The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-11
Letter From tbs Trout
Camp WalthaH Miss
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EDITOR COMMONWEALTH
Nov that lhe 5tb e. s vi aas 81
last caught the eye of the Federal so
thorihes at Washington and received
an important n sigument abroad where
IL need be, the blood Of Us member
WILDE shed IN defence Of thelr country
some observations upon the command
may net be amis or undressing
Although the Fifth Is somewhat in
the position Of an infant that has just
cast Of its s~waddiing CLOTHES aud il5
history ls yet 10 hg made 10 q recruit
who has grown up With 10. 30 70 speak
there has been murh Of Interest dunng
the short period since Camp WaItholl
was established
Six weeks ago few men of amy mill.
tary experience whatever would have
predicted that awell equipped q web
disciplined and we'll drilled regiment
could IN less than three months be
evolved from the maternal at hand at
Camp Waltbau N that time That #
has been done ia a little over 70 month
Is o marvel not only 10 veterans Of the
late war, but to the officers of the regI
ment themselves The amount Of hard
work required 10 bring about this rp
suit can only be appreciated by one
wno has been upon the ground alI the
time since The first company was INNS
tered ill.,
A few days less than two months ag1I
Col H. H. Sargent recently promoted
from a lieutenant in The regular army.
threw down his pen IN tbe adiutant
generals Office at Washington and
started south TO raise ab immune rggi
mont officially designated a. the 5tu
y. 8 " l., which be has been assigned
20 command when 1 arrived at Camp
Walthall from Washington q couple
Of weeks laief O skeleton camp had
established the surgeons were gxamlH
ing men at tbs rate ola hundred .mgro
or less day and little squads from Co
IL aud A. the first compaul mustered
in were being Instructed la the radi.
nls1H Of military drill 10 tbs success
Of these companies carly on ,he ground
IS largely due che sucse of The whole
regiment Tie example TT ~ these
men prevented many o discouraged
homesiek recruit WHO nad marched So
70 cnHlp t1 the chorus III
Left. leit, LETT.
had O good home aud IIaft.
from rapndiaHDe tae pledges ulade
when be signed bis aurollmenf card and
boarding the next triia Iar home
From The start g. a commanded
by Capt VardamaIl was Toe l~ayorita
This was duo both 10 the personal pop
ularity Of tho Captain and the Bnowl
edge that only the best class Of men
would be- accepted ia bis company 60
A, from The dag It was mustered 10 has
steadily maintained the reputation Of
being thc most orderly IN the regiment
nnd nearly every man M the company
animated by g desire TO rea'ct credit
upon bis commander and 10 maintain
the high standard already establishes.
ot Capt Fardomans oarping
Oil'lcs insisted when lo assumed com {
'nand thal be was not . military men
ma therefore could ool hope 90 make O
successful commander a Rlouec 80
ols company upon parade duH ground 4
II hafeh ho" ia sufficient REGULATIONS Of
.nla ~ins'huatioh While lacking th
nlhtafy training OF some Of big fellow
~ the oth regiment Capt NaF
anna u q nan oi more than ordinary
Intellect ana accustomed to mastering
leW SUBJECTS rapidly and thoroughly ,
.ie has made mp Tor lack Of trimming By !
study ana q n1w probably " %
n'liar win military taotte- as nuy 9th
~ eaphain I'm the regiment His p]erf"e h,
.oeinesa admirably his hifa 20 com
ana tn' confidence Of the men Ia
ls AbAhty ana conra9e inauras their h
hearty support Il Che regiment is ever a,
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