The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-12-19
Letter nom the 37th Regiment.
CAup SEWARD. Va. Dec. 1860.

der" keeps Won nret,v we'll nos,ed in regard
to matters pertaining 10 this reyimen, and
for that reason, I have not troubled your
readers with any Of nv epi,tles for come
time but as there ore soms tonics that be
has not touched unon concluded would
write YOU n letter TODAY.
Wa have bsen c,nec,i,c n ,cave here for
som. min, so,,b ror 4. Ian, TINA and wsro
several vosk. nrd.r m. rcb;r, order, and
orcs fv. comr.r;o. brols c,mn and stated
for Alexandria bu. after marching abou,
hal, . mil. v.r. ords,sd hack AGAIN Abou,
two wsst. aco WA uoro ordered into winter
o,ar,es and N 90 N work buildiny loo tents
for the same as the o5tb have done. We
,,,,,,.,,od .,,,;r, and b.,,;,c thu ,;mber
and affair working n few DAVIS were ordered
.,d ..,J o,r man an, on r;cLe,
~, u;,o. from hor.. v..,srdav WA
81. a;...,.a % n,on.ra for v;n,or
on.,,0r. hv .,ool,d;r, ,nr tent. and wba,
-. -. 80, o. n;ot q, ara b,sv NJ mi,
wo,L Th;. !. dors nv dicciny n trench IL
70 % ;r,ba. dsso in ,bs ground lust the size
of the tent, then setting up pine logs 6 feet
long endwiss and filling the dirt around
them tbs snaces between are plastered IN
With CLAW and ,bs ton. set nm on the lors.-
This make. , comfortable abiding place for
soldiers warm and compari,iyely roomy. for
a soldier is not supposed to need a space of
over 6 feet by l Ia, and all he gets more is
an extra chance. spoke just above of our
doing picket duty and will tell you some
thing about il. In che FIRST place we were
ordered N send 100 men out TO Fairfax Sem.
inary to report for picket duty, and in &c.
oordarcs !, hacaus Cos and C,s turn. last
Pr;d0v N finnish 20 men each. and your
humble servant was included in the detail.
A,7l.o o'clock A. NJ, we reported to Col.
Grim,baw Of the 4tb Delaware, commanding
,bo h,;,.ao and n, 3 were ,,arted for the
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IL. ,.,o, 600 ..uo % R.;lsv,s cross roads
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o,d d;roo,od -. vbsro 70 90 Onr lima il n
no-,;on or ors ,rrri,c from H,rncr's Ferry
- E,odo,;oL.hrrc vested within n short dis.
,an,. r,o,, 0,oh o,bor Thrso niles farther
~, !. . line If cavo,v n;cko,,. We ara do.
inc d,,v on ,bo sam, ground occupiod BY
the 5,b Maine Las, winter. Our regiment
bo. now fv, commands stationed there who
serve f;rs DAVIS and then are to be relieved BY
the ism. Y. in tho same brigade with us.
Thanksgiving was a happy day for the
9th, for many Of the BOYS had received re.
mann branceu from home in the shape of GOOD
things 70 eat. and were preparing to have a
first rate down-east dinner. About 10 A. NJ.
Major. True, U. S. paymaster, made his APP
pearance with box full of "Green Backs"
and announced his intention of paying us
of, which to all was not bad to take. There
wa. month and 81 DAYS nav due us. and
thu Major di,bursed about 500 900. The
man recsivsd 600 Il, each and although not
a large sum We, manv Of the men sent home
one half or two thirds of 1t. One company
Q) sen. 81 ,2l4 by express, beside some two
hundred dollars or more sent by mail and
private hand; other companies sent home
large sums. hardly think the 9th can be
beat in this respect.
The pedlars of all descriptions are aware