Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-09-07
HOW PRlvATEs AND NoN- COMMISSIONED OFFIC-
 FRS ARE TREATED.
FaVoritism ard Tyranny Exercised By the Commissioned officers in
 Co. B, First Arkansas.
CAMP THOMAS, CHIcKAMAUaA PARK, GA. Go. B, 1st. Ark. Vol.
 September l, 1898.

Much has been written by members
 of our company to the newspapers giving minor news and happenings,
 but not once has any member writ ten giving accounts 1f the treatment e1 privates and non-commissioned officers by our commissioned officers.
 This is very delicate and danger ous subject for an enlisted person to expose, fearing receiving from our officers the salhc treatment that Lieut.. Garland received at the hands of Col. Chandler.
 1 When call was made for volun- teers the Jefferson Fencibles respond ed to the call selecting our old offic- CTS, our former friends and school mates, to lead us to victory, think ing we would receive good treat ment and fair dealing at their hands, but 10, how different! We had no more than been mustered into the government service before our off1c- CTS were no more our equal but our superiors.
 Having authority as they have never had before, they at once begun to exercise same. We were not al- lowed outside the regimental lines without the permission of com missioned officer, who, when asked ff,, f.,, +<1 Iu nh 10 Regiment, asked where did you want to go?' what do you want to go for?' is it absolutely necessary" etc, and when you had gotten his consent, he would limit you in time. always cutting the time very short, when there was absolutely nothing to do in camp.
 At Reveille we are compelled to 'siall in'' with our legglngs. belts, etc, if this was not done were placed on extra duty that day. This is the only company in the regiment that is compelled to have on leggins at roll cal.
 Then agaIn our officers like to show their authority and take especial delight in sending their men to the guard house, consequently Co. B has always had over double the number of men in In the guard as any other company. For any offense, no matter how small. we are sent to the guard house instead of being put on extra duty, as is customary
 One of our men was confined to the guard house and made work from 4.45 a. m. until dark, for B days, when his sentence read 3 days confinement. During most of time in the guard house he was sick, but was nevertheless made to work; members of our company seeing our prisoner was getting lower every day and if he was not soon relieved he would die, they went to Captain Of Go. K, of Paris, Ark, and asked him to have our man released, which he promptly did. Two other of our men were confined to the guard house for 24 days when their sentence was days only.
 More than this, our officers do not treat their men alike as is shown be- low.
 After pay day last month there were l5 oi our men absent without leave for from 24 to AS hours each, of this number one was sent to the guard house, F confied to their tents and two went unpunished when they returned. The one sent to the ouard house was one of Pine Bluffs young men, having been born and reared in that city. Last month our compapy cook got pass to Chatta- poopa. good until D. m.; returning 10 minutes late he was relieved Of cook duty. but last Sunday week his successor got pass to the city, good until D. m. and returned over hours late, but so fa,' as the writer knows, nothing na5 ever peoh uon t to him.
 Last Wednesday two non-com- missioned officers went to Ly tie, one of them having permission to be absent until p. m. but returning late was the next morning placed under arrest in their quarters. While in town they met two other mem- bers of Co. B. who had not only left without permission, but even before dress parade, but nothing has been done to them. There Is seldom ever a night unless Co. B has two or three leave camp without permission and not over half of them are pun ished.
 Another thing thls company has to contend again st is lack of atten tion shown the sick by the company commanders.
 When Lieut.. Garland was placed ,.raet far c irciIla ting petition