The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-07-07
Our 400 Day Correspondence.
CAMP BUTTRIoK, NEAR !
MEMPHIS. lem. July st, 1864.


Mr.. EDITOR:
The familiar face of the Telegraph made its
appearance again yesterday, and was made
thrice welcome as a friendly messenger dl-
rect from home, be assured that it Will ever
be welcome in our camp. .
Nothing startling has transpired with
us since the date of my last, and Ifearit will
prove difficult task to pick up items OF
sufficient Importance to interest your read
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The weather from the 22d to the 9th
inst. was intensely hot the mercury rang
ing from 100 to los in the shade, and the
consequence was, that quite a number OF
our boys were unfit for duty, although but
four or five were in the hospital at the same
time, and am happy to add that none OF
those are at this time seriously i'll. I believe
our location to be healthy, and could we ad,
opt the regular habits ofhome, Isee no rea-
son why we could not endure the climate.
those who have had the misfortune to be-
come the inmates of the hospital, have
found Drs Clark and Benedict, 1st and 2nd
assistant Sergeons, not only skillful practi-
TONERS and attentive to their duties, but
kind and afable towards their PATIENTS
They are decidedly popular with the Regi-
ment
We are now fairly settled down in camp
life. Company c sends out her requisite
number of men for picket duty, when called
upon, and shirks no duty which devolves
upon her. We are beginning to find plenty
Of black berries in the woods, and it is more
agreeable to be on picket duty than to re-
main in camp. Vegetables are also quite
abundant, but prices are high. New pota-
toes So 90 per bushel, butter so cheese SOC
eggs 50c per doz. and other things in pro
portion, corn in the fields is about half topped
out, in the gardens little patches of Yankee
corn is already in the ear, and will soon be
ready for roasting. The cotton crop is rap
idly pushing forward during this hot wealth
en- A great amount of fence has been de-
stroyed and the land laid waste, but some Of
the citizens have inclosed few acres, and
planted cotton, wheat looks extremely prom
Using. In this immediate 2icinity there seem
to be no extensive plantations, but small
farms and fine suburban residences. | have
not seen a field of wheat since we came in
to camp but further out in the country [
learn that it was harvested some time ago.
Memphis is a very fine city, and contains
small but beautiful park called Court
Square. In the center stands a marble mon
ument erected to perpetuate the memory of
Gen. Andrew jackson, surmounted with
carved likeness Of the old hero. 1t contains
several appropriate inscriptions On the
north side is the following THE Federal
Union must be preserved" An attempt had
been made to efface the word Federal" but
did not succeed, it only seemed to show
the contemplate spite Of a contemplate
rebel. The exploit Is said to have been per-
formed by the Col. of the 4th Tenn. regt.
The city contains many elegant blocks Of
buildings which have been taken possession
of by the government. The Adams and
Jefferson blocks'which are occupied Tor hos
pitfalls and sanitary stores would do credit
to any of our largest cities.
The Memphis Appeal Office, from which
issued such stream of treason is now used
as sanitary store room. The press and
type, or rather the remnants of their re-
mains in the office. The Editors sanctum
is occupied as cook-room The building
is of brick, and two stories with very deep
basement which was used as press room.
There are great number Of beautiful pri-
vate residences, and every yard and street
abouuds in shade trees.
Fifty thousand rounds of Cartridges have
been drawn for the use of the regiment, from
the ordnance department'and each man is
required to be furnished with 40 round be-
fore leaving camp for picket duty. In my
last, spoke of onr having drawn tents. 1t
may interest some of your rea ders to know
what they are. They are called shelter tents,
and consist of piece of canvas about five
feet square with buttons and button holes
for joining together Two or four can join
their pieces together and by putting them
over pole like the ridge of house form
what we call dog-tent BY raising the
sides two or three feet from the ground and
closing them with our rubber blankets in
stormy weather We live quite comfortably