The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-08-23
Our Soldier Boys.
letter from Camp.
CANT LAGRANGE, August 2lst, 1873.

CAMP LAGRANGE, August 2lst, 1878.
The Governors Guard cavalry company,
numbering about forty men, rank and file,
commanded by Capt. Ohio S. Lee, went into
camp here to-day. We left Bel Air at 10 A..
NJ, and arrived here about noon. The men
were in fine spirits, and although the most
of them were inexperienced in the art of sol
diering, they conducted themselves like vet
Grams.
The afternoon was spent in arranging the
camp, but promptly at 6 p. M. the bugle
sounded for roll-call, after which the camp
guard for the night was detailed for duty, un-
der the charge of Sergeant ]. Finney Gal
breath. AT this hour, p. NJ, things here
present quite warike appearance. The
camp-fires are burning brightly before each
tent, and the clank of the sabre and the call
of the guard ESQ familiar to the old soldier of
Corporal of Post Number Onew would no
doubt remind many Of your readers of days
when such sounds were the familiar accom-
panments of the stern realities of war, and
not the novel adjuncts ola summer excursion.
CAMP LAGRANGE
is situated on the northern bank of Deer
Creek, almost opposite Harford's greatest
natural curiosity, the Rocks of Deer Creek,
and near the beautiful residence of E. s. Rog-
ers, Esq. on whose land the camp has been
pitched. There are eight tents, the occupants
of each tent comprising one mess. The men
are required to do their own cooking, groom
and feed their own horses, and perform all
other duties such as are likely to fall to the lot
of cavalry soldier in actual service. Some
OF the men are old soldiers and take to the
business of cooking quite naturally, but the
majority are inexperienced, and many an
impatient exclamation is heard, about meal
time when by an unlucky movement pot of
coffee is suddenly turned into the fire, or
beef steak finds resting place among the
ashes, The tents are quite comfortable, being
supplied with camp stools, improvised tables,
chairs, sc. The beds ofthe soldiers are mod
els of rustic simplicity and comfort. They
are made of cedar boughs, over which an oil
cloth and blankets are spread After hard
days work drilling or mounting guard, the
tired soldier asks no better couch.
The horses are picketed in the rear of the
camp, in little grove of pines.
VISITORS.
Among the visitors at the camp to day
were Hon. John X. Longwell, of Carroll
county, and Hon. E. Stanley Rogers, who ex-
pressed themselves pleased with the arrange
ment of the camp and the soldierly bearing
of the men. Mr.. Rogers was very much
amused, upon being halted by the guard, upon
ilis Wv III lullII, anu ushSu tuc
The command are under great obligations to
Mr.. Rogers for his kindness and attention to
them, manifested in so many ways. Il num-
Der of other citizens of the neighborhood
visited the camp to-day, and also rendered
hospitality 10 the company So you see we
are in no danger of suffering.
THE sOIREEs.
Soirecs will be given by the company, at
the Pavilion, on Thursday and Friday even
ings, and they will no doubt be largely attend
ed.
Tomorrow will be gala day. The farm.
crs will hold harvest home ut the Rocks
and great crowd is expected
The men are in high spirits, and greatly
enjoy the novel experience, They look for
ward with much pleasure to the remainder
of their stay here. Hon PRIVATE.