West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-08
Our Second Regiment.
An Interesting Letter From Sergeant
Charles Washington Wolre.
CANr Gro. G. MpAps. Mrpulr.

CAMP GEO G. MEApE. MIppLE.l
TOWN. PA, Sept 4, lS9S.
My DEAR Brown:
We have been put.in Brigade
once more. this time with tho lStt,
Penn. and 10th Ohio. but no on,
seems to know how loug this brig
abe will last. for an order may
come from Washington my umg
ordering one OF these Regiments To-
be mustered out. then We must
move ngaln.
ASST Is we are booked to move
ext. week To a camp near the lSlll
Penns. scamp at 'llighspre. "A
move IA arriving job thIs'hot wealth
err. Tho suushoihng down mt about
100 in the shade. Then pack IN
all We possess in our knapsaoks.
aud march away two or three miles
aud wait for ourbnggage Wagons
TO come up with our tents. then we
have to-get ready for housekeeping
once more.
Ii usually rams just about the
time We have everything torn down
so our blankets. aud clothing &c.
soaked, aud our rifles covered with
u good coat of rust.
We have more sickness here than
any place We have ever been. nearly
all typhoid and malarial fever.
Capt. Hutson has typhold and is
still in his quarters. but will likely
be moved To eJHarrlsburg hospit.
al in u duy or so.
john r. Fortney is still in the
Charleston hospital and Asa sF.
Riley has typhoid in the Uuniver-
slty of Pennsylvania hospital.
The following mem bers OF Com
pany III. are in the st. Agnes hos
pital, Philadelphia Privates Guy
A. Bell, VIM. III. Messenger.
IRWIN Morris. John III. Middleton
Samuel b. Pugh and Charles ii.
Smith.
Ten Others are in the 2nd Divls.
ION Field hospital. namely /: Chas.
q. wilhelm. Troy p. Sliger. Ar
thur =. Winta mute, Thos. Nv.
Buckley, John s.. Hamill, o.
Il. Brand, Leroy Keller, Martin l.
Ralston and Corporals bosely and
Thomas q. Sypolt. PrIvates Shil-
lingberg. Mcfarland aud George
huffman are sick IN quarters. and
may~haye to be sent away to-
morrow
OF those in the Division hospIta.
Brand and Buckley are in tn,
worst condition.
Lieut.. Sherwood is in command
of the Company since Captain Hut
son is sick.
Private Charles II. Messenger
has secured "a fmlough and will b,
home in IA few days to attend tn,
Shaw trial.
The camp is over-run with fakiri
OF all kinds, and its surprising tt
see how easily the soldier boys ar,
taken in They will pay an,
kind OF "A price for some trash,
picture or book. A fellow was her,
last week selling n picture of th,
"MaIne" for 81 so that could hny,
been sold at a fine profit for 81. 90
and he sold lots Of them at IN
price.
Pay day for our Regiment viii
be- II day next week. and wo ar,
all getting ready for u few DAYS o.
excitement when money is plent,
once more, at present most OF u
are broke.
The street car line between cam
and harrisburg is doing a klondik,
business now, and it is nearly i'm
possible to get - seat on a car da,
or night. | went up YESTERDAY
evening and staId Till 10 o'clocl
and the car back to camp wa
crowded so | had to hang on /,
u strap.
Oar camp is nine miles from
Harrisburg now, but when we NOV
We will be much closer.
Private Aaron +. Bowers o
Company III. has been detailed y
Orderly at brigade headquarters
being one Of the lucky four from
the second regiment to get
soft snap.
Most Of the officers have tlIei
wives with them here. Mrs. Hut.
son IS here nursing her husband
and Mrs. Captain O'Brien is bor
nursing her husband through
light attack OF bilious fever.
Yours Truly,
CHARLES W. WOLFE.
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