Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-06

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Letter from wheeling Boy on The
PenInsuIa.
NEWPORT News, Va, July 31st, 1862.
Editors Inteilgencer:
The Tooth received orders last night to
hold themselves ready to move at mo-
menrs notice. These are not marching
orders. Weeks often elapse before the
striking of tents after such commands
None but Leasnre's brigade have these or
ders, 1t comprises the 10th N. Y, the
Tooth Pa. Vol, and the 46lh N. Y. Our
destination or time of movement is not even
conjectured.
Late papers tell US of the intention
of the Quartermaster's Department to fur
nish vegetables to the Mcclellan army up
the river. 1t is hoped none of the army
will be treated differently. Such change
is imperative wherever soft bread cannot
be obtained for any length of time. Con-
centrated food and warm weather are ma
king full hospitals, and many mounds rest
upon the breasts oflingloriously fallen, un-
returning braves. The sturdy men of the
North came from home with stout stom-
achs and healthy enthusiasm. They win
tered on the Potomac, and their strong
diet and the cold weather agreed we'll. The
bulky quality in food, required by the di-
gestiye organs for distention, was answer
ed in the vast host by the soft bread from
the monster bakery of the CapitoPs base
ment. In spite of bad cooking, spring came
and found the grand army made up of
men, vigorous in frame and with enthusi-
asm undamNged by dyspepsia or scuryy-
Now all is changed. No bracipg Norther
greasy fitch fried beef, or strong,
old " Salt Hoss to keep up the
vital flame, that it may warm the chilled
blood. Instead, the pestilent, sitting i'm
purities of Virginia swamps are inhaled
with every hot breath the sweating soldier
draws. Light food must be had, or the
blood will thicken and blacken, gathering
impurities in every part. Every regiment
in the army is badly afflicted with scurvy,
and nearly every man is afflicted with scor-
butte sores. This is living testimony
The commissary supplies hard tack, ba
con, 'ssalt hoss," beef occasionally, to be
fried in its own fat, black coffee, beans,
and desicated vegetables, and are not pro-
perly prepared. Confined to such fare,
the army is doomed. 1t produces its own
diseases, and aggravates all others. Oh,
for some Soyer to systematic the army
cooking, and deliver us as he didthe starv-
ed English in the Crimea deliver us from
greasei and organize the regimental cook
cries, saving clothes, health, time, temper
and money. Then, in summer at least,
let the grease and "hossD money, with
expended for onions, tomatoes, cabbages
and cheap vegetables. There is great
deal of the canned fresh meats and veget-
ables of the suffers eaten, but private
purse forbids this long at time, when he
must heed the demands of home family.
AT James Island our regiment had taste
of Uncle Sans boarding. The jaundice
and bilious fever gave us 900 sick in three
weeks. 1t was sorrowful to see the yellow
eyes and complexioOs, and the languid,
headachy boys lounging about in quarters,
or worse still the delirious fever patients,
raving wildly in that poor excuse, tent
hospital.
Since coming here we have soft bread,
and payday has furnished the means to
pay for Baltimore vegetables and fruits,
fresh every day. Results are, diminished
sick report and many discharges from hos
pital. Gen. Pope's foraging orders are
good move in this direction. The sacred
soil can furnish from our foes table of
choice viands and meats.
On tie 29th we received our flag. Penn
sylyania presents each of hegregiments with
a splendid silk banner. From variety of
causes, ours has been delayed thus long. A
few remarks, complimentary and hortatory,
were made to us by Gen. Stevens, and Col.
Leasure pledged us 10 fidelityin reply
The presentation was over. 1t was not so
enthusiastic an occasion as such usually
are. We all felt as if we preferred our
ugly old ensign, full of bullet holes and
torn by shell splinters, than the gay silk
given US. ~
Here, as in other localities, we have
some deserting, and some men overstay;ng
furloughs. 1t is a source of honest pride
that no deserters have gone from US, aud
there has only been one man absent beyond
the termination of his leave.
Reports are made of vast numbers of
rifles in store in Washington and New
York. Our regiment are armed with old
nuskets, except company on the right aud
one on the left. The boys are very diseon-
tented aboutiith matter. 1t lis sstrauge that
all efforts of Colonel and officers cannot
get these guns changed for the rifles. The
matter became Impressed upon Us by being
under FIRE at James Island, when the old
smooth bores fell short half way. Per-
haps, though, the evil will be remedied
soon.
Our band has been disbanded in conse-
auence of the late act James McKeeyer,
of West Middletown, Pa, and Harry Nc
Collum, of Washington, Pa. are thus
thrown out of the service. They will
shortly be home. The baud played US a
farewell Hail Columbia this morning.
Z Our duty here is light, An hours COM
pauy drill in the morning before the heat
of the day, aud another of battalion exer-
else in the evening is all.
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