Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-28

from the city Regiment.
STEVENSON. ALABAMA
June -, 1864.
EDITOR SENTINEL:

June -, 1861.
EDITOR SENTINEL
expect you are burdened with as great a cor
respondence in the 1924 as your wishes call for
but the 'sea coast. is fruitful of news. and il:
healthy. invgOrating atmosphere makes Us al
feel Ike writing for the papers The excursion
lists are delig 50 with sea-bath
ing and ocean breezes Think of the pet reg
ment" and the "mothers' pets. far away from
their "smudders and ladders. ." in their spaciou:
little dog" ana puppy tents, where the wild
winds roar. and the angry sea waves lash thu
shore. Ii the Government can stand 1t, We woulc
like another autumn excursion, II our parents
are willing
But TO float down rather precipitately to sole
facts. allow me 10 inform your readers that thu;
Is a Joke We have been lOked. and feel face
tious desire to Joke somebody in return. Weart
experiencing soldering in It's tangible, trying
form Its true, We are not fighting. yet il don I
necessarily follow that we are unwilling 10 do 80
Ii Gen. Sherman thinks an emergency exists iol
our services at the front, this regiment will re
sDond without murmur. ~ Il Is, the regiment
i performing duty fully, if not more than COM
meusurate with is abilities. A great many oil
the heartiest men of the regiment have been de-
tailed for cerkships. &c, less burdensOme than
they performed at home Some have gone a:
far as Nashville. doubtless through the kind in.
terpositon of friends at home, TO perform these
important functions for the short period of Their
service Better had they remained at home. Ii
would have reflected much more credit upon
them had they remained with the youths who
compose this regiment 10 a great extent, ano
borne the burdens of the soldier with the same
lorttude aud willingness. grateful country
will discriminate between the hundred DAYS sol
der for garrison duty, and he who braves crush
iug hardships and bloody campaigns, and We, II
not the people. expect TO draw a visible line OF
distinction between the soldier-clerk for hun
dred days and the sun burned picket for like
term. Ii l. but poor tribute of thanks we merit
or expect Tor our services but we will have the
satisfaction OF knowing that our soldering was
a little more than Ostensible NJ any rate. and i.
performed with no view 70 cOncillate popular IA
vor or rnn ior office
The location OF our reg ment - anything but a
pleasant Que. and the duties We perform SAVIOR
much of hariships Ii brings many huge drop
of petspiration 20 the brow of the far-comple1-
toned youths, who are the principal element in
- composition. The country i not very desira-
Die a. watering place or summer resort. IL 4
not 50 pleasant for the well as Indianapolis or Tor
the sick the sea-shOre. IL i, however. a
good place for suiler chebangs and
negroes The stores are suffers booths. who
keep a large amount of shoe brushes. conces
trated couglomerations. aud intoxicating beyer
ages for the officers II A soldier feels weary
with service, and tired OF his money. he can
spend day and his money with these army
leeches and he Is sure TO be an applicant for the
hospital next day. There i but one kind OF
letter he wants from home then sweet hearts
with their delicate little bllet-doux and friends
with their sympathy are PLAYED out. - he wants
biz letters 10 have but one kind OF backing and