New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-13
aomethinx Like a Letter.

THE following excellent specimen " soldiers letter
writing appears in Tas Hscosa. 1t was not written
for publication; but we know many fatalent regular
tpondent who might initiate this terse style with
great advantage especially to readers who want aets
and not speoustiona - Ed Trol
JUNE I've are at White House; the
wounded pouring iIi forty wagons passed as. Here
come. a man with his hand shot of. He has walked
twelve miles 10 get his wound properly dressed lie
seems ~ fuI get IT,, and Wild With excitement shouts
Grant In the he is hell on the hght. The san.
itaTy Commission 10 splendid. IL Is here tending our
sick and wounded. Tel the Indies 1t does more good
and relieves suffering than any one thing IN The
army Here comes another wagon train OF wounded.
every ore hero Although cut and slashed 10 every d.
rect, ion, not II them complains.
JUNE la-Haye been on forced march Tor the last
four DAYS and nights 000O OF the army marched With
" ana terrible 20 the men fall out Of the
ranks by hundreds unable to move one step further.
One dropped dead near me. We have been two
Ldays on hall TltioDs-oEe lay with none.
Jusg l7-Cha..e on the enemy. Had terrible en-
lnding fire against Out OF the regiment only four
eornpcnes). IN killed. wounded. and missing. Loot So
only ~ going in In the evening. made another
charge and then engaged the enemy Tor some time.
JUNE lsTried a. take fort; Our regiment sent TO
the front. First double about one-eighth VI \
mile 10 the railroad through shower VI bullets; rested
a moment climbed the hill near the roed Went double
Quick % yards rested and again ron ~ yards "a sot
OF gully. There We sleyed about tour hours, hred ct
JUNE ei.-Hadto be all day in the dust. sun almost
JuSE Sa~worked all night on Qualifications; Saw
number OF negroes. They are much more lnteHlgeIs
thnn supposed clearly aud brave. They have made
the most spendd charges here on record. ha'o seon
thom light hight here. -, -
JUSE 25.--So. near the enemy can hen, tneui 'ak.
Tie Sanitary Commission gave each sodiei 10 our
brigade q ration Of porter one Of pcked cabonge ana
onions to-day. Tie Christian Commission gave tach
" US two sheets OF paper aud Two envelopes Lost my
krapsack and everything IN IL In tho charge as ad Ito
Jrxr ei.-The Sanitary Commission Is The greatest
hing OF lie age-to my personal kno"Iedge furnishing
our scl bows With tomatoes picked cabbage, choco-
LIE driel anpes corn starch soft crackers, and every
thing essential At WORK eli last night Gu lofuEe@
IIS- 30-yyorked all day cutting trees and carrying
th to our pits 10 make bomb proof shelter for them,
as We expect to be heavily sheled b. fort near Us
" live on hard tack.
hard our rcgiment he's been worked, gave each man
ZONE picked tomatoes preserved chiekens chocolate
lemons, condensed milk, &C. or course very little 10
each bot my snare made new person OF me-
JULY Il have been sick. but tho doctor got for me
frum the Sanitary Commission farina starch ur
key soup, &c. and built ne up Our regiment. after
being In the front line Of rifle pits snd under con-
inna fire for eighteen days. has at last been relieved
When sent back Company had eight and two cor.
poIal3 and Company two men and one corporal ft
foy duty You have 40 idea how much soldiers think
OF letters when l ask sick boys how they feel more
than bali answer: "Oh great deal worse; have not
had any letter. FOR long tuc" They seemed 10 think
that the cause OF their illness. The nnmcs Of the off,
VINO carried muskes for sick or tired soldiers were
Lieut. Col Pier. of Fond du Lao; Capt. Carpenter. aud
Lieut. Ballard.
JILr i6-The regimen. has but % men ct for duty.
Last night Col Pier hearing Of the cough got
no ut midnight and brought him a cup Of his own
sugar. II is what few officers would have done for
private.
July 1--WE drew number Of Sanitary stores this
afternoon. consisting OF picked onions condensed mE
TOMATOES. &c. suppose Of you know that ~
Sanitary stores wo mean provisions gwen " " 'ne