The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28
CAMP LIFE AT "CHICKY."
A Good Naturel "Take orr From a
PrIyate's Pen.

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PrIYate's Pen.
The following which appeared in the
Arkansas Democrat is a good natured
stake off, on camp life at Chicka-
mauga, written by W. @. Whitthorne,
of Columbia, Tenn, the writer being a
private in company A, 2nd Arkansas:
PATRIOTISM CD
A feeling attributed to or sometimes
called patriotism" swelled the manly
bosom of many of our young volun-
teers, but upon proper investigation
or diagnosis Of their case competent
judge would in all probability, decide
they were more full of "prunes" than
patriotism"
RATIoNs,
The supply Of rations and the man
ner of cooking same have been the
cause of some Kicking" but by stick
ing faithfully to them for two or three
weeks, they 'kick NO more"-not even
upon earth, and hence the American Is
again called into use to save the ex-
pense of burial clothes. The manner
of conducting and issuing rations is
evidently not considered from finan-
cial standpoint, for man will eat 9
cents worth of half-cooked beans and
it requires 80 cents worth of pills to
counteract them.
EQUIPMENTS.
In this "our soldier boys" have not
been neglected, as they are furnished
Galley guns" popguns, toy cannons,
and in all probability will be given
ire-crackers. Clothing is furnished
in great quantities. In fact one suit of
underwear "fits" like it was made to
be used for sheets, table-cloths, nap
kins and towels at one and the same
time Blouses are like unto the fam
GUS "Mother Hubbard" We have
''plenty'' of clothing.
HOSPITAL.
Our doctors are a generous-hearted
set. They will go down in history
noted for their charity. They will give
from one-half dozen to one dozen ta-
blespoonfuls Of salts at one dose, and
as many "black pills" as you can COM
fortably swallow, and then give you
one-half dozen doses of calomel to work
this off. If you have any complaint
other than smallpox, yellow fever or
cholera infantum, you are allowed to
drill eight or ten hours daily. But for
the diseases above enumerated you are
fortunate enough to get eight duty, "
such as digging pits, carrying logs,
water and cutting wood.
DRILLING.
This is the most pleasant feature of
our camp life. The thermometer reg
istares as far as Cairo, and sometimes
in the vicinity of Hades. Under these
circumstances we are generally given
light marching, consisting of double
quick time for mile or two, until
sometimes a low private steps on his
tongue and falls, and when halted all
are painting like Lizards on a hot log
in August Then we have the pleas
ure (?) of doing the same thing over
again. In skirmish drills the only
pleasant feature is the command to ''lie
down." Failure to obey orders gives
you rest-in the guard house. You
experience no trouble in getting in the
guard house, this really being the only
thing which is given you free. They
have no jury trials in the army, because
they can secure no competent Jurors,
for lack of mental qualifications, and
the muster rolls are prima facts evi
dence of mans insanity. The great
est danger to soldiers of being killed il
from beans instead of bullets. The
doctors need no oliver" medicine, az
their time is mostly taken up by work
ing on the "gall" of some of our patri-
otic soldiers.
PENALTIES.
The failure to be slow in performing
all orders generally subjects you to be-
ing reduced from private to cor
poral. The commission of any offense
for which civilization would inhict
death entities you to promotion as ser
geant, and graded according to the Of
fense. The position Of corporal is gen
orally given to some on account o.
general cussedness" and as mark o.
esteem. Anybody bat Christian car
be corporal.
| We are blessed with any number Of
captains and generals in the ranks, and
their knowledge of military tactics ant
as a rule, their execution Of the manua
showsquite difference, of course th,
fault of the tactics: They viii max,
good soldiers "dead ones"
The above was "faked" from the di
airy OF ga" private and exposed"
II is my pleasure, and duty owe to the of
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