Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 1

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<<^Bt op for joy, that we were ready to dchall House, and all of the provisions are battle for onr country. A large crowd of the best quality. Messrs. Rico & An- wltnessed tlie ceremonies. Some little dis-^rews-furnishes butter for breakfast and satisfaction was occasioned among thp8»pper which is not called for by the con- members of some of tho companies, oi t'aot"
account of being required to serve Iron     It was so rainy yesterday that we did t^ree months from date ; they having beeunot parade, and the regiment was prevent-, told, when they enlisted, that the threffid from attending the Rev. Mr. I.Kjve'-^ months commenced at tho lime of enlist cburch last evening, ment.    An opportunity  was granted tt     Tho boys patronize the newsbays an every man to accept which  alternstivt read all the news, hoping to find that th^ pleased him best: to remain in tlie regi .First Regimont is to be sont forward.   I ment, or go home.   The G. G.'s were trav^as told yesterday that we might leavej to a man, most ot them havir.g previously by Wednesday
signified their intention of enlisting for    Some are absent, from all the companies, the war.   Tho ranks of some of the other on furlough companies v;ere diminished slightly by     We are not without amusements here
Yesterday the Iloricon hoys stsrled out o their street with a bear which they lia< manufactured out of hay and a camel rod by a wild looking Arab.   It was   a good show.
Cue eveniDg Charley Abbott brought out his violin and Bingham street was crowded wilh those who wished to join in the dance.   It was a select party.
We would like lo hear more from Camp Yours, I'm v ATE.
I the withdrawal of some of their members. i Those who withdrew doubtless h^d rea : sons satisfactory to theniselvesy/
A counterfeit Dromedary/^goi up to , '^ astonish the natives," and create a sen sation, came out in his nearest approaches to.nature, to-day, with his Arabic lordship perched astride, and was duly, and con lormably to the regulations of war, exhib¬ ited to tho admiring "eogers." He was the object of a good deal of diversion, and Randall
handled himself admirably.   Fananddev-j 	
iltry will be the natural outgrowth of the y^o^t Cai^^co'trCoi^sioudeuce. leisure hours ol the soldiers. q^^^ Soott )
The  severe discipline of  the regular Milwaukee, May 24, 1851, J
army is fast being inaugurated incajop,' Mema. Editors :--^\ibi is to be the and especially in the duties of sentry.— fate of tho First Regiment, is an Impor- Amusing incidents occur in this depart- tant query, revolving in our idle brains.— ment of camp duty. The sentinel is al- Whether it be the pleasure of the "powers lowed on no account to pait with his gun. that be" to enlist 800 men, at the expense The officer of the guard not unfrequently of tho public treasury, as an ornament to goes the rounds, to ascertain how many the "¦ city of bricks," for the next ibro«| p.re sharp enough to conform to this rule. monthB, or whether we nre to constitute a The uniaitiftted aro easily fooled into giv- p^rt of tho grand army of 60,000 menj ing up^lheir guns, and then sent to the ^jti, vyhich Gen. Scott proposes to make| gaard-hfeoae. 0.     a descent npocllio Lower Mississippi conn-
^'t)ur Camp Scott Correspoiidcnce.'        ^^^^ '^ * question 'Pot quite capable of a Camp Soott j      noathematical  den^Onstration.    However
Milwaukee, Jtay 20, '61.^    i transparent our future may be to the pen
itable pastime, and is practised to a lim¬ ited extent. There are a few bkilled play¬ ers in camp, who fill up their leisure hours with this game. Card and ball playing are more general favoritae, in which a large proportion of the men engage.
