, 1866-07-12
FROM ARKANSAS,
yI.tr to n Co1ored Ekeg1ment-AppeaF-
nnce OF Camp-The BarruckA-The
Regiment on ikevlexv-4ts Drill
Cleanliness and General Appearance
The Fourth OF July.
Correspondence Of the Cbicsso Tdhunel

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men,, a4a - - sta sone oI suur i ay pc as
.gnolant ol taem as "as' l VIII te4 "nat
ID Tt,o o,,,,on+1 ..r A., .ho rte,
arth 1is;.a5 s,,tn. ~" ra5y M .us
,tua omanta etas o.asontan ". bas
a,ns an.1naa. ,sa; e T .ao S.ata u.usl
Thap h:r, uef 81 a1a,ct a. Snun' .ns s.Its
~ i,ant MY ~ ~ Ear nainr an R;rchor T. ~
itttIn ~. ~ s Ssaaa.t aseai aaH ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
+,mant ma ,e - vert, ef1lniart oti,car A. rue rha
rot;t,aa4 - aau aun,na 20 s1y et IL 3a .a,Ie
iea @ - ~ W .p d. pacsS " .nue t..ie
nnnl, -, tha i,,-a1i1. R,,,T Ta;troad S1, h..
"r.ts W ~ tae io.- h,;1d;nns n Uau arten,,
straets g,Sinr ~, conmaJIona naaEtsrs for ~
ihe 1nenl Tl,s hn3idin@s for tie cpmnnnr ri.
Ncers af the heads ~ + h. et,retz Innls Gown
the,r lenrtas Thcse hnildinSs ,sere mt m
Nv Tho TsSertussavc,+t Visrn,s,n tncsrtr
md are we'll iesinnrfj nnff consirncteJ enct,
barraek hayinp 4 nnrtico in Tr,,ns: The
comm gronn5 Ia rearbe1 from the
c;sV Nv . steam .erTv WIFI mata. freoueat
trfns inriug I'm ilar' The f.rst Trim. wt1ici,
attracte,i 15r attention m reacf,inT ti,fs proun
was The ssdrum cnrns." WIN We're already
teotinf- the cau. EEvcrv man was hlack M
fsr. EacI had n br,rht red can. red faci1,gs
and trimmiugs on lii coat. md red sfrine; IN
his nants. Their unifor1n VIA Glenn. tldy and
twenty. T6ev eerta1niy m.de a ,lash,n~ an.
neara1cc. anti their m,isic vas ennaI to anv
band to which i have listened, [ am told
they all read music, Then came the cou1pa-
n,rs pach fllirr mt nr ifs oT.n Street ,nd
takinr il place on the parade pronnd II the
line OF battie which i being formed. Tho
coiors @ r. were received. .by tue color euard and
TIE men had not on their knap;Acks. hnyre.
sacks and cantccus, as q full Inspection was
mi desjencl. a rooa line was ft,rmea. and
tbo ranks nprned. The rear rank mirht have
Improved their line little by more attcntiop
to The command s,rsuht dress. y. INT it wos
passablc as It was. The manual of arms was
conc thrGugh with. and / am wflIiur to give
Them the cfe1,t ri n; much nrcci,i9n NJ any
regiment I ever saw. The bearinn of fhe
men rns soid;erlv throuVhont' T'he irTm
rorns, ,ns,aah IF takfntr nt5ces yy,th tbrir ~.
snertiye cn1n nantcs. forned In the rnar nj the
cnlnm,, and fnr,,;shc1j mnsic tn tf,e c,mmt,
nies as ttev marched fo thcir nnarters ntter
,nustar us ts Lucy 's"91 ~ '0sA fo"' '0' "A's'
It seams there Il one officer in command ri
a comnanv Who hos - verr Irish na,ne r. noi
of Tr5sh nerarnsi n n n5a hr,n The heh,t nj
Tho cnrna mon somn occos,ons in furnish him
viii, NJ, 1rIs1 time In rcsnect thereto. inso
much tint # has become 10 him a foke tba,
hn 10 hor.,iv ohio ~ hsar Knowing thcse
1acts yon can annrsciate ti,e n,n,1scmcnt of In
snrc,9tnrs WIKI m III. rirfnr his mcn ihs
rnmmnnd ntnrweri mnrch y, TIM henntifnj
etro;ns ~ !. a. Pafric11. 10 I'm the norn;n~1,
hnTst m 1,,s .sfo1,sbaa eors and the crinaou
~ ;nsnnnress;h1" ~ rn.a snrnna over his iea.
=, e,,a ; sonn ;aorp int ,vian ~ thess
;ina. ~ ~ ~ aroml,'e hin tbar vii, MT .nnss
etEe Nv ao1 '4oA''e A'''A sASJ ''1' NV '-' "7>
o'4sts ~ t,,a o,.~to,a ,rh,.,, ,s er-,,r,s
I'd " nJ ,ars .ns oa" Ia11 "rderfr WI Tho an
~ saoee ~ 4a ~ aaa ~ aa dsstad
@GtH ,om M hav ~ ~ s VII on
noercd Is >I tnro see, snme nrr,s In IN same conG.
Pskeu t. autS sssM aas;.in, .hon ~ anr snr
an,ey ~. u oease. vns sna,, aaa any sam
Aele, pat 1ass hesef M scen .,s ahesnMent @ Mu0se
aI1ns msle ~ oI..G sthoe .aau WI Wa. snes
IT, " ~ ~ p t1an,aI ~ ~ ~ nsv
~ norai ~ ~ hasn;t"i Thnv ~ 20 ra.s a..
tma,ao. ~ suuatn. % ~ p 1 ~ o.e,etcn{
e."s.sms e.'n Go.tht,, an'ar,ooo a. r. -
nrai;Hoa,+,r,. arcofs 1t,a,n oli Ths Iina nffi.
sesa. III h,,,aIaoE val H. and ~ Souht
ELL u 'ra'i uner ,,.s ~' ~ fhav ~ n the
roraaany ~ t,,"ir - nn.fonnrs cann n
tfoa rI;s raa,.na.t has not nsrtIc;no tcJ X anu
h"ts,a T1a;,fr,s+ F-o1n +1a tpnnr ~ 10 conrsr.
eo,;nn ~ r.. iina tiicar. ther', !. oooa t,ea1
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et ~ sa1'I ,rb1,o tha,- hn,o hosn
inr, ~ ;"doo | Il hos onir haan for Want NJ
ltlk outs i Juuet ~ uas oulj pteu toE "aut y!