, 1862-01-07
FREMONT RIFLE REGIMENT, ::
SANITARY CONDITION OF THE
REGIMENT.>

SANITARY CONDITION OF THE
REGIMENT, ;,
Its marches---lts Enrampmeuta---Its
officers and It's men. /
a. D. Baker, Of the Fremont Rifle regiment.
no" Brigade Comnissary Of Subsistence, upon
acting Brigadier General Whites staff, arrived
in this city Yesterday, having left otteryiIlc,
NO., on the 3lst nit. From an interview With
lin VIC gather the following facts pertaining
70 the Thirty-seyenth, !" which will prove Of
Interest 10 all our readers:
-1he regiment, under command Of Col JUL
us White, left 0tezyil1e on the Goth OF Octo-
i'cr, e7a To.at for Springfield. From that time
Until the E6ih Of December they made ttcenty-
t;ghf essoan,p.nents Upon the I'd Of November
the regiment reached Houmansyille, where
orders we're received to march to Springfield
with all haste. Col. White drew up the regi-
ncnt in line, ut flrc o'clock in the morning,
end requested that all who felt unable to make
lhe forced march should remain behind and
accompany the train, which consisted of
Two ammunition wagons, two ambulanccs
and two wagons conveying rations, in com
mand of Captain Peck. Only one hundred
and sixty remained behind and the balance of
the regiment, without equipments, set out
with brave hearts upon their sixty-three milo
march, On the night Of the Sd they campcd
within twenty-iour miles Of Springfield
twenty miles Of the thirty-niue having bees
accomplished in sir hours.
While in camp, and during the night, two
men came hurTiedly into quarters and aunounc-
ed that fight was in progress at Springfield.
| Col White Instantly dispatched Commissary
| Bakcr as a courier with orders to report to
Gen. Pope and ascertain whether it was neccs-
| sary to hurry forward, and what position he
| should occupy upon reaching Springfield. The
courier set forward at three o'clock,
mounted upon fleet horse, through a
lonely piece Of timber, which rumor had
it, was not only inhabited by oaks,
but also hy sccesh. No ono interfercd, howev-
er, with his nigbt-ride, and at carly daybrcak
lie was in Springfield, reported to Gen Pope,
and received assurances that there was no
I danger Of an attack. Without stopping to
! breakfast, although pressed to do SO, the cou-
rier hastcned upon his return, reported to
| Gen, White, and at half past three that after
noon tie regiment marched into Springfield
with drums beating and colors flying, the 1ncu
| as fresh rs though they had just risen, instead
Of having actually marched sizty-threc miles in
Mify-th,1e ond ho!f hours, i feat hardly, if
! ever, surpassed before, either by volunteers
or regulars. Gen. Pope honored the regi-
1uent With review, and in person com
plimcntcd them highly upon their splen-
did march. Their stay in Springfield was
bricf. They remained there four days, when
! marching orders were again received and the
regiment left for Syracuse. Arrived at Syra-
cuse, Brigadier General Kclton was removed,
and Col. White, by virtue Of his seniority,
was made netting Brigadicr General, command
ing the second brigade of the second division.
Shortly after their arrival, orders came once
more to march for the Lemoin river and so
into winter quarters. The men had already
cleareda large tract Of ground, hewcd thell
timber and commenced building their log
cabins when orders once moro came to marct
to Scd.lia, and no sooner had they reached
Sed;lia when orders came for Ottervillc, al
which point The Brigade was stationed wlcr
our informant left.
A41 4SlNGS AVT AulCl |Ou4iEilA VI 0Cu
White arc tie 37th Illinois, Fremont Rift
Reg;ment), 43d Illinois, 18th Illinois, 9th Mis-
souri and Capt Davison's Illinois battery
which was engaged i'll the battle at Spring
field at the time Of the sacrifice Of the bray
Lyon Gen. White is exceedingly popula
with Lis brigade, and Ill the Colonies AMI
officers in lis command have voluntarily peti
tioned for Ills appointment to the Brigade
: Gereralship. The Thirty Seventh is il
: splendid condition and is invariably mentioned
l IS one Of the crack regiments in Missouri
When they left Chicago it will be remembers
they numbered 979 men During their sta
!, in Missouri they recruited one man, and O
u the Soth Of December they numbered $50 me1
= having lost six By desertion and only fourtec
. by death. At present there are forty-six 0
tie sick list, none Of the cases dangerous
Il however.
At present Major Black is acting Co1one
e Lieut.. Col Barnes is commander of the po:
= at Boonyille, where companies and q ii
:, stationed. Rev. Edward Anderson, Chaplai
d Of the regiment, still remains with them
is excellent health and spirits
ID In these latter days Of the cruel ncg1et
% which is TOO often practiced, the reduced COZ
e dition, both sanitary and soldierly, which to
d widely exists among our regiments, and tt
II inactivity which is fast tending to dcmoraliz
r tlon, such cheering news from our OWL bo,
N comes like refreshing balm. It will be era
ID ifting to know that this regiment has not fal
s. en- below the expectations formed By this COZ
IL munity, and that their gallant and indcfatig
b. bic commander is on the road to dcscrYf
in hcnors.