Union News, Broome County, New York
Camp Anderson, Washington, Aug. 15, 1861
Mr. Editor: After a thousand rumors which have been going the rounds of camp speculations in regard to our term of service, and every other camp "yarn" which is in the scope of the [-?-] brain to invent, one of the most reasonable was that our regiment from its crippled state was to be manufactured into "Bologna Sausage" to feed the three year regiments, on the west side of the river. We have just received positive orders to march this afternoon at one o'clock, and take our position at Ft. Ellsworth, near Alexandria.
About twenty minutes ago, we were all called to headquarters to hear some remarks from our Col. that was. After thanking us for our respectful bearing toward him, and praising our gallant conduct on the field, he said he could not leave the Regt. without the consent of the men. Still he did not like to reject the position which has been tendered him and would not do so, unless the company requested it. (He did not know of his appointment until he read it in the papers.) He said that he felt he owed the appointment to the gallant action of the 27th Regt. as they were the men who by their acts had placed the position at his disposal.
We are to be connected for the present with Col. Hinxleman's Brigade, until Col. (now Brigadier General) Slocum is able to take the field, when he will use his influence to have us placed under his command.
Letters to be directed as heretofore. Hib is all right and his fighting weight exceeds the "actual" by 300 lbs at least. Everybody is packing up and I must I suppose You will hear from me again soon. For the present, I remain your friend, who has so justly earned his title of Blockhead.
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