Select parties not nnlrequently "trip the light, fantastic toe" to the mnsic of the violin. A dance got up by Company A, aod participated in by ofSoctrs of the regi¬ ment, and ladies from tho city, enlivened the camp last evening, and was the centre i*' of a good deal of attraction. The lovely ti, evening, with the moon smiling down ans- piciouely upon them, augmented tlie pleasure of the occasion. Divers and sun¬ dry connterfeit rei^rtsentations of the dif¬ ferent species in the animal kingdom, ia- olnding elephants, giraffes, dromedaries, ostriches, &c., too numerous to mention, original entirely, and beyond description) are frequently paraded through the camp for the inspection acd diversion of the boys. Now and then a mock Court Mar¬ tial is instituted for some alleged offonee in the course of which, laughable proceed ings are developed,—and so wit and gen las find outlets in these different channels
A   VISIT.
The " Kenosha boys" were cheered b; the vipit of nearly one hundred ladle from Kenosha on Wednesday, who oaui' laden with a bountifnl supply of cuisin delicacies, prepared to tickle the pelatc and make glad the heart. Tiiey doubtles received the gratitode of the boyp, am were voted a divine and henificent insiitu
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Editor State Journal: "We are in comfortable quarters  this
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morning and laugh at the storm which | ion of the members 6f this corps d'armie howls without. Our tents have been tried ' whether we bhall be allowed to fight for for the last twenty-four hoars by as hard f » E Pluribvs  Umm;'' or stand oil' and
look on patriotically.   In the mean time, while this suspense goes on, we are sol¬ acing ourselves by some ot the more con- ^ling features of this war preparation, that " it is sweet and glorious to live for one's country," when tho sabstantials of life are so bountifully dealt out to ns.— While the " region round about" abounds in those things whioh do most satisfy the 1 stomach, and make glad the heart, we can ', do no less than quietly  subside into the routine of camp duty, with the sweet as¬ surance that the country still Uvea, as j well as its patriotic defenders!    We shall " watch and pray," knowing that " eternal
a storm as the "oldest inhabitant" has ever seen here, and *hls morning we found that the rain had aot beat iu any. /It was very hard lor those who are on guard. Forty-eight men are detailed for guard duty every morning, sixteen of them being on duty at a time. If those who were on guard did not think of homo last night, they will U^^^od for the war.
I was shown the provisions supplied for as yesterday. In the morning we ate OOO lbs. beef steak and drank 250 gallons of coffee. They were cooking a barrel and a half of beans with 450 lbs. pork. Two large baskets contained 400 lbs. pork steak
which was intended for our next meal.— vigilance is the price of liberty," and that Eight bushels of potatoes and fi vo barrels we may be summoned to appear before the ol flour are required each day, \ foe, in battle array.
Tho bread which is baked at the New* I amcskmknts i\ camp.
Ohcss constitutes an agreeable aud prof- i
tion.   A select company of three, "pickec^' ^^ men," got up a epirited Zouave reprcsen'S-*^ tallon, bringing in tho lively evolutions oat      \ the skirmish drill, for Ihe especial arause.y ment of tho ladies.   The novel perform anoe created a great deal of diversion.— ^ The ladies remained on  the grounds duri> ing the afternoon to witness the regimen-1 tal parade, after which they left for liome.(| Oompany K was the recipient of soinei delicious pies on Tuesday, by favor ol Misses Daggett nnd Palmer.   They were relUhed with a good gusto. i
YOVSO AMEBlOA. ,
The enthusiasm and military npirit o^ Young America finds an onlburst seml- occasionally, ia a grand parade to the inu- sioofUfe and drnm. They are officered, armed and equipped conformably to indi- vldaal taste or incliuntion. Woodtn swords and gnus are made substitutes for the gllt-^ terlng steel.
ORNAMBNTAI..
Company K is omnmentlDg tho front of the Colonel's ten wiih a tasteful selection and arrangement of shrubbery and flow¬ ers. The design is handsome and will present a neat appearance when finished.
I'AY DAY.
These are times that not only try men's Bools, but men's pockets, and the men are becoming solicitous that their depleted pockets should be replenished by a emal^ quantity of tho " needful," Romor says pay-day comes this week, and it is to be doTontiy prayed for. C.