The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-03
COMPANY ID, TWELFTH.
GGssfpy Letter About the Boys in the
FairmOnt Organization.


CAMP, near Lexington, KY, Aug. o.
Private Graham is Hmping around with a
bruised knee
Guard duty seems to be the main thing
, now, about ninety detailed for regular gaurd
| daily, making eight or nine out of each COM
pany daily.
Everyone at camp was relieved at reveille
this morning to find the sun was not shining
and they all felt more comfortable and start
ed the private labors with a renewed spirit.
The day is cool and a cool breeze blowing
from northern quarter
The Ninth Pennsylvania volunteers arrived
tits morning. Boys all stood the trip, max
ing better time on the road than we did.
Revellle at $50 a. M Boys enjoy another
half hour of that blessed morning slumber
II there is anything the average volunteer
likes it is lie abed in the morning"
Mail is a little irregular, owing to the un-
| settled condition of things.
Private Murrell, Kentuck) is all the rage
in d street; merry maker at large, chronic
jokes and funny sayings.
Privates Joswiak and Oothoudt say If they
time they will let their ''chollies' grow c
They will make a couple of "Hayseedville
sports No revenue on 'whiskers.'
Chaplain Clemens is very much missed by
members Of the Twelfth Minnesota.
The general condition Of health is greatly
| improving since our removal; boys move
up and feel more jolly. Duties are not so
hard since we have pure air to breathe. All
! hope for a speedy recovery of the sick ones
| in quarters and hospitals.
Boys all have board floors in their tents
and most of them have the single wire cots
! and now enjoy good nights rest.
There are now 10 cases Of sickness in
division hospital; the Ninth Pennsylvania
pulled in this morning with thirty-fve cases
| for division hospital.
Aug. 2S-Those to visit the city of Lexing
! ton today are: Sergeants Clark, Bird and
Teeter; Privates Elias, Greer and Shaver.
A number Of the boys attended services at
] OH oh hnIIf hn1p tln
! from camp. Services were held in the after
noon for the benefit OF the ''sojers." Services
! are reported good.
Corporals Pratt and Drown and Privates
McAulif were taken to the division hospital
this evening with the malarial fever; moth
ing serious.
Dress parade this evening was witnessed
by a large crowd of the Lexington people.
l 1t was our first parade since our removal
informing. The lieutenant looks a great deal
better than when we left him at Chatta-
hooga.
Services at the Baptist church were at
! tended by Sergeants Clark, Lewis, Corporals
Livingston, Gould Privates Wilcoxen Svend-
zen Fowler, Oothoudt. Murrill and Eaton.
quarters today.
/ refreshing western breeze this morning
! giaddens the heart of more than one.
! Private Murray reported orderly to Mai.
/ whitney, of the Third battalion.
| Company drills an hour in the morning
land an hour in the afternoon. Dress parade
\ Lieut.. Siater's familiar commands were
heard at drill this afternoon.
| Lieut.. Boyce is Lexington visitor today.
! Sergeant Clark is slightly under the
weather today. He was a Lexington visitor
4 yesterday and had a square meal, and it
| did not agree with him.
Lexington visitors today: Privates Ander-
man, Wolter Elias, st. John and Houghtal-
! Ing.
Sergeants letter and Christie returned to
duty today. The boys have wrestled with
the malaria for quite long time. All are
! glad to see them around again.
/ -, common topic for an argument among
| the volunteers is: do or do not do garTi-
'brine? -
Private John Frank has been detailed as
permanent teamster at brigade headquarters.
| John is "a good man and hate to lose
! him. We now have three teamsters at bril-
gade headquarters and one a company wag-
Private Wills Cutler has been detailed, tenn
porarily, to play with the band; he plays the
hate to see him go, but he is a good mu-
sician and the band is rather "shy' on ac-
count of sickness.
Corporal Bird and Jack Elias again amused
the boys with one of their famous rough and
tumble matches this afternoon. Both were
most too tired to drill, as a result.
Company F's mandolin club rendered some
| fine selections this evening, followed by a
number Of clog and Jig dances.
| Many Of the boys now sleep on wire spring
cots; seem to rest much easier than they did
at Camp Thomas. The mention OF Chicka-
manga park causes an oath to escape from
many a lip all hate to hear of such q spot.
! 1t is now called the graveyard"
Aug. 80: Sergeant letter is in charge of
| quarters today.
Private Otto Krahnke, who a week ago
was detailed for orderly at division headouar-
tiers, has returned to the company. Otto says
| he Is not particularly stuck on an orderly S
| job.
Private Archie Houghtaling was detailed
this morning for duty at regimental head,
quarters. Hate to lose him, but he is de-
tailed temporarily.
Private Peters was taken i'll while WALKING
his beat this evening; nothing serious.