The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-05-11
Sixth Day in Camp. May lO-Exam'
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The most pleasant stateneot can make is
that Sergt. FishSuroe has been appointed
Sergeant Major of the Battalion on Major
Thompson's seff. Merit will tell This Office
is a kind of military chief clerkship. II makes
the next rank to Lieutenant, and is the only
sargency entitled to wear sword in the
battalion.
Examinations bogus to-day. Sergeant
VIM rejected on weight. Corporals Elisha
Carson, Sam Reid, Loais Williamson, J. D.
Epperson, N. A. Strauss, A. Burgess and
Joe Warren we're rejected for various tecbni.
Cal reasons, such as weight, sight, height,
etc.
Privates Mack Atkins, Dug China, Jack
Barwick, Robt. Bradford, T. e. Flowers, R.
G. Higgins, Geo. Dickson, Edward Hayns-
worth, n. L. jenkins, Jules Martin, Sanford
jennings, Paul Kennedy and W. Conrad Folk
all rejected on like grounds. The examina-
ton got no further On the alphabetical order
than N. Slightly over half the company
have been examined, and of these 81 rejec-
tions. A new trial of sight will be given
some tomorrow. The rules are not very
harsh, but such ss they are the line is adhered
to inBexbly.
Thirty-three were passed under compliment
tary comments by the officers.
Great excitement exists among the boys on
the subjsct of rejections and ecceptances. But
all are anxious to see the full gu ota made up,
aud we will likely need 80 recruits at..an
early day. The requiem ente in brief are:
weight lbs to each inch of height, good
sight in both eyes, chest measurement 80
inches minimum, and there must be entire
freedom from chronic diseases such as impair
the human organism seriously. The army
desires to have as small hospital as possible.
Recruits are not desired III the hospital at all.
Some of our men are being neglected at
home in the matter of letters. Write all your
boys from home. They are deserving of 80
much feel certain.
Maj. Marion Noise sent us. some inspiring
papers from home with inspiring pictures Of
the war in the East on the high seas. We
get no great number of such attentions and
they are greatly appreciated.
The table fare is not as good now as it was
at frst, and we are getting to expectca little
package of home fare now, so send the boys
box, aod bear the fact ia mind that at the
very earliest dag we are expecting to 60 to
Florida to make ready for Cuba.
The post of honor in the South Carolina
quota is unquestionably cne battalion of ln-
fantry which will 60 to active service, the re-
naming Regiment aud tie Artillery are for
home duty.
Lieutenant Brainerd Wilson goes to Sum-
ter tomorrow morning to recruit, and will
carry another member of the Company with
him to assist. So if you want Sumter to be
at the FIRST siege of El Moro or the Havana
campaign, rush in all the assistance possible
to these officers.
Discipline is slowly gaining ground loose
habits are being abasdoned-per force-so-
briefly has developed in most surprising places
and the value of this tsste of military life will
be hard to compute in Geld cash. The regi-
mental officers are still gaining oron the
hearts of their men by toe greatest courtesy
and leuiency, and the mea still get mora and
more enthused with the military spirit.
The FIRST band of music was heard here
to-day at 8 O'Clock, when all the volunteers
were marched over to the graves of the Con-
federate dead, to join in the ceremonies and
reverential .ites which the loving hearts of
our women have established and made beau
tiful by their tender solicitations and sweet
though earnest performance. A curious
spectacle indeed to see two thousand living
men entering into war with most valiant
nation of fighting mer, uncovered st the
graves Of two thousand of their fathers who
foremost fighting, fell'