The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-28
Correspondence o. the Lansing Republican.
Notes from Canp.yo. 3.
CAMP IN rRE ADVANCE, RoAp TO CoRrxfs,
"Wednesday, April so, 1862.

CAMP IN fRE ADVANCE, hoAD TO CoRfNra, IL
"Wednesday, April so, 1862. ii
Editor R-publieas Ny last ssring OF /
notes being dated from our old camp at Ypsi- {
,sut, il NAV be of come interest to your readers
to know somewhat, Of the movements OF the
Nv olverine Fourteenth" since lesvin, there.
At noon OF Thursday, April l7,h, a traia
composed Of 81 passenger and II freight cars,
wound up TO the depot at Ypsilanti. Ii found
US all ready, with knspsscks slung, cAnteens aud
baversacss full and all elated at the prospect Of
seeing Dixie's land.
Amid the general enthusiasm, however, g cloud
rested upon the hearts ii the boys from Lansing.
caused by the remembrance of an acciden, that
resulted fatally to one OF our company only the 1
dsv before An officer Of the company, while in |
the act OF cooking revolver preparatory TO firing
al . mark, accidentally discharged the piece, !
the ball entering the right breast OF sam
ael McKibbon, a worthy young ran from Bath
A. he fe, into nv arms, he cried, "Oh, tell my
friends" aud with ie~ disconnected sentences
at lons intervals afterwards, be died in few
hours His remains were sent home to his
friends. Poor Sam was beloved by al the cos
pany and all that knew him, and . loss is felt
more in such place. and under such ciTcum'
stances, than score of deaths upon Geld OF
battle in our country cause.
| Notwithstanding the unpropisious weather, the
citizens OF Ypsan,i were there IN masse, to take
leave of Us. We then realized hos numerous
we're the friends We had gained during our CO.
journ there We then felt that We were indeed
leaving place that had been to US a "hearth-
stone" through the winter OF our initiation into
the service, for the disconforts aud hardshps OF
a soldiers camp life. May ''bright be our gar
ands when We retdrn to their smiles"
At O'Clock p. NJ, We we're all aboard, each
company occupying t~o cars, and we we're hurl.
ed from all but tine recollection Of Camp Miner,
by two of the most powerful locomotives in the
possession of the n. c. r. X Co. Arriving a,
: Joliet, ILL.,, on the morning Of Friday, the 18th,
We changed engines and divided our enormous
tsain into two divisions. one containing the right
wing under the command of Lieut.. Col. Davis,
ard the other under command Of Major Qaack.
p. enbush.
n We proceeded thus on the ST. Lsuis, Alto,
and Chicago Railroad, to Alton on the Missssip.
pi, % miles above st. Louis, from thence down
the river, By the steam packet David Yatum, ia
: ST. Louis, arriving there on tho morning OF Sat
; urday. the 10th. Disseminating. we pa, AIDED
with our band at our he ad and our colors flying
through the principal streets OF the city. We
a supposed Of course. We were now within few
n miles of our destination, we had been ordered
to Benton Barracks. but our fine appearance
caused us to be ordered at once to the field o.
e action at Pittsburgh Landing, on the Tennessee
e river.
J, The citizens of ST. Louis oil agreed in saying
!, that fuer Set Of men, both as a regiment auc
i individually had never passed through that city
J. In fact, wherever we went, the came praise,
h greeted US, the same surprise evinced At per
:, feet discipline, fine appearance, and splendid
= equipments.
a We embarked at o'clock P. NJ, on Saturday
in the new and handsome steam packet Die Yer
D non. Running down to the arsenal, We took or
. board q large supply Of ammunition, consisting
!. Of 100000 rounds Of rife cartridges, so boxes
). of grape and canister. 100 sbrapnels and some
n h"-,hs w. ra.s.d Cairo and entered the Ohio
:. river about O'Clock on Sunday morning, and
arrived At Psducah, at'the mouth of the Tennes
r see, at noon on Monday.
At Pa1ucah, We saw a steamer loaded with
u about 500 men that bad been wounded at the
{ late battle Of Pittsburg Landing, and while there,
Elk that had died Of their wounds were carried
ashore. We laid up at Fort Henry that night,
and arrived at Pi,tsburg Landing that evening
Here We received orders to proceed about five
miles further up the rver,to Hamburg Lssdsg
Here We went ashore and pitched our tents on
"Wednesday morning, April 23d. Everything in
nature has the appearance Of June here, and
our new white tents skir'ns the river, against a
back ground Of thick, green woods, cleaning in
the bright sun, and relieved BY the pleasant "a.
ces and blue apparel Of a busy regiment, pre-
sented scene well worth Of an artists pencil
While on our way up the Tennessee river, we
took prisoner rebel spy, delivering him up to
headquarters on landing Another casualty oc.
Cured at Alton to one of the regiment. While
on the boat at Alton, Silas Williams, of Co. T.,
fell overheard and was drowned
Remaining at our camp on the river until Sat
urday noon, We ordered TO the advance,
and struck our camp, loaded our train and we're
soon on the march. We camped that night in
the woods about 8 miles vest o: the river. Re-
surning our march the next morning, we had not
proceeded more than miles, when we we're ar
rested by the sound Of heavy firing about half
mile in advance. We Immediately fell into line
of battle, and we're soon joined by three more
regiments OF infantry and Hougbisling's Illinois
battery. We expected that our pickeis had been
driven in and tina, the enemy vas advancing, but
after waiting Al hour or two, orr scouts brought
in word tina. the rebels had been repulsed, 90 We
cleared place in tire woods and pitched our
camp.
We have since been joined by 10000 more
troops, among which are the 10th Mich infastrv.
I'd and Sd Mich. cavalry, and the Sd Nicbisss
battery. We are in Gen. Pope'e division OF the
army, and have been attached to Gen. Payne.
brigade. Our position now is On the Cerntb
road, about 10 miles north Of that city aud s
miles ives, Of the Tennessee river We are
about miles from the enemy's line. our respec.
tire pickets occupying the ground about half way
between.
Yesterday, while writing in ny tent, dispatch
caue from our pickets tina. rebel force of from