, 1898-08-19
Camp Cuba Libre, Fla,
August 10, 1898.

To the Editor of The Republican.
Thanks to YOU kindness and remem-
brance of the Laramie boys here, we
have been reading The Republican
regularly, and every morning when the
mail comes in the Laramie boys watch
to see who gets a Laramie paper and
when one shows up the owner usually
has to let the other boys see the locals
before he gets to read it himself.
| believe | told you in my last letter
that our troop would not get the benefit
of the promotion in consequence of the
discharge of First Lieutenant Herbert
J. Brees to accept a commission in the
regular army. 1t seems now that our
grand old colonel has brought influence
to zeal to allow each troop to fill by
promotion any vacancies among its
commissioned officers. This being the
case, Second Lieutenant NJ. F. knadler
will become our first lieutenant as soon
as his commission arrives. n Sergeant
VIM. J.. Abrams. being the captains
choice as best fitted for the position,
will become our second lieutenant if
everything runs smooth Through
military channels" Although there
were plenty of aspirants for the second
lieutenant's commission, yet with but
very few exceptions the boys were very
well pleased with the captains choice.
Until Sergeant Abrams commission as
second lieutenant comes there will be
no change or promotion among the
non-commissioned officers of the troop.
Sergeant Harrington will probably be
guidon sergeant in Sergeant Abrams
place. and Corporal George Kline being
the ranking corporal, will probably be
made a sergeant: still this is only con
lecture.
We have our full allotment of horses
now. having received thirty of the last
lot brought from Cheyenne. They are
a better average lot of horses than the
first. There was one pitching bronco
in the lot and of course we had a little
wild west as 10 as we could saddle
him up. Tim Hamlin and Corporal
Hecht were each thrown as fast as they
could mount him. Jimmie Barber was
the next to mount but this time it wa
the bronco's time to loose the conquest.
for. let him jump as he would. Jimmie
kept his seat as firmly as ever and nov
he has him drilling with the rest.
Jake Farr and Joseph Aaron, two Of
the boys who We're hurt at Tupelo.
have just returned from a ten days
furlough. Aaron went to VISIT his
mother and sister near Atlanta, Ga,
and Jake Farr has just beer visiting
St. Augustine and some Of the bathing
resorts near. John J. Schenck is also
away on a furlough.
Arthur Chesebro, William Claver and
Willis d. Jacus are sick in the division
hospital here.
Sunday. Aug. Twas interrupted
the 10th and have been too busy and
lazy to finish this letter since and lack
the energy to start a new one today so
will just finish the old.
There has been a hospital established
at Pablo Beach about twenty miles
down the coast from Jacksonville for
the benefit Of the sick boys OF this (the
SEVENTH army corps. 1t is merely for
convalescents to be sent there to re-
cuperate after they have been able to
leave the division hospital here. Jack
Schenck and Alfred Benjamin were sent
there from this camp yesterday. Arthur
C~hesebro. VIM. Craver, Willis Jacus,
Jake Farr and George Burke have been
recommended by the urgeon to be sent
tomorrow. Captain Stanton Is on the
sick list with a slight attack of the
malaria and thinks of going to Pablo
Beach for a day or two himself.
Lieutenant Knadler is in St. Angus
time today seeing the sights in that
grand old city. and it is a trip well
worth taking. About 5000 Of we SOL
diers went down on July II and. though
there was hardly standing room on the
streets, o Of us had a very enjoyable
trip and saw all there was to see.
Among the sights worth mentioning
are the old Spanish fort, with its dun
geons and old time cannon, etc. The
old city gate, which is all that is left
Of the wall that used to enclose the city,
the first church erected in the city and
the oldest frame building are still to
be seen and there is enough besides to
be seen to keep ones eyes in use for
more than a day.
Although this is the Sabboth, some
OF the boys are having ONE wild west
ON the Second Mississippi's parade
ground, but as there is not a great deal
OF cheering either the horses or the
riders must be rather tame.
There has been a little bad feeling |
between the Mississippi and we fellows
for some time and 1t has been growing |
worse lately and it is feared by some
that IL n or the other of the regi- !
ments are MOI moved soon It will end
in serious trouble. perhaps q hand 10
hand encounter between the two regi-
ments. The trouble began over two
Or three fist fights in which the Missis-
were usually the ~aggressors
and too. usually got gloriously whip
ped. About a week ago a number OF
M~ississippis corralled a ROUGH rider