Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-01-01
Camp Correspondence.
CAMP DENxIsoN, Ohio,

CAMP DENN1soN, Ohio, !
December 2lst, '6l.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: Having a little
leisure. and thinking perhaps a few lines
from Camp DennisOn. and especially the
Second Cavalry. might be interesting to
your readers, l have undertaken to crafty
them. We are now evidently preparing
for winter quarters. though mo man know
eth what a day may bring FORTH" for We
have been for the last two months daily
expecting orders to move; which We have
had several times. and executed. viz: from
one camp to another. Our last moring
order was issued the fore part of the pres
ent week, to move out of doors until our
old barracks could be torn down, AMI new
ones built, more suitable for western
Reserve folks" to live in Our friends may
inquire why We are not in service before
this time, being full two months ago. l
can assure them, it is no fault Of ours
Our regiment has been furnished by in
stalments, hardly two articles at a time for
each soldier, and a coat made of a piece Of
each Of the different colored overcoats in
the regiment would rival JOseph's original
"eoat Of many c%olors," you read about
The authorities that control our movements
are so careful of US, and fearful that We
may hurt ourselves, or one another, that
the only arm we are likely to get are one
hundred soooden sabres, sent to US to drill
With, by the Governor.
1t is strange indeed that numerous reg
iments that were raised almost entirely af-
ter we we're a full and organized body, should
be armed and in service before We are. yet
it is none the less true. We have nothing
now to stand guard with, except clubs, or
now and then an old bayonet that has been
picked up by some of the men and stuck
IN the end Of a stick.
Our regiment now reports l,l0l enlisted
men, and forty-nine officers. total of l,l50
as able bodied and intelligent men as there
are in the service. Yet without arms We
can do nothing. The health Of the rcgi-
ment is good, only Is in hospital, and
thirty-seyen in quarters, none serious,
mostly bad holds. There is in camp here,
besides ourselves, the 9th Cavalry, Col.
Taylor; LIST Artillery. Col. Barnett; 18th
Battery, Capt. Burroughs, and several
pieces of infantry regiments in process of
consolidation. The lst Artillery practices
at a target, daily, near cur quarters. doing
some very fine shooting, and some not so
fine. Both Of the Trumbull county COM
panies are doing fine. Co. C. Capt, Bur
nett. now has the right of the regiment
Captain B.. commands the LIST squadron,
composed of Co.'S C and 1, on the right of
the regiment. He being the first or rank
ing Captain of the regiment. Capt. Cald-
well is next in rank, commanding the 9th
squadron, composed Of Co.'S D and A. on
the extreme left fank. Well done for old
Trumbull, | say. Capt Burnett was, a short
time since, the recipient of a very latter-
ing testimonial from the members of his
company, every one Of whom honor and
love him as a gentleman and an officer. A
few mornings ago he was called for at his
quarters, and on coming out, was surprised
to find his entire company drawn up in a
hollow square around the door. and before
be had time to recover, Orderly Townsend,
in a brief and appropriate speech, in be-
half of the Company, presented him with
a magni6ciently finished sabre. with bronz-
cd scabbard with deliberately carved, gold
finished mounting, costing sixty-fve dol
lars. The Captain, somewhat overcome,
responded in a feeling manner, expressing
his gratitude and pride in commanding such
a Company. The Company dispersed with
three hearty cheers for their Captain, feel
ing that their confidence in him is well
placed.
Col. Ratlif, Capt Caldwell, Adit. Wat
SOD, and, in fact, all the officers from ''Old
Trumbull." are well. Two of the same,
l am certain are extremely well, for on
night before last they might have been seen
carrying from the direction of the depot, a
large. mysterious looking dry goods box.
bailing from Warren, and weighing about
400 lbs, aroirdupOis, (aud here let me state
that the distance to the depot is about / of
a mile; from the depot to the Camp four
miles) The box. on being opened, dis
played divers chickens, d~oughnuts, cab
bagcs, cans Of fruit. pickles, cheese and
other edibles ito numerous to mention"
And let me assure you that none. but we'll
.nen couI devour things as they were de-
vOured.
We hope to see the 9th Cavalry here be-
fore lag; also hoping that we may get our
arms, and be sJle to try our hands OF the