The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-08
Camp Items
BardstoEn. Ken Ky,
March 20. lst3.


March %, 1888. F.
ED REPrBLrCAS-SIR When last wrote
YOU We were eucamped on tie James River ID
Virginia. now | write IRON Kentucky
o. Wednesday night, March Ism, ~ Pc .
ceived orders 10 march the next day, 80 90
THURSDAY morning. though il was quite cold and
blew and showed considerably, We broke camp
soor after daylight. al n)oa were embarked Ter
suffolk, Norfolk. Beaufort yorktown, Washing
ton or Barmore-all these places were named
a. oar destination.
We ran down to Hampton Roads, OF For
tress Monroe where. g the Bay was very rough.
We remained I'll noon on Saturday, when the
I've transports containing our brigade steamed
Up the Bay, and arrived in Baltimore al dnef-
cit times during Sunday forenoon.
4, dark Ne had lert Baltimore on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad AID tie next morning,
the 10Th, found ourselves in Harper's Ferry.
where We found hot c3fze prepared for Us.
Harper. Ferry saoEs the effects Of war mere
than auy other place We have passed through.
Bare walls are all that IS lef, OF the splendid GOV
eminent buildings that we're at that place.
We remained here just long enough 10 gei
our coffee. and passed on. That night We we're
in Cumberland and the next Tuesday morning
/ ia era ton. aud Tuesday night ID Parkersourg,
On the Ohio River, after having passed through
some OF the rcughest country in the United
States Between Harpers Ferry and Farkers-
burg there are twenty-three tunnels. some Of
them over bal. mile long When The loco
motive could not run around a mountain, (aud
is cut some curious curves it would plunge IN
TO aud tear through it Ike demon. When it
came again to light, it would perhaps fud itself
in basin TO re, oat a which il would give a
tremendous screech aud dive into another. This
road shows more enterprise than a the rest Of
Maryland and yirgini. that We have yet seen
Besides these tunnels here are many very deep
cuts through the solid rock.
Tuesday night We embarked on the steamer
Bostonia, aud the Relt morning started down
the Ohio River, and arrived in Cincinnati on
Wednesday morning. soon after sunsrise. Here
the citizens had hne breakfast prepared for US
in the market, on Fifth Street, and cheered Us
enthusiastically as We passed up to psrtake OF
it,
We left Cincinnati about noon and arrived
10 Louisville that night Friday morning We
di.embarked, and a. We were informed that there
vas breakfast awaiting Us, marched around
about an hour in search of IT, We finally found
It in Broadsay IL vas not, however, a. good
a one az We had in Cincinnati, and We bad no
market to eat it in Imagine some OF your
friends standing ia ono of our finest streets in -
large a city "a Louisville, with a large piece OF
ham aud piece OF bread in one hand, and a cup
OF coffee in the other partaking OF bis breakfast
in Ben. Franklin style. There II something Of The
picturesque as well sublime in soldering
After breakfast We marched out OF the city abou
a mile and camped. DR.. Chuob aud my self no
being in the ranks took our time, and having
let the regi ent get out OF our sight, took IN,
wrong street, and to get right passed through
the Cemetery, on one side OF which tn'
graves OF seventeen hundred Union soldiers, anC
ninety FIVE Secesh soldiers, the latter Of whict
have painted head aud foot boards. and are
strewn with evergreen wreaths and flowers, b,
certain ladies ~ who 10 this to tauut the UnioI
people The los on which the Secesh. are
buried are purchased, while those on which the
Uuionists are buried are donated. The most ar
stocraiie class in Louisville are Secesh. Will,
the rest are Union people
Yesterday We received marching orders, tooa
the cars, left Louisville a. daik, arrived here
the next morning and eHcamp-d about a hal
mile out OF town 10 a pleasant grove, on the
land OF ex-CongressBn Wicklh The lane
here is rolling like thst in Michigan, aud th,
timber is birch, maple aud wildwood, instead o.
these everlasting pines OF Virginia.
reason why We are here is because Burn
side is in command here. Where be goes he
wants his old Corps to 60 We are glad to be
with him. He ~as stack in the mud" at Fred
ercksburg, but it was SIMPLY because he could
not command the elements. When be started
the movement everything bid fair for good
weather, and if it had continued so he would
have given the army ofthe Potomac a more sig
nal victory than they have yet achieved. Gen
Burnside's headquarters are in Cincinnati, anc
the 9th Corps are scattered in different direc
tons between here and there.
Col. Williams taken very sick on the DAY
that We left Nesport News, and we left him ia
Baltimore. Lieut. Col Smith returned yester-
day. He brought several letters to the boys
aud among the rest letters from Messrs Potter
and Porter to US all, and a box OF segars from
the Benton" donated by Mr.. Hudson We
THANK Messrs. Potter and Porter for their word.
OF encouragement, and Mr.. Hudson for the sc
gars. We have nearly all learned to smok,
and enjoy the segars hugely.
At present our friends may direct Co. A, 2o,t
Mich. Volunteers, II Brig, LIST Division, ssl
Army Corps, Cincinnati, o.
Respectfully yours,
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