Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
COMPANY F NEWS
From Chickamauga
Especial Correspontlence.3
CHIcAMAuGA, Ga, May 80, 1898.

CIllCAMAUGA, Ga, May 80, 1898.
News from 1st, Vt. Vol. and Com
pany E.
Every man awoke this morning with
the feeling that for once since coming
into camp he was going to have square
meal, but when fell in" and marched
to the mess tent, pork, hard tack and
coffee greeted them. Perhaps some
can imagine how the boys felt and how
little ambition they had to perform their
coming duties, some of them having
survived on coffee for the last three
days. But about 8 o'clock the Capt. adj
vised us that he had succet ded in eX-
changing | barrel of pork and one box
of hard tack for bushel of potatoes,
bushel of onions, box of soft crack
ers and some bread, with the 3rd Ten
nessee regiment. The effect can be inn
agined when we heard the news, to-
gether with the good news that we were
also to have roast beef. 1t was feast
to be remembered by all of us and we
are in much better spirits this evening
as we are sure of three good meals and
the prospects are that we will have
more. If kicking will bring us food we
will certainly have a banquet every
meal. We are all convinced that "the
way to reach a mans heart is through
his stomach" and are glad to say that
our captains and ieutenants found this
out before too late. If when we return
to Barre any of our friends dare men
ton hard tack or pork to us their lives
will be in great danger.
AS the writer sits in his tent at this
moment the company is "fell i'm for
mess, every man has a smile on his
face and "Buggie" Milne is sure of
enough this time.
"Trjlby" is satisfied that Q. M. Ser
geant is not such a snap as it might be.
The evenings are something fine here
and especially this one, as tho long
looked for rain came this afternoon in
the form of a thunder storm, cooling the
air. This, together with the good sup
per, makes the boys think of Olmypia
and the spirit of enjoyment is more
COIlSplCuOuS tilttl IL iitto oOSh "iiiNo WI
arrival in camp.
Lieut. Meaker is Com. of the Guard
today.
1t might be well to state that two of
the rules of the "canteen" are no credit
and no treating.
The "rookies'' were given a good
stiff drill in the manual of arms this
afternoon. They are doing good work.
Priv. Coke OF Company + has been
transferred to the hospital corps.
Priv. McKellow took a trip to Lookout
mountain today and reports enjoying
the sights better than he did those at
Niagra Falls.
We do not want our friends at home
to think that we are starving to death
for that would be impossible as long as
we have any spare change, as the peo'
pie for miles around have taken advan-
tage of the opportunity and are offering
for sale almost everything good to eat
and drink. But on 1922 go month we
can not buy everything that is offered
for sale. Therefore, through kicking,
rest assured friends that if we are treat
ed hereafter as we'll we were today
| there will be no reasen to complain, at
we are fast becoming acclimated, and
with a full stomach we will be y. IL. &c
far none of Company + boys have beer
confined in the hospital.
Capt. Green of Company b is A. a. A
General instead of Col. Clark AS stated
in last nights letter, and the latter Is
Acting Brgadicr General. W. H. T.