Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-06-02
THE REPUBLICAN.
Letter from the 73d Regiment.
LAvEncSE, Tenn, MAY 21st. 1864


LAvEncSE. Tenn. May 21st. 1864.
Mr.. EDrroR.-Thinking. perhaps the
people Of Marshall feel some interest in the
I'D and would like to hear from it occa-
sionally. have concluded to drop You a
few lines for their qualification as well as
my own. as writing relieves somewhat
the -tedium Of camp life. and is more
profitable than some other amusements we
soldiers sometimes indulge in for the pur-
pose of killing time. ~
AS you will see from the heading of this
that we are at Lavergne. some of your
readers may want to know its location and
distance from our former camp. 1t is a
small town. Is miles south of Nashville,
on the Nashville and Chattanooga r. r..
We bid adieu to Fl. Ncgley on the morn
ing Of the 18th, and have been here five
days. 4 Our company now has an sggre
gate Of SO men. all in good health and spi
its. SO present for duty and FIVE absent.
We have but one commissioned officer,
w. L. Grimes; Lieut.. John III. Bceber
having resigned. Capt. WIN. Kendall.
as all are aware, is still prisoner Of war.
There are four companies Of the regiment
here at present. d. G. H, and X, and this
is also the headquarters of the regiment.
the remainder Of it is scattered along the
rail road from Nashville 10 Murfreesboro'
We have two pieces of artillery with us.
and. Of course. if attacked by guerrillas,
would make it any thing but pleasant for
them. But Of this ! have very little ap.
'prchension. although such parties are plen
ty in this part of the country. but they are
generally in small squads. and prey only
upon defenceless citizens or too ventur-
some soldiers who wander away from
camp. and can offer them no resistance.
But where there is any probability Of dan
ger and but little prospect Of plumber, there
need be little feared from these cowardly
cut throats.
Major Wade, who is now in command
Of the regiment. has every appearance of
q gentleman, is good officer. and l be-
licve intends to do his duty TO his men.
Oar Chaplain. Rev. John Frazier, Of
Laporte, is still with us, beloved and res
pacted by all who know him. He is one
Of those happily constituted men that ap-
pears to be always in good humpr with
himself and every one else, scattering sun
shine and happiness in his pathway. No
one. except the veriest hypochondriac, can
feel despondenr in his presence.
Mr.. Myers. the Surgeon of the regiment,
is also a man who appears to have pa
triotic soul. His worthy lady is also here.
cheering both sick and we'll with her ma
ny acts Of kindness, SO gracefully bcstow
ell as to leave a lasting impression upon
the minds Of the members Of the ia, In
rroof Of this ! noticed day CT two ago
subscription passing around in our com.
pany with a view to collecting small sum
Of money to be vested in watch which is
to be presented to her as small testimo-
nial OF their nigh regard for herself and
appreciation of her many acts of kindness
to the members of our regiment. 1t is
unnecessary to say that the money was
readily collected. and that the watch will
be presented in due time-a compliment
which she richly merits. We do not ex-
pect to make any great display or put on
much style at the presentation. nor do we
expect that the circumstance will be deem
Ell of sufficient importance to be recorded
in history. but even here. in this devasta.
ted region, we expect to prove that the
soldier, although depraved as some are dis
posed to, consider them. are not dead to
every noble impulse, and that acts Of gen.
erosity and Kindness touches q chord in
their hearts which .vibrates tremendously
and sweetly. and rouses all the finer feel
! ings of their nature. a
Company X just arrived here yesterday y
evening. The txo Leutenants have their
wives with them. The light Of their bean.
tifal countenances sheds cheering inau.
cnee over the whole camp. They remind
us Of the Lowell ones at home. and cause us
to wish that this cruel war was over SO that
we could fly to their arms. 'e. = .isa
Pardoa this rhapsody. and believe me
your fiiend. aai.F WM. HooKEn. g
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