The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-23
COMPANY ID, TWELFTH.
Neyvsy Letter About Members of the
FairmOnt Company.

Special Correspondence The ST. Paul Globe.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK. Ga. June H.
Guard detail p. m: Privates Pickett A.
Peterson. NJ Peterson. Robson. Smith. SUI
pernumerary.
Brigade guard June IS: Sergeant Bird and
The twelve compapies of this regiment re-
ceived their field desks this morning. and We
all note the great difference in convenience
when it comes to making out reports and
writing to our ''sweethearts."
Corporal Pratt is in charge of company
quarters today. He is a popular man. so
things will run smooth
Lieut.. Slater. Sergeant Bird. Privates Ben
Bird and Vernon Hicks are pretty warm
with the gamej players when ie comes 70
playing ball with de gang"
Corporal Williams. Capt. Boyce ard Pri-
Yates Adolph Sunderson and John Santer,
who are in Division hospital. are rapidly re-
covering. They are all receiving the best of
treatment, and expect to Z about in a few
days.
1t takes Privates Smith and Houghtaling to
play checkers. They take the hard tack"
at that game.
Private Ben Bird as genius. can't be b a.
He has his tent fitted Out wits all modern
styles cf furniture work of his own hands,
Bonnie is not of the clay around sort of
fellows"
Private Milton receives more mail than any
man in Company d. If the rush doesn't let
up shortly there will have to be another
postmaster appointed. Private Watson Gould
is probably Private Jones' closest second
Five more new tens were issued to9ay,
so the boys have been hustling to pitch them
and straighten up in time for the AFTERNOON
inspection OF quarters.
Private Dyslin's nose is pretty much red,"
but think the weather is the cause.
Boys are all tired of waiting for the or
front the order Is issued
June 1S-Regular guard detail, Privates
Svendsen, A Swearingen, st. John and Spier
as supernumerary.
Brigade guard for June 10: Corporal Mil
bert and Private Theobald.
Private c. Leon Brown wishes ev3ry che
to know that he got wet To-Day.
fair sample of real roughing it is bsing
experienced at present. Rain falls ev ry
day but not enough to make 1t muddy as it
soon dries up
Corporal Irish" Swesrirgen is in charge
of company quarters today.
Private Theobald bumped bis h ad"
against post today. He must have bsel
June 19-Guard detail. Corpora! Burdick.
Privates spicer. True. W.lkin and Young,
with Zimmerman as supernumerary.
For division guard June 20, Private Ben
Bird
Lieut.: w. R. Royce is senior officer of the
guard for June 20.
1t is generally thought that some Of the
Georgia farmers are efraid the sol rs" vii
eat uD their corn, about five inches high.
For this reason guards are being pasted all
around the cornields in this sec ior.
''hct' game OF ball was D aged this morn
ing between Twelfth New York AID Tw fifth
Minnesota regiments The game ended in
glorious victory for Twelf h Minneso a, The
score being Twelfth Minnesota 4. Twelf n
New York 2.
Corporal Pratt. of Company D. he'd dowa
second base; coed 'bawler." The boys say
the Twelfth New York can't play or 'speil
ball.
There is another game Matched UP for next
Sunday between the Twelfth Minnosota and
the Eighth Massachusetts. The VS.
confident of another vctory.
Another light shower today.