The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-10-07
FROM CALIFORNIA



lurtherdoubt, asoliclal orders from
the War Department have been re-
coived, and General Miller, who
viii command the expedition, says
the quickest way no can get us on
board the vessels viii be too slow.
We will very probably leave by Oc-
tobor 10, but i DO not know but
what the boys would give vent TO a
more enthusiastic yell If Che orders
were TO 90 back 10 Tennessee. This
regiment has played havoc with
Frisco, aud the people here say
that IF we bad been sent to Santi-
ago other troops would not have
been required.
l was sorry 20 see such can exag-
Igereted report in the Nashville
| American about our hospital. ]
am well acquainted with Major
Barr and Captain Jones, at least i
ought to be, as my name has been
on tho morning sick report exactly
forty times, and + can readily say
that / have been excellently treat
ed. While ia Che hospital-and /
have been in all of them-I receiv-
ed kind attention, and the nurses
were very vigilant Both the above
mentioned surgeons arc Jolly and
kind-hearted gentlemen. 1t was
only yesterday / informed Captain
/ Jones that the next blister plaster
he put on me he would be compel
| led to do il a running. Major Barr
personally inspects the camp and
| the kitchen several times a day, and
lyou may bet he compels the men
/ to keep everything clean, especially
about the kitchens.
j can not refrain from relating
lone incident to the effect that one
q night while / was confined in the
| hospital, / was awakened and upon
opening my eyes l found the chief
nurse and three patients up play.
ing cards and smoking cigarettes,
| however, thepatients certainly were
not very sick. There are some
things that privates are justified in
kicking about, but they prevaricatc
, when they utter remarks about the
hospital being a pest-house.
Tonight a dense fog envelopes
? the camp, and weird and monoto.
nous sounds Of the fog horn signal
ing to vessels at sea can be heard
ever and anon, while the "thum
thum" of a banjo comes to our ears
> played by some boy who is think
, ing Of home and mother, and from
Ianother tent may be heard the rol
Of the worries, for the boys are play
ing "Come seben, come eleben."
Lieutenant-C Colonel Childress is
sued an order yesterday detachins
me from the guard lines and plac
ing my services at the hands 0.
Chaplain j.. J. Leland, who, somt
: weeks ago, was welded to brill
liant society woman Of this city
g Mrs. Leland is residing with he
. husband, who has a large tent ele
d gantly furnished and which is a
: comfortable as q residence. She j
q noble woman, with fine features
= and possesses all those excellen
4 qualities that tend to make a goo,
t woman. She has a kindly expires
g sion and a pleasing voice, and IL
one can refrain from admiring hel
It I have a nice new tent all to my
e self in few feet of the chaplain
f tent. a good floor, a cosy bunk
IS and plenty of room makes cam
G lifevery pleasant for me, especial
q as I have few duties and no TO
l. calls to answer.
:. Captain Givens. Of my company
is at the Waldeck Infrmary cor
valescing from typhoid fever. Br
his handsome appearance is some
l. what marred by the loss OF his fin
If black locks, which were a constar
i source of admiration to the ladie
. Two boysf from my company hay
lie deserted, while about seven hay
'e received honorable discharges O
Is account Of physical disabilities.
ID Several days ago I went to sc
o. on the Government steamer I'M,
A. Dowell," and visited numerous i
lie lands. [ saw the military prison
to Alcatraz, and the forts and barracl
IS, atotherpoints, and visited the plaC
ID where General Shaffter was 81
lr camped.