Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-28
BOYS IN CAMP.

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CAMP LINCOLN, SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -,
Headquarters Company A, Sixth reg
iment, July 27.-We arrived In
Springfield at 5:15 a. m. Saturday,
end Immediately went into camp.
We didn't find the grounds in as good
condition as last year owing to the
heavy rains. All companies in the
Sixth regimen are neat and clean; all
the boys are in best of health; no
sickness at all. Sergeant Roe, OF
Company A, is sergeant o; the guard
and Sergeant Bear is detailed to the
ommissarv department; and no com
plant about eating. either. Sunday
our menu was exceptionally good
chicken for dinner-which under
the supervision of Chief Cook Young
was prepared in the best of style;
and Of course eating from China
dishes made it taste All the better.
The other companie. used the regu-
lar tin dishes.
There are with the Third and
Sixth regiments three United States
oiticers-Cspt. Swift. of the Fifth
cavalry; First Lieut.. Ryan. of the
Third cavalry, aud Lieut.. Philips, of
the Twenty-second infantry, who
have been detailed by the secretary
OF war for service as instructors.
They witnessed the drill Saturday
afternoon and were a little severe,
bur acknowledged after considering
the fact that we had not been IN the
battalion drill for year that we
were very good, especially the Sixth
regiment. Isl.
The following is our daily progrs m !:
First call for reveille, 5 a. M. ;reveille,
5:l5; fatigue call, $50; mess call, 6;
sick call, G:30; guard mount, 4; drill
cali, $50; recall, $50; school call,
10: first sergeants cali, IL; mess call,
II; drill call. p. IN: recall. 4; mess
call. $50; assembly parade, $50;
tattoo, $50; taps. 10; church cal!
Sunday, $50.
We have not much time for pleas.
ure, and that 12-mile march
affects the hospital corps to a
great extent, that is if it is one OF
our regular summer DAYS. A
lieutenant in Company A says he is
going to get sick before The sham
battle. Quite q number of the BOYS
are enjoying sight seeing this morn
lag going through the capital build
ing and its departments; and also
vfe"ing Lincoln monument, both be.
ing very attractive places.
There will be very little work done
on The range this year on account of
the sham battle and the condition OF
the ground. The field officers under
the direction of Lieut.. Baker went
over the prospective battle ground
this morning. Capt. Glasgow, of
Company M, Of Galva. is field Off
Ger Of the day for the Sixth regiment.
AT roll call Saturday night about
five of our boys could not be found
Therefore next morning about that
number could be found doing police
duty. Corporal Larson had charge of
the squad.
How Sunday Was Spent.
Camp Lincoln was much
favored place Sunday. Beside
the people Of Springfield there were
three excursions and it was said that
the Sixth and the Third had more
visitors than all the other regiments
put together. They started to ar
rive at camp about noon and con-
,inued to do the same-until o'clock
10 the evening, or until after dress
parade The people of Springfield
undoubtedly took advantage Of the
last Sunday the boys are to spend in
camp. 1t was quite warm all day
and both soldiers and spectators
suffered. Four members of the
Third regiment were overcome by
the heat. which Kept the hospital
corps quite busy for little while.
The Springfield press gave the
Third and the Sixth great praise for
the orderly manner in which the
boys conducted themselves, espe-
cially in the absence of profanity,
which was some times heard among
the soldiers Of other regiments.
AT $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the company was assembled on the
parade ground, formed in marching
line and marched to q position near
general headquarters where religious
services were held. The two regi-
men,s combined in TIE sery-
ices and the two bands alternately
played. Pryer was offered by Capt.
A. z. Morgan, of Moline. the chap.
lain of the Sixth infantry. Capt.
Van Horne, of Rockford, cnap-
lain of the Third infantry, preached
q sermon on .Trus. Between Man
and Man." Dress parade occurred
at ESQ and the troops made splen-
did showing.
This morning at $50 the Third
regiment will break camp to spend
day and night on beautiful lake
called c ear lake, situated northeast
OF Springfield. Troop L and the
Sixth regiment will remain at camp
until tomorrow. and then comes our
work. Capt. McConochie is detailed
brigade officer of the day and Cor
POI al McConochie is corporal of the
guard. The grounds and weather
were never in q more favorable con.