The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-20
SOLDIER EXPERIENCE.
Camp Life at Chickamauga, as
Described by an Arkansan.

camp Lie at Cnlckamauga, as
Described by an Arkansan.
Special Correspondence of The Leader.l
Chickamauga Park, July 16.-
| fully intended writing you de.
scription of camp life here for this
issue, but as member of Company
A, 2nd Arkansas has described ev-
erything here in that peculiar style
so common among the residenters
of that good old State. l have con.
cluded to send you his letter that
you may copy same for the benefit
and enjoyment of your readers.
Army etiquette and the fear of the
regimental Jail or guard house
keeps me from testifying to the
truth or falsity of the article, and
the only thing 1 can say in regard
to it is for the boys to come and
see for themselves. We still have
room for a few more recruits. This
leaves us all well and enjoying the
fruits of pay day; in fact, some
of our company enjoyed it so we'll
that they went to the guard house
and spent the next day in sink dig.
ging and cleaning up regimental
streets. However, the six who
found their way there were neither
from Brookhaven nor Lincoln coun.
ty, and if Uncle Sam will take us
away from this place soon none
of us will ever see the inside of the
"pen," but if he don't, there is a
prospect of us all being there, as
we came into this thing to fight
and We are not going to be disap.
pointed if we have to settle old
scores among one another.
All the sick in the regiment are
doing well, and our boys are i'm.
proving right along. We are not
looking for move until it gets so
cold here that Uncle Sam will
either have to move us to a warm
er climate or furnish us with heavy
and overcoats, and those
who have volunteered and seen SER
vice in the 1st Mississippi realize
that the government will move us
when that time arrives rather than
furnish the clothes, as ours are so
fine and glossy that the treasury
couldn't stand many more such
against it. With kindest
regards to all 1 will stop and let
them digest what my Arkansas
friend says:
PATRIOTISM (!)
A feeling attributed to or some.
times called "patriotism" swelled
the manly bosom OF many of our
young volunteers, but upon a prop
er investigation or diagnosis of
their case a competent Judge would,
in all probability, decide they were
more full of "prunes" than ''patriot
ISM"
RATIONS.
The supply of rations and the
manner of cooking same have been
the cause of some :'kicking,D but
by sticking 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 expense of
burial clothes. The manner of
conducting and issuing rations is
evidently not considered from a fl
nancial standpoint, for a man will
eat 6 cents worth of half-cOOked
beans, and it requires 30 cents
worth of pills to counteract them.
EQUIPMENTS.
In this "Our soldier boys" have
not been neglected, as they are
furnished GALLEY guns" pop guns,
toy cannon, and in all probability
will he given fire crackers. Cloth.
ing is furnished in great quantities.
In fact, one suit ofunderwear"fits''
like it was made to be used for
shee is, table cloths, napkins, and
towels at one and the same time.
BlOuses are like unto the famous
"MOther Hubbard We have