The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-01
Camp Strong CorrespenAene.
IroR OF rBE BURLINGTON Hawk Eyv.

4 Camp strong Correspenasncs.
EDITOR OF rnE BURLINGTON Hawk EYE:
Being scjourner at Camp Strong, 49,,
you few items, which will be interes,in, ' e.,
your multitude Of readers. Camp s,,e,s,
is situated on "Muscatine Island" remote ~
timber, and about two and half miles .o,,r,
west Of the city of Muscatine 1t is surrop,,',
by tracts of marsh, and ponds Of stagnan, VA.
and is low and sandy. The water is not had
is not good, yet, it is not considered prodo,..'
of disease. There have been two Regiments o,..
tered here for about six weeks; the oath :,
s5th. The former moved off last Mopd,, -
the latter remains waiting for their arms h.
ing received their uniforms, on yesterday frhr,.
day. and will 60 when they are equipped VIII.
is expected in few days
The Barracks, occupy the north and wes. ,,s,
lines Of square. They are made in b,lles'
style, with scanslng set upright in the sron,I
and weatherboarded on four sides and ,o,,.,
with the same material, inch pine plank Tn
were no doubt comfortable summer quarters b,,
are not capable of Iepelling the winds that hin.
from the northwest, as blusteringly as those ,b,,
shake the Hebrides, and three fold more ses,l,
cold. For the last two days it has 6een aIuo.,
impossible to keep foot hold on mother earth
lady was passing down the Railroad track An,
had kept her gravity tolerabIe we'll, till she bx
ONE nearly opposite the Barracks, when .vr
she went, topsy furry, hoops and dimity, o,e
the embankment into the trench, when soldis,
going into the city, seeing her descent, ran IA
her rescue.
The parade ground has been so trodden BY thu
drill squad IS to have quite worn off the graz
to the earth, exposing the sand, which is yer,
fine and is lifted up and driven with the vioeDe.
of the wind into the face. binding the eyes, and
almost render it impossible to confront it,.
The s5sh Regiment, is good looking Reri.
ment Of men, somewhat stouter bull. as peus.
raj thing, than the Governors .'Pet Lambs The
25tb, but is not quite so we'll drilled. 1t is CON-
manded BY Col. Hill, and Lieut. COL O'Conne,
two experienced and gallant officers,
The "Grey Boards" are coming in randi,
there being to-day seven full companies in TIA
Barracks, besides some four or five parts Of
companies. 1t is expected that the whole rem.
ment will be ia by Saturday night. This rer.
ment, from present appearances of the men, al.
ready in camp, will be the best in the State.
because it is composed chiefly of men, who
have arrived at their maturity in years, who
will not be go subject to those incidental all
ments which aflict the more youthful; besides
they have learned from experience, what con.
duces to their health, and will avoid that which
is destructive; and though they are general,
old men, I venture there will be fewer of them
in the hospital, than of any other regiment mus
tered into the service of the Government
They are mostly "0ld settlers"-pionee from
other States, who came and introduced civii-
cation, law and order into the prairie wilderness
OF the far West. could not refrain from
dropping the silent tear as they tramped by me
to the cadence of the fife and drum. at the
thought that here comes the old men who laid
the basis of our present greatness as State,
in the more prosperous days of the Republic,
before treason With rebelious hands, threatened
to overthrow the fair temple of Republican Lib
erty; but seeing this became alarmed in the
quiet of their domestic retreats, for the perpe-
tuity OF their free institutions, and buckled or
their armor, and are here to-day to do valiant
service for their country, and its Magma Chsrts
OF human rights Noble old men the frosts Of
time have bedropt your locks with the silyery
dust of years, and softened the fire of your eve,
but have left your hearts, like the oak on the
blasted heath, sound and healthful as thew were
IN the days of your hardy manhood; and in be.
tide those who fall into your hands in the char
acter of enemies to your country. pa,
They are old men, it is true, but they are not
as some are pleased to denominate them. in de.
crepitude, but hale, robust, vigorous men, The
Colonel of the Regiment is an active vigorous
man, and will do more labor in camp and field
than half dozen other Colonels that I know Of
commanding regiments. He may not be 50 f.
miliar with Hardee as they are, but will ven.
tire that which be does not know he will nv A.
sidduous application, and when known win be
made serviceable, not only in manoeuyering
battalion parade or in review, but on the field.
.., 81. ONE OF THEN.
@ Two hundred and fifty bales of cotton
sold at st. Louis. on last Thursday, by tie U. S.
harehal, brought so cents per pound, producing