Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-06-24
CAMP NOTES.
CAMP SPRINGFIELD, NEAR JACKSON
VILE, FLA.

We have company drill every morn
N ing about7 o'clock a. m. and battaliO
drill about p. M, too hot to drill the
balance of the day.
We have fine water, very much like
that in the Shenandoah Valley. 1t Il
from we'll 800 feet deep.
There is so much salt in the atmos-
phere that we find it necessary to greas,
our guns to keep them from rustlng.
b.. We do not use all the bacon which
;. they give us. We propose to trade sons
of it off for vegetables.
Corporal Saml. Clover, of our regi.
Q ment receiTed the sad news OF his fathers
sudden death. He has secured fur
Tough and hopes to reach home before
the funeral
Corporal Eugene Moore, who has been
quite sick in the hospital, has started
home in company with his father, who
came on to see him. We earnestly hope
that he may safely reach his home.
RumOrs as to our destination are al
most as variable as the wind. Last week
every soldier felt certain that in a few
weeks we would lanu on the soil of
Cuba, and under the command of Gen.
Fitz Lee, would show Gen. BlancO the
material Of which American soldiers are
made. This week, everything has chang
ed and everybody is ready to bet his
last dollar that the I'd regiment will go
10 Porto Rico in about two weeks. This
report seems as probable as the one l
sent you last week.
The boys are hardening; with our new
hats, we have a little more protection
from the rays OF the Florida sun. The
heat which is reflected from the sands
still tans our faces, but we are becoming
used DIT. Should the tanning process 60
on, our company will all be brunettes,
long before we reach Cuba or Porto
Rico.
Miss Clara Barton, the President of
the Red Cross society visited our camp,
and seemed to he much pleased with its
appearance.
We had quite reunion, or "fllling
mp the bloody chasm," as some termed
it, few days ago, when the Yankees
and Confederqtes marched together to
attend the unwilling of a monument
erected in honor of the Confederate
dead We are wiDing out the old sores
very rapidly and the achievements which
We expect to make will not be sectional
After we capture Porto Rico and Cuba,
and Dewey occupies the Philippine
Islands and the new squadron shells the
seaports of Spain, we will want no higher
honor than to be Americans.
The various reports about Thos. IL.
Kitchen which have been published in
the lower valley papers are altogether
without foundation. Mt. Kitchen has
been with the company, all the time,
faithfully performing his duty.
Col Baker brought from Richmond
an excellent colored cook, by the name
of Sam. Jones who was the cook of Gen.
Jno b. Magruder during the civil war,
and who can get up as good meals from
the material to be had as any hotel
cook. When the officers gather round
the table, after Sam has put forth an
extra effort, it is really exhilerating to
see that wee" bit of smile upon the
cOuntenance of Adiutant Campbell. 1t
SAYS so little, but it means so much.
Our Chaplain, Capt. Patton, who is
ever mindful of the regiments welfare,
went to Virginia and secured one thous-
and dollars from Governor Tyler TO
help to equip our regiment of over 1000
men. 1t will help but remands me of
the fellow who in his supreme disgust,
exclaimed: What's half pint among
one!"
Our regiment received a full supply
of medicines few days ago. 1t was well
that they came about the time that we
received our box.
Col. j. c. Baker has been quite UNI
we'll for several Gays, but is attending
to his official duties.
Second suits of underwear have been
issued to the men of the I'd regiment
Sergeant Hoshour is now acting as
sergeant major of our regiment.
Mr.. Stuart Ramey, an old Woodstock
boy, has visited our camp and assured
us that we would receive a supply OF
cabbage, corn, watermelOns and other
vegetables. The boys certainly appreci-
ate such visits. Mr.. Charles Clover, an
other Woodstock boy, who is now an eX-
press agent, has been to see us,
Anumber cfrecruits from Roanoke for
the I'd Va, have arrived.
The boys say that your correspondents
snake stories are exaggerated. 1t may be
so, and it is my opinion that many Of the
dispatches from the front are only over
grown snake stories
The Forty-ninth Iowa has been at
tached to our brigade, which is now com
posed of the Second and Fourth Virginia
and Forty ninth Iowa 1t is rumored
that Brigadier rhos. L. Ross er will be
placed in command.
really think that Joe Laughlin would
rather be behind the bat, than in camp
Joe however, will always do his share
especially when 1--WE have to charge
Uncle Sans rations
We certainly appreciated the liberal
supplies sent us by our friends at home.
After living on hard tack and old horse
almost as long as we could stand it, and
then having our rations as citizens would