The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-27
WAR 4 TRAGEDY.
Soldiers spoiled by Prtting-Some
Experiences OF the Civil War,

iowa state Register
The Register believes that pettinr has
bern the chief cause OF all the complaints
and criticisms made during the war with
Spain. The women have Quarreled over
gaining the opportunity to wait upon the
soldiers. and many Of the women have
devoted more hours to sewing and other
labor for the soldiers than the soldiers
have devoted 10 drilling In order that
they might be prepared for war The vol
unteer Regiments were SEM 70 the front
IL a manner that indicated that they
were only going on summer picnic in
Cuba. They were loaded down with
pillows" bands" housewives and
other imaginary necessities and comforts
that soldiers have no use for in war, and
as soon as sickness appeared in regi-
meut the people took up the cry that
practically every soldier must have
trained nurse' Is II any wonder that
there Is suffering among the friends az
home and dissatisfaction among the MEM
bers OF every regiment sent % the field in
taat manner?
We do moi believe that men can be made,
good and effective soldiers by petting
War means suffering for all engaged
means uneauaied hardships. privation and
death. We served three years and three
months In war that was not 4 picntc ard
during all % shat time Ne never saw a
trained nurse. pillow" band" a
4
received from airy association or organiza~
ton n, hotne Many % The men OF the
regiment died with The measles and typhoid
fever during the three months the regi
fneuf was az Benton Barracks s. Louis
tn the winter of fSsi-a2-Hsaga deaths than
ia ali the iowa regiments III the fed 20
far-yet not a person nor a paper called sor
the regiment - he sent houle. SO {. was
with ali the other linton regiments during
the civil war-;hsy aii suffered fron dis
eases. hen HEY were in camp. and they
were only healthy when each days bat
Ling ~ marching gave them new camp
ground Al night TIE os.ssHa cesugadeS who
marched wilh sherman fren Chattanooga
20 ths Ssa-pruhabty sae most sff.ctiTe
army the world has ever kDcwa-weEe rot
pett,-l 10 weakness and taenleeney, aud
the ~ogid id nos al that time have an
equal army that could defeat them. That
army could have captured t'uba wsthIa
We k--aud, hy ne way. il is Interesting 70
remember tAat the capture u Cuba was
considered dUyi~s the civtl war.
80 x wss wan a.! the other armies dur
inS the civil wsr. none II which had ssicu5c
fezs lures IN any re<pvc: There wss cr!sf-
cfSn ans hQwtns over ta* manner t1
wi,.yu the war WAS coaEB<tg3. bat s,s0
wives fathers ami NOTICES a taoSe DAYS
save their husbands ard sons a. Their
country Min thef tlsSsH % love. pride
IN tasie pstr.,stlxFn ans knowledge thst
war rnsaa: i0e.sazIfs havssaig< ara syf-
fer.axs Those wives sGt gy7osAfss pFoT<8-
81 az 81 the fsw- articles 81 comfort and
convenience that any s0i@.ef hal c~e fsr.
There Wa no hys5er "a Q9srrtaiEs among
associations for the opportunity - wat
,sgss,s he civil war soldiers ard gtt tHt.n
- weakness and ineaIeiency- there ssre
associations - <crane &nt an4 - collect
ass.. forward sanitary stores - the hos
t3tals f5r the SICK anI wcUa4ea, hgt -
Sag IS - bad experience Gethaag ~a@ seat
q, TIE men Who wee sxS@cse1 10 % tas
batting after tsey LEFT thasr respective
states NAat the soldiers - i1e civil ws-
szirser zn3 accomplished hssto~* le!S.
ana a consE>s r1s3a - tAs newspapers C
s~ese DAYS vite the papers - today VIZ
t.W TBS s-orv - she difference between EaS
conditions ~ the soldiers saa rScqie dur
irg TIC c&yl w.. and sac soldiers AID pe~-
"a. during sac rscz.sc wz:A SrasG~