St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-23
PACKAGES FOR SOLDIERS

HAOkA3ES FUR 0OxsO408t0b
All matter for officers and soldiers should
be plainly and durably marked, showing
the name, rank iii any,, number OF regi-
ment, State, and Brigade, Division and
Corps to which the regiment belongs, thus:
Lieutenant John Smith, Co. B, 18th In
diana Inf, U. Sv., ID Brigade, Sd
Division, I'd Army Corps, giving the name
of the place to which the packs sc is to b.
forwarded by express
All such matter should be prepaid through
to destination.
All such matter should be labeled to show
from what point originally shipped.
It would be well to have the shippers
name on all packages Of value, wherever 1t
is probable that they may want such pack
ages returned.
Prepayment is essential in order to facil
itate delivery. Often the Chaplain, Quar-
termaster, or some other representative OF
the whole regiment, will receipt for and
receive all packages for the regiment, but
which delivery could not probably be made
Of packages billed to collect.
When matter is thus properly addressed
and prepaid as it must be, all the matter
for any particular regiment may be for
warded when q regiment is transferred
from one place to another.
Shippers may not always know the NUM-
Der Of the Brigade, Division or Corps, but
they will always know the company and
regiment to which the soldier belongs, and
such address must never be omitted.
Similar rules must be observed ON ship
ments destined to Naval Stations, Fleets or
Squadrons.
The Southern Express Company reaches
Tampa, Port Tampa, Port Tampa City, Lake.
land and Jacksonville, Fla, Dunn Loring,
Va. New Orleans, La, Mobile, Ala, Chicka-
manga, Ca, and Chattanooga, Tenn, the
locations Of United States troops.
Beparticular to distinguish between Port
Tampa, Port Tampa City, and Tampa, and
bill to each place separately.
Lakeland, Fla, is thirty miles north Of
Tampa, on the Plant System. Bill all such
matter direct.
Camp Russell A. Alger is located about
two miles interior from Dunn Loring, Va,
. station on the Round Hill Branch of the
Southern Railway, sixteen miles from
Washington, d. c. Matter for the troops
at Camp Russell A. Alger should be sent to
Dunn Loring, Va. Deliveries are generally
made through the Regimental Quarter
masters, or other authorized representa-
tives from the various regiments.
A great many packages have been ad-
dressed to Falls Church, East Falls Church,
West Falls Church, and Woodburn Manor.
All such matter is carried to our ofnce at
Dunn Loring, Va.
The troops at Chickamauga Park, Ga,
are from five to thirteen miles from Chat
tanooga. The express service is performed
via Battlefield Station, Ga, which is ten
miles from Chattanooga, on the Chatta-
Of Chattanooga.
Battlefield Station is on part Of the
ground covered by the armies in the battle
of Chickamauga in September, 1863. Tho
troops are distributed over the largo park
owned by the United States government,
dedicated and preserved as . memorial Of
the great battle in 1863.
This Company has an ofice and ample
force at Batslefield Station, Ga, to which
point all matter may be directed.
Matter is forwarded twice per diem from
Chattanooga to Battlefield Station, Ga.
The CAMP adjacent to Battlefield Station,
Ga, is "CANP THOMAS"
The name of the postoffice ut Battlefield
Station is LYLE, GA.
In tho express business we call tho Sta
ton BATTLEFIELD STATION" It II 20
known in the Railroad Guides.
This Company also has m ofice at Chick
amauga Station, Ga, which II thirteen
miles from Chattanooga, and known .
Crawfish Springs, in the history Of the bat
tie Of Chickamauga.
Do not confound Chickamauga, Tenn,
with Chickamauga, Ga At present the
troops are not adjacent to Chickamanga,
Tenn.
Agents will caution all shippers of.sol-
diers' packages to address them in accord
ance with the above instructions, and al
ways suggest to them to send q postal card
or other letter notice to the soldier. advis-
ing him how it has been shipped, 30 that he
may know what point to send for it.
Give all the information herein con-
tanned to shippers, or prospective shippers,
Of soldiers packages.
In any case where it is proposed to ship
regularly, perishahles, such as meats, bread
and other supplies, to any particular regi-
ment or command, agents are hereby
authorized to quote the lowest rates au-
thorized to the trade or to dealers. This will
embrace all matter for regimental organi-
cations or for canteens.
We will furnish information for and
through agents periodically, provided, how
ever, that this will not embrace any in
formation which the military authoritiea
shall regard as inexpetlient.
C.. L. LOOP,
NJ. j. O'BRIES, Traffic Department.
Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mng'r. -.