Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-03-27
Command, which is repeated by

command, which is repeated by
the Sergeants--"R Prepare 10 toad.
Company, prescast-Forks!" In
stantly every fork is elevated, right
arm at an angle of As degrees, lit
tie finger on the end Of the fork,
and imouth-open SO as to show SIX
:, of the front teeth. Then come in
quick succession the commands
!" Cbm7,any, Gig-Brkr Reoou-
ier-Eoykse ".S,calloc-Brkp
: observation-disclosures"
| Then the Bread drill. "Comfu-
s.y, Grab-PMf' This is done
with the left hand, the head thrown
back-raouth open. ''Sscalleac-
PMr One time and two motions
and down they go, all together.
This is repeated six times, and she
meal is over We have three min
utesr'tO cat In.
Old Gen. Bigod, Acting ASST
Eating General-he also assists in
the Drinking Department-came
up the other day to see us eat
We went'through the Meat Drill
admirably, but some of the new
recruits stuck at the pills, and we
lost half minute from drill. The
General was not pleased with our
performance, and he swore he could
have eaten up the whole Compa-
ny's rations himself, and the Lord
knows, believe he could. Bigod
is Eating General-in-Chief to the
Army Of Florida and Alabama.
He has twenty-seven Assistant
Eating Generals, and one hundred
and fifty Clerks, with a salary of
$500 per month. He is the most
accomplished swearer in the SER
vice-can curse with ease and abil-
ity in FIVE different languages. He
graduated at West Pointer Five
Points, / forget which. With such
qualifications Bigod rose rapidly
! in the service. His talent for
swearing and hectoring passed cur
rent with most people as talent
for commanding; his harshness and
severity, for true military strict
ness. Besides, the volunteer pri-
Yates have an awkward, foolish
habit of still looking upon them
selves as gentlemen, even after en-
listing in their country's service;
which; you know, is not only III
dicclous, but subversive of all au-
ithority; so it became absolutely ne
!cessary to appoint a number of Of
ficers Of Bisod's stamp. in order to
make the men know their place.
This accounts for the sudden pro-
motion of q great many Coniede-
rate officers; men of the true old
military style; who can drink more
and think less-swear more and
draw more money, than q whole
regiment of privates.
Don't understand me as COM
planning of our officers here. They
| are gentlemen, not over strict
lperhaps In some respects hardly
strict enoush-and never allow
:; themselves to be 30 pulled up by a
little brief authority, as to forget
the courtesies and amenities of life,
due alike to all; remembering also
that a little while ago we were all
equal in rank, and that there are
men now in the ranks as deserving,
and perhaps more capable, than
they, of command.
There, Bob, are you through
that? You don't believe / wrote
that, do you? But l did though;
at least | did all the hard work
Pete, he touched her off a little.
Pete's a whale-he is-himself-
individually. wish you could
see him new, setting there smo-
king, with one leg cooked up on
the table, scribbling has name
Peter Cdsrington Jones-and firing
ing it around skuwhiffs and cur
Ilycues. He, is very solemn to-
night, and sets there putting and
gazing away beyant space. He's
grinding poetry now-Ill bet liq-
uor on it.
Danlphoo1 has just left; he has
been here to night entertaining me
with his conversation. He likes
to drill, he says; it's such great
sight to see thousand men allin
a row, moving along like great
bag thousand legs. He and his
brothers have been in the service
before and uhen. this war broke