Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-04
At CHlCkAMAUGA.
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While the men are rolled in blankets
| the officers have small cots on Whlch
| they pass away their time when the
order is given to turn in. These cots
| are so arranged that the canvass is
| stretched between two poles and IN APP
pearance is similar to that from when
! the mems legsings are made. The legs
fold up 50 that when ready for trans
portation the cot has the appearance OF
two seven foot poles, laid side by side
So compactly do the cots pack that
those used by the whole regiment may
be placed on one team.
There is one difference between the
camp life here and that to which the
men nave been accustomed. during
the middle of the day it is 50 hot that
the men are actually united Tor duty.
There is the regular work that the men
must do and this is done during the
early morning hours when the sun does
not pour down with such terrinc neat.
In order that the men may nave time
in which TO sleep the hours Tor 'llShtS
out" has been changed to 9.lo, about
the time when the majority Of the men
would like to be making calls at the
other tents.
In spite of the fact that so much is
crowded into one day the time passes
quickly and hardly are the men reused
in the morning, before the shrill can
of the bugle orders the men to sleep.
Still shorter does the time seem before
the signal is again given for the men TO
turn out More than one man mas
wondered if the bugier sleeps at all ana
ii is the opinion of all the men in the
camp that the snoring from his quar-
tiers has the semblance to the bugie
calls.
The rabbit which the Augusta COM
pany carried With them is NOW a thing
Of the past. His was the first death 10
occur in the camp. "Shep, the dog
that one of the companies had. got
loose, today, and becoming disguised
with the military duty he was doing
conceived the idea that the rabbit was
a Spaniard. The men all regretted the
death of the rabbit hut never did the
men think more Of the pet than when
in a stcaming hot stew. The men still
have the rabbit in mind and are re-
GREETING that they did not bring more
mascots into camp of the same kind.
"Shep." conscious that he has done his
Va
ternately looking for word of praise
and munchiug over poor rabbits bones.
The heat during the middle Of the
day is almost intoierahle With ordinary
clothing on AS this time is allowed off
the men spend it in writing letters and
discussing The probabilities of what
will como next in the war There
one singular thing and hat is that Ali
the news We get from Santiago goes -
Boston or New York first and then
comes down by train To us in the shape
of papers. These papers are few ana
far between. Many of the men neV Y
see them. None ever see them unt!l
they have passed through the hands Of
Col. Kendall and are given to his OF
derby to be given to the men. BY the
time the last man has seen them they
are SO worn and tattered that they ar.
hardly readable.
orders have been given that within
a very short time the men are to take
part in sham battle in order that they
may be used to the military move
mcnts. and be ready for any eXigencv
that may arise. our men are no.
dreading this as they have been
through this 50 many times at muster
that it. Will be nothing new Ia them.
The ,rIv tbino ,hat thcv ,lraaJ is tin.
long hard march that must accompany
the hattie
II i wonderful ia seq the change that
has taken ulaca in some Of the mel
The change in diet and manner Of Iiv-
inc has reduced Same to fighting
weight. While many are getting thin
they are all solid and are in much bet
ter form physically than when they left
their homes a month ago.
The hospital calls are few with oar
men. The change in water has caused
some sickness, but taken all in all, the
calls for assistance from medicines are
fewer than ever before.
Hardly a day passes when some Of
the regiments are not moved. and all in
our regiment are wondering when oul
turn will come.
one of the most novel things in the
whole camp is the hospital While
none of our men have seen the hospital
! for any length of time a good many
hay" seen tho medicines that com"
from the hospital. Here the manner in
/ which the medicines are put up IS the
/ most compact imaginable. The con-
/ denscd age has struck the hospital de-