Oxford eagle., 1898-06-23
PACKAGES FOR SOLDIERS

All matter for officers and ~olsiierS should
b. pissnly snd durshly markesi. showing
the name, rank ~ anyl. number 81 regi-
meni state and Brigade Division and
Corp TO which the regiment helonss. thu.
lieutenant John smith. Co n. isth In
diana Inf Z \. =. "A Brixasie. -
Division. u Army Corr~. giving the name
% the place TO which the pacnze j. 10 be
forwarded hy exprc~s.
All such matter shoai,I t.e preps IL through
70 destination
All such matter should - Ist-ls-i 20 sho~
from shat point originally shippesi
IL wouid be well TO have the shippers
name on all packages Of value. wherever il
r probable that they may want such pack
ages returned
Prepayment j. ESSENTIAL in order 10 facil-
iiste delivery Often the Chaplain. Quar-
terma~'er OF some other representative q
the whole regiment. ~ill receip, for sui
receive all packages for the regiment hut
-hich delivery could not probably - made
o, paeksee~ billed to collect.
When matter J. thus properly adire-ss-t
AMI prepaid. A. IL must be. all the matter
for any particular regiment may 10 for
ward-d when a regiment !. Transferred
from one place 90 another
Shipfers may not always know the num-
Der Of the Brigade, Division or Corp. bus
they viii always know the company ami
regiment 20 which the soldier belong ami
such address must never 10 omitted
Similar rule must be Observed on ship
ments destined TO Naval stations. Flee,s or
Sgussirous
The Southern Expre~S Company reaches
Tampa. Port TAMPA Port Tampa City Lake
land anil JacsSanviIle. Fla. Dunn f.oring.
Va. New Orleans. La. Mcbile Ala Chicks-
manga. Gs. and Chattanooga. Tenn the
location> u United State troot-.
BE particular to distinguish between Port
Tampa. Port Tampa City. and Tampa and
ball 20 each place separately.
Lakeland, Fla, l. thirty mils- north Of
Tampa. on the Plant system Bll all such
matter direct
Camp Russell A. Alger j. locatei about
two miles interior FROM Dunn Isoring Va,
. station on the Round Hill Branch Of the
southern Railway. sixteen miles from
Washington. b. e. Matter for the troop,
at camp Russell A Alger shouli he sent to
Dunn I.orinx. va. Deliveries ar generally
made through the Regimental Quarter
inssters. or other authorized repr-~ents-
tiv-s from the VARIOUS regiments
great many pa-kaxes have been 81
dressed To Falls Church. Fast Fail~ church.
Wet Falls Church. and wo.-ituru Manor
All >H~h matter j. carri-.l TO our offc. at
Dunn l.cring Va
The troop at Chicksnauxs Park. Ga.
are from i've To thirteen miles from that
tsnooga- The express -srvic. i performed
VIA Battlefield station. Ga which J. ten
miles from Chattanooga on the Chsfta
nooEa, Rome & Southern Railroad. ~oath
of chattanooga
Battlefield station y On part % the
sroand covered by the armie- in the battle
% ChirksmauEa IN September i-<3 The
trouf- arr Distributed over the large PARK
o~us-i by the Units-i State government
ti-Siicatesi ami preserved A. a memorial Of
the great battle IN i~sSi
Thi~ Company has an ot..e sn.l aulpls
force at Batslsfieli station. Ca. 10 whieh
potnf all matter may - directs~i
Matter r. forwarded twirr PER dierii from
Chattanooga to Battlefield station. Ga
The c,Nr -.'.rs-~nt - Battlefietl station
ia. = ~GANP rHuw.-
The name Of the ps~tof'ice a, BattieGeIs
station = LYrrE. ia
In the express business We call the Sta
tiou --B,rTLxFIELp Sr.rIo~.~ 1t i :.
known in the Railroad Guitlss.
This Company si>e has an offi~e .t Chiek
smauZa station Ga whieh is thirt.es
miles from Chattanooga ami known a
Crawfish SprinES IN the history Of the bat
tie Of Chiekamaaga
no not c,gufound Chickamauxa. Tenn
! with Chirkamauga ia. At present th.
troop~ are not adjacent 10 Chickama ags
Tenn
Agent viii caution all shipper u ~
iiers' paeksge~ To s.ilre-s them in ac,sr,i
/ snee with the ahave instructions, AMI Al
way suggest to them to send p-s-tsI car,
or other letter notice q shs ~oldier. sdvi-
i ing ham how it has been shipp.i ~ that b.
may know what point To send FOR il
, Give all the information herein ,.an
, tsine'i TO >hippsrS. or prospective shipper.
I Of soldiers packages.
, In any case where it j. proposed 10 >hit
: regularly, peri>hahlss. such a. meats brea,
and other supplies. to any particular regi
ment or command. agents are hereb-
authorized to quote the lowest ratss an
thorize,i Ia the trade or To- dealers. This vii
embrace all matter for regimentaI organi
nations or for cantsens.
We Will furnish information for an,
through a-sents periodically. provide.i how
ever. that this will not embrace any IN
formation which the military authorize
shall regard as inexp--iient
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NJ J. oBKIES, Traffic Department
Vice Pre- and Gen Mugsr