The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-07-18
INTERESTING SKETCH OF
OUR SOLDIER BOYS BY
THE SEAMAN POINT
ED NOTES AND SPICY
INCIDENTS.
Staff Cor. TIE CAUCAsIAN.l
CAMP LATIMER, !
WRIGHTsvILLE, n. c., :
Julv IL. 'Ss

July Is, 'S9.
The Encampment of North
Cardinals soldier boys, at
Wrightsville is nov in full blast.
The camp is located in the same
beautiful grove in which it was
located last year and everything
is passing off pleasantly. There
are now in camp twenty-eight
companies, only two being alb
sent, one of which, the Maxton
Guards, Co. e, Second Regiment,
will reach camp on Monday.
The ranks Of the Second Regi-
ment have been swelled since
last year by tie addition of Co.
ID, from Rocky Mount The
Scotland Neck Mounted Rifle
men have been temporarily at
tached to the Second, andif each
Of its companies could have
come with anything like all en-
listed men, the gallant old
Second would, no doubt, be the
largest Of the entire State Guard.
In point of size, the Fourth
Regiment takes the cake, and
its large and we'll drilled band
is the recipient of many deserv-
ed compliments.
1t is now evident to all that
the Encampment came to early,
as very few companies have
many more tlan thirty men, the
requisite number. Had it come
two weeks later, we feel safe in
saying that there would have
been at least three hundred men
more in camp.
The music Of each regiment
this year is excellent, and none
better than that of the Second
Regiment, furnished by the ex-
cellent and handsome Germania
Band of Wilmington. We ven
ture to say that its members are
the finest looking 1neu of any
band in the entire camp.
There is Reginental Drill at
6 o'clock, each morning, Guard
Mounting at s, after which then
the boys are set at liberty until
6 7. NJ, when Dress Parade
takes place. Hundreds Of spec
tators are present every evening
to witness dress parade, which
is the most attractive feature nt
the entire exercises. after dress
parade the boys, excepting the
guard are at liberty until |;
O'Clock at which time challeng.
ing begins, and every one who
attempt to pass i'll is halted al
the point Of the bayonet and il
he is not a commissioned Officer
with the countersign he il
promptly marched to the guard
house where his name, regimen
and company are taken, and HI
is the next day reported and pu
OH double duty.
A young West Point cadet
who is attending the Encalnp
ment, attempted to pass through
the. lines Wednesday night in Al
improper manner, thinking h
might find the guard ignoran
: enough to be outwitted by him
but he was sadly disappointe,
and marched into the guard
' house where lie took up hi
abode for The remainder of tn
night.
On Thursday evening Gov
, Fowle, commander-in-chief, re
viewed the troops. The Cover
nor was looking his best and W
: heard many complimenting hi
fine appearance. He expresse
himself as highly pleased wit
the appearance Of the Stat
Guard, and here we might re
;, mark that this body has no bet
e ter friend and well-wisher tina
> Governor Fowle, as his past a.
tions have shown.
. The biggest day of the El
e campment as yet was Frida.
t " hich was Veterans Day. Stat
d Guard was drawn up in one lir
f near a quarter of mile loni
in front of which Gov. Fow]
and staff rode and near thrt
. hundred veterans, under con
mand of Col. w. l.. DeLosset
If Wilmington, paraded. Anon
L this number were seen DE-. r. /
/ Holiday and j. 7. Gregory,
t Clinton.
l. After the paiade sham chars
!. upon the veterans was ordere
y. by Gen. Anthony and the sc
u dier boys rushed with fixed ba
k onets toward the veterans, wi
# raised the "rebel yell" and rus