacancy.
second Lieut.. WIN H. rimbcrIake. &C.
O. has also resigned, bat no appointment
ha. ys, been made 10 dI she vacancy.
IL seldom that 81 many vacancies Occu
10 regiment IN 81 short time.
The weather has bosn d-lighiful s,nee WI
landed. Va have been here little oVc'
two months. aud u has rained but ihre'
time. Most Of tho time e isa. warm az
Angus. IN Name during the day. bat th
night. ar, cold and yet thore has been
first but very lev TINES. not enough % sill
the leave, on tho trees. While YOU At th'
North are buried up IN snow vest unfsi
tres whose caves arr as fresh and green a.
in juno. pesterc'i BY tho mosquito. listen
ing to the cav OF tho crow, ani the sweet
song. OF ,ho.s little bird. that delight usD
much IN spring Ycs, here ut under the
orange. Glove. and lemon trce, where The
hot heads ct South Carolina have teen, and
.oe far and near the tents Of Yankee soldiers.
Bu, have mi.-ei the gorgeous beauty u
au oxford au,uln. after the hr'i iro''' have
given such brilliant huc- 70 the trees IN her
many bulls. | miss, too, tie pIc,ur,squs
beauty Of her hill. and rlVuer can now
upders,and Why men 90 80 Ear 10 80 tho
mountain scenery II New England. True
they ha,l here the fruits and 'hrubbery Of
the tropics but they DO no, have the de-
lightful SCENERY, clear air, aui pure water
Of Maine
The water hers i rad, very bal. Hare
not drink il. From my hoyhooi | have
used no tea or coffee. Unit I came South
Since landei on thi. island, I 'upp7'-.
have no, drank eight quart. Of water The
badness Of the water isan c,cu-" with some
tor drinking liquors, and = - ,-iy al 're.''.
have been particular to investigate this
matter. and I End tha, those rer'on' Who
use no liquors are even more healthy than
thOso who mdslg'.
II Their, !. one thing which a soldier en-
,oy, more than another, It !, to get letter
f,nm an absent friend We get our mails
very irrrcular--metimss three or four ina
r,.,l. and then none ior three or four weeks.
when we have been without one two or
three weeks. :" the bows y talk Of hut little
else than absent friends, and ,ber de.ire 10
hear from home. At length It !, announc.
ed that mail has arrived the hoy.
grow more and more impatient; the Post
master eoes TO the For, and get. u, brings
|, to hp tent, and pot. Company a., B''
Re, By themselves. and at length com.
mi..ioned ofhcer. from the different COM
panie.. take the mail to his orderly ser.
giant. and n give. the letters to ",he boys"
II friends at home could zee with what
eascrns-- these letters ars read, they would
not neglect the a'sent soldier. away down
here in :. seessh." letter.. .hould - direct
ed to -, 20. -, s,h Maine Reg,
Gen. Sherman's Division, Por, Royal. 80
Carolina. y. T.. B'