Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-06-16

CAaP GEo. II. THOMAS, LYTLE, Ga
Mnndau Iune 1909

Editor of the Fress:
E. J. Fauzy, formerly Of this place
writes following account OF the sham
rattle, by one who was engaged in it as
a member of the regiment that covered
ITSELF with glory. The boys are all well
will give you an idea of a day in
camp At $50 the morning gun is
fired and the bugle blows reveille and
as soon as the music ceases the roll is
called. and every man who is not in
J line with trousers, shoes and hat on is
fined 81 90 Strange to say there has
been no. fines. At 5:45 the bugle blows
the police call and the guard which
came off the morning before goes
| through the camp ard picks up and
| burns al rubbish. By this time all tents
| are supposed to have been cleaned
and the blankets hung out to air.
| Then at 500 the sick call sounds and
, all sick ones are taken TO the hospital
by the first sergeants. AT 600 mess
call sounds for breakfast and at 6.20
the first sergeants call sounds. The
sergeants then make their reports to
/ the adiutants At 700 she assembly
sounds fer drill. This IS company
drill At 9:30 the bugle recalls us from
the field. At 1000 we have guard
mount. Then the details six or eight
men from each company, chosen with
reference 10 the letters beginning are
taken into, the field and are first in
gpected as. to person and She best APP
bearing soldier in the detail rs chosen
as orderly Of the day and the colonies
messenger The arms arc then in
spected. Then the guard is marched
TO the guard-house and tie Old guard
salute8 then. They are divided into
three reliefs and the old guard is dis
missed. THIS requires aboat one hour.
At 1900, the mess call sounds for din
ner and at $3.50, assembly for battalion
drill. At 500, recall. AT 600, mess
Supper. At 700, sunset gun retreat).
At 500, tattoo, (go to bed and at 9:15,
taps, lights OUT.
The time between drii3s is tilled on
special details, such as strengthening
tents, digging sink holes, carrying
water and the like.
Ihave held out well against the heat,
which has been 103 degrees in the
shade. The nights are not 50 cold as
reported and we can take Oft our out
side clothes to sleep.
| was in the battle, Of which you
have read before this reaches you.
Our division, like all others, has three
brigades there are three regiments in
q brigade, Our brigade fought the
other two in our division. The object
being to capture signal tower. The
two other brigades wore blouses which
was ten per cent. in our favor. Well
the other brigades secretly posted scouts
around onrcamp at II o'clock the night
before and also left their camp at 800
a. M, to take up their position. AT
$50 we left camp and repaired to the
woods behind them, threw out an adj
vance guard consisting OF four mem
and a sergeant who walked in AL
vance of the main body. Then came
the right and left fankers, consisting
of four men and a sergeant n each set
of flankers. Then came string of
messengers 200yards apart, reaching to
the support. Next came the support;
then more messengers; then came the
reserves which are the main Ha0dy.
The rear is guarded the same way.
Well to return to the story, we pro-
ceeded about two miles, when we lost
connection with the advance party
and another was sent out in their place.
We then advanced in this manner
over the hills and through tie woods
to avoid being seen by the enemy
from the tower on the hill. When at
being SCOUT sighted an outpost of
our antagonists and after passing word
back, myself and the four sergeants
started down the hin OH double time;
the outpost ran for shelter but when
we. got about 100 yards they charged
US and we took refuge behind a fence
ard opened fire on them; they fell
back at this stage and q platoon Of the
| reserves came up and we chased them
lat the distance Of a half mile up
hill at double quick, and the reserves
captured them. There was a Lieu
tenant, two sergeants and ten privates.
We robbed them of their cartridges
and took their arms.
We then became lost from cur regi-
ment but after time found our com
pany The whole company guarding
prisoners, but even this required great
| skill as we were liable to be captured
| at any minute and had to keep out of
sight of the enemy. But at 100 a. m.
| we came in, bringing prisoners who
were afterward returned to their re-
| spective regiments. 1t was not much
| of a success, but very few were
hurt and they were for the most part
burned with powder. No one in Co.
| G. was hurt although three or four
were captured.
We did more talking than would
have been done in real battle and you
bet we will be able to lie like veterans
when we come home. | think about
25,0OG shots were fired during the bat
tie. 1t was great drill and the boys
who were captured feel awful cheap.
The Col said it was hard fighting but
owing to the thick woods we could
not see it all.
E. j. FAUzY, Private,
Co. G 10th Regt. Pa. Vols.