The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-09-17

| Correspondence Of Che lansing Republican
Camp Items.
| FoRr LYON, Sept. Z, 1862.
| Gso. I. PARsoxs, ESQ, Dear SIR Although
We find very few facilities in camp for writing,
yet Is you requested me to occasionally inform
you in regard to what Of interest transpires ir
our company during it, sojourn in secessia,
vill do 20 With pleasure, in ny common Oh hand
way.
| You have probably learned before this most
of the incidents Of our journey, through the
correspondents Of the daily papers, yet will
briefly state some of them.
Monday morning, Sept. LIST, about o'clock,
We broke camp in Jackson, and marched down
to the city, Here We we're obliged to stand in
the streets for about two hours till the cars
could be prepared for our reception, part Of the
time the rain pouring down in torrests. IL was
about IL o'clock when We we're finally under way
for Detroit. The principal stops We made we're
at Grass Lake, Chelsea, Ann Arbor, and Ypsi.
lanti. At these places the inhabitants turned
out With their baskets of fruit, pies, cakes, &C.,
but there being company aboard from each
place, Co. A got nothing except wat they could
buy.
We arrived in Detroit about 4 o'clock, disem.
barked from the cars, and, to display our crack
regiment, we marched through the principal av.
enues and streets of the city. To the lockers
on it was probably ".plend 'spldy," but to us,
who having stuck everything into our knapsscks
that our friends we're unmerciful enough to pre-
cent us, it seemed anything but splendid: and
We were thankful when, about dark, We brought
up on the dock, alongside the steamers Morning
Star and May Queen.
Although our company was the first on the
fright, other companies were marched in ahead Of
. US. and the best boat, the Morning Star, was
Co. A vas brought on and when We we're f.
. nally aboard, we we're filed down into the steer.
age, . place barely fit for hogs. Our boys stayed
there about three minutes, when they began to
break Tor the stairs to find better quarters, but
: before We got up the rest Of the regiment had
! been brought on and obtained every place fit to
sleep in that had been calculated for us, and we
we're obliged to stay any where We could find q
place. We were scattered all over the boat,
some on boxes, some on coils Of ''eable tow, "
and some among the baggage, while the subsc ri.
Der, with a few Others, broke through the guard
placed to keep Us out of the cabins, and located
ourselves on the floor of the ladies' cabin
. The Lake was rather rough, which caused
, como of US to cast up accounts, producing
. some Iaughable incidents which have not time
! to relate.
We arrived in Cleveland little after daylight
and without any parade we're placed aboard the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh cars. Our journey
: through Ohio and Pennsylvania was pleasant
. Every man, woman and child Who could waive
, handkerchief or speak q cheering word, sta
toned themselves along the route and cheeret
J. US ON. There was one continued waving o
handkerchiefs from daylight till dark. In Roch
II ester. Pennsylvania, we made quite q stop, ant
the ladies' came to the train to talk with US ant
bid us good bye. noticed one of the boy
u taking the address Of one Of the prettiest, bu
It can't imagine what he intends to do with it, un
lees he means to forward her aquantity of cigar
) and tobacco.
e We arrived in Pittsburgh at dusk, where, in
large hall, we found good supper prepared fo
ID us. with pretty ladies' to wait upon US. It wa
place. They have q meal ready for every reg
- ment that passes through there. After suppe
- We were marched down into the street, wher
70 We halted about half an hour to await the cars
}" and such demonstration was made during tia
half hour as never witnessed before felt q
= though l wished all Lansing could behold i,
: Men, women and children turned out en- mass
to talk with US, shake hands, and bid US goo
bye. Here our loaded knapsacks we're mad
: light Although We stood during the time wit
!" them on our backs, We hardly thought of them
y While We stood there, one old lady of about g.
: winters, grasped me by the hand, and as tn
" tears trickled down her furrowed checks. sh
= babe me good bye and hoped might return
. Some of the boys thought this ought to max
Detroit ashamed of itself, and said if they eve
:. lived to 60 home they would settle in Pitts
~ burgh.
II was about O'Clock when We took the csr
. at Pittsburgh for Baltimore. The cars on thi
train we're all very good, but there was on
sleeping mt n fo- ~ ~ az -.
regiment, and by some mistake they we're pu
into another car. and the sleeping car was occu
pied by the commissioned and non. commissions
y stef officers and privates of Co. A. 1t was yer
acceptable. for it vas a long ride from Pitts
; burgh to Baltimore.
= We arrived in Baltimore on Wednesday. at
o'clock p, m. Here also they had supper pre-
pared for us, not quite so good, however, as VI
had in Pittsburgh. There was quite a contras
between the reception We met With here an
that in Pittsburgh. There was now and then
a dag displayed, but most Of the people we're of
sulIen, downcast appearance. About two. third
OF the citizens of Baltimore are secessionists. an
great part Of the remainder would rather re
- main neutral. We found there three other reg
g 'ments, one of which had been there about Q
, hours, unable to get transportation.
q We would have been obliged to stay lonpe
re than We did had We not had .-,.. -. =. :. -.
We left Baltimore ahnnt . n,cl>.L .h.. nigh. |;