Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-03
THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE.

wounded One 1Oth man wounded.
THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE.
Our trouble had begun. Ignorant
colored citizens were enlisted INTO the
confidence OF the faint hearted and
CO owardly whites so lay in wait at night
and murder the members OF the 10Th
The murderers being promised Gas
have been told handsome Ransom,
Brooks and Garrett. / am sorry To re-
late, were the drst victims of the con-
spiracy.
We are disarmed and at the mercy
OF these Williams. Will the President
of this glorious union suffer us Omitted
States Soldiers who are sworn to pro-
tect the Stars and Stripes) to be shot
down IN cold blood like dogs by an or
ganized mob Of Negro Haters God
! forbid
GALL FOR ARMS.
Give us our arms and ammunition
tell US to protect ourselves or move US
out of this Mud -Hole'' in this, the
State of Alabama. among friends fsrth-
er north for the Negro citizen, much
less a Negro soldier is as much de-
sPised Especially If educated) as he
was before the civil war by the whites
We have no fires. it rains almost al
ly, the nights are very cold and ice is
formed sometimes l16 inches. Oar
water supply was frozen tight this
morning Our tents are leaky. We
retire only to awake cold and stifiened
to answer the call of the Bugle for
Reveille.
RIGOROUS SERVICE.
Then we are Double Lined in our
drills to keep warm and our sick re-
port is fast filling up. How long shall
the 10th Cavalry of the u. s. Regular
Army have to suffer this This being
Thanksgiving day was invited over to
Troop "H" to take dinner and this be-
ing the first of its kind, was to eat in
the Army of course accepted the in
vitation. 10 o'clock was the hour ap-
pointed and assure you was on time
and never was there & more surprised
man than /. Captain Levi p. Hunt
commanding officer of tAe troop had
success ssfully planned to give his troop
"A.Real Thanksgiving Dinner" and it
was.
A sPRRAE FOR KING.
Two tables each 80 feet long were
mads near the kitchen. Chief cook
Mack Harris and 2nG sook John White
prepared the dinner assisted by pri-
Yates Frank Boyle and John Wallace.
This dinner without any exception was
the finest served in the Regiment and
many a citizen of which there were
hundreds. looked on with envious eyes
as the boys gave toasts, chatte1 merri-
ly and ate until they had full and plen-
| ty. OF course we did not use our Chi
ma dinner set or our silver for fear of
breaking some Of it: but tin cups and
mess-pans were used instead.
Our Bill of Fare was roasted turkey
stuffed with oysters, cranberry sauce,
roast pork, oPossum baked with sweet
potatoes. mashed potatoes, baked mac
caroni, sugar corn, canned peaches, as
sorted cakes, tea and coffee.
THE LADIES PRESENT.
A large number OF lady friends and
sweethearts of the boys Joined the fes.
tivity whiSh made the dinner taste sc
much better. For want of space ]
shall only mention few; some com.
ing hundreds OF miles to be here or
this occasion. There were Mrs. J. H
Alexander and family of Fort Assini.
boine. Montana; Mrs. William Brown
of Washington. ID. c.; Mrs. l.. Drane
of Kansas City, Mo-, and Miss Gussie
M. e. Fletcher, formerly of Huntsville
THE BEST GIRL IN POSITION.
E. n, Braxton, acting r. @. Sergeant
fCont;naed on GER Pee