The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-07-15
CAMP cHICKAMAUGA.

CAMP CHICKAMAUGA.
Dear NeWs:-Being requestedby
several Of the boys to write you, !
have concluded TO do 50. our boys
are very well satisfied wish the ex-
eeptiOn Of three or four. Wylie
Presley Is the worst dissatisfied Of
any OF them on account ~ hav-
ing been placed In a different eDin-
pany from the boys he was se-
quaInted with, but since becoming
acquainted in his company he i
better pleased. There are sixteen
% Us in 60. l., 3rd Ky. Regiment.
The other five are in Co. ", 3rd
ny. They are Mylie Presley, Her
bert VanhoOse, Grant Music and
two / do not know. COrb. Miller
left regimental quarters for a stroll
Saturday and got lost and was e.
eorted back by guards. lie says ne
does not wish TO try il again. The
man who enlisted from W. II. Har-
ris' show deserted at Chattanooga
the night we arrived there, a. did
one Of the boys from near Louisa,
whose name / will not mention
Officers will be after them sOOn
and what the punishment viii be
Is not known to any private. bat
more than likely they will get two
years in the pen. our ith WIS
pretty lively here A. our regiment
was paid OF the 2'd. The cards
and dice have bra- Z hrsy ever
since. One man IN Co. NJ dre-y
$500, almost two months wages,
and just as soon a he got 1t he
stepped into crowd Of men and
challenged any msn in the crowd
10 roll the dice for his whole two
months wages. or course he did
not have long 10 wait until he got
bit and he som walked OF sing
ing Home Sweet Home, penniless,
and he will have to beg tobacco FOR
the next month any way. jay
Drake Is the best pleased boy in
our crowd. He is taking great
interest ia his drilling and seems
10 enjoy camp life. Victor Caper-
ton IL also well pleased. Car Crab
tree says all soldiers look alike to-
him. He goes up and spelkS t0 an
officer Just the same as iIe does to
a private. ] have visited as many
camps and different regiment, as
possible and think the New York
Troops are the toughest | have ev-
er met. Regardls..s Of all that has
been said about tn. nlauntaineers,
! think they have NOR, manners
and show more Of a geatlemanly
principle than any people I have
met. The johnson county boys
are most all in Co. VI and are in
same quarters as our company. /
visited the 1T Kentucky and met
several boys | knew. Capt. Carr
speaks very highly Of John Jones
and from what eaald seeI think
John Is quite a iavorite. cur
Lieut.. came around this morning
aud askcd all The boys ifthey want
ed 20 90 to Cuba, as our Regiment
had been ordered 10 the 'front.' lie
wanted every man 10 20 that want
ed To. Nest every man wanted "a
20. OfeOurse we new recruits will
remain here and be drilled for some
time, and perhaps be transferred
to the ith Kentucky, bat most Of
cur regiment viii go TO Cuba, per
haPs in day or -. We have re-
lIgiOus services three times : week,
50 all that are religiousIy Inclined
will have no excuse for travelling
the crooked path. There are also
several eanieens around in differ
ent regiments aud they are certain
! " visited by Keni1ekials, for they
say they must keep up old Kahn
tuck's rep. Well, If there are any
OF the boys at home who are sorry
they did not cOma they would not
be sorry IL they could see my bed
and my dinner. They had better
stay at horne unless they love Tn
Gle sam cNceediugly well.
JNo n. ABBoTF.