Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-19
MORGANTOWN BOYS
AT Knoxville are well Provided
For.

In Camp He is nicely located In the
City and has Crack Band--All the
Morgantown Boys are well
Mr.. George Hall, Morgantown. W. Va.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, October 10. 1885
Kind Friend: have intended writing
to you for sometime, but / am very
busy man | assure you. Nearly all my
time off duty is put In at band practice
and | am proud TO say have built up
the best band in the volunteer army /
| wish you could hear it. Photograph
records are being made Of our pieces
and sent all over the country. The next
| issue of Conn's Truth will contain pic
ture of the band taken at Chickamauga.
Chickamauga is the Indian name for
River of Death and they were GER
tainly right. | was about done for when
/ reached Knoxville and unable to do
duty with the band. | was q beautiful
yellow all over with eyes to match. Am
all right now and have gained IL pounds
since coming here. II you have any
doubts about going to heaven pray that
you may at least reach Knoxville, for II
is certainly about the next thing to that
celestial shore. AS to Chickamauga;
we'll the least said about it the better
1t all seems like some horrible night
mare now.
hope all the boys in blue will soon
be sent south for the time has come
when they are treated better in the
south than in the north. This Is Gods
country sure.
My father died in rebel prison pen
at Richmond, Va, and when / found
myself directing band donned in I'm
Gle Sans blue and playing for the
Daughters of the Confederacy, / was
overwhelmed with the thought that at
last this is one country and one people.
The LIST West Virginia Infantry is
regiment to be proud Of. | spent five
years in the regular branch OF the SER
vice andffeel competent to give an opin-
ion on the subject.
1t is amusing TO read some Of the let
tiers sent to the papers from soldiers who
claim TO be starving to death. The fact
is it is simply impossible for soldier to
eat all he is allowed each day. The
surplus is traded as much az possible
for Injuries In the band mess where
we have two good cooks / have seen as
many as forty loaves OF bread burned at
one time because there was nothing
they cared to trade it for. The beef and
in fact everything furnished the soldiers
is the very best money can buy.
have rented furnished house in
Lincoln Park near the camp. My wife
and children are delighted with the lo-
cation. The children are going to
school and | am pleased to see they do
not have to study as hard as the senior
| class at the University. This is quite
q refreshing change from the Morgan
town school system where little chill
dren are crowded till they can hardly
| keep cool.
1t is to be hoped E. M. Turner will
soon be president of the university
again. 1t is doubtful whether any one
can be found to take his place.
The lady that gave your little city
such shock last summer lives here in
Knoxville.
The Knoxville Carnival to be held
October 10th, Goth and 2lst will be one
of the greatest event Of the kind ever
held in the South. Can't you come?
1t will give us great pleasure to enter
tain you, and | will guarantee you a
good time. Our band was engaged to-
day to furnish music for the event. Col.
Spillman, Lieut.. Col. Smith and Adiu-
tant White appreciate good band, con-
sequentlv we have all the liberties we
want and the best time of any band in
the volunteer service, and as this band
is conducted the same as music school
every man in it wants to serve his two
years at least. Yours truly,
WALTER A. MEsTREzAT.