The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-22
TOO LONG A TRIP

trallY situated. The captains will take a
vote on the site tomorrow, which will an
pear in the NEWS. OF course the CON
tlngent OF the state troops encamped here
now cannot Determine this, but it sets the
pot TO boiling for those who come later,
Inc ideas OF the war veterans about the
arrangement OF Camp Chickamauga are in,
terestlng. They have been thinking IL ever
they saw prettier camp. 1t is hard to
tell. The location is good. The only thing
objectionable, the soldiers say, is that the
tents are placed in the wrong positions
Ihey extend down to the drill ground
which is very good; tut they do so at the
expense OF other thinge mcrs necessary than
being set down where the parades may be
seen. Higher up is a hill, where the stables
are located. 1t 10 the place for the tents,
the men say. Maybe, should the soldiers
preter tnls to another place, the arrange
ment most suitable TO the men will be made
next year.
NEARLY ALL HAVE WAR MEMBERS.
There are only two companies in the
entire encampment who have no war mem
bers. Every company in the regiment has
one or more. The Dublin Light Infantry
a detached company, has noswar members.
The Irish Jasper Greens have four war
members here. That is including Lieut..
Col. Reilly, who belonged to the Greens.
Capt Flannerv was captain OF the Greens,
and fought in the Atlanta campaign and
In "a In Tennessee. Lieut.. McGrath was
private in the company and was captured
near kennesaw mountain. Private DAILY
went through the war with the Greens and
fought on this very spot and in Atlanta.
Private Flood was captured at Kennessaw
The Cadets have one member here. He
is w. G. Workman. He served In a Caro-
lima reglmentin IN Northern Virginia, in Gen.
Lees army, Fitz Hugh Lee cavalry.
The Oglethorpes have Sergeant s. o.
Berrien, the color bearer Of the First Geor-
gia regiment He served in Northern Vir-
g1nia with the Eighth Georgia.
The German Volunteers have two: J. M.
Bischoff. He served in HAmpton's legion
and fought in Virginia. Old man d.
Brown, who goes into every encampment
with the Germans, belongs TO the Dekolb
Rifles and fought on Morris Island.
Capt, Dixon of the Blues entered the army
as fifth corporal and came out as captain
He fought in Georgia at different times
under Gems. Johnston, Hood, Walker, and
Cleburne. j. E. Cempos, OF the same com
pany, happened to be in Florida at the time
of the war. and he enlisted with the Eighth
Florida regiment and fought In Virginia,
being wounded three times.
The captains of the First regiment are
men engaged In nearly every pursuit
Those of the Seventh battalion are lawyers
except one, and he is a newspaper man.
MOTHS oE THE SOLDIERS.
Urquhart of the Cadets was made orderly
for the oommandant to-day. He is big
natured. fine looking young man, born a
soldier, but the boys say to-day is the only
time he has ever appered "orderly" since
they have known him. Secretary Tally of
the Cadets has been dubbed "mother" by
the men, When he is in his evening robe
sewing on buttons for the men and grumb-
ling at the hardships Of this life, and won-
dering where In thunder he will plunge
when he leaves this world, he is the very
picture of grumpled mother-in-law or a
"freeslin" chicken. II it were not for
pieces. He finds everything for them,
doctors them, mend their clothes, and keeps
them straight generally.
The shower baths Of each company are
splendid. It Is luxury which most of the
men enjoy, sometimes three times and
oftener a day. The only real hard thing
said against them, In the face of all the
good said, was to-day when Tug Wilson was
on his way to get shower and the first
sergeant halted him to get ready for drill.
Wilson liked to have wept. When the boys
W0E6 ulopOoou w guy ultIls lOOkcu Ul6dQ
and said: Don't keer er cuss, Us not regu-
lation 10 wash nohow.n
HE LOVES sLEEP.
Poor MIR. Knox happens to be an Irish
Jasper Green who loves sleep. 1t is said
that he can converse as readily and as in
telligently then as any other time, the only
thing is he doesn't remember the subject
matter. He talks first of whipping negro,
then he talks love. The other night two
members of the company, one of which was
Jimmie Gallaher, slipped into Knox's tent
and, lifting him out softly, moved toward
the guard tent with the sleeping man.
1t was their idea to report to the
officer of the guard that Knox had
been picked up in the woods. and there was
cause to suspect foul play. Before they
got there, though, the goddess, clear-eyed
Athena, removed sleep from his eyes, and
Knox set the wild echoes flying. The men
dropped their burdens and fed. Knox did
not recognize either, but he is searching the
camp for information. When the affair Is
alluded to he grits his teeth and is utterly
inconsolable.
Robt Pepper was appointed twice to-day
to posts of duty by the colonel command
ing. Pepper is little in stature, but he ii
monstrous lofty. the boys say, In his ideas.
He can shovel dirt and scoop up rocks,
though, like thunder.
Mccarthy of the Green's is the hand
soonest man here. Now, one of his lady
friends told me this, and then he looks well
any way. u. u. h.