Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-18

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| CANP CASEY, WASHINGTON, D. ca
May 4th. 1854.
fs=4 EDITORS sSzate s,os1,7sas AFTER various
e moving scenes BY land and food the s7tt
| Regiment of which have the honor of being
an unworthy member, has arrived in safet y
ginia our situation is q pleasant one, on
high sandy hin, commanding very fine view
of the city of Washington. the Potomac river
Long Bridge, cities of Alexandria and George
| town ana fne stretch of rolling country on
| all sides.
In the rear of our camp is a colored regi-
ment. the 29th, raised principally in Illinois
| and Indiana The " contrabands, bear their
martial honors easily and are quiet and we'll
| behaved. They have made good progress in
their drill, for the short time they have been
| organized and, except making that side of our
camp appear rather gloomy, are very good
! neighbors.
( The scene around here is most animated
| one. In every direction may be seen a flag
| t1ving over the Headquarters OF some Fort
their name is legion and the multitude of
them is past finding out. Begin to reckon
them and just as you think your count com
pleted another one starts into view which you
are certain you never saw before. Some of
them must be like the Irishman's pig which
would not stand still to be counted. The
broad waters of the Potomac (all quiet at
| presently are studded with lighters ard tow
| boats, towing large loads OF hay and stores
up and down, mule teams and horse teams
with the horses in a continual state of pers-
piration and the drivers in chronic state of
blasphemy, frequent the roads and every
thing seems to denote hustle and activity.
Our trip down here was unmarked by any
incidents worthy of record. We left Madi-
son Thursday, April 28th, and arrived at Chi
cago the same evening. Here we took leave
of our Colonel who returned to Madison to
complete the organization of the regiment.
Oar parting, though but a temporary one, was
not without regrets Oh both sides, and we es-
pecially sorrowed for the words that he
spake, that we should see his face no more,
for a season" Even the short time we have
been together Col. Hartman, By his energetic
and persevering efforts in raising the regi-
ment, and by his unvarying kindness and ur-
banity of manner has completely gained the
good viii and respect of every officer and man
in the regiment.
We left Chicago, after comfortable sup
per ar the Soldiers Rest, by the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad. Our train
was said to be tagging through and, had
the first letter of the word been omitted, we
would have well appreciated the term
After a long and tedious ride, in some
crowded and uncomfortable cars, we reached
Pittsburg about daylight on Saturday morn
Re- b.- in. Il,
City Hall, after which we left on the Penn
sylvania Central railroad for Baltimore. Our
recollection of Pittsburg and its Ito borrow a
geological expresson) c0rb0njter0uS inhabi-
tants, viii long linger in our minds, yebet agri-
so8atia, like sick mans dreams, an indistinct
chaotic recollection of dirty streets, dirty
buildings, dirty people, coal, coal-dust, coal
smoke, coal t0tgOaeyS Ct t0goasrs coal. On the
PENNSYLVANIA road we were furnished with
very comfortable ears, and, in a very few
minutes, were initiating the example of the
world renowned Mr. Swiveller, in counting
the balmy," though, perhaps, under rather
more difficulties than he usually labored, to
wit, several abrupt contortions of the body
in as many different directions, and with our
feet mixed up with the shins of several of our
neighbors
Our somewhat uneasy slumbers were bro
ken in upon TO give Us an opportunity of
SS5iii tltc dcCelt Oh TIE allEgnGDN 4IOuLl-
talns by steam. This is decidedly one of the
greatest wonders of the age, and has hither-
10 been deemed an almost impracticable feat
in railroad engine erfng. Bst the human race
a1adar o111Hjd peypeti, has accomplished even
this by what our Surgeon called lateral
curvature of the read" which with many a
twist and turn, coTkscrews its way over the
highest part of the range, and over this trains
cross and recross daily and people cross there
sr n ol-ir,rr o,I l;Yrr Il
ing no notice, just as if nothing were hap
pening"
We arrived in Baltimore early on Sunday
morning, and after few hours rest in the
Soldiers Home We were once more en- route
for Washington, not Annapolis, which we
supposed was our intended destination We
arrived in Washington about six O'Clock Sun
day evening, and on Monday morning march
ed out to our present place of abode.
We got on our camping ground about dark
and while waiting for our tents to arrive were
! Hospitality welcomed by cold rain squall
! from the northwest, with a hurricane obligato
/ of wind. This cooled the military ardor of
/ the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin to such an ex-
I tent that they incontinentlv fell back IN dis
order on the Ethiopian reserve before mem
| toned in whose barracks we were only TOO
| glad TO get shelter. The men, however.
\ laughed such small annoyances to scorn. They
/ feel well, are well clothed well sheltered
\ well fed, and expect to receive their arms in
\ a day or two.
/ Before closing, let me gay a word or two of
wellearned praise for our Major, under whose
/ guidance we came hither, and TO whose
watchful care and foresight we are indebted
/ for the alienation of many of the Ills that
railroad travelling Is, usually, accompanied by.
Hoping before long 10 become something
more than mere "supe' IN the theatre OF
war, and thereby to gain more interesting
matte for a letter, remain,
SOLD jour.
From the 18th Wisconsin Cavalry