West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-08
Our Soldier Boys.
Tenting On The New Camp Ground,
Way Down in Tennessee.
thing.
From Our war corrospondent.

HOSPITAL I'D Dry, 1sr ARMY CoRPs.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, Nov. 81, 1895
The past two weeks have been YER,
~ventful ones in Camp Poland. Many
changes have been made in officers and
classifications of regiments. Report
have been as numerous as the I-told-
you-so's, just after an election. We
hear so many reports hat we think IL
is very unwise to put too much depend.
ence in any of them till convinced OF
their reliability. The army is in some
respects like n circus; things do not
always take place as advertised.
The 1st w. Va. the hottest piece OF
furniture in the whole bedroom set OF
regiments located here, is still here,
contrary to the expectations of MANY
men, and so far as we know, have not
received any hint of their departure as
yet. Our only and own" is brigaded
with the Bird Kentucky and Tooth In.
diana, in the new classification of the
volunteer army. The latter regiment
formerly belonged to this same diyis-
ion though in a separate brigade and
the boys in it are not entire
to the boys in the First.
These two regiments are already AT
Columbus, Ga, where the lst w. Va.
is expected to proceed in u few DAYS at
the utmost; the three regiments form
ing the first brigade, second div ision.
first army corps.
The 3rd Kentucky is expected to add
a warm number tn the list w. Va. and
l6Oth Indiana. Their love for good
horses is only surpassed by the reputa-
ton of their love for bourbon whiskey.
The 1G0th Indiana have already sent
an invitation to the 1st w. Va. to dine
the first meal with them upon their
arrival at Columbus. No doubt the
Hoosiers invitation will be accepted.
Alex Wilson. Sergeant of Co. b. has
been promoted TO a second lieutenancv
in Co. III, vice II. NJ. Smith discharged d.
G. B LaRue, of Function, left the
division hospital Tuesday for home, on
a 30 days furlough.
win Emerson, of Newburg. is still
confined to the hospital, also PRYOR
Gnseman, who is improving. His
father, j. w. Guseman, is here. The
other boys from Preston are enjoying
very good health so far as your cor
respondent is informed.
c.. Hartmeyr had a nice trip TO FIT.
Sheridan as one of the guards Of Pri-
yate Martin of Co. II. who was sent up
for six months
The latest report is that the arst
brigade, composed of the 9th Ohio. 8ist
Michigan and 4th Tennessee, won't
proceed 60 Atlanta but remain here for
field equipments and proosed straight
to Cuba. This is the purport of an
order issued recently. These regiments
will be armed with the K~rag-Jorgen.
son rife, caliber, 30, instead of the
large Springfield OF 45 caliber.
The End Ohio has gone TO Macon.
Ga there TO be brigaded with an En-
cheering corps, and n regiment of
regulars. From letters received they
don't like their camp as we'll as Knox
vile. The 9th Va. colored. has also
gone there and will be brigaded with
the 3rd N. G. now here, but which will
go to that place in a day or two. and a
regiment OF immunes.
viii and Vester Bennett have se-
cured discharges and gone to Z cir
home at Foirmont.
james G. Russell. the repimonta1
postmaster. died ~ typhoid fever at
the division hospital. VIII r.. Bragg
is now postmaster
The division hospital is being RAPIDLY
broken up. 0 sunday the hospital
train took about City patients TO IT,
Myers just below Washington. ON the
Potomac Thirty were furloughed the
same day.
Fifteen regulars ia the hospital
corps from Huntsvile. Alabama.
twcnty-seven FROM S,crnJerg. and
twenty from Washington, have arrived
TO take the place IL the corps men in
the second division hospital. while the
hospital corps here will be returned "a
their regiments and later sent with
their regiments 70 Cuba.
J. G. GIBsoN.
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