Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-06-03
Former Little. Fails Boy
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EDITOR HERAl4D: ~: ..=.;.; 5,:t.u s,s.vss:
Thinking it will be Of interest to
the readers OF your paper to hear
from some one in the army and "es-
pecially how the Minnesota II troops
are progressing. 7 write y,ooul| 1 this
letter. >. ..,. ,.''. ....:'-
The Minnesota. +; men jarriy;5,dl y;,l :! here
after a. ride Of. two days and. two
nights. The ride was stiresome, but
the men enjoyedthe beautifulscenery.
*Twenty.seven tunnels = were gone
through and" they were; from 100
yards to mile IN length; ;'fss :.*'<*'a!@zs,
r. + What the people call mountains in
Tennessee would be- called a good
sized hills in Minnesota. u {: > ."'''' 1"':s
!. The heat here is intense ! and the
northern troops are = greatly affected I i!
by it. Nearly every: regiment I'll in
camp here has lost some men but the
18th Minnesota, y '....r =; ,.f:,i::ss.
s The men upon their arrival S at
Chickamauga Park were given a
four mile march, loaded down with a
knapsack, ha'versack and canteen.
The march was TOD long for the men
and many dropped from the ranks,
struck; down, BY, the heat, Each
regiment has established: q hospital
And they ere full The men ,!', a,re
either sick with The ague, Ineasles q
pneumonia. Over 35, 900 men are
now camped=~in* thes,park it
greatly resembles: o. white city, Az
far sas the eye can see nothing but
tents are visible. r: Of all the men in
camp the 18th and 18TH Minnesota
regiments hvae the II healthiest ie' and
hardest. set Of men, -. |r....
|: Six men sleep in q tent. A cook and
two assistants :. are detailed every
day o:cook4fo the company. A
certain number-of men are detailed
each day>to look for wood andscarry
water: Good water is' hard to find,
and it has to be carried two miles to
The camp. Most of Tie. water haais, a
muddy color w.. *..,,,,... .', ',,' ,''.. .''-
|: n The men are being. equipped as fast
as, possible, The Minnesota men are
drilled twice a day and for two and
one half hourssat:a a time: :gss4:..::. z5t,s;t
Thesmen are required to get4up, at
s. O'Clock and to retire at 1890
O'Clock. They arefed fairly well BY
the government, being given hard
tack, bacon, potatoes, rice'and coffee.
1t rains nearly every day, but only
for an hour at g time. I he evenings
are very damp. .zs:z,t= n H.. q.
Mail is only received once q day.
No soldier is allowed; to be absent
from the camp without "a permit,
and not to be absent over six hours.
IS Nearly all the men are finding
relics Of the civil war. Bert Thomp--
son. formerly, Of Little Falls, is a
private in Company N n, J. Of '7t.= Long
Prairie. Private Van Praag, form
erly OF Little, Falls, has / bean a15s
pointed an orderly attdivlsion "a
quarters, under Gen. Poland 6f sns
regular army he He has been giyen 4
horse ' and il is ls III his duty to easas y
orders to the different regiment
present entloo kis that the mem i
camp att ckamauga until Auee Ae.Ia Sit. !.
So.