The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
FROM Fl. THOMAS.
4 CHICKAMAUGA PARK. GA.
August 26. 1898.

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10 IHE REVIEW READERS:
l will write you my last letter from
Chickamauga Park, for we can't tell
what minute we will get orders to pack
or roll our goods and march to the
train. We are all packed now, all but
just what we have to cook with. We
have to march eight miles to the train,
but that isn't far. l could march one
hundred miles any old way to get back
ill Iowa.
We are waiting for the cars now; ex-
pect them any minute. Our sick left
last night, but they keep a coming
down. If we don't get out of here
pretty quick, there won't be any left to
march to Roseville, our starting point.
We don't expect to leave any later than
Monday night, SO our Adjutant Hilles
told us, for he said we had to be at
Des Moines by the first of September.
l think if we stay here until Monday
night, we will have another sick train
ten reported sick yesterday morning,
and eight this morning. and it looked
this morning as if there were just as
many in our regimental hospital as we
moved out last night.
Mr.. Justice was among the sick to go
last night, although he has been up and
around for week.
1t is reported that the LIST Mississippi
has orders to help haul us to the train
tomorrow. l hope it is so, but there is
so many reports a fellow can't believe
any. / don't believe any myself any
more. When our captain gives us or
ders to roll our rolls, to get ready to
proceed to the train for Des Moines.
then will believe it and not before. 1t
worries a fellow to death when he
knows he is going home, and then to
fool along the way we are doing.
The list Maine left here Tuesday
morning to go to Ringgold to load, and
never left for their state until last
night. They had great old bon-tir
Monday night out of their floors and
cots. We expect to have the same
show before we leave. Our teamsters
helped move them over to their loading
place, about ten miles. The poor boys
had to march ten miles in heavy march
ing order. They said 500 fell out, 50
| from sun-stroke.
We lost our first man Monday after.
noon at the Steinberg hospital, a quar-.
ter OF mile south of Lytle. He had
the best of care there. Our Company
escorted him to the depot at Chattanoo
ga for his departure for Iowa. His
father has been here for two weeks anG
he took him home to Ellsworth, Iowa
We have lost fifteen men now. We got
the report tonight that our band majol
Mr.. Skinner, was back to Sioux City OF
a furlough and died the other day. Mr.
Skinner was nice man, always max
ing fun for the boys. 1t was very sac
affair
| Well | just got back from dress par
AIDE and will flush this letter. w,
don't make very big showing an,
more on parade. 1t looks as if we were
III big battle, and we have been in al
awful battle since we left Des Moines
we have fought against all kinds O.
sickness, which is ten times worse thar
bullets.
| received the REVIEW tonight. Il
has a letter in from A. d. James. L see
by his letter that the Denison boys il
San Francisco are living we'll. guess
probably Charley must have been home
sick when he wrote that letter, or there
is break somewhere. / see Dee is
sergeant. 1t might suit him to be a
non-commissioned officer, but it would
not suit me. L would want to be a com
mlssioned officer, OF none. That is the
way feel.
have met quite a few lads that
nave seen since | have been here. or |
would be homesick | have met John
Mari, Billy Marr's brother, who is in
the I'd Nebraska, and John Tremble. of
Dunlap, an old school-mate of mine,
who is in the % Ohio. John is pretty
sick now. also met Mr.. Hollenbeck.
| The Company John Mari is in, Co. ID.
I'd Nebraska, has been on provost
| guard just quarter OF mile south of
where we are camped. | have Slipped
over to see him quite often since he has
been there. His Company went back
to camp yesterday. He said they had a
snap out there. They also expect to 90
to Omaha soon to be mustered out.
The report is that the cars are here
ready for u.s. We will know for sure
at nine O'Clock tomorrow morning
whether we get out. There was a great
halloing in camp when we heard the
CARS were here.
and my mess-mate, Sam Culps, of
Sac City, have lain on the ground ever
since we have been i'll camp, and have
not been sick yet, only of late my back
has been troubling me, because%i il is SO
damp.
We have it easy now. Company drill
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