Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-09-05

We break camp here tonight and
march to Rossvile, where we load for
Knoxville, and so much has been promis-
ed by Knoxville citizens that we think
and hope our conditions will be improved.
This camp has been unhealthy, but l
think If the proper sanitary regulations
had been looked after when we first
came here, and II the government had
given us enough water to keep ourselves
clean, things would have been different.
If, AS is rumored, they are going to have
an investigation, it will not be very hard
to place the responsibility where it
belongs in regard to the neglect of the
men.
This morning / went on water
wagon for water and the ride through
Georgia, at least the part we went
through, was very interesting. l was
awakened at AIS to get ready for the
trip and at 4.30 took my place on a
wagon with four mules hitched to it and
started for Boxton, seven miles from our
camp. The driver was an old Georgian
who had fought with Battery L, Georgia
Light Artillery, during the Civil war,
and he entertained us with stories of
the battle of Chickamauga and pointed
out the various landmarks along the
line aud gave us their histories. He
also told us of the "moonshiner" and
some of his traits. He himself was an
old moonshiner, and, as he says himsclf
"You'ns thinks that to work the korn is
a crime, but we'uns here don't think so,
and weuns will always do it SO long as
korn grows"
Moonshne whiskey is worse than
'polinky." ! heard soldier who drank
it say he would rather drink molten lead
than touch moonshine again, as 1t would
go down easier and do about as much
good. The moonshne drunk is very
sIckening from what have seen of it
down here, and tho boys do not take
kindly to it when they set out to accu-
mnlate jag
The people Of this region will be very
sorry to see us leave. We have left
great deal of money here and they will
had. They have at all times treated us
very nicely and we found that Southern
hospitality is something more than mere
formality
When we leave here tonight we will
be the last Of the volunteer infantry to
go from the park. No one will bo left
but the cavalry (Grigsby's cowboys).
Maybe they were not mad when peace
was declared. They clamored and tried
hard to get chance to fight and now
they are demanding as loudly to be
mustered out.
l myself want to be mustered out and
so does every man in our regiment. We
don't want to spend two years in the
army doing nothing more valorous than
cleaning up Spanish filth.
shall write again to you OF our trip
to Knoxville and compare camps for the
people.
| read with great deal of satisfaction
in the TRIBUNE of John Mckinley and
the part he took in the battle of San
tiago. l almost envy him his place, for
he is a hero OF the war while | am only
a hero of 1903 Chickamauga dress parades
and seven sham battles. But it is a
pleasure to me to know that an old
school-mate of mine was where tried
to get and failed.
Governor Hastings was here last week
and sent home the sick and convalescent
from our state.
Hoping to soon SEQ you all again, am,
Yours Respectfully, c. f. Haganey,
Company A, First Penn'a Inftry.
The wish of our correspondent to be
mustered out has teen gratifed, the war
department having issued orders to
muster out the First Second, Third,
Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, Fourteenth, Fif-
Siyt nd inLt Al