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Wc occupy County fairgrounds, being twenty acres * grounded by a high tight board fence, find shotted with oak trees. Our barracks arcbo*ird .s^’uctuj'cs, fifty-five by sixteen feet, each build! being divided by a petition extending through the center front end to end. The berths arc built against the petition on either .side, extending the entire length of the barracks; there arc three tiers four and ono half feet in width, each tier being divided into eight berths, making forty-eight in each barrack, capable of accommodating ninety-six soldiers. The barracks are twenty lcefc apart: each Co, occupying the right and left half of the two adjacent buildings, the space between them being culled a Street, named after the Captains respectively. Ours being f‘Iloclges St.” The barrack a am eleven in number, those on the extreme right and left being half width, thus making ten streets and accommodations for the entire Regiment. Each half of each building is lighted by six half windows and has three entrances. The roof ia made of hoards, but being half pitch sheds the rain completely. Our ta-i bles are without shade or shelter. But if the fnrc is not the same as wc have left at . uojhc the boys seem perfectly willing to ne^CDljaodafe themselves to circumstances, j and ifc h' sublime to note that they never murmur.The Hospital, Commissary's and Quartermaster's buildings are at the southwest corner of the enclosure, the guard-houso in the northwest corner.The Xlipon boys create a perfect furore by vsinging their favorite songs 4‘John Brown/' “Kingdom Coming/1 and “Dixie with the variations/’ as also in. their gentlemanly deportment and perfection in drill. Cnpt. llodges is bound to be popular with the Regimental officers, as he well deserves to bo. Lieut. Fatten has been for u fow days Acting Adjutant of the Regiment. He is perfectly qualified for tho position. A petition has gone up to the Governor, through the Colonel, signed by every member of thoConrp£n}b request- . ing that Orderly Bixby be comniissJpftGd Second Lieut, of Capt. Hodges Co. The Captain very kindly procured passes for a|. squad of tho boys to go to Church, last j Sabbath. They attended the M. E. Church , -—text, Mati XII, VI, r‘And forgive us ] our debts as we forgive our debtor*.” ;
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Ripon Weekly Times
Ripon, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Sep 26, 1862
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