Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
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Coro poIord Nov Of.

Regiments of the Volunteer Army,
the First West Virginia and Sixth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
The occasion was a grand dinner
given by the different companys OF
the First West Virginia to the
companys of the Sixth Ohio of the
same letter.
The first thing at day break the
members of the Sixth fell into line
headed by the regimental band and
came over the Dummy track, the
same Dummy track that the snakes
and buckeyes had soaped so often
because they would not carry pro-
vosts free, to vaken up the snakes
and they surely did waken all OF
them up in hurry. Just as soon
as they struck guard line, the band
turned loose on Dixie and you
should have heard the cheers. They
marched up and down company
streets of the First, Second and
Third Batallions, discoursing sweet
music and you should have seen
those snakes get out of bed on the
double quick. Then they marched
around to headquarters and paid
their respects to the officers and l
guess they had wakened up all the
snakes by that time for first call.
We then marched back to
their regiment as the bugler blew
mess call or soopsy, soopsy, as it is
called in the army. Well, every
thing moved along finely and all
was activity in the camp of the
Snakes as they were preparing to
get even with the Buckeyes for dis
turbing their peaceful slumbers.
All forenoon wagons would come
on. from cityward, deliver surdry
boxes and packages and drive
away, and small gangs of those
wiley Snakes would be seen bring
ing boards and hurriedly erecting
long tables. Various other mem
bers Of the company were seen
moving swiftly around the mess
tent obeying hurried orders from
the chief cook. moving various ar
ticles of kitchen furniture hither
and thither from mess tent to fur
mace, and back until 1890 when
our regimental band began to play
and committee of officers and non
commissioned officers. was seen 60
ing to the camp of the Buckeyes,
headed b. our regimental band aud
soon had those Buckeyes in line
and headed across the dummy track
TO the camp of the Snakes where the
Snakes were lined up in their COM
pany street to receive their brother
in arms from the buckeye state,
which they did with right, royal
and welcome. and three cheers for
the Buckeyes and the command:
forward march," being given,
they were headed toward the mess
tent with orders to get their meat
pans ready for action and so they
want into line by file. The chief
cook and his assistants proceeded
to fill those plates to full carrying
capacity with good things of life,
including roast turkey, cranberry
sauce, fried chicken and other
delicacies, too numerous to men
ton, some very excellant jam, with
cream on the side and you just
ought to see those Buckeyes and
snakes make the turkeys disappear
until every appetite was fully sat
is6ed when all repaired to the
quarters of the men where they en-
tereained enc another with cigars
and stories for while and getting
we'll acquainted. In the afternoon
watched foot ball game between
company G, of the first battalion
and company G, CT the third Bat
talon which was very exciting,
while it lasted and listening to
speeches by the officers of both
regiments. AS all the Of
fiers had to make speech
for the boys, which all enjoyed
greatly, as there never has been a
time in the history Of warfare
when any two regiments