Camp Dennison, June 19 — On last Sunday evening, when the camp was all quiet and peaceable, a great noise came from the eastern side of the camp, and a great hurrying to and fro was seen in the 10th regiment. It was soon ascertained that some of the 12th regiment had been over in the 10th, and in some way, not known, had raised a fracas, in which one of the guards was shot. In a few minutes the whole camp was alive. The 10th threatened to come over and whip the 12th regiment. As soon as the rumor reached the headquarters of the 3d Brigade, the 12th, 3rd and 13th regiments were ordered to form a line of battle in front of their respective quarters. In ten minutes time they were all out, and marched up toward the 10th and formed aline along the railroad. All were greatly excited; even some of the officers were so excited that they could not repeat the orders of General Sleigh’s Adjutant, Smith, who was in command. In the meantime the Guthrie Gray regiment was drawn up on the opposite side of the railroad to put down the riot. It was at first supposed to be the 10th, and all both officers and privates expected in less than five minutes time to be engaged in a deadly conflict. On ascertaining who they were and what their business was, there was a sense of relief came over all in the 3d Brigade and all were thankful that they should not be compelled to shed the blood of brothers who were there in the same cause in which they had enlisted. The western side were ordered to their quarters, and by the aid of their own officers the 10th was pursuaded to go back to their quarters and then a fight was put down, which might have ended the lives of many who had enlisted in an entirely different cause from that.
A short time afterward, when it was ascertained that the rebellion was settled, the 12th and 3rd regiment serrendard the 13th in regular military style. In the morning, all the regiment went to drilling as if nothing had gone wrong and by noon it was nearly forgotten, and would soon have died away entirely had not reporter for one of the Cincinnati papers stated that the Guthrie Gray’s were brought out to quell the rebellion, and as the 13th would not go to their quarters was driven by force. — But this is untrue. The 13th was just as obedient and obeyed their officers as promptly as and other regiment in the Camp.
And there are many other reports, some throwing the blame on the 12th and others the 10th regiment. and one of the reporters lays the whole fuss to an affray that took place between three or four drunken soldiers belonging to the 10th, and two belonging to company B. of the 13th. But it appears from further discovers that liquor the sole cause of the affray. — Where it was obtained is not yet ascertained.
Mustering into the United States service is going on but as yet none of the 13th regiment have been mustered in as the regiment is not filled to the requisite number, one company having disbanded and another will probably follow the example as the Captain has resigned his commission and the company has not obtained the number to entitle it to a place in the regiment. It is supposed that companies will be detailed from Camp Jackson to fill up the regiment, and it is thought that it will be filled to-day, and the regiment mustered in to service.
It is reported that the 3rd regiment will leave Camp on Saturday for Western Virginia. It is stated by reliable authority that the one of the three months volunteers belonging to the 10th (Montgomery) regiment was drummed out yesterday, but for what cause I did not ascertain.
The three year excitement has at last died a way, all the three month men having been sent from this and most of the other regiments nobody is left to raise any excitement that account. That was, to my mind, the best thing that could have been done under the circumstances as they (the three month volunteers) raised a disturbance wherever any little breeze blew toward them that did not exactly suit their fancy, and this caused many that were going for three years to become more dissatisfied every day, and some few backed off entirely declaring that if there was no regulation and discipline in the American army they would not stay. But this is all settled at last and all seem pleased with the result.
It has been reported for some time past that we would receive two month’s wages to-day but as yet no preparations have been made to pay us. Some of the privates say, that as we have been fooled so often In so many different ways, they did not expect any pay, but it was just to get all the three month volunteers possible to go for three years.
It supposed that W. S. Smith, Brigadier General Scleigh’s Adjutant, will be elected Colonel of the 13th Regiment in place of A. Saunders Piatt, the present Colonel. But this is not yet certain as Colonel Piatt has a great many friends in the regiment who are laboring very hard to have him re-elected. It is thought that Lieutenant Colonel Mason and Major Hawkins will be elected to their present positions. But these things are hard, to be positive about as some other person’s name may be proposed and may defeat one or the other of them.
The Cadiz Democrat Sentinel, Cadiz, OH