Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-14
WHERE THE BOYS m BLUH ARB.
Among the Cotton Fields and Corr, way
Down South, and During the Civil
war Called
THE EGYPT OF TIE eOHTEDESAeY.


N4NAAN v ~ = AAANNAh NAAAN VI aARNN
trip toward the gulf OF Mexico. where
the breezss are supposed 10 be more
balmy and the climate more seductive;
aud while the Philistines Of old we're
submerged In aRed sea bath we, too, have
had a deluge OF rain since landing here,
although the past three days have been
Of an Arcadian nature.
An order was issued Friday evening,
the 18th, that the territorial regiment
must break camp Early Saturday morn.
ing, and long before daylight the boys
we're fitting here and there getting their
effects together for their anticipated ride
on the "keers." Long before noon all
signs Of our former camp Mt Hamilton
had disappeared. The guns Of the
various companies had been stacked 10
the east OF the original camp. and then
the bOIs anxiously waitei for the ears
that we're 10 convey them further south.
Il was q long tiresOme afternoon fol-. all.
even IL the Sun did smile on US 10 a
slckly way. Peddlefs and vendors OF
fruit, pies and cakes were a. numerous
~ at a country fair, for II was their last
opportunity to catch a penny from the
soldiers. A few would occasionally give
vent to a song or a wal whoop, but the
cars never put in an appearance until
near midnight, the delay being caused
ny inability Of the Louisville and Nash.
Vile railroad to secure enough coaches.
There was an interval Of 20 or %
minutes between the departure OF the
arst and second sections. The third
section, composed OF the third battalion,
never left Camp Hamilton until late Sun
day morning, spending q miserable night
tying to keep awake.
Our trip carried Va through Louisville
and Bowling Green, KY, Nashville and
franklin, Tenn, Decatur, Birmingham,
Montgomery and Euiauls, Ala, over the
Louisville h Nashville railroad, which
had the contract for transporting us.
FROM Montgomery We came over the
Georgia Central to this place, arriving
here about s o'clock Tuesday evening.
We we're sidetracked ln the Albany yards
and allowed 10 remain In the cars until
morning, when coffee was served, and
then the train backed down 10 camp. a
distance Of about a mile and a half from
Albany. The band began to play, and
the circus aggregation Of western
freaks" began TO unload the tents and
personal effects. The regimsntal grounds
had already been staked of, the water
supply pipes laid and closets and c~esspools
dug. Some Of the company streets were
located In a cornfleld, others In q cotton
Geld, while Company X occupied part OF
q pear orchard, and the remainder OF II
was In Georgia gOober pes (peanutl
patch.
The floors Of the tents had already been
constructed, but had to be hauled half a
mile TO the company streets.
Company X took the initiatory step
and had all decayed vegetable matter
removed and their tents In position and
staked before 8 p. IN. The FIRST day
was only the commencement Of an sbun.
dance of hard work, which has been
greatly retarded by the rain. Your
writer at n time was skeptical enough
10 think that II only rAined In Oregon,
Arkansas and Mississippi, but for a gen
uine Noah flood this section takes the
bun" One thing particularly notice
able Is that the soil, which Is OF a read
and sandy variety, absorbs the water a.
soon as II falls. or there must be a
sponge underlying this strata Of earth
a. the ground never is wet any length Of
time after a hard rain.
Albany is In southwest Georgia on the
Flint river. at the head OF navigation
and enjoys a large and profitable trade
The winters are mild, with an averag,
temperature OF 5l.4, and the health rec
ord shows one death TO every Thousand
among the white people. The population
is estimated at 4 200. The town Ia stu
ated in the heart OF the fruit and luscious
melon region. the latter being shipped Il
northern markets sig weeks In adyanc,
OF other melons In the spring. The citi
zens have constructed a water supply
line from their artesian we'll, which hai
a depth Of 1000 feet, to the camp. The.
; also have supplied each regiment will
four electric arc lights, The town has
daily evening paper, the Herald, q thesteI
and a number OF churches. Should tn
troops o stationed here be ordered {,
leave without one or two pay days thu
Albany people would quit loser on thei
enterprise.
The sick rate has, happily, OF late beef
, comparatively slight, aud at present writ
ing only n Of this company is inValids,
: and incapable OF active serVice-C. r
Dunlap, a fever patient at WhippIe
, Percy McRae and J.. Q. Royalty are q
I Camp Thomas, near Cincinnati, but let
! ters received convey the good news tina
they are rapidly improving.
/ We are o attached TO the First arm.
/, corps, with headquarters at Macon, Ga
There are seventeen regiments cOmpris
Ing this corps. situated at the point
named:
FIRST DIVISION,
I First Brigade. Atlanta, Gs.-Thirty
!. 1rst Michigan, Fourth Tennessee an
!, Sixth Ohio.
Second Brigade, Macon, @ s-Thir
, United States Volunteer Engineers, seC
: ond Ohio and Sixth Virginia.
Third Brigade, Macon, Gs.-Tent