The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-06-03
Lettes, from Tortrrss ,eoHroe.

Cur special correspondent, sends as the
following interesting letter:
FoKrRGss MONROE, May, 90 Camp was
broken =; Camp Miimer On Wednesday -
inst. a"d tine FIRST Regiment Mary land Noiun
;..ere w,re mar; he'd from the campus to ths
Baltimore Consolidated Railway cars aud
Ncie taken 10 pier IS, Light street wharf and
5iIshr';ed on the Richmond Il York Rive.
sscgmer ''tanEl'e' CIgecL fGr Oid Point Com
foit.
Company . tareC mucn better tLan any q
he otE,r ,-Hiapar,iy@, 'hH,E- ,e thu efforts q
Captain Fursscoa rs bc arrived on ihe EUli
s&rly.aTd secured herth- fui most Of the men.
aai securing The rear Dec k,CCusCquthtly was
able to secure the best Accommodations for his
men. We arrived at the wharf at Old Point,
1t ! \. VI. and marched to our campus, just
20 isv left of Tie sally port gate Of the fort,
in the hollow to the right of the moste.
The Officers tents .re pitches along the
nUate, running i'll the same dift elton as lhr
mc;.'s, en,v -rpa'ateG - quitc vide street
1ae camp lg which ID is GUarterel is as
occupied hy Company X , Cf ROCkv!i
aptaiu Samuel h@E~. and already our mp
has been Dubbed camp Tom and sam"
liking the names of the two captains Of D and
K.
On arrival at camp, we found nothing bu;
vacant gFouLd and some sCantling and boards
md we were compelled to build cur own
pepters erected Us mess tent ard later I
shed in which to do our cooking.
The bill Of fare is about the same as at
lamp y liner. viz. pork and potatoes and
coffee and occasionally some canned corned
beef and beans.
Wednesday we expect to be sent up to
the woods near the water batteries, to cut
down trees to clear up ground for cur new
quarters, for We vii! move W there Just as
soon as the grounds can he ru. in condition
The second Battalion, to which Company d
belongs viii occupy the the grounds near the
water batteries for $50 or three weeks, aud
then the fret battalion will change quarters
with us.
On Friday the guard was composed almost
entirely of MARYLAND volunteers and D did
her share in guarding the forts.
Lieutenant ". G Reuse was officer OF the
guar today, and Capt Thomas q. FOrw0od
will re officer OF the day tomorrow.
Most Of the men ale very much pleased with
the location and | do not think that We could
have been sent to more delightful place to
camp. as the air is cool and pure, aud we can
catch all the fish aud crabs We can eat, and
we can also enjoy the salt bathing, as the
Government has erected a nice large bath
house. and an glad to say that once more
we can erjoy the privilege of keeping our
selves clean, something which was impossible
at Camp Wilmer.
an; quite 4 number Of the men 20 over on
81 lay and seem 80 heve good time visit
ing the different pieces Of interest.
tSc a:c not IN position to he governed
Just as the regulars in the fort, but just as
soon as we get settled, We will be placed
under regular army regulations, but at
present with a few exceptions, we are
managed Just as we were at Camp Wilmