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

a suit Of underwear and another blan-
/ Aet, so now / have plenty of clothing
anu warm bed 10 sleep on, but we
don t sleep much these times. Mr.. Pat
teTson IS good Union man and made
US a present Of a tat hog and some
turkeys and chickens for a Christmas
dinner, so we had a good time of it,
only there was little too much whisky
smuggled into camp. The boxes that
were sent TO Us from Columbus never
came. The captain sent a man to
Louisville to see about them, but he
| has not yet returned -
So the soldier s stomach was his hob
by throughout the war. Many letters
were begun, which told Of the battles,
but the greater part of these wartime
epistles told Of their desire for boxes
of food from "home' and clothing
| and warm beds.
Hospital Experiences.
A letter dated at Shephardsville. Bull
lit Co, Kentucky, October s, 1862,
tells Of experiences which were general
at that time-taking cold and being
sent to a hospital. 1.-The last time l
wrote you," he says, the Seventy
eighth was at the southwestern ex-
| tremity of Louisville. That was on
Wednesday. On the Friday morning
following we marched to another camp
ground in the southeastern part. We
did not get our tents until the next
Monday evening and we slept on the
naked ground. It rained most of the
time on Saturday and we were all wet
and cold. I took very sick with a cold
settled in my breast and for four days
I was unable to sit up''-and that
cold unsettled his system and was
one of the causes Of his death.
~ would have been sent to the hos
pital, he continues, ''but it was
crowded. After we got our tents, the
boys confscated all the apples and cab
bages and sweet potatoes they wanted,
and they were also kept busy drilling
and had to get up at three in the
morning for brigade drill and company
drill two times in the forenoon and
battalion drill in the afternoon and
dress parade in the evening.
'tLast Friday about a third of the
regiment stacked arms and said they
would not move from there until they
got their bounty and better arms, but
they were compelled to take them
again and were put on double duty for
three months.
Poisoned Pies.
eve were sent out on a march the
other day and the first day eamped on
the same ground that (GeneraD Bragg
camped on Just a week before. Then
we marched south. Shephardsville is
all secesh and just about such place
as Monticello. The rebels burnt the
bridge across Salt River twice within
a month. We are now building 1t
third time and are camped on the
bank of the river When We marched
to this place l put my gun and KNAPP
sack on the wagon and walked behind
with the wagons. Several gave out be-
fore we got through. Henry Ebben
went to the barracks as about given
out, We have plenty to eat but the
wav it is cooked is enough to make
ANYBODY sick. I am dead set against
coffee. and have not drunk two cups
of II in the last twelve days. Pies and
cakes have been brought into the camp
but we are afraid to buy now as some
of the soldiers here have been poisoned
by eating them
Hardships of Campaign.
Then came the fierce blasts of winter
when q cold settled on his lungs. From
Stockade No. 4, Rolling Fork, Lorne
County, kentucky, under date of De-
cember >. 1862. he tells of the cutting
of LOGS in the forest when the cold took
hold of his system and began It's
ravaees. He says that being ill he
has not had to stand guard for about
three weeks. 'sWe have easy times
since our stockade has been eomplet-
cd ,, he adds: 'Fbefore it took twelve
to stand picket, but now It only taxes
fonr in the DAYTIME and six at night |
We can live as comfortable as we
rlease. Our mess has not got stove |
vet. but the other three messes nave |
theirs. We build fire in the center
of the tent and the smoke passes up !
and out of the top. We have plenty |
to eat as usual We lave enough hard |
crackers to do US a month. The neigh F!
hors are nearly all Union around here |
and they bring US plenty OF bread ana
MES and gingerbread and roasted chick |
ems, but we have to pay dear for them,
Two weeks ago one of our company |
shot his thumb off accidentally and
two more got shot through the rlght
fore finger in the other companies
which makes about ten that have GOT !
shot since we came into Kensucky. We
have not got our monthly pay yet nor
have | heard anything said about 1T.
John {. Robson and l have sent for
the Quincy Wing to have 1t sent to
MS for six months. We don't get much
news here now.
Morgan's Raids.
In a letter from the same place,
dated December 81, 1862, grandfather
writes that General Morgan has been
getting uncomfortably close to the
Union lines in his daring raids. CON
Saturday he attacked the First Illinois
at Elizabethtown with 1000 men. There
were only FIVE companies of the 9lst
and they fought for eight hours but
had to surrender to Morgan and were
oaroIed Immediately. On Sunday he
attacked two of our companies of the
18th and after q battle they were com
oelled to surrender and were also parol-
I'd On Monday morning Wolford at
lacked Morgan and defeated him
\ bout zoo of Morgan 5 cavalry passed
within half mile Of this place with