The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1898-07-05
FROM yHE FRONT.
Interesting Letters from Hilisdaie BOYS

The following letters were written by
Ernest Gregg and Walter Nash to their
folks at home and give interesting ac-
counts of the manner in which they are
spending their time:
CHICKAMAUGA, June 20, 1898.
DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,
VIII now answer your letter oil the 24th
inst, this being the first chance L have
had. Friday l was detailed to work In
the kitchen and Sat Irday had my hrst
leave of absence since / have been In the
army. There were four OF us who had
10 hours off. We started for the station
at 9:25 but not having time to walk we
had 20 hire ride and arrived there three
minutes before the train left Tor Chata-
nooga where we were going. We arriv-
| ed there at ] | 40; two OF us went to
barber shop and got a shave and bath,
and hardly knew myself felt so differ
ent after getting cleaned up once more.
Then we spent some time around town
and at 11:30 had dinner, a good meal
once more. At - we took the street car
| for the No, . incline TO go up to Lookout
mountain. | will send you the picture
of the road where | went up the
mountain. At the t1p we took carriage
aud guide and Iode to all the places OF
Interest; his We enjoyed for an ho1r and
a half. We then went TO large hotel
on the mountain and went through part
of that where we rested about an hour.
After looking around awhile, We went
back to towp. We got transferred to an
other street car line and went out to the
National cemetery which Is quite a
sght. From there IL is not very far
10 Orchard Knob where Gen. Grant had
his heac quarters. We then passed over
10 the other side and took car back tC
town; it was then $50 and We had tC
leave at 7. so We had TO do some hurryine
for | had lot of things to buy for the
boys at camp. | saved my money and did
not buy trinkets upon the mountain, bu
instead bought fountain pen which
needed very much, as am going to keeT
a diary of the important things that hap
pen each day. ! have worked hard to
day writing down my trip Yesterday.
nave got small books and will send them
/ home as soon as they are full, and wan
you to keep them for me. BY writing
them with ink | can keep them mucl
better. / wish you could have been here
; TO take the trip with me, for 1t is one o
, the most beautiful places In the United
States. and | would not have missed
for mary times what it cost me.
IL is reported that six regiments, o
which ours is one, are to leave In the mex
week or ten days for Porto Rico, but ou
e captain saws that If we leave here W
D will 90 to Key West and stay four or tiv
: weeks. and it will then be Septembe
4 before we reach there. He thinks by re
q ports from higher authority that we WI
probably never reach there before tn
. clSse of the war, but everyone Is In
mensely pleased ct any chance to &c
AWAY from here. The boys would b
! more contented to be moving around, fo
n it gets monotonous here and we will hav
n been here between six aud seven week
h by the time this reaches you. We hardl
= dare believe that there is any truth in tn
: report, for there are so many rumors g(
ing around; guess they start some
!, them on purpose TO excite the boys. w
= cannot believe anything we see In th
y papers for it is all guess work with then
l. but the scare to day has caused the con
/ nissary department to leave all the otht
l. regiments and equip the new recruits
/. tle six regiments and they are rushin
the work TO finish.
Well, guess this is enough Tor Tn
time and | an quite tired yet from II
trip so will close and go TO bed. SO GOO
Is bye, with love, from your sor,
10 ERNEST.