The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19

It was notable fact that the suffers tent
were set up, and they We're ready for bus
mess in short time after camp was
reached"
Gen. Burdett says that the suffers were
not supposed to sell ntoNicatluc liquors,
but some OF them did it. on one occa-
sion. he says. while The regiment was en-
camped IN Missouri one Of the suffers
drove 20 the railroad, forty or nfty miles
away, and returned With a load of bottled
beer. The beer was presented 60 the
boys and while none Of them were sup
posed to have become intoxicated from
the effects of 1t, the colonel ot The regi-
ment minated TO the suuer that he did
not want repetition Of the beer incident
The suffers found a way OF overcoming
the order prohibiting the sale Of iutoVi-
cauts,' said Gen. Burdett During Che
war there was a large manufacturer of
patent medicines In ST, Louis He made
what was known as McFrieuds-tnat was
not the name, but Il viii do-Strongthen-
ing Cordial. It Telailed for "a dollar a bot
tie. II had a pleasant taste. sWeetish, crd
coutained few drugs in il. Il was "a toHic,
and also had a large percentage of alco-
hol. BY drinking a bottle of this
strengthening cordial a man could get
the feeling of 'oh!-be-ioyfui,' This was
winked at for a long time"
Pie, the general said. was the great
source OF profit for the suuer. Whenever
the regiment was encamped near small
town or anywhere circumstances would
permit, pies would be Obtained from the
country people and sold 10y the hundreds.
OF course they would be retalIed to the
soldiers bv tho sutIer as he had the soie
MONOPOLY. once. when there was an en-
campment of the regiment near OttcrVile,
Mo. in the winter of 1861, near hy was an
encamDuept on the I9mlne river called
the cantonment of the Lamine There
were over 10000 troops. many Of them he
ing from Indiana. Most of the recruits
from tbaf state could not overcome their
.f,nAness FOR mics and could be seen con
staDtly porrfnar themselves with It, Many
80 tbnD, became sick on this account one
Of the surgeons M the time declared he in
tended 10 write a war drama. called Tho
warriors of the wabash" or THE Pic
caters, Doom. 3"
OF course. i'm case of battle the suffers
trod,,.. a,ere defeated their stores were Of
ton c.rtnred II was when troops were
,n,,e,t,rcd lone. M once place that the suit
1a,. mode his nrofts which in some cases
,,e,o .,,,,rr,o,,e In more than one in
stanca tha sntlers n is stated. were fore
al ~ out their horses or mules loose from
~, W. e,o5s and ioin In the general retreat
n, or,1or to save themselves No instance
a.. ,aa,>r,1,d Of where 81 entler had become
- '.,l,,aA T,itb me flphting spirit when
III IN IN tbe Nobrvnr that he took
~ -, ,,-,e not above saving his
Iprtil,- ,,ossssslons instead Of Joining I'm
,r, attSck 10 renrlse the enemy. Gen. Bur
- -, ~ "a suroeon in the regiment
t,.,,l "a t1,r1ied with the lighting spirit
-, ten u,as In propress that he
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,N5 h,idi1 ana came out as a colonel. Ills
,,o1,ars If defyinr the devil and In taking
prn,e aoainst The enemv appeared to he
,tlii,4 a',,,ail,. divided Nor so with the
80, ~, r,to,,Id anfar the army to make
s $50. "a ,,,,',iI5 not rorpet his object IA
"'tlri1rr I,
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r,.,r l,,,t ,,rlhobIy * OoO fl was regarded
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a.. T. " -.t,t'h co,,id Lo fonnd In one of
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80 C9 u .,.'+ ar,,t,o,. vac SOL
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iI' ~ (,,,artarr,,efer'e denarfmen.
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- oo,,Id ha secrtod from the sutler i
~, ~ ,,,fshod 10 ea,, an buttons. and
- ,,,itto,,t needle and thread they also
a,'r-Ia I,a el1o,,red from me sltler If on,
ma = Sy,eet tooth their desire for cand,
- Nv or,ttaea Ali sorts OF canned
- ,'o,Id ba had as could knives anc
49, ,ig,I,ls
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-. ~ htr,eotf 10 he without was TO-
49, m r. moro desired NV soldier,
~, sr,tbine elee both for smoking ant
s-r h|,,,S,,, 5,,rnoees An sorts OF mines
~ ,,ll,st f',rcv articles were ken
K, ~ st,ttere ana II was no uncommon
t9,n,, for "a nrivate to spend nearly half Q
rno,,1i,ss ,,,a.ses on a fine meerechaum pipe
49,, rrero ALWAYS in demand and The
49, ,,,,alitv ri SCANS Soap Is a mart OF
~ raitcns furnisbed The soldier. but there
,g,.ra rnen in every company who wished
a,er kirJ man that given them. anG
tha,, we're forced 10 call upon the s1tlei
cn,.'tt ~ a love-sIck vouth desired 10 write