Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-11
CAMP 10TH REGIMENT,
CAIRo, April, 3oth, 1o64.}


--s..r CAIRO, April, 30th, 1864
Editors state Journal Once more we are
in camp, after passing our furlough Of thirty
days pleasantly among our friends at home.
We started from Madison on the morning
of the goth, and arrived in Chicago that eve
ming at s O'clock, and Immediately marched
to TIE Soldiers Rest and found a warm and
excellent supper awaiting us, prepared by the
ladies connected with the Rest. After sup
per we retired to the sleeping rooms connect
ed with the Rest and slept soundly in the
comfortable hunks. In the morning we par
took OF a tip-top breakfast prepared for US
by the same fair and generous hands that pre-
pared our supper, After breakfast the COM
mand to ''fall in" was given. The regiment i'm
mediately formed in front of the Rest and our
gallant Colonel proposed three cheers for the
ladies of the Soldiers Rest, which the men
responded to with will, when we marched
to the cars, the ladies of the Rest appearing
at the doors and windows with flags, waving
them and cheering Us we passed. Long
will our boys remember them for the kind
ness they showed Us, and may our friends in
Wisconsin, IN some appropriate manner, re-
ward them Tor the Invaluable kindness and
attention they show towards Wisconsin SOL
diers passing through Chicago.
After getting aboard the ears we started
for Cairo, everybody living along the route
appearing at their doors and cheering US as
we passed along. We arrived in Cairo on
the morning of the 22d, and amid rain
storm, which has continued almost uninter-
rupted until the present time, we started for
our camp and found II about one mile dis
tant, and about one foot deep in the mud at
the present time. A part of the 10th and
ltth army corps are encamped here, organic
ing, preparatory to starting for Huntsville
Alabama.
Our regiment is about eight hundred and
fifty strong now, all fine, healthy, robust men,
and is esteemed by our division commander
one OF the best regiments in his division.
The health of the regiment is excellent.
Assistant Surgeon Turner is in charge of the
regiment, which is a sufficient guarantee that
there will be as little sickness as attention
and medical skill will prevent Col Fair
child is at present in command of the Sd
brigade, position for which he is eminently
qualified May his command never be less.
II we ever get out of this mud, | viii write
again. Yours,
- NJ. l.. LEAHIN, 10th Reg. Wis. Vol
The National Uuard d ONO mustered Mon
day in response 10 the Governors call for
one hundred days' men. Out of 4S6 eempa-
MES all but As have reported, making 81, 900
men for active duty. The whole number will
reach nearly 10000 men, ready for the field
at a moments notice. The four Cincinnati
regiments turned out nearly 5000 men arm.
and equipped.
The Herald's Newhern letter of the 27th
says information has been received here that
the rebel authorities had taken possession of
all the railroads in the South for the next so
days, during which time no citizens would be
allowed TO travel on them. 1t has also teen
learned that troops from Charleston have
been brought to Wilmington and there re-
lieved troops who had since proceeded to
Richmond.