Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-02

CAMP BUELL., NEAR LOUISVILLE, Ky,
December 81. lS6l

CAMP BUELL., NEAR LOUISVILLE, Ky,
December 81, 1861. {
MEssns EsTILi.- Sirs Having often convinced
myself that should pen you "A few Camp lines,
now, for the first time, get myself into soldiers
position, before Il drum head desk, and-well
here goes
we left Camp Buckingham OH Wednesday, the
18th inst. 1t must occur to every one that We left
rco icing, for this reason, that we had been cooped
up in that place so long that there was no longer
anything exciting or enticing there, those two re-
quisites to soldiers existence. There was some.
thing so cXhileratng in the lusty cheers that were
sent up at every habitable point along the whole
route, that did not have a single case of sick.
ness reported to the surgeon for at least two days
after arriving ut our present location. We ar.
rived at Cincinnati about l2 o'clock Mt night,
merely getting glimpse of Camp de. Mulibus,"
alias Camp DcnniSon, the place where our mutual
friend NJ. b. DeS. had such pl, asant drcams.-
Long may he live to enjoy them. There is not Il
more pleasant situation for the weary soldier than
when in the drcam.land there he is at home en-
joying (at such time as this the festivities of
the holidays. Even here there is a pleasant and
vvlying reality in the charms of Christmas Eve.
To night all the darkeys of Louisville are on a
spree, which they tell me lasts until after New
Years. Yet how many poor devils in your vicin-
ity cannot enjoy it for the same reason that us
poor devils do not prepay our postage, viz; Pay.
masters got the checks.
To- day we received the pleasing intelligence
that he is coming on to.morrow-same news
every day. tell you, if tkis report lasts much
longer we will be compelled to shoot somebody of
the ''secesh" persuasion, which would, indeed, be
a sad state of affairs. We leave here on ! hurs.
day for Bcardstown, which, as near as can learn,
is in the vicinity Of the rebel General Buclncr's
headquarters, when Off we be so lucky we expect
to have brush or two of the "snapping" kind
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soldiers, such as Infantry (of which there is the
greater NUMBER Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers
and Mechanics, etc. To day the 57th Indiana
encamped adjoining US. They are a splendid
looking set of men, nearly all of them being of
the same height, which | can consistently put
down al six feet. Ghe 9th Ohio is at our right,
within speaking distance, and of them relate an
occurrence. Sunday last they struck their tents,
slung their knapslcks and shouldcred their mus
kets for march Of forty miles, when, through
some mistake of their Wagon Master, they were
delayed until a rain storm poured down perfect
deluge OF water. drenching hem completely, But
we generously rendered our services and succeed.
ed in pitching their tents anew.
Still further to our right is regiment of Cav
airy, twelve hundred strong, from Ohio. In our
rear is Il regiment of Engineers and Mechanics
from Missouri They are an intelligent and rO-
bust set of men. There is camp of Kcntucl.
ians within Il mile of here Of about five thousand
men, while on the Indiana side there i, a heavy
force of Artillery, Infantry and Cavalry
| We are to receive our dress coats to morrow
when for appearance and equipments we will com
| pete with any volunteer regiment in the army
AS to OR arms, they are the Springfield rined
musiet, long range, with graduated sights, and
are much lighter and neater than the old pattern.
The health Of the boys Of Company F is ex.
tremely good, none being dangerously i'll. The
only sickness is Camp darhoa, and that of n
mild form.
Our Lieut.. Colonel makes a very good appear.
ance, and fills his post to the satisfaction of all
company + feels proud that "benighted little
Holmes" has at least one bright star in the hori.
zon of rising officers.
By the way. the ladies Of Louisville say that
we have the handsomest officers they have seen,
and, to Judge fir, m appearances, there must be
some few of our officers who think the same oil
;he ladies of Louisville.
But perhaps this is becoming tedious to you il
not it is strange for know it is to me-thereforc
| remain, as p. p. Chambers saith,
Yours, without doubt,
A. j. S
?. S-1hc boys complain greatly of the mails
being very irregular, Or their friends at home not
remembering them. S.