Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-03
COMPANY A HOME.
Soldier Boys Return From
Springfield.
EcN0RS IN THE SHAM BATTLE


Rock Islanders Do Themselves Proud On
All Occasions and Come Pack Hale and
Hearty After Week. Battle With no,
eniupcs and Damp Weather.
Rock Islands soldier boJs arrived
home Saturday evening ell hale and
hearty after weeks battle with the
damp atmosphere and Florida mos
duitoes at Springfield. The Company
returned on special Burlington
train, which also carried several
other companies, the boys from here
reaching home at 6 O'Clock.
The encampment 0: 1896 and its
attendant incidents will live long in
the memories of those who compos. d
the Rock Island deleg ,tion. which
did itself proud on every occasion in
which it participated. While there
was very little time for recreation or
pleasure during the week, the boys
eviuced little disposition to com.
plain, ell seeming deeply interested
IN the labors mapped out for them.
The instruction in military tactics
was valuable and simply and i'm
pressively given. In fact it WAS an
unusual enrampment fcr education
and the company feels better for the
trip, although the weather was I'M
favorable-very much so for couple
OF days.
In the march to the Sangamon
river was where the boys of Com pany
A showed their metal, covering the
territory without one succumbing 10
the heat or displaying any evidence
Of fatigue, although all were little
| weak in the knees on reaching
their destination. None of the com.
! paoy's members required The atteu.
ton Of the hospital corps during the
encampmeat. 4 few have bad cold.
owing to the damp weather.
Last Day in Cam,.I
| CAMP LINCOLN, SPRINGFIELD, july
3l.-rhursiay was governors day.
Troop b, Of Bloomington, went To
the governors residence and escorted
him to camp. Both were met at tn.
entrance of the camp by the Sixth
and Third regiments and escorted tc
the generals headquarters.
| At clock in the afternoon w.
passed in review and were inspected
by the governor. At dress parade il
the evening RS Company A passed tb,
governor he was seen to applaud then
which mark of courtesy is not shown
cvery company, and they did have
line they were all proud of, and tt,
boys deserve great credit for it
Here is what the associate editor o
the Morrison Sentinel SAYS of Com
lpauy A:
1.-The Sixth regiment having gor
on its march to Camp Swift yestcr
day, the members of the severa
com panies who we're detailed a
guards at camp Lincoln all took thei
meals at the mess tent of Compau
A, of Rock Island, this being j
charge of Chief Cook Young and AS
distant johnson. Everything wa
| first class and showed that they ha
the culinary art down to a fine point
1t is not saying too much to stat
that Young is the best cook in til
camp, and the table arrangement an
appearance is conceded to be the fines
The members of Company l, of MOI
rison, voted unanimously that Con
pany A, OF Rock Island, is compose
of gcntlemanly set of young mel
and they are never left in the lure
at meal time. They also make a fir
appearance when on parade and @
the whole are credit 20 the Sixt
regiment, /. n. G. Companies
and l have very warm regard fl
each other and in the sham bait
this morning were the only con
panies of the regiment to penetra
the enemy's lines and capture the
headquarters and signal station an
thus win the battle for the regimen
Hereafter these two companies wi
always nave kindly regard for ca,
other"
ii Down on the Sangsmon.
The Sixth regiment left Camp Ii
coin yesterday morning at 81:
a, o'clock and marched north TO ii
Sangamon river, distance of abol
six miles, and pitched tents on
knoll about a rod from the rive
The place corresponds very mu,
with Black Hawks Watch Towe
We formed our lines of tents ii
same as in Camp Lincoln, and esta
lished guard mount and got our ca
ing utensils in readiness for servic