Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-10

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FRTSD Bs-Once more TIE 10Th i AZ rest q,
this place FOR few dsys." On tie evening OF
TIE z4ih, after a sufficient number OF steer teams
ior he convaleseents had been preset ne re
ceived orders 20 prepare rauous Tor two days and
be ready - move At o'clock next morning No
order has ever beeu more thankfully received by
~ Tor Scottsville j. a God forsaken place 20 live
DER. Soon the camp Of the "BaBd-box regi.
mtnt, - called b. the other regiments
Of our brigade. was all continuation After get
ting their plumber in good orer foe the trip. the
CAV cusses formed themselves into squads and
held general jubilee around the burning ruins
Ol hard tack boxes. mess tables log chimness
and soap grease. The songs, chourses and one
ratic airs sung were much more Appropriate for
that occasion than thew would tie in anv ciS1l-
lied drawing room, Louis Lang's" executed
therefore omit quotations They retired some
time between taps and midnight. The booming
OF the O'Clock gun awOke Us. not TO die 'emidst
iiame and smoke" but to uourish ourselves with
rare dish. made by boiling beans with muddy
creek water and the shadow Of lean. nine year.
old OK together during the night, the bows having
become somewhat tired OF bacon and hard
crackers, they say that both has " b. c. marked
on them, old. and coffee without sugar. They
devoured this compound with great gusto. de
ciaring that they could chaw all day on such
especially on the nine year-old.
At the appointed hour we were ordered to
''f4ll in line" and were marched TO our parade
ground. After the usual delay, and the expires
sion Of various harsh opinions as to the military
! necessity of standing in ranks two or three hours
as Is always the case before starting, We were or
dered To "close in masse" After which a little
dryed up man. in grey overcoat and old white
hat. rode up, followed by n squad of stylish and
hnu loci ctr II
Dumont. He said he did not feel we'll; but,
"damit to hell" he was we'll enough To say a few
words to the 10Th. he liked their appearance,
and was acquainted with great many in it, and
of course took great interest IN its welfare. He
gave a little wholesome advice. to use his own
! fine language with promise of swell the
first opportunity At the suggestion of our
Colonel gave three rousing cheers and tiger
for our Division Commander
We marched all day through wild, billy
country. About noon We came to what we sup
posed To be the tomb stone of ex Governors
Morphead and Harris block of granite, with
the inscription. &C. 5. Morehead Governor of
Kentucky" on one side, and Harris, Governor
of Tennessee" on the other The remaining
sides had something inscribed on them that
could not decipher without Struggling, (asd they
are tight on stragglers,) ! had to pass. When
the troops marched past this little stone, they
sent up awful cheer. the regimental bands
struck up Kingdom Coming" and Dixie"
began to think something up. Upon inquiry
/ learned had crossed the line and entered the
promised land"-were really in Dixie" these
/ called & :.
! We marched until near dark, when We entered
what is called the Devils Gulch'-a very ap
1 propriate name The boys walked very light
going through, for fear OF falling into some of
the nits that cover the place. We encamped
about 3 o'clock, on the top of this hill Most OF
the other regiments were encamped below. and
their camp-6res being liz. the scene was very sim
liar to Millions picture of the internal abode;
! however a canteen of cool water from excel
/ lent spring convinced Us that were all right.
Early next morning We were aroused in the
usual manner and after RECALLING ourselves with
the fragments of the ''nine year old" crowded
down with hot coffee (no substitutes allowed) and
our regular smoke, we were started in the ad-
vance of the division, and We led the following
regiments-wbo say the Id Hoosiers can march
all day at present arms-a lively dance. We
wanted to keep up our reputation rs good tramp
ers. but we did il this day at the expense of a
great many blistered feet.
About noon we emerged from the desolate re-
| gion before described into a beautiful country,
| we'll watered, and wood enough for fencing pur-
poses, dotted here and there with neat cottages,
corn fields, cotton and tobacco patches and young
niggers. White people appear to be scarce in
enjoyed this days tramp, many of the boys re-
marking that they would he willing to take their
bounty land here We marched into this place
| (Galatin, which has been beautiful little town
ut one time) about O'Clock p. NJ, with coors
flying, and keeping step to the music of the
soul stirring drum and fife as well as our bills
tered feet would allow. proving conclusively that
we did not realize that they were the same infer
nal instruments that wake Us up before respecta-
BILE people in civil life commence dreaming
"Revielle" regard a nuisance, but presume
we will have to endure it while in a country where
chickens have long since ceased to blow their
horns.
Our regiment is very pleasantly located next
, to the headquarters of General Dumont. We
hope to remain long enough to get some good
"fillin' from home but if sooner ordered off the
hospital staff" will get some extra stores, and
We will live on antieipatOn--"bacon stuffed with
beans" Speaking of good things reminds us OF
our Thanksgiving" We had no turkeys to
stuff so westufied ourselves with luxuries brought
by Mr. @. G. Campbell and Mr. Vance. who met
+ US here. and whom were powerful glad to see
They tried camp life few days, but failed.
. If"General Impression is correct. are to
have this vexed question settled this winter. We
hope il is so. will merely inform you that We
are ready come home they get
through with US, if not sooner. BLAZE.