Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-03
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1893
FROM CHICkAMAUGA.
Interesting Letter From One of Marietta's
Boys in Camp.

Boys in Camp.
The following letter received by Mr..
John Dyar from his son Harry, who is
probably the only Marietta boy in
camp at Chickamauga, viii be read
with interest by his many friends here:
Battery II, Camp Thomas, Chicka-
mauga Park, Ga, May &c, '9S.
DEAR Folks AT HoMB-I received
your letter the goth. ] wrote you the
18th; perhaps you have not received it,
as the postoffice where our letters are
mailed is overcrowded. Carloads of
mail lie there week or more before it
can be sent oat, but we get our mail
all right, as received a letter from
sister Tuesday which she had mailed
in Columbus Monday a. m. l am we'll
and getting more used to the climate
every day. l hope you all feel as well
as do. 1 get all want to eat, as it
don't do to eat too much on account of
the heat. One day we caught a pig
and roasted it. l was on corps detail
and we got all the liver. You see
these grounds are government prop
'erty and they prohibit pigs, so all that
come in here are confsticated by us.
tell you that pig tasted good. We
don't get any bread at all; eat tack"
but l like it pretty well. have got
used to the water now and don't have
to drink much. It's good water
though and never made me bit sick.
Nothing made me sick, but l caught 3
little cold and had a sore throat l
went to the hospital every morning for
four days. DR.. Moore gave me some
little pills and something to gargle
every time. but it didn't help my throat
bit, SO l told him to give something
to draw it out and he gave me mus
tard plaster. l put it on that night
and kept it on about an hour, then
took it off and put my sock around my
neck. The next morning my throat
was entirely we'll, so l am all right
now.
We haven't got cent of pay yet and
every body is asking for it. Wednes-
day we got our shoes, leggings and
shirts, so am well fixed. l got only
shirt, as l had one, and when we
travel would have to carry all the ey-
ira stuff. We are allowed $40 year
for clothes besides our s15 per month.
If we draw clothing to amount TO more
than $40 then it comes out of our
pay, and if our clothes cost
less than $40, we get the difference in
money.
The 4th Ohio and Sd Wisconsin had a
sham battle Wednesday. They didn't
shoot much, but manuyered around a |
good deal in the woods, Indian fashion. !!
Troops are here from ten or twelve
states. There are FIVE other batteries
here, so we have a whole regiment of
artillery. We. haye not received our
guns yet and have drilled only once in
! week. have been on corps detail
'nce, on guard once and now am on
he stable detail. We have eight
mules and two wagons, regular army
wagons. We have to haul wood, water
md our provisions.
We get the Columbus Dispatch every
lay, one day old. got letter from
Mrs. Wood Wednesday. I've got lots
# people to write to, and have no
'aper. envelopes or stamps and no
money to buy with. could send let
ers without stamps, but need paper,
.tc. ! see the Seventh has gone to
would like to have
tone there myself, but we are having
OTIS of fun here and have fine place to
amp. There is about 5000 acres in
his park, part in Tennessee and part
n Georgia. We are in Georgia and
he letters we send out are mailed at
4ytle postofice. hope l will get
etter from you this week,
Love to all, ,
HARRY.
La -