Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-05
HOW PRlVATES AND NON COMMISSIONED OFFlC-
 FRS ARE TREATED.
Fayoritism and Tyranny Exercised Fly the Commissioned oficers in
 Co. B, First Arkansas.
CAMP THOMAS, CHIeKAMAuGA PARK, GA, to. B, lst. Ark. Vol.
 Senfrmhpr 1 1898

Editor Graphic:
 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 )f the treatment 9f priyates and non-commiesioned 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 same treatment that Lieut.. Garland received at the hands of Col. Chandler.
 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 iHg we would receive good treat. ment and fair dealing at their hands, but To, how different! We had no more than been mustered into the government service before our offic- 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 1 for permission to be absent from the Regiment, asked where did you want to goo 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 dc in camp.
 At Reveille we are compelled to fall i'll" with our leggings. belts, etc, if this was not done were placed CT extra dutr that day. This is the only company in the regiment that is compelled to have on leggins at roll call.
 Then agaln our officers like to show their authority and take especial delight in sending their men to the guard house, consequently Go. 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 4l5 q. m. until dark, for B days, when hls 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 , of 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 guard 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- nooga, good until s ?. m; returning 10 minutes late he was relieved of cook duty. but last Sunday week Eis successor got a pass to the city, good until 5 D. m. and returned over E hours late, but so ia. as the writer knows, nothing as ever been done to him.
 Last Wednesday two non-com- missioned officers went to Lytle, one of them having permission to be absent until 9p. m. but returning