The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-24
CAMP ATKINSON
CHARLEsToN. ". We.
August II, 1888.

~ EDITOR: The time has a
Hast wed, and the order given
for o. departure from this camp
We leave here tomorrow morning,
lThu day at 900 a. M. for Mid.
dletown Pa, city of some eight
Thousand population. situated on
the Susqnehana river, nine miles
from Harrisburg, the capital of
that state, and in one Of the most
pictur saue and beautiful locations
along that noted stream, and the
antici patton of an excursion bs-
hind the iron horse through the
valley Of Virginia and ACROSS
the tate of Maryland, has glad
dened the hearts Of our boys. for
camp life had become somewhat
monotonous to some of us, and we
were anxious for new scenes and
fields to feast our eyes upon and
enlarge our imagination of know
ledge of the different states that
compose this glorious Union of
ours, and what we may learn upon
occasions of this kind, will bright
en- our intellect and impart to US
more knowledge than we would
learn in years of hard study from
books; for that which we see inn
presses itself on our memory, and
stays with us as long as life lasts,
and nothing can deprive us of
knowledge thus gained. We GER
tainly have enjoyed our stay at
Camp Atkinson, and the people
of Charleston have been very
kind to us, and for many
reasons we hate to leave the Cap
ital of our own State, and the
healthy and rich valleys of our own
beautiful Kanawha, and the home
of our boyhood days, especially
the scenes that fit through our
balm of our old historic town, al
though some of them may have
brought sadness and sorrow, we
only look to those of more hap
pier nature and try and forget
those that were not SO pleasant,
and live in anticipation of reaping
good results from past experience,
and hope to gain sufficient infor-
nation and knowledge while in the
service of Uncle Sam, even if we
should never see the effects of bat
tie OF smell the powder from Span
ish guns, to enable us to gather
such information that will be ben
eficial to US as we glide down the
stream of time and our heads bent
with age.
We emptied our ticks of straw
ON yesterday, and the company was
formed under command of our eff
fcient and good natured Capt. w.
ii. Howard, and marched down to
the Kanawha river where gener-
al washing was given the ticks and
such other articles that needed the
use of soap and water. and it was
quite novel sight to see the boys
thus engaged. and many laugha-
BILE and ludicorous incidents occur
red during this feature of sold
ier's duty and experience in this
line.
The testaments donated by the
churches of Point Pleasant have
been received and distributed, each
member of Company B receiving
one. This certainly was very
good and gracious present to the
boys, and if they will read them
and heed the teachings laid down
within the lids of Gods book, they
will noed no other armor to shield
them and carry them on to victory.
Company B feels gracious to the
citizens of Point Pleasant for the
many good things they have re-
ceived while here in camp,
and will miss the many dainties of
home when they leave for the new
camp, for we will be hundreds OF
miles away and not have direct
communication we have had while
in camp here, and we will not see
the smiling faces of friends like
we have been seeing from day tc
day, but we will keep their faces
and memory engraved upon the
tablets Of our hearts in reinemb
rance of their many kind acts anc
words of cheer.
We will write you as soon al
possible after we reach our desti
nation, and hope we may be abl,
to give you something that will b,
/ Iarpraciated hvv oT1T many readers