Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-22
WITH THE 2D ARTILLERY.
Life in Camp ut GaithersbHrg-VFh0
are There - A Pleasant Summer Re.
sort.
SPECIAL Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
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GAITHERsBURG, Md, July 20, 1882
The morning OF the 10Th OF July broke brightly
and / concluded to avail myself OF the Invitation
extended by the gallant colonel to visit the camp
OF the 81 U. s. artillery.
The $40 train OF the Metropolitan branch put us
off ut GaIther5burg at a few minutes before ten;
short walk along a road sNrted by woods,
brought our little company to Camp Washiar-
ton, which is some twenty-three miles distant
from the Capitol, about the same from the Point
OF Rocks on the Potomac, and forty-six miles from
Baltimore by carriage road. The camp looks
beau tiful situated on high level ground the large
field entirely surrounded by woods, the white
tents in lines and some near the dark green oaks
had very picturesque effect. The grass was
stu wet In patches with the dew, which sparkled
in the Sunlight Here one could pause TO look
around, inh lie natures cordial, and gaze on tha
sweet Lace OF nature, then ON the blue sky, which
was as lovely as the soft deep eye of tine violet,
kissed By the breath OF heaven.
Arriving at Col Langdon's tent we found that
officer writing, surrounded by his maps and
papers; he received us in that courteous manner
which indicates the high-bred American gentle
man.
A short time after our arrival the General OF the
army reached camp, and at IL o'clock had a salute
or seventeen guns. There are here now twenty
four commissioned Officers, two hundred and NIFTY
IN. three enlisted men (part from Fort McHenry and
the others from Washington barracks), five heavy
batteries AMI one light battery and two hundred
and thirty-nine tents OF all kinds There are
Mrs. Hopkins formerly wife OF Captain Gordon IT,
s. NJ Mrs Colonel Pennington, Mrs. Major
SidScS, MIS- LlcuLSQanC HaTrlSO0, MIS-. Lieutenant
Simpson, Mrs Lieutenant Schenk, Mrs. Lieutenant
Smith and Mrs DR.. Reed. The encampment will
probably last until the LIST OF October when the
command will be distributed between Washington
and Fort McHenry The officers and their FAINT
lies board at the Washington Grove hotel and at
Summit Point hotel; the latter Is within half a
mile OF the camp
Amosg the guests at the latter hotel Is General
Paul, who lost his eyes at Gettysburg, and with
him are the accomplished Mrs Paul and her two
lovely daughters There are also at the hotel Mrs
Lemley, daughter OF General Palmer and wife OF
Lieutenant Lemley, of the 81 artillery, ut present
military Instructor at South American college:
also, her sister, Miss Palmer, and Miss Fairfax
daughter or Hamilton Fairfax, OF Fauquier county
va; Mrs Adams. wife OF Lieutenant Adams, OF
the United States engineers. and her mother and
sister, and Mr.. and Mrs Mcclure, OF Detroit,
Mich.
| The officers In command OF the 2d United States
artillery are: General Romeyn b. Ayers, colonel
2d artillery, brevet major general u. s. A.; Colonel
l.oomls L. Langd0n, major 81 artillery, brevet
lieutenant colonel, U. 8. A; Lieutenant George
! Mitchell, adJutant; Lebree Smith, regimental
S - Y. s. A., post surgeon; sergeant major,
I; NJ Sales; chief musician, Richard Donavan.
Light battery A, I'd artillery, Captain A. C. NJ.
PneaInington, commanding battery; Lieutenants A.
ID. schenk, +. T. Curtis, E. +. Weaver with bat
! lery. Battery j, Captain +. b. Hamilton, COM
mahdng battery; Lieutenant William A. Simp-
| son. btttery NJ, Captain j. Gales Ramsey com.
handing battery; Lieutenant +. Nj. Cobb Lieu
tenant G. L. F. Harrison. Battery C, Breyet Major
| MLuim I. Graves, commanding battery: Leuten-
ant e Eastman, Lieutenant Henry j. CLIFFORD.
Battery ID, Cd artillery, Lieutenant r q Howell.
| commanding battery; Lieutenant C. Scantiing
ponce oncer OF camp. Battery II. Captain James
ix, miSon. commanding battery: Lieutenant Niles
| Grebie. 49, . "
General sherman with Lieutenant Colonel IA.
ence at 4 80 p. m. and this morning reviewed the
oaeStaoA MARY SHANNON.