The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-04-23

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gelpesday MerDiDg, April %, 1862.
Correspondence Of the lansing Republican
..A..as II she Trlp from Lansing "a Edln.
40, va.-Ths Battle Field NJ Winehes-
n-Gsassai Appearance OF the Country,
Hseoas. &C., &c.
WAsnxeros, D. c., April 18th. 1862.
RGto, Rspsbliean Feeling that / ought to
~. once more 70 the readers Of your paper
.sers entering the land where newspaper cores
,sden.s are no longer allowed 70 exist, will
sa.svor TO relate - many of the incidents Of
n,el q I can reeollect, worthy Of notice, from
,.,r quiet city 10 my present locality, hoping
.l.t il may inseres. your readers sufficiently 70
spsy PerasaL
o. tbs nosning Of the 10th ult, No lefs our
,ouss and friends In the city Of Lansing and Vi
,;sisy r. the seat Of war, vis the plankroad
saes for Detroit. The party consisted Of ny
RI sergt Nortsn and seven recruits. nine per
M bssidss the driver; We left Lansing at six
o'clock L. Il, and after long and tedious ride
d 70 hours We reached the city Of Detroit, much
% ssr saiisfaction can assure you. Nothing
worthy Of note transPired on this long journey,
,re,ps that at the station nearest Detroit tone
horse baked and the other wouldn't draw"
vhleh little circumstance kept ~ freezing about
% hsur longer than otherwise would have been
nssssay. M aFEEE
Arriving in Detroit, the recruits we're quarter
Il in the government barracks until the next
Monday evening. at 10 o'clock. when detaeh
nent Of rsersiss for the Let, ID, Sd, 4th and 9Th
regiments of Michigan Infantry, lst and I'd
Sharp Shooters, and Brodhead's LIST Michigan
Cavalry. altogether 90 men, we're placed under
.yesansnd. With orders 70 proceed to Wash-
isgtss.
AL o'clock A. n. Of the Let inst, We arriv.
Cd in Toledo, where We we're obliged to await
IL dsparture Of the next train four hours
fhb M hard work, and was the only time lost
~ ~ rssts through.
n little village nstwesn Toledo and Cleve-
I'd. n amusing incident transpired, which 70.
naasd n Of the presence Of the first day Of
April A pretty young miss, with rather q
moving lsok and . smile that bespoke mischief,
hsaisd the Conductor small package, remark
iae. chores something Jennie sent yos," and
quickly tsraed her back and walked away. The
esaducser pressed il lightly between his thumb
nd fingers for moment, when ct last he ven
ured 70 open the mysterious package, and dis
svsrsd to bis chaerin that IL contained va'aa.
be substanes strongly resembling saw-duss. He
turned around 70 look at the aforesaid "mis.
chief" when she sang out "April Fool" and
6aaPpeared behind the depot buildings. Quite
ashout went up from tho boys at the joke, all
1t II sxpsnse Of the conductor. ...--
Asvs arrived in Cleveland, and after swal.
loving little coffee We started cut for Pitts
burg, where We arrived at P. NJ. All along
hi route and through the city Of Pittsburg, We
vss welcomed with the waving Of flags. hand.
hsshisfs bsansts, shaking Of aprons, &C., from
u hdiss. 70 say noshing OF the kisses offered
= 4 lsag rife range and less. These things
sss Of peculiar interest to the boys, most Of
iAsn thinking. probably, that they we're in real.
y "sons Psmpkins."
Al o'clock on the nsrsias of the I'd, We ar
lived ct Harrisburg. and there changed cars fol
1sltimees, arriving at Baltimore . little after 6
Sslsek. Here the Union Relief Association Of
he city Of Baltimore, kindly invited US to cal
bssad and cheese and drink coffee with them, al
4 which we did.
After aahhihg the aforesaid meal snd regain,
u company with segars, We embarked for ou
dsisasioo, arriving in Washington at IL o'clock
ln.sdiasely Get about finding the Adjutan
!, Ae 81 ~ directed By my orders, leavini
y recruits meanwhile At the Soldiers Rest
~ Tie depot. found the Adjutant Genera
sI.a nd he sent ne to Captain somebody il
ssx the rooms in the War Department for in
eset;ess.
Ahsr waiting about half an hour for my turl
ssaA be told No to 90 to the Provost MAJ
NE skes and they would tell me what was I
Ss@e. lvsnt-got . permission to 20 any
e~s-sn order on Quarter Master for trans
ls'asiss. and pass to and from virginia-a
isaassA then walked sbout Q mile and
qHter 70 Quarter Masters Office, and on arr
~s there iosnd that I had gone just 20 muc
nd my way, - he furnished wagon traDspol
- saly and I wanted transportation BY raj
~ lsscsrtaiasd from hin whore to 70, an
- tseks to the oaiee. got my order throug
sessd SHAPE, and returned to the boys at tn
s1e~s Resi-
- ~ got to b toe late to 90 anywhe'
~ dhy, - We waited for the arrival Of Ii
sos. The pe1t morning took al the n
- sassps for Bsedheads Cavalry. and We,
sAle1andria BY boat. There / ascsrtained Ii,
- 'ssinsnss except the I'd Sharp Sheote
& Fortress Monroe, and accordingly ! di
esed Lieut. Baker thither with the several d
.esats going in that direction. The :
saoetsrs lay within three miles Of Alexa
and sending tAoss recruits to camp, und'
ge q Sergeant Mortea. returned to di
u thooo toe Br0dhsad,s Cavalry.
,as sexs nosniss, being Friday, vs start,
."Aseeaaeeb By rail We got alOag finely u
s'''sd = Sandy Hook, opposite Harps,
9. "hsss ~ vsre obliged to await the ira