The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-18
CAMP STRONG, Sept. 18th, 1892.

CAMP STRoNG, Sept. 18th, 1892
Mr.. EpIroR.-With pleasure send
you few lines respecting the welfare
and prosperity Of the oath Regiment, and
Company "B," in particular. We arc
now quite comfortably 61ed to enjoy our.
selves as soldiers, and though We are no.
so we'll cared for as when enjoying the
blessings of the sold homestead" yet
We are thus far being amply supplied
with all the real neccssaries Of life (cx.
cept good watcr). believe all are we'll
satisfied in every other respect. Weare
furnished with very comfortable bar
racks, which afford sufficient shelter
from storm and rain; but from last
Thursday nights experience, think the
assistance of our new blankets will not
come amiss in keeping out "Jack Frost, )"
On Saturday last We received our caps,
coats, pants, and blankets. The rest of
the clothing for the oath is already on
the grouud-ready to be distributed as
soon as we are mustered into the service
Capt Henderson,, the mastering officer,
is expected here soon to muster in, and
pay each one his twenty. seven dollars
bounty. Then if the kind friends of
cod Cedar" wish to see some high.
headed, gay boys, We respectfully invite
them to pay US visit while our bounty
lasts, and clothes are new.
There is truly marked change in
appearance already at camp Blue pants
and brass buttons may now be seen NOV
ing in almost every direction. And all
our friends from the city and country
" round about are coming in daily to
see the boys in their new clothes.
1t is the common remark of all, field
officers not excepted, that Capt. Rath-
buns company contains tho largest, finest
looking, and best drilled set of men that
is to be found in the two regiments that
are quartered here.
As yet but little sickness prevails s.
There has been number Of slight CON-
plants, but only few serious ones in
the entire camp. John Pitman is the
only one who has ne to the hospital
from our company. lie is better and is
thought will soon return to his company.
The camp is furnished with quite COM
Portable hospital, of sufficient size to hold
the few who have been sick, and VIC
hope not to have more on the sick list,
than will fill it while We remain here.
All are now getting anxious to be mus.
tered into service, and receive their arms;
and then we want to "move on" to the
field of action
LELLAN.
REM, Miss. Aug. 81, 1862.
Rev. NJ. X. Cross, Sec, &C.:
Dear Ftend:-After | wrote to you
at St. Louis, visited the hospitals there
| first visited 9Th Street Hospital.
found none Of our boys there, but found
the hospitals better supplied with mate
rial than any other had visited then
went to Benton Barracks, where found
none but convalescents, among whom
were VIM. Fleming, @. Brink, John
Mcclure, and E. Il. Edwards They
complained of nothing but their victuals.
Whatever they had besides the army ra-
tions they were obliged to buy, while at
the other hospitals in St. Louis and keo-
kuk the regular rations were commuted
or exchanged for butter, fruit and veget.
ables, SO as to have a variety, and also
have the diet agree with the prescrip-
ton Of the physician. l next went to
the Good Samaritan Hospital, the Marine
Hospital, and the New House of Refuge :;
these were we'll supplied, we'll ventilated,
and are situated in pleasant positions in
the suburbs of the city. The Good Sa
marian is about 2! miles from the land
ing and near the reservoir at the nortl
end of the city; the Marine Hospital il
about miles south and the New House
of Refuge is 3 miles southwest. The
latter, when the war broke out, was be-
ing erected for the care Of orphans aud
was finished by Gen. Fremont and con
verted into a military hospital. The
Sisters of Charity arc nurses herc-(the
house having been partially built by the
Catho ics) The Sisters discharge their
duty very faithfully and impartially, and
are very much respected by the soldiers
who say they are the best nurses they
have found. | visited the New House
Of Refuge on Sunday and witnessed a
scene so we'll calculated to make good
soldiers and good citizens that | could
but wish such scenes were frequent in
every hospital and every regiment. About
two hundred patients assembled in
small grove, in the spacious enclosure in
which the hospital is situated, and list
ened to the earnes. preaching of their
young minister with a silent attention
which would do credit to some congre
cations have seen in Upton. There