The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-11
col. SMITH LED THE CHOIR.
Chaplain Christensen Has Regimental
Officers Under Discipline.

Correspondence of the Journal.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, Camp of
the ne-hundred-and-fi fty-eighth Indiana
Volunteers, Aug. s.-Services were held
Sunday morning by Chaplain Christensen. of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fty-eighth Regiment.
The chaplain preached sermon, admon-
fishing the troops to be patient while wait
ing for chance to go to the front. The
services were attended by the regimental
officers, who had front seats, and, led by
Colonel Smith, acted the part of the choir.
Aieut. Hopkins wore his white duck trous-
ers and sang soprano. Colonel Smith abso-
lutely prohibited all flirting with the So
prano, and the choir behaved extremely
well. De Witt C. Griffith, of Indianapolis,
visited camp Saturday and Sunday, and
Joined the choir Sunday morning, his mag
nificent basso helping the choir very ma
sterially. Sunday evening special services
were held in honor of Private Harry Nc
Mullen, of Company d, who died on Friday
evening.
An order has been issued from general
headquarters calling for the transfer of
fourteen men from each regiment in the
park. in order to fill the hospital and am
bulance companies to the required numbers.
This regiment to-day has only nine men
in the division hospital and they are not
dangerously i'll. The total number in hos
pital from the entire division is about 80.
The health of this regiment is constantly
improving.
The targets on the range have been
changed so that the firing at
figures representing the head and shoulders
of a man. This is to accustom them to
shooting at men behind bTeastworks. The
man who owns the farm in which the bril-
l. - Itch,
served as bridge over the river, cut in
two, so now the camp of the range officers
has been moved to the other side OF che
river, and the companies go out in the
morning and come back in the evening
The next thing which these regiments will
take up in the art of becoming thorough
soldiers will be practice marches. Officers
of the division have been sent cut in iii d.
rectlons to locate suitable places for small
camps. Regiments will be sent out in neavy
marching order. to be gone four five
days. The regiments will go in different di-
rections, marching all day and pitching
their camp at night. The next morning they
selected In this way ekch regiment will
march about sixty miles before getting back
recently been Issuing canned salmon 10 the
men. After empting the cans the boys pet
about half dozen small stones in each
can and then wait till after taps. Then
when all the camp is still and lights out
one or two men will reach out of their tent
and throw the can down the company
street. This is followed by some men IN
the next company. The racket brings the
ofrcer of the day, the officer of the guard
and company officers out. Then the same
racket will be heard at the other end of
the camp Away go the officers, and when
in another company. When the officers get
to that point every member of the company
IS sound asleep. The next morning early
the cans are gathered up and carefully Sc
%reted for use the next night. Finally, the
guard gatheEed up the cans they were
thrown out and the camp Is now quiet TIL
the next issue Of salmon. In order to To-
cate these disturbers of the peace, Com
pany D placed a guard in their company
street. But he was subject to continuous
nre OF loaded salmon cans from the rear,
and finally was compelled to retreat.
Lieut.. Harry Mahan, who is in charge of
Company Fl, is now known as Extra Duty
Mahan.' Since the lieutenant returned from
home he has been more than ordinarily lib
eral in giving the men extra duty for
breaches of discipline. Along with the other
officers. he was out the other night trying
to locate the men who were throwing the
company to the other, trying to catch his
man, and thinking how much extra duty he
tent in which Earl Mckee sleeps. Mckee,
who is a model soldier. sound asleep,
long drawn-out snore. Here was Lieut..
Mahan's chance. Give that man extra duty
for making unnecessary noise" he shouted.
Thus do the Innocent suffer for the sins of
the guilty.
Charley Clark, of Company H, has been
made orderly TO the range officer. Captain
Charles Tarlton. He has bought a pair of
boots, which come up to his knees and
rides a large black mule which belongs to
Texas Higgins's team. the meanest in the
camp. When Charley mounts the mule one
can see bis boots and above them his red
hair, with his campaign hat on top of it,
Charley rode out TO the range the first day
and went along right smoothly except
VIXEN he crossed the, bridge. The mule snail
ly crossed the bridge, but he went all
around one end of it., and then Charley had
to get off and lead the mule across
Private c. f. Temple, of Company L.
holds the championship of the camp in
shooting. He scored fifty out OF a possible
fifty this morning.
Word has just been received of the death
OF General Poland, at Ashevilie, n. G. Moth
ing is known as to the arrangements for
the funeral. II. Z j.