The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-08-04
At Camp Alger.
Our Old Friend II. L. Rose Addresses
Fellow T0wnsman on the Vicis-
situdes Of Camp Life.


Mr.. Cap Friesner Logan, O.
My Dear Friend-I am very sorry
indeed that did not get to bid you
goodbye before my departure, but
we received the call very sudden,
hence the pardonable mistake. We
departed from Athens Monday night
on the b. & o. s. w. amid great
crowd of pretty girls and the Saliva
tion band. Were placed on our cars
and given lunch-ten gallons of
coffee, ten gallons of ice tea, 120 ham
sandwiches, 120 jelley sandwiches.
40 eggs, besides lunch young
lady gave me, and my aunt made us
up nice box.
We arrived in Washington at 20
Tuesday and at 3 o'clock we took the
train for camp, which is just fine,
the prettiest place ever saw. Plenty
of good water and above all the
meals are fine. We get the best the
market affords. Our officers are as
perfect set of gentlemen as i ever
met. Our work is very light. We
have about four hours drill in day.
AS luck would have it am on the
officers table and get out of all detail
and drills, and eat at their table.
Lew Gage is with the other officers.
We have q good snap, but don't
know how long it will last. Our
tents are small, but very nice; no
rain can come through them. We
are issued one blanket, and one
pouch which is a rubber blanket.
Today all the boys received their
uniforms, such as coat, shirt, pants,
shoes, underwear, suspenders, hose,
canteen, knap-sack, and our basards
| which is for our arms on shirt and
coat. They are all Red Cross which
will pass us through any of the lines
without a pass and can go any old
place, while the poor volunteers are
compelled to get pass. We receive
$2l. go per month, ard are allowed
$500 worth of clothing year. Next
week besides our regulation hats, we
Will get U. S. belt and cap; all of our
men will be mounted or ride in the
ambulance. We are not required to
walk during service. had my pick
of the horses this morning and / got
a dandy out of bunch of thirty-five
More are coming in all the time
Some of us will have a mount drill
next week, then the circus will be.
gin. At 8 80 in the morning we are
called for roll call, then we have the
body exercises which last about
twenty minutes. Then the boys line
up for mess, with their pans, knives
forks, and coffee cups. At 1880 j:
police duty which is clean up the
camp. Then comes the detail fol
the different places such as cooks
tent, carpenters shop, horse tent anc
many other places. Harry Slishel
and Ed. Price were over to see III
Wednesday and some ladies o
! Athens. Last night our whole ganl
, paid visit to Midway, and tall
, about the Worlds fair, it is small
compared to this. / bunk with San
Brooke, and by-the-way the Logal
boys are holding up their end of th
string in great shape. Not one Q
1 them has been called to the sick, an
, they all say like myself that the,
, would not trade life with any one
1t is certainly great and am in dea
truth when 1 say that / would nc
trade with any one. Gage and
1 spend Sunday with the 7th o. V.
8 Harry Slisher and all the Ather
: boys. Last night while In the show
8 1 made speel for Gage and they ell
s gagged him to sing for tonight. Yo
k see we are off after O'Clock unit
e taps, which is at $3.50. The troor
r are being drilled, about two thousan
o in number just little ways off an
d we can hear the bands very plail
n Talk about music. Well, it doe
8 beat the band. 1t is going on all th
o time. The colored troops have fiji
s band, and think they are the be
n drilled in the whole camp.
o We are looking for orders to moN
y to Washington at any moment, bl
r were to have my choice / wou
20 stay here. tell you old man,
q looks war like down here. You s,
d when the cry for fire comes on dri
d the men are all supposed to yell al
make all the noise they can. Wa