Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-08
From Camp cuba Llbre.

The following private letter has beel
received from a member of Co. K, an
We have been given the privilege G
, publishing portions of it:
In camp at Jacksonville. Aug. 30
I'M on police duty today and am likel,
to be called on at any moment. Oul
camp was moved further out two week.
ago. We had an awful time moving, a
We had to do it in a pouring down rain
Everything got soaking wet and we
have not gotten entirely straight yet
Our bath houses have not been fixed
yet. Our fare was very bad the first
five or six days after we moved, but it
is getting better now. The camp is
located about two and half miles from
Jacksonville, which makes it very in
convenient for the boys when they
want to go to town. as there is no way
OF getting there except to foot it.
| have been in only once since we NOV
ed out. Our whole brigade is here and
| IL took us three days 10 move, moving
regiment at a time, each regiment
; using the others teams. tell you what
everything was stir and hustle. 1t
was quite sight to See so many teams
moving at the same time. Uncle Sam
certainly has good supply of them,
and they are of the best quality too.
Each company has, or is entitled to
have. two teams, one four and one six
horse. We have some of the finest
mule teams here ever saw. The boys,
think, are very well pleased with our
new camp, and would be entirely so if
it was nearer the city. The air
out here is much fresher and purer
than it was at our old camp and
We are strictly in the country now.
We have good deal of shade, that
is something we did not have at our old
camp, and did have nice long grass to
lounge on until the boys trampled it'll
all down. Now we have white sand to
play in again. Our regiment received
notice last week that we would be sent
to Cuba in six weeks. A good many of
the boys do not want to go, and have
received their discharge. Nine from
our company have gotten their dis |
charge, and think there will be more. |
Poor Ryans death was a sad one. He |
was sick for such short time-in the |
hospital only nine boys. We had no
idea when he left US, that it would be
more than three or four days before he
returned. Did not consider him a sick
man at all. He was one Of the strong
.st and most healthy men in the com
oany. His death was very sudden and
Unexpected. He was very popular and
I'll of the boys liked him. He was in my
;ent and bunked next to me and it's
1ard to realize that the poor fellow is
lead.
was called off on police duty yester-
lay and did not get chance to write
my more during the day. After dinner
We had division review, consisting of /
line regiments. Our brigade had to
march away down town to join the
'ther brigades. tell you what it was
n awful long hot walk. When we got
ack | was wringing wet with perspira-
ion. We had the same hot walk last
evening. but did not have the !
eview on account of rain. I here is to
re grand parade this evening of all the l
roops camp here in honor OF the decla s
alton of peace There will be between
1000 and $4,000 men in line
Excursions will be run here T
rom all parts of the state
will not take part in this grand pa
ade though. as l am on guard duty to- \
ay, and will have to report at the +
uard house in few minutes. 1 be- c
eve had rather do this than be in y
hat tiresome parade. A good many of
III boys have gotten their discharge
'om the company. Our regiment goes .
} Cuba about the LIST of October.