The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

Colonel Benneson s. and IN less time
than it takes to write every man had
! his gun and cartridge box and was
ready for them. The rebels after a
short consultation wheeled their horses
and put back the way they came, but
made their appearance again about
three in the afternoon on the other
side of the river and again we made
ready for them, but they kept out of
reach of our guns and passed on, we
suppose to join Morgan at Bardstown
where he had gathered his scattered
forces after Mondays battle.
yesterday [ was on picket on the
side where they made their appearance,
but 1t was not many minutes before all
the pickets were in camp. Last night
and all day today all hands are busy
digging rife pit around the stockade,
to shoot out of if we are attacked. The
rebels burned all the bridges along the
Nashville and Louisville road from
EliZabethtown as far as they came;
also the bridges along this road, so that
all communication is cut off between
here and Louisville. The cars have not
been run since last Saturday, but we
can find plenty to eat and still have
weeks
Hospital Luxury!
There is more hospital experience, and
from his letters one would imagine half
the medicine in they army chests had
been served to him alone. ''We have
| comfortable room to stop in, good fire.
place, but poorly fixed for beds. Straw
is put down on the floor and the sick
can pile down on it and cover up with
their blankets and coats. When you
folks at home lie down on your feather
beds to sleep, just, think of the sick sol
der. We can get warm biscuits every
day and light bread, and some butter,
but we have to pay for it: biscuits, ten
cents dozen; butter, twenty cents
pound; milk, five cents pint.
"One of the soldiers has fitted up
room near the hospital where he is
taking hkenesses every day. AS soon
as | get able to walk to it [ will have
mine taken. Mr.. Trout got to the com
pany last week and brought me the vest
and mittens, and he said you left them
at his house. You knit the mittens both
for the right hand, but / can wear
them. -
n war monograph.
On January "a, 1868, he writes again,
from Rolling Fork, using the quaint
phraseology of the time-''I take my
pen in hand to let you know how [ am
getting along at present, and also to in
form you that we are leaving this place
soon, but where our destination will be
is more than any of US can tell. Some
think we will go to Nashville and others
to Vicksburg. AS soon as marching
orders came [ went to New Haven to
have my likeness taken for you. 1t was
avery cloudy day and the room was not
fit to take picture in, but l thought it
would be the last chance. | went with
the intention of getting it taken stand
ing up with my gun and cartridge box
strapped on, but he was not prepared
TO take them, so / have my full uni
form on with my military book in hand.
II will be glad when our regiment
gets together again. | have not seen
any of Company H for two months. Our
mail has not come very regular since
January l. The railroad company re-
fused to carry our mail from Louis
vile, so we only get it when officers
90 for it. -
Pomp of War.
His next letter, dated January 81, is
from Louisville, and tells of the regi
ment S return to that city and to their
old camp, of how it rained and how |
muddy it was, and how thoroughly dis |
printing the whole aspect of things was
them Part of the regiment slept in an |
old pork house, and ne was one of the !
sleepers. He records the promotion of |
"a RpnnpGnn 70 "a
general.
In April, 1868, his regiment had /
marched into Tennessee and was en- !
camped near Franklin. He was scarce |
" able to sit up. q have got that old |
N my breast and side, ever since l have |
been lying on the ground here in camp. |
/ know very well that no mustard which |
the doctor gives me, or any other kind
of draught, will ever cure that lump
in my breast.
Nothing has happened of Importance
except the burning of a few houses. AS
[ sit and write here in the tent [ can
see two houses in flames. 1t is thought
here in camp that there will be another
fight here with the rebels soon.
1.-TWO men of Company f died and
TWO OtUGIS nave ptCA uioSAIdISCur anu
think more will get their discharge soon
Judging by their looks, although it does
not seem like the doctors care much
about the sick Don t fail to see the
general and tell him how l am. - i
From Schofeld Barracks, st. Louis,
be says, he saw his general and the
latter wrote to Captain Flagg of his
asking that discharge be
given to the invalid. He was told he
would have to rejoin the regils ent and
he went to Benton Barracks and final
ly to his regiment. ''I was talking
with man today from the 10th Mis-
souri and he said he was acquainted
with VIM. Lyons Ga relative) and was
with him when he was killed on May
- We have plenty of good bread AMI
meat and coffee to eat, but when the
tables are set there is neither knife,
fork or spoon or cup on them. I bought
4 tin cup and carry it in my pocket.
f you want TO know what kind Of a
Ted l have Just lie down on a board
With a blanket on it. From Franklin,
II June 9, he writes that there have
been stirring times about there. The
rebels had attackd the regiment and
lighting went on until dark when the
rebels got into the town and drove the
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