The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-02
LETTER FROM SPRINGFIELD.

LETTER FROM SPR1NGE1ElsO.
We received by one mail last week two
letters from Springfield, Mo,one from
Lieut.. Hensel. Co. E, 18th Kansas Volun.
teers. defending that Regimentagainst Ger.
tain reflections published by us in recent
letter from our correspondent at SPRING
field, H. W. p; the other from the cor
respondent himself in which he makes a
correction Of his former letter. We pub
lish the latter, as the anaende honorable on
the part of our correspondent, presuming
that it will be more satisfactory to all con-
cerned, and at the same time assuring the
writer of the former letter that his would
have been published had not the reparation
been made. We do net intend in any man.
ner to unjustly censure any man or set of
men, and much less do we design that the
Union shall become the medium through
which to circulate unjust and false impu-
tations upon our brave Volunteers.-M7 I
promised in my last to give you some
further scribbling in regard to matters and
things in this region. And first I will call
your attention 10 blunder in former let
ter. The reflections were intended for
one of the officers in Co. H, I'd Kansas.
Lieut.. Ballard is and has been serving for
nearly two months on court martial and
has necessarily been absent from his Co.,
and in that time their Captain has been
with the company but once and then re-
mained but very short space of time
1t is rumored that his speculations in
jacks, jennies and horses is partly the cause
of his absence. Sergt. Peck has com.
manded the company since that time, and
if he had shoulder straps (and I by the
way think he is worthy of them am sat-
isfed the company would be better attend
ed to.
Col. Bowen of the 18th is highly spoken
of by his men and officers. I saw Capt.
Blackburn and Lieut.. McDougall a few
days ago. They are both held in high es-
TEEN in their regiment. McDougall has
been quite sick for some time, but he is
now getting better and has taken command
of his company. tits rumored that the
18th ia to 60 10 Kansas soon, but the I'd will
probably remain here, as COL Cloud is to
continue in command of this district. Oc-
casionally we hear of little bushwha ck-
ing in the countrvbut aside from that everv-
thing is quiet. The paymaster came in to-
day and there is fair prospect of the
boys getting some greenbacks soon.
l Witnessed piece of jesting the other
day which seemed to me inhuman. A
coffin was brought to the hospital in which
to bury dead soldier, but the coffin was
too short or the corpse too long, whereat
one of the men suggested the idea of mp
setting him; they accordingly took hold of
his feet and drew him back so that his
head was about foot from the head of the
coffin and then gave him shove so that
it cramped him into the coffin in a very
crooked shape they then pinned paper
on his breast, giving his name, age, &c.,
whereupon one asked what that was for;
the reply was: It's his pass to take him
through the pickets.
Ferdinand Jacobs of Co. H., I'd Kan
sas and formerly from Marysvilie, has been
promoted to first Lieutenancy in an In
dian Regt.
We have had very rainy Spring and
the grass is quite good, and affords fine
picking for young stock
Some of the troops have left here since |
last wrote, but there are enough left TO re-
pei any invasion that can be made. But
more anon. n p
Springfield, Mo. April IA, '63.
The HUMAN EYE.-The language of the
eye is very hard to counterfeit. You can
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