The leader., 1898-06-22
STILL AT CHICKAMAUGA.
The Boys of Company III We'll
Provided for, but Anxious
To go to the Front.
CALL FOR MORE RECRUITs-sOUTH
MIssIssIPPIANs PREFERRED.

l7.-Having been requested to no
tify you from time to time how the
boys were getting along, l will
again trouble our relatives at home
with some news of our conduct and
whereabouts through your paper,
which, assure you, is a most well
come visitor every week, one that
the Brookhaven boys will long re.
member.
Owing to the fact that our Uncle
William in Washington is busy
hgurlng how to checkmate the fair
queen without giving Sampson or
Lee any work to dc, there have
been no troops sent to the coast
from here since my last letter, and
now that yellow fever has made it's
appearance Oh the coast, there
seems to be little or no chance for
the boys to vacate their present
camping ground, much to their
sorrow, as they all seem anxious
to go to the front and get the fight
off of their hands, and return home
to the"girls they left behind them"
The Mississippi boys are getting
themselves in fine shape on the
drill field, and in a short time they
will compare favorably with the
other regiments stationed at this
place. This is due to the compe-
tent officers, who spare neither
time nor pains in their instruction,
and as soon as we are furnished
with arms, which will be some
time during the coming week, they
will bring the boys up to the stan.
dard in the use of fire arms. Our
uniforms, hats, shoes, etc, have
arrived and been distributed
among the men, which good luck
seems G0dsend, as many of the
boys had about run through with
all their clothing brought from
home, and were sadly in need of
something to hide their bodies from
the warm sunshine, as vel! as to
protect their feet from the noun
tain rocks.
At present there is little or no
sickness among the Mississippi
boys, and what few are in the hos.
pital are not in dangerous condi.
ton. Company ii has Jared well
in this respect and has had only
two men in the hospital, Prlvates
Williams, of Brookhaven, and
Hast, of Wellman, both of whom
are out and on duty again. All
the balance of the boys are enjoy.
ing good health, and since Capt.
Ewing has recovered from his spell
and resumed command of the CON-
pany, they are all in good cheer
and ready for anything that turns
up. All the companies are order
ed to recruit up to LOG men, and as
our company needs more men, al
low me, Mr.. Editor, to say a few
words to those who are at home
while they should be In camp
ready to serve their country. Now
is the time for them to come, while
the chance is given them to enlist
in any company they desire, and
when they cone they will not find
army life one-half as bad as many
people picture it. We have little
or nothing to do and get the best
of clothing to wear, and while our
beds are not of the feather variety,
they are comfortable and sleep so
we'll that 1t takes a bugle to awake
us in the morning. We have plen-
ty to eat-nice fresh meat, bacon
beans, potatoes, tomatoes, bread,
biscuit, coffee and molasses, and if
that is not enough for any man
three times a day lie should emf
CRATE to New York and join the
400. Besides this a mans salary
is more than half of the men in the
country are making farming, and if
any of them are contemplating
coming they will take my advice
and come. They never will regret
the step more than once and that
will be because they remained at
home. We have recruiting Off
Ger, Ed. Z. Stevens, ST., and those
who want to join us can communi-
cate with him or write direct to
Capt. ID. ID. Ewing, Company FL,
1st Miss. Regiment, Chickamauga,
and he will furnish them with all
desired information. If there are
any who will come they will find
that Co. III is the place for them
and they will receive the proper
kind of treatment from men and
officers alike. Those who can't
come and conduct themselves in a
soldierly and gentlemanly manner
need not come, as they are not
wanted in this company, as we
have none of the hoOdlum element
with us and want none. Now,
friend LEADER, do what you can
TO help us out OH this line and put
the boys OH the right track for in-
formation and the same will be ap-
lpreciated by the whole regiment as
we must have the men from some
section, and, as every one knows,
we are partial to South Mississip-
pi, and would rather that they
come to us first.
With love to all in old Lincoln /