Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30
THE FOURTH VIRGINIA.
News from Its Camp, at SAVANNAH
In.

sCorrespondence of the Dispatch-)
SAVANNAH. GA, October %.-The
Fourth Virginia is becoming very nicely
settled I'm its new camp. The general APP
pearance of the camp Is much prettier
and more uniform than was that OF the
old one.
To-day the lumber for the ten,
floors and out-houses was furnished the
companies. and tomorrow nlsnt every
body who Is Industrious enough 10 use
n saw and Ratchet will sleep above the
damp ground.
We are to have the same excellent ar
rangement OF sinks and bath-houses
which gave such eminent satisfaction at
Camp cuba Libre, and work has been
commenced on them.
BREAD.
Our bakery Is going up rapidly ana
will soon be I'm readiness for use. Inc
bovs always did think they could i've
without bareback and crackers, MOI
having the same confidence IN tue'
nutritive properties that Uncle sam mas,
and so they are anxious 20 get Dredu
from the bakery To-day, however
wall went up as the army wagons drove
up to each company's kitchen ana pu'
out boxes of bareback, whlch VIII We
used temporarily. Each reg ,d'
bakery is provided with galvanized pahe
oven. which has a capacity OF ZVV lodsv.
az one time. Each generally turns ou'
LOCO per day, although IL mas d N"P"''
Of twice that number.
Camp ovens and CRATES for each com
pany are also in the possession OIL the
auartermaster of the regiment. but We
have had no need for them yet.
PRISONERS.
When the regiment moved mere
brought with II twenty prisoners NV
having been liberated just before oui
do,ort,,re as their offences were trifiinS
An old vacant building happened TO p'
standing lust i'm the place where lh'
euard-house was wanted. This mas peei
made to serve the purpose eXceheht'y
en- that the prisoners have been more
comfortably lodged than the good Doy'
el since we have been here
WELL. PLEASED.
Colonel TAYLOR. and for that matter
the whole regiment, expresses himseIl a.
very well pleased with the camp. II
situated on the old Thunderbolt shei
road. which Is a well-laid one, ABOUT W.
miles from the centre of the city Oh "a
yannah. 1t is not as good plot
ground however, as the one We nay
inst left. hut with the attention WhiCi
viii he given il it will be soon gotten II
frsf-class order. On the south slue i III
road. while we are shut III on the w
side by a slightly marshy place. On -.
east side the camp Is well uralleu ~
n little brook, beyond when Il Ih9 ~
Of woods and shrubbery, where the boy
kill many rabbits.
SOI-ATTERS' RIGHTS.
The Fortv-ninth Iowa squatted on 'ht
ground 10 which we were entlieu, en-.
which is a much better site, belnS nm
soil and more rolling land. Thelrs Is Iii'
ground between US and the to"h' an
should have belonged to us, as we ar,
the ranking regiment in the prisaue, ~
thev arrived ahead of us and got thel'
choice The order Of camps should b'
First and Fourth Virginia, Second ano
| Fortv-ninth Iowa, Third and sixth MIS-
| souri, Rut we won't "cry over spil
milk " hut we shall look out for ourselves
when we get TO CUBA.
COMPLAINT AGAINST \ RAILROAD
There has been a great deal of com
plant against our treatment at the NAM.
~ the Florida Central and PENINSULA
railroad I'm the dilatory service given us
According to the arrangements VIII
Them Immediately after reveille TUESDAY
morning we began rushing tents an'
couipments of all kinds down to th'
trains. leaving no shelter for the men
who had To stay out in the rain all DAY
awaiting marching orders-th" uhder
standing being that we could board ahe
leave early in the evening. Colonel Tay
lor tried to make arrangements with th'
managers Of the road to allow the mer
TO be marched to the depot, whore tney
would be under shelter. They wouldh
assent To this. Again we suffered dlsa9
pointment, for instead OF turl,lshlIIs "
Tho cars AT II O'Clock. as finally agreed
II was $50 A. NJ before they were gotten
in place. Then, instead Of making ne
trip i'm from four and half to six hours
which is usually the longest time ie-
ouired. Il took twelve hours to get us U.
the depot in Savannah. which necessitatee
tho mons spending another night with
the railroad.
OTD FORTS.