Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-07-20
THE LATEST FROM CAMP DOUGLAS,
Important Events Have Taken Place in
the Reservation Recently The Mos
quitoes shorten a Very Interesting
Letter,
HEADor ARrERs COMPANY .'Mp ,a,TRTn Ppo
DAIrllI - LII. z

HEADer ARTERs COMPANY ''M FOURTH REa.
CAMP DOUGLAS, July Is, 1895.
EDITOR CENSOR: Since nv last letta,
many events of importance have come
to pass. OF these. the most important
and even one of the most important o.
our lives, was our being mustered into
the service of the United States Shortly
after two o'clock on Monday afternoon
we we're called into line in alphabetical
order with the corporals and sprgeante
at our head. The mastering officer
Captain w. l. Buck, of the 9th infantry
Y. 3. a., babe us raise nigh our RICH,
hands and then with barred heads we
took the following oath: 81 do solemnly
swear Tor affirm that I will bear true
faith and allegiance to the United States
OF America, and that | will serve them
honestly and faithfully against all their
enemies whomsoever, and that I will
obey the orders of the President of the
United States and the orders of the Off
GERS appointed over me according to the
rules and articles of war" Each man
then had to sign his name TO thr. mus
ter rolls and on the next day to touch
the pen and pronounce bis name; thus
bearing witness to the signature, aud
the ceremony WIS completed. Muster
of the officers WIS made separately from
the privates We were afterwards
obliged to listen TO the rules and articles
of war and are now governed by them.
Wednesday morning we received our
FIRST shoes from "Unde Sam" They
are good heavy calfskin and we'll made.
They are a great change from tie ones
which we have been used to wearing and
tire our feet. But We will get over that
in few days. ThuE day we received
part of our clothing, which included
blouse, blue shirt, underclothes, sus-
penders,two pairs of socks and rubber
blanket each. The blanket ie made of
thin rubber and has hole in the center
large enough to put your head through.
Lit is Gale ulated to be worn when march
ing in the rain. We also got hat
apiece. All we yet lack in the line of
clothing is the trousers and leggins.
Private Tongue, who was quite i'll
with pneumonia, is egain around, but
still sleeps at the hospital. The fact,
of his not revealing his condition of
health for more than day and until
after he was mustered into the service,
shows his patriotism in manner more
strong than can he expressed.
Col. Seaman has made some rules
that will be Of great benefit to the sol.
diers. Among them is one that pro
hibits gambling of all kinds in the camp
Another provides that any one caught
pilSering shall be court martialed and
imprisoned in military prison, during
the rest of the time of his service, or
until his company is mustered out Ct
service.
Thursday the officers we're hurriedly
summoned to the Colonel's headquarters,
and the men into their ranks. All at
once great shout arose from the bunch
of officers, and looking toward them, we
saw Captain Geisbusch and Lieutenant
Brenizer racing at the top of their speed
toward us. When Lieutenant Rrepissr
had barely enough breath to announce,
Santiago has fallen" Then you ought
to have heard the shout that went up.
After it had subsidized, many began to
talk of it's results and our prospects of
reaching the front.
Company IL has among it's possessions
a set of boxing gloves, which afford q
great deal of sport for the boys.
Some of the boys are having their
arms tatooed, most of them being
Tabled with Go NJ, Fourth Wis, with
the picture Of two rifles"
The Mosquitoes ara getting so bad
that I cannot stand to write any more
this time, so sill close.
Don G MILLER.