Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-02
FROM THE HUNDRED DAYS MEN.
A Brief Resume

tremely difficult to write amid the hustle,
noise and confusion of the camp. This
is one Of my excuses for not writing Oft
ener, though by no means the only one,
or the most important. Ny duties, con
sequent upon the organization, equip
ment and movement Of our company
have occupied my attention to the exelu-
sion Of everything else; and while have
often thought of home and my many
friends-tbe readers of the Journal
have been unable to communicate with
them as often 81 desired, or, perhaps,
as they had reason to expect when l left
home.
We are now, l trust, located for
a season, and / shall endeAvor to be
more faithful to my promise to let
the one hundred days men be heard
from often.
The manner Of our departure from
home and our reception at Camp Car
rington has already been given. The
greater part Of the two weeks spent in
/ that camp passed off agreeably. The
weather, as a general thing, was pleas
ant One or two heavy showers only
cooled and purified the atmosphere, and
being followed by bright sunshine, no in
convenience was experienced from Ike
mud The first few days after our ar
rival we're devoted to cleaning quarters
Scrubbing and washing filed all the
hours Every little convenience calcu-
lated to make the miserable barracks in
which we were located tsnabls, was added
10 them; and the rapidly with which our
boys accommodated themselves to the
circumstances in which they were placed,
or rather, the skill with which they made
circumstances and places accommodate
themselves to their comfort, was most sur
prising. Two days had not passed before
their barracks-inside at least-presenl-
ed new appearance. But alas, for the
anlueky Vanderburghers No sooner did
they begin to feel at home in their new
location and look around them with
some degree Of pride at their own inge
nuisy and energy in converting filthy
tumble-down building-with disordered
hunks and riekety tablss-into really
comfortable quarters, than an order came
for them to exchange places with three
companies from the Eighth Congress
sional District who had been sojourning
on the opposite side Of the street desig
mated, believe, as Morton Avenue
Upon the reception Of the order sewers
scouts dashed out and quickly returned
with the intelligence that the new quar-
ters were, If possible, in a worse condi
ton than we're the old when we first &C
cupied them. This report oeeasionee
sour looks and grumbling words, bu
like good soldiers the order was obeyeS
{ aud two or three days were busily de
voted TO improving the new location.
A portion Of our time was spent IL
drilling-squad and company This, a
least, was the case with majority OF ihl
members Of the different companies
Candor, however, compells me to stat
that minority pat in their time in al
entirely different manner With them
breaking guard and running about tn
> streets Of the city, was the great snd o
Z existence. The guards were only arm e.
, with unloaded guns and sharpene,
sticks, and it was soon apparent that tn
boys thought nothing Of having a maj
D after them with sharp stick.
{ The officers and men composing Ia
= three companies from Evansville weri
anxious TO be mustered into the service
They felt that time was swiftly glidinl
! away, without in the slightest diminish
}, ing their term Of service Accordingly
B they were highly pleased to have som
a Of the officers Of the Indianapolis com
, panies suggest the propriety Of consol
4 dating the companies from the two cite
+ into one regiment A meeting Of on
= officers was called which was attendet
. by Auditor Bisoh, who had, in the mean
time, arrived in camp, for the purpos
Of paying the boys their bounty
! A committee consisting Of Mr.
{ Biseh, Captains Walker, Hollings
3 worth and PfafFlin and Lieut. Thaysr wer
appointedsto consult with the officers rep
resenting the City regiment as the In
= dianapolis companies were already des
: ignated, A meeting was held in the cit,
{ in which nearly all the companies o
both cities we're represented. Col
Vance, and several other gentle
men interested in the city regiment
d were also present II was alread
T known that Col Vance was to be com
n missioned AS the commander Of the cit
regiment, and our officers attended th
: consultation meeting not unwilling /
: accept him as their Colonel, provides
!. the consolidation Of the companies coul
Y be satisfactorily adjusted The object O
the mseting was briefly stated by Capt
> Biseh--Capt Hollingsworth having FRS
= been appointed chairman. He state
b what were the desires and expectation
i Of the Evansville companies, aud ais
A how anxious they we're to be musteret
into the service. After he was throug
70 Col Vance inquired the date of the OF
ganization of our companies. On bein
l. informed, he at once announced to th
" Indianapolis boys that our companie
! ranked them, and would be entitled t
- the position of honor in the regiment
Capt Pfafiin stated that as far as be wa
Is concerned, this fact should not stand i
Is the way of consolidation. He woul
- raise the question OF precedence an
draw lots for position in the regimen
"a Col Vance then went on to say THAI a
a. though it might appear egotistical !
$, him to say so, be thought the advanta re
N to be derived BY outside companies /
, being attached to the city regiment
" we're Of sufficient Importance to Undue
n them to waive all questions of rank. o
ct fee or position in the regiment Thi
a was putting ii rather strong, and Will
greatly amusing the line officers Of on
companies, equally mortified those con
msnding the companies which Co
Is Vance claimed to be representing SCI
r eral of them at once diselaimed an
such idea of Importance, or of the II
:, significance of "ouiside companies" .
has been advanced by the Colonel The
y regarded our willingness to eousoidai
!. with them as compliment They woul
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