Mower County transcript., 1898-07-27
CAMP j THOMAS.

CAMP ! ? THOMAS. \ J \ s
Interesting Details Of Camp Lifs|
From Various Letters.
The recent recruits have beenS get
ting alongso nicely Ia drill that they
are now put into the companies and
attend all regular. drills. On their
first appearance on parade while in
some instances they we're noticeable,
generally speaking, they did excellent
work. The recruits for our regiments
are fine lot Of men aud we're very
anxious to learn, which accounts In =
large measure for their present prof.
cheney. On Wednesday evening they
were presented with tags, q mark Of
Identification, il any should fall In
battle. These tags we're presented US
by the state. They are made Of
aluminium and are tied about the
neck with piece OF whang leather.
In this letter / send package con-
tanning two rifle bullets of the kind
we shoot. They will 20 through eight
men shot at distance of eight miles.
The rifles we have will be ours after
the war. They are ''cracker jacks"
We carry belt that holds fifty rounds,
also scabbard that we use, around
our belt. You will also find one more
Union ball, one Confederate ball
(round) and also two little minnie
balls. These are great relicssand I .
hope you will save them, as prize
them very much. They are getting
very scarce and We have to run
chances in finding them.
There is no use Disgusting the fact
that there ia good deal of fever here,
and instead of the conditions getting.
better they are growing worse. Those
In quarters are most all cases of diar-
rhea, while those in hospital are
mostly sick with fever. We have been
most fortunate as to deaths. having
lost but one man by sickness, while
some of the regiments in our immedi.
ate vicinity have lost as high a. ten or
twelve from the same cause. -.
The Knights of Pythias lodges of
Chattanooga have Joined in move.
ment to esta blish . hospital in that
city for the care of sick members Of
the order who are in the volunteer
army at Chickamauga Park. A joint
committee has been appointed to
lease a commodious building, and pro-
vide competent nurses. The hospital
will be opened this week. 1t is the
purpose to receive all soldier Pythians
who are sick, those who are able to
pay reasonable fee. and those who
are not able to be cared for free OF
charge. Several physicians of the
city, members of the order. have
offered their professional services.
The supreme lodge will be asked at
its meeting 10 Indianapolis next
month to make an appropriation for
the hospital. Pythians in all parts of
the country are requested to contrib
ute. Contributions may be sent to
DR.. E. B. Wise, Chattanooga, repre-
sentative to the supreme lodge from
Tennessee. ~ee ss a a.fs,~
It was raining most of last Sunday
at Camp Thomas and the regiments
spent the day quietly. The usual
services by the chaplains andaby the
evangelists were conducted through
out the park. szz~
Gen. Brooke and staff left: Camp
Thomas last Saturday tafternoon for
Newport News, Va. Before leaving
Gen. Sheridan. chief of staff, is re-
ported saying that the whole First
army corps would be ordered to the
front, but the order had not been
made public YETI. The general said
that it would take at least two weeks
to get all the troops out: after the
movement had begun. The troops
will be moved in regular brigade order
with day between each movement.
According to this the 14th Minnesota
may leave on Aug. 3 and the 18th Min:
nesOta on Aug. 5. @ a&
Sundays dispatches state that
Major Arthur w. Wright OF the 18th
was improving in health. For time
it was feared that he could not re-
cover.
Bridge guard is considered by every
one who has had it, to be the biggest
snap on record; they only have three
men on guard at night, and there is
lots Of fruit and couple of nice girls
at Col. Gordon's and other attrac.
tfons to boot.
The canteen has done an awful
business. Yesterdays sale was $2Oe
and the day before $311. The Captain
says we ought to have 5000 per com.
pany this month out of canteen
money. However. many will be glad