East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-02-17
THE TwENTY-rnIRD RECT
Camp 23d Reg't Mich. Vol Inrty,
BoylinV Green. ky. Feb. Z. 1868.


Bowling Green, Ky. Feb. 7, 1868.
Ed. COURIER AS large portion OF
your readers in our State have friends
and relatives in the 23d Regiment Mich
igan Infantry, know of no method Of
informing them how we are prospcringi
better than through the medium OF
your columns. You will see from date
we are still at Bowling Green, safe in
winter quarters. We have for the last
four or FIVE weeks been living quiet
and secluded life. John Morgan, in
his last raid through Kentucky. having
cut up divers pranks by destroying our
railroad, thereby cutting off all commu
nications between here and Louisville,
many of us had began to think
that Kentucky was the only State in
in existence, and the Esd the only reg
iment in the State but now we are in
direct communication with home and the
world again. On Monday last, word
came into our camp that all our back
mail had come. An ambulance was
ordered to be in readiness to bring it
from town; il soon came, the ambu.
lance hating in one Of our principal
streets in camp, and our worthy post
boy commenced dealing out news from
home, and l think there was not one in
the regiment but that had some news,
either in the shape of a letter or paper
1t would do our friends in Michigan
good to know bow eagerly the contents
of letter are known when received
from home.
The health of our regiment is stead
lily on the gain. Companies +, G and
] have been relieved from provost duty
in town, by three companies from the
25th Mich, which is still here Our
Major, B. f. Fisher, has been quite i'll
for the past two weeks, 6ut feels much
better now. Our Lieut.. Colonel has
returned for duty, and is now with us.
We have had two heavy falls of snow
this winter, so much that Col. Chapin
deemed it advisable to build "pung,'
or in other words a cutter, which at
the time of writing is flying around in
great style. The boys have not yet
been paid one cent. We have no
knowledge what kind of creature a
paymaster is; the men are suffering
greatly for want Of money. They are
willing To continue in the service, an6
Will follow their gallant Colonel wher
ever he chooses to lead them. No Col
onel ever looked more to the interests
of bis men than does Colonel Chaplin
He promptly discharges men whose
hcalthis permanently impaired, and does
not keep them waiting month or two
for necessary papers and formal docu
ments until the poor fellows become sc
wasted by disease as to be beyond med
ical aid and kind nursing. Col Cbapir
has left nothing undone on his part tc
procure our money; we have had the
promise of it soon, but when that vii
be, time will tell.
Last evening the passenger train from
Louisville, due at FIVE p. M. :, came il
some two hours behind time, with &
well frieighted load of passengers, ant
proceeded to Nashville. 1t had moi
gone far before it was signaled to stor
and upon examination it was found thai
a portion of the track had been torn ur
10y some of Morean's men so they had
to take backward march to Bowling
Green. thereby causing a great deten
ton. A portion of the Michigan %
Cavalry are also here, waiting for tho
road to be repaired, the balance Of tho
regiment having passed on during the
early part of the day. This regiment
have been to louisville Quitting, after
their Tennessee raid, where they wor
aurels and crowned themselves Will
honor and glory. They have receivet
two months psy, have all new horses
and the boys are all newly clothed
they are now on their way to Nashville
i The boys all look well, and a tougher
looking set of men never saw saw
friend Carter, from Saginaw; he is en-
Toying most excellent heslty, and tell
me he never felt better. Surely th
noble regiment has seen service, anc
Michigan may well be proud of he
gallant men who have gone forth t.
, fight the battles of our glorious country