Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
SHOUT FOR OLD HOME FOLK,
That's What the soldier Boys DO ON
Christmss-Soufhern "GobbIers" Stuff
ed With Oysters Captain Siinaugh
Writes Two fntere sting Letters TO the
Censor.
COMPANY IN" FOURTH WISCONSIN Rrcru rNT
CAMP SHIP ADMISSION Ala, Dec. II. 1888

COMPANY M FOURTH WISCONSIN REGIa EST
CAMP SHIP ADMISSION ALA. Dec IL. 1858.
FRIEND MUNsoN: We had little fall
OF snow last week and the bows down
the line sang "Ho,ne Sweet Home. -
The weather was cold enough too to
re lain portions of it in shady places for
: day or two. 1t is warmer ow and
the boys are around in their shirt
sleevee, about like September in Wis
consin
The new mess tent has been com
pleted and dedicated. A genuine old
fashioned stag dance, Saturday evening.
was pronounceda very "erioy able affair."
by the large crowd present. There were
no aching hearts "atter the ball" Pri-
vate Geo. FL. Peters has charge of the
mess hall at present.
Our new brick oven is completed and
the cooks are happy. They have prom
ised us pancakes for breakfast as soon
as they get started.
Several of the boys are coming home
for the holidays. The time has been
cut down to fifteen days, and it is rather
doubtful whether the time is long
enough to pay for such long expensive
trip. One application for forty day
furlough came back disapproved with
eighteen endorsements on it. This is
called military channels" in military
life; in civil life you would call it red
tape, and no small amount of it either.
II man had to wait for something to
eat until his request went through
military chances" he would surely
starve
One of the ssddest scenes witnessed
thus far by the Fourth regiment was
pre- sented this wee k. when twelve menu
bers of the Third battalion we're given
dishonorable discharges, with forfeit
ure of all pay, for refusing to work on
the new camp, when it had been dec ded
to make change 1t was cad because
most of them were good boys who did
not understand the gravity of the
otfense they were committing The
men had just finished clearing up the
old camp and drill ground and
the thoughts of clearing up another
camp caused a great howl. They had
got the idea some way that if they all
stuck together and refused to work,
nothing would be done about it, and
'he plar to move camp perhaps be aband
oned. Some of them are among the
best men In their companies, but dis
obedience of orders in military life is a
grave offense. A dishonorabe discharge
deprives man of all civil rights and
stamps blot upon his life That time
cannot efface.
Many of the men from the other regi-
ments attended the peace Jubilee at
Atlanta, this week. The city of Annis
ton made great effort to get President
Mckinley to make short stop here,
but failed The president certainly
coulo not have received a warmer and
more cordial welcore from the people
in the north than he has received from
the southern people, aud his speech at
Atlanta is commended in unmeasured
terms by the papers here, regardless of
party.
The following have applications for
furlo ugh are approved ard all will uu-
doubleday be granted: S4rgeants Han
sen and Ewers, Privates Ledman, Tiltop,
Sutherland, Boldep, Corporals Dwinnell.
and Neefe. All but .Ledman and Neefe
will visit at home.
Corporal Neefe and Private Reed
built the new brick oven. 1t is the fin
est one along the line When Corporal
Helgeeon goes home our ,spital record
will be Gear.
The regiment engaged in a sham
battle yesterday. The Second battalion
fought the other two. TIE country ie
an ideal ore for such work Company
M guarded the road south and made a
breast works out of the leaves The
enemy attacked us in superior numbers,
but we held our position till reinforced
by Company E, aud while the loss was
about equal on both sides, we claimed a
victory for the Second battalion.
Respectfully.
JACKSON SILBAUGH.