The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
MASS FOR THE BOYS.
Father Colbert Visits the Old Second
-Gossfp in the Regiment.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICKAMAUGA, June Sat evening ono
can sit in his tent here and from all direc-
tons hear Paul Dresser's familiar song ION
the Banks of the Wabash" From the One
hundred -and-fifty-eighth Regiment it could
be heard in Indiana, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia regiments. And not only there, but
all over this tented field that song, which
tells of Indiana and which was written by
an Indiana man, is the song one hears the
most. These are glorious nights the boys
are having at Chickamauga. The camp,
with the tents distinctly outlined, makes a
beautiful picture in the June moonlight
The nights are cool, and one is glad to put
on coat after dark. The troops are fast
getting rid of colds contracted in the barns
at Camp Mount. Very little coughing is
now heard among the boys. The beautiful
moonlight may possibly account for two
well-known officers getting lost Tuesday
night. Lieut.. Albert Isensee and DR.. Harry
Moore went to Chattanooga in one of the
One hundred-and-fifty- regimental
mule wagons under the skillful guidance
of Chief Mule Driver Bell. Lieutenant Isen!
see went to buy supplies and DIR. Moore
went to dine with friends. If their story be
true they started back in the afternoon and
lost their way and drove over twenty-five
miles of territory hunting for camp which
they failed to reach until 1880 p.
We saw the One-hundred- and fifty-seventh
leave for Tampa, and Colonel Studebaker's
men looked tired and worn out, and had
their nine-mile march yet in front of them.
After the battle exercises yesterday Gen.
Poland rode through our camp, and, Incl
dentally. told Colonel Smith that our regi-
ment had the hardest position in yesterdays
exercises. There were sixteen thousand men
in it. Also that they had the most march
ing to do, and he was very highly pleased
with the work of the officers ana men. This,
together with the fact that every man who
went out with US stayed till the exercises
were over. and marched in with the rest.
made the boys pretty We'll satisfied with
their work. The men of the old Second
are being rapidly toughened.
Colonel Studebaker and his brother Off
GERS very kindly donated to the officers of
Colonel Smiths staff their tent floors.
Quartermaster Hopkins was out with two
wagons al 3 a. m. and went after them.
Even then he had to fight with the Sixth
Pennsylvania men for the booty. Hopkins
won out, and brought the floors home. 1t
had been impossible to get any lumber here,
and these floors came in the nick of time.
This brigade and regimental headquarters
are now hoored, and the men feel better
and cleaner. Acting Assistant Adjutant
General Powell remarked last night that
now that we were fixed up snug and cozy
we would just about get orders to move" (
The Third Pennsylvania, which was inn
mediately north of US, marched out at 4
O'Clock yesterday morning for Ringgold to
take the train for Tampa. The Third Ken
lucky Infantry came in soon after and took
the ground formerly occupied by the One
acknowledgements Indiana
The officers and men of the One hundred
and-ffty-eighth collectively and individu-
ally inGorse the speech of Judge Howe at
indianapolis last Monday Many incidents
of camp life tend TO strengthen the feeling
that the flags should be returned The fol-
lowing instance is an example: Colonel
Smith, as brigade commander has three
orderlies at his headquarters. one each
from the One-hundred- and fifty-eighth In
diana. the Sixth Ohio and the First West
Virginia. Serving as orderly from the West
Virginia regiment the other day was a
bright. intelligent young man, who seemed
above the average in intellectual attain
ments. Colonel Smiths father was Union
soldier. The father of the young orderly
was a brigadier general in the Confederate
army. Here they We're both wearing the
blue, and both having sworn allegiance to
the same flag, serving the same general of.
ficers in their different stations. Such In.