The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-04-18
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To the Editor ofthe Pioneer and Democrat
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 2, 1862.
A "spell of sickness" is the soldiers mi.
tiation, sooner or later, into the Southern
cline; wherefore it is that your humble
servant writes at this date from Louisville,
finding himself an inmate of General Hos~
pital No. 5, this city, at the time of the de-
parture of the Third Minnesota for Ten
nessee, and not yet fully recovered.
Northup, - Bunday, and Corpe, of
Company K, and Corporal Angel, of Com.
pany A, left in the same hospital, have
since died. These men were good soldiers,
and esteemed by their companions in arms,
but, how unavailing is friendship, and how
frail is every effort to stay the hand ofdeath,
when fatal disease hath fixed its seal upon
the victim. l watched with these men and
cheered them as best could in my own
weakness, and l would record for the cons
selation of those who mourn, that neither
of them passed away without conscious,
ness of their fate, and that while they touch.
ingly spoke Of home and dear ones, they
looked toward the haven Of their final rest
hopefully, murmuring not, but gave up
mortality like soldiers and Christians.
WHEREABOUTS AND REPUTATION OF THE
THIRD.
Our regiment is now encamped two miles
south of Nashville, from whence they detail
one company per day to guard headquar.
tiers and the residence of Governor johnson
in the city, this duty being assigned to the
Third Regiment as position of honor, 10
compliment to their true soldierly bearing,
their general attractions as to uniform, eff
cheney in drill, and all the formula of the
regulars, while it is said of them by many
that there is not so fine looking body of
men in the volunteer service. Even the sea
cesh of Nashville are beginning to shower
compliments upon our boys, declaring that
if they 1.-THE men of the regiment) are rep
resentatives of the common people and
masses of the North, why, they have
many apologies to make for their old preju.
dices and the many unwarrantable epithets
cast upon the Northern people and army
But do not believe the officers or men
of the Third Regiment will content them
selves with simply an honorary finger 10
the Tennessee pie, but rather that they will
soon clamor to be placed in the van, some-
where.
The general health of the regiment is
good-far better than the average, and we
have lost fewer, by many, from sickness,
than any regiment in the Department.
Kentuckians, on their own soil, in their own
particular latitude and climate, suffer alike
with the Indianians, and their powers of
endurance, as tested on the campaigns in the
State, do not compare with our Northwest.
ern troops.
HOSPITALS AND THEIR VISITORS.
There are about 1000 sick soldiers,
(some wounded) in the several extensive hos
pitfalls of this city and / very much doubt
if there is another'city or place in the coun.
try, where the sick Of our army are quar-
tered, where more attention and kindness,
and nourishment is given them by citizens.
The loyal ladies-God bless them the
never tiring-ministering angels of this
city,-daily visiting, bringing delicacies,
nourishing esculants to every ward in every
hospital, feeding, clothing, and by their
gentle words cheering up the PROSTATE SOL
der. When one gets on bis feet so as to be
out, he finds himself invited to dine or spend
the day at the residence of some of these
loyal ladies. Perhaps carriage is sent
for him.
Such is their hospitality, particularly to
the Northern soldiers. But the good work
of these noble ladies does not end here; for
l hear of them in person visiting the hospit.
ais all over the State, taking with them
boxes of delicacies and new underwear to
be distributed wherever needed. Surely
Louisville must bear off the palm for the
many ways in which she has been foremost
and so successful in alternating the extreme
suferings of our soIdiery in this eventful de.
partment of the Ohio.
MODEL GOVERNOR,
It is become a noticeable fact in my So
journ here, that Governor Morton, though
be is not commissioned and at the head of
forces in the field, yet that he is held in the
hearts of all the brave troops of Indiana as
their greatest General and benefactor. You
cannot converse with citizen or soldier of
the Hoosier State, but that you hear bles.
sings showered on the head of Gov. Morton,