The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
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special Correspondence TO REGISTER
/ was unable the FIRST part.of the
week 10 write a letter for your
valuable paper being etilieted with
HEAT, poison and several large
boils. but ] Will now give you a
short letter. aud viii write you
more fully in regard to the regi-H
nent next week, for ] think by
that time we will know what We
are going TO do.
We have had all regular drills
1.-THE past week. except on last Fri
day when we struck tents and.
packed our knap-sacks as if We
we're about to leave. To those
who had never seen this done, it
was a grand sight. About u:So
orders we're received from head
Quarters that all tents must be
down and knap-sacks packed by
the sound of the last general call
of the bugle. and the cump was
soon one mass OF human beings
running hither and thither seeing
who could do his duty best and be
ready for the last note of the
bugIe. The sound finally cume.
and as one vast white swami, in
less than one minutes time, all
tents fell in the same direction
and presented "a most charming
and beautiful picture, beyond the
description of the most fertile
mind, and those who fuiled to see
it, missed something grand.
Some of the boys were not post
Ell in regard TO this matter and
thought we had received tele-
graphic orders to move at once to
the front and a pleasant smile,
could be depicted on every coun-
tenance, for all were anxious to
go to the front and show to the
good people of ur little Mountain
State, that in the Second West
Virginia Volunteer Infantry under
command of that most excellent
and gallant leader, Colonel Casteel,
was regiment made up from the
sons of West Virginia, whose cour-
age and fidelity to his commands
and our noble flag would follow
him and drive the enemy before
US. We yet hope we may receive
some of the honors that are being
daily achieved by this great Ameri-
can people, but if peace should
come before we get chance to
show the power of our regiment,
we have the proud consolation of
knowing that we were enlisted
under the banner of liberty and
ready to defend the same, and can
return TO our homes when the
war is over with that feeling in
Dur heart of patriotic American
citizen, ever ready to battle those
who should in any way insult or
traduce the flag that all Ameri-
cans love,
On Saturday our camp was visit
ed by one of the largest crowds
since we have been in camp, the
occasion being the presentation of
stand of colors from the ladies of
Charleston, to the End w. Va. Vol.
Inf. The presentation speech was
made by His Excellency Gov. Geo.
w. Atkinson, and during his re-
MARKS applause from the "boys in
blue" often made the very heavens
tremble in appreciation of the
sentiments expressed by this dis
lirguished gentleman, whose words
were concluded in the most fowry
and elegant language, and all hearts
were touched when "old glory"
was referred to, and the kind re-
marks of the Governor, and the
gift of the patriotic ladies of Char
lesion will always be appreciated
by the End w. Va. Vol. Inf, and
they will defend these colors and
see that they shall always noat out
upon the breeze and never trailed
in the dust or trampled under foot
There still some little sickness
in camp, but none of serious ma
ture. Company B has had one
man private Jasper Fetty. who
has suffered with typhoid fever for
several weeks in the hospital, but
his case was very light, and he
will soon be able to resume duty.
Private John Mcleod, of Lock IL,
has been threatened with fever
but he is now improving and if no
unforeseen accident should occur,
he will soon be we'll. AS a general
rule Company B has been very