The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-22

lpany quarters, all fairly imbcded ina
little forest of trees, making our tents
cool and shady. Tho street separa-
ting the company officers tents from
those Of the field and staff, has its row
o, trees on either side, while the tents |
are ornamcnted the same as the 9TH !
ers. The whole camp looks like q
pictlre, aud is almost n little Eden. |
We are indebted to Col. Swayne for
it all, us he was the moving, or rath-
err commanding spirit. Bnt while
he has an eye for the aesthetic, he is
careful of the health and welfare of
the men. and is very strict in eniorc
ing discipline and in drilling. The
whole camp is thoroughly swept and
polished every morning before break
fast, by men detailed from each com
pany; while every Saturday morning
the whole regiment is turned out for
the same purpose. The men are re-
qlired to elevate their tents, and
build their beds about a foot above
the grouad. Each morning the Sur
geons and company commandants are
required to inspect the tents, and
quarters, as to the cleanliness, also
during the day to inspect and test
the cooking. Whenever the weather
permits we have company or battal-
lion drill twice day.
We have our officers school of in
struction almost daily, when the Col
oncl puts us through. The men are
required to keep their arms, equip
mcnts, clothing and persons clean and
bright. Each morning Mt guard mus
sterng, four men are selected from
those detailed, who have the cleanest
arms AMI equipments, and the clean
est in dress and person. The clean
est OF the four has nothing to do bnt
carry orders during the day, and the
other three have but very light duty
to perform.
Every Sunday morning at inspect
; ion. the commandent ofeach company
is required to select the men from
the company whose arms, equipments,
} clothing and person are cleaneSt, and
report them to headquarters for in
spection. They are all thoroughly
| and rapidly inspected, if any one fails
- to come up to the standard, he is sent
back and his company commandent
reprimanded. The cleauest two are
released from all duty for the coming
week, and receive pass to go and
| come when and where they please
The other eight receive the same priv
{ ileges for that day and the next
= The very dirty ones, if any, receive
r no favors, but in addition to all their
a other duties, have to do the dirty
r work arolnJ camp. the result Is,
). tiIat noaly all the men, particularly
/, il pleasant weather, and when the
), g.olnl is dFy, keep their boots black
+ el, their arms and equipments clean
= and polished, their persons clean and
: c'othing well brushed As conse.
qlcnce, the men are rapidly improy
Ing in health, checrfilness and clean
liless, anl bil fair to become one o
the best drilled, best disciplined reg
= iments in the division. The men are
! having very easy, pleasant times, viii
~ plenty to eat, aud all tde fdn aal frol
ic they need, though they certainly
; merit it. after their long, weary mar
, chcs through Kentucllv and Tenncs
"a see. AMI all the hardships all sdlIer
,. ing they endured
>, Company ID has displayed n grcA
- d,al OF taste in fixing mp and adoru
- ing their quarters, as they have min
/, also. They have arranged my ten
AMI quarters very beautifully Th
= company has not been in better healt
nf and spirits since they entered the SCI
;. vice than they now are, aad are RAJ
:, idly improving in these respects, q
~ tany are also in drill and discipline
nj They are rs fine set OF men, and Il
good soldiers as any one colld wis
oa to command More than that, the
,n- are all truly loyal, and devoted t
:, their country's service. While the
~ are anXioGs to get home, they al
,1 still unwilling to go until the rebe
nv lion is crushed oat of existence, an
N are earnest for the war to cOntin:
until that end is attained. Nallandil
be ham and his sympathizers and folloy
M ers have no friends in, our compan
,r' If only had the company now | ha
,Tt when | left Finliay, woald feel ;
20. contented as could any place ava
!. n from home and you. But that teri
MI bic march South has thinned o
,o. ranks terribly Three OF our numb
,o. are reported as having deserted
r.. more | understand through the pc
war suasion of their friends, tlaA thg
,oI own desire. Fourteen have died, al
oss their bodies lie buried, far from hoI
.itb and friends, all along oar route frc
inc the Ohio to Stones river. SiNtc
,ce have been honorably discharged
new We have present three commission
90 officers, forty five men, eight abse
INV (sicx) and two on duty, iifty-scy
TO- in all, out OF one huulrod and o
.om when we started. 1t is sad TO thi
,eir of. We have lost over thirty bra
ore good, noble men; yet snch is war
rm They are thirty of the thousands
those sacrifices offered upon the
anv tar of our country aud dnty- 81
line facts as these, and the thoughts d
biclx give rise To, ought to shame the tr
ors in the North, from pursuing Il
ters plans and schemes against the G
vide rnment and the brave men who ar,
q of. the field, fighting their battles
lant. them, and periling real life, AMI al
"a = lefencel Of their country OF ri
com truth and justice, gai Ere 30 (
anti VIM. Richards is now LIST Lien
Lhen mt OF, company D, and VIM, Ga