The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-12-27


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DEcEnBER 10th. 1859 Ia
Editor az HE JsspsrCousles : Haviag been \
|reqs.s,ed By many friends 10 the land o. 4
Dubois, 10 write to them the particulars o.
81 our travels and incidents 81 the var 10
our Brigade. and not hsving time. for this
ssduoas task, permit me 70 write % them
Through the columns Of your paper. once
for al. Our Regiment has been 10 hne health
creep, measles End mumps. and chronic I
dice ases. We have 50 Of our Regiment now
invsld.. and most Of them. will b. d'schss'l
eed. The country here on me river pre-
lsenss rather . gloomy sspec, the msny
lseoceless farms and burned chimneys. and
|llresh graves. plainly indicates 10 the sh'nx'
linz mind Of the traveller, that civil war with
ali is terror, and devastating properties has
Visited the sunny sou,h. and invaded the
home Of Sambo.
4 we arrived safely st Memphis on the 18th
elNovember, We took our quarters ct the o'o
NAVY Yard for v bile, but were soon moveo
10 Camp Thomas. where we rensined until
the as,h. and srer being placed 70 General
+ Sh ermsnss Division. were ordered 10 march
! to Holly Springs, abou, 60 miles from mere;
e the Invslids Of our Regiment. 30 10 number
4 N GLIDING tbs writer. were left at Camp, ;
miles from the For. in charge OF about
\ I coo worth o1G ,vernmen's property. with
The expectation Of getting Ambu'ances 20
us % the Fort stss day.
y The Union lovers OF Memphis and s'cinl'
ldI ~ are tied 10 the Union by the bsyonetse, -
t. III Union men we're driven out BY the rebels
ii during their short stay hero. and w
i. not getting any conveyance, had 70 rems''
here out side the picket lines. for near 'hre'
d.xs. In . helpeiess condition. cut OF On!
-lR,,ions. that Ne could cat. except hall
he neck or Potatoes, two pounds Of Rice an
"a. soma moIasses, no wood. and none able !
- orovde for The sick. Az o'clock a. n
on the 9Th Move be-. 1 con6scsted . neg'
man, Who was escaping his master, men
''c Der or the Rebel Jeifs Congress from Miss
ity he va on his way to the Fort. 90 hsvir
reel aken informal possession Of him, staft'
On him to cooking for the sick. and cutting q
Learning fuel. and sent him TO . neighboris
secesh Dairy. TO press milk q their hour
lr's milking 90 Il would be fresh, and not g.
1 isI them = chance 10 poison y. and gel
80 Csuteen full for the sick, 4 then pay Tor
then he boiled some Rice in Il, end gave
some OF the weskes,p ersons. In this
'os- re consrived 10 keep soul and body soges'
until we GOT 10 the Fort. end sble 70 40
leatl our selves. have been sick for % a.
: 40 dsvs Of which time subsisted on po'st'
" ouly, but am better now, a have repos
YES for LIGHT du'y on the 7th December. q
nay l,hst time have been clerking. and D.
cit : more comfortable situation. When
6ra came 70 The Fort. We were placed On
The Care Of Lieut.. B. r. Wilson. Who, ow
Jag 20 his feeble health. and the pressing nee
ton lilies Of providing wood and provision for
ltion 10 hu ndred suffering convalesens sold
thelhess in the Fort. could obtain no med
attention 10 any. but 3 or Of the "
csses for 10 days. and on the 9th Deceu
Iugar he wss ordered 10 the Regiment, and
,huml we're placed ia care Of Lieut.. Jno w. z
titles Of Orange County indians. and through
. i. :.exertions and unceasing energy he q
J one ss,.;..a MEDICAL attention 10 mo
ie re- Tho suffering boosters. While We rem'
nentsI. :, Cam. Thomas. our boys had jolly
We|~hen they did not draw posssoes enou'
y haslQ n. they draw swest-potssoes ana
..:a.sbv the vine. Al this kind Of sreatmen
secesh rather pricked up their ears. q
tered to our Colonel. that none, but no.
troubled secesh Rights q which Col.
mae rked. II they we're Union men
1917 would have their reward they know.
-. ale wss told then
will Be II possible they would make you p
i usus They were pilgrims Of saint Bunion'
4 eu,s Their faces looked Is yardsiicks lon
bos no Their eyes like peeled onion.
Gen. There Il . board Of Physicians 20
& "a nix smining the invalid soldiers and have
serviceIsince the 10Th inst and dischsrging
Or him.IsI Of them % YET examined; me On
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