The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-11-22
SECOND REGIMENT
DUMPED IN THE MUD,
Ia Camp Badly Located and
Mudl Mud! Everywhere
The Boys Take Refuge in the CITY,,
And Sleep Where they Can.
|COLONEL KUERT IN BAD HUM0R.
lS0me of the Boys Charged
With Lo0ting Stores On
| the Way.
COLONEL KUERT IN BAD HUM0R.

The Cincinnati Enquirer Of Friday I
ave report that the boys had had . Z
'ery discouraging reception, At Macon,
md copy of tho Macon Telegraph re-
.elved by Mr.. O. D. Campbell, confirms |,
he story of the Enquirer. Ii
1t is strange that troops should be
moved at the time Of the rainy season
in the South, from good camps and .
healthy location, to new camps where
no preparation had been made for their
This is culpable mismanage-
ment and may result in loss Of life.
After all the needless sickness and losss
of life there has been in the army; after
the severe criticism that has justly been |
made; and after the whitewashing at-l
tempts that have been made TO cover up |
these blunders; it is strange they should
be repeated, whom there can be no ex-
cuse for 1t.
The Macon Telegraph, speaking Of the
arrival of the Second at that city, says:
Everywhere on the streets of the city
there are indications that 1t is IN army
post, and the presence of two regime nts
of white and one OF colored has already
made things lively. The streets are not
~ lively a. they will be when the men
have settled in camps, and will be al
lowed to come to the city whenever
they want TO-.
"The Tenth immunes, colored, I'M
loaded yesterday morning and pitched
tents on the Huff property, and at once
adapted themselves to their surround
ings. This regiment selected about the
best site there was on the property,
though all of the regiments have ex-
cellent pl aces.
"The Second Ohio reached the city in
four sections yesterday morning, but it
was 30 wet that the wagon train and
baggage belonging to the regiment was
not unloaded. A few tents were pitched
by the men who were sent in advance
of the regiment several days ago, and
with the exception of these the camp
site of the regiment has not been es-
tablished. The selection made for the
Second WAS bad one, as the drainage
was bad, and it Is impossible to drive
the heavy wagons through the wet soil.
Acting upon instructions from General
Wilson, Col. Kuert let the boys spend
the night in the city last night, but
there were large number of them who
could not get commodations in the
city. Some went 70 the provost guard
headquarters and some of them availed
themselves of the hospitality of the
First Georgia boys and went over te
Camp Roe and slept in the shackl
there.
st is thought by the regimental off.
GERS that the site Of the Seconds camI
will be changed, and there is strong
probability that they will be given th'
camp that the First Georgia now occu
pies.
"The Second were special friends ol
the First Georgia boys at Chioksmsuga
being csmped right across the road from
them.
"The wagon train belonging to thu
regiment will be unloaded today, AM
for the present. tents will be pitched OF
the site selected.
1.-THE regiment has an ex cellent BAN
which is only two months old.
"When the regiment reached the cit.
all of the travelling rations which ha'
been supplied the mon for the trip ha
been eaten, and a. no kitchens wer
established At camps the men wer
. thrown on their own resources to &c
( something to eat. Many of them ha
r money, and many did not, and thos
? that did not went to private residen &C
Q and made their wants known and not
}, single man was turned away. This
Q no. an unusual occurrence. When th
o Firss Georgia moved from Chickamaug
to Knoxville they were without ration
r for twenty-four hours, and many ,
It those who did not have money went I
9 private residences and by telling VIII,
's regiment they were from they got q
o they wanted.
10 "Macon is to be congratulated on &c
tin7 two such fine regiments as II
,, Taird engineers and the Second Obi
and their welcome will, no doubt,
n made as warm ~ they have received
N any place, though the treatment q
z corded all the troops at Knoxville W
70 all that could be asked.
b. "Col. Kuert is not at all pleased wi
% the camp at Ocmulgee park and b
Or complained to Gen. Bates. He says
meyer saw 80 much mud and has
n general all round kick. He says th
80 no preparation was made for their COZ
as ing, but declined to say whose fault
or was when asked by Telegraph report,
m he appeared like . man who had n
be found anything to suit him and was n
n in . good humor at all.
no "Asa matter of fact one days sunshi
will make Ocmulgee park az dry al
dy bone and If the soldiers are not troubl
W with dust in less than three days it "
he be q wonder"
r The Telegram in another colun
Of gives an account of the Second Re
ne ment's "pillaging and destroying PFC
erty ut Flsvils, enroute from Kuoxyi