St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-04
CAMP CAFFERY

The ladies are going to present
Col. Hoods regiment with hand
some flag. Mrs. w. c. Flower,
wife of Mayor Flower, of New
Orleans, is at the head of the
movement, and the gift will be from
the ladies Of Covington and those
from New Orleans now solourning
here for the summer.
Col. Hood is now engaged in
securing uniforms and equipment.
1t is his desire to hurry to the front
as soon as the organization is COM
pleted, and for that reason he
proposes to loose no time having
the men put in condition for
campaigning at the start.
The men from Shreveport, who
will be known as company D, are
at this moment commanded by
Captain F. J. Looney. The leader
is we'll known in north Louisiana,
and is able and careful IN military
tactics.
The Houston men under Cap
tam Fatjo, will be in Company F.
Captain Fatjo is trained fighter,
having seen some duty ON the
plains and served for a long time
in the Houston Light Guards.
Men from New Iberia are in
Company /. Their leader is Cap
tain E. S. Broussard, a cousin OF
the congressman from that section
of the country.
DR.. G. II. Beatty Is leading the
Tanglpahoa volunteers. He is
temporary Captain of Company X,
Company L is under command Of
Captain Barrel, who comes from
Alexandria with the men.
Captain J. + Morris is the
senior officer Of Camp Gallery al
present, and is the temporary leader
of Company A. His men ARK
from the city.
Captain Fuqua is commanding
Company b. in Camp Gallery. II,
is an old leader and served quite :
time at West Point and graduated
IN the State University.
| Capt. II. w. Miller is at thu
head Of Company ID. He was ;
| non-commissioned officer in tn,
cavalry service some time ago, ane
is of good fighting stock. Hi
father was a federal major during
the late war. Captain Miller lief
Ohio to come here and join Col
onel Hood. His men are from
different sections of the state.
Lieut.. Grubbs is drilling thu
men at Camp Gallery twice a day
and they are rapidly becoming
proficient IN the field movements
Col Hood paid visit to CAM
Caffery last Sunday, and spent tn
entire day among his men. Their
was a battalion drill during the af
ternoon, and he was very much i'm
pressed with the manner in whicl
the men are rapidly getting int
shape.
| A special train arrived las
Monday with 200 men for Cam
Gallery, and new recruits are com
ing in by every train.
Lieut.. Col. Grubbs has had tn
camp neatly laid out, and the tent
arranged in systematic manner
which greatly adds to its genera
appearance as well as to the com
fort of the men.
There were two patients in tn
hospital tent last Sunday, one wit
chills and fever, not contracte
there. and one with a Spanisl
ankle.
| Now that the Spanish fleet ha
been definitely located, there is II
longer any danger of their sailin
up the Tchefuncta river and max
ing a night attack on Camp Cal
ferry.
There are now about 500 men /
Camp, and the regiment will 500
be filled.
! Gen. 4. III. Lombard visited th
Camp last SUNDAY, and made
snort speech to the boys when tn
bugle summoned them to mess
He spoke in substance as follows
! ssMy Young Countrymen: 1t j
no ordinary pleasure to spea
words of cheer to such a represeil
tatlve body Of officers and men tina
compose your gallant commander
regiment. My interest in him firs
springs from my heart in homo
and memory of his gallant an
Iheroic father, Gen. Jonn b. Hood
one of the most distinguished fight
ing generals of the confedracy, an
all Of General Hoods followers vii
take great pride in honoring
worthy son of . noble sire, by CIV
ing him and You their best IN
fluence in helping you to organic
and get to the front. Senator Cal
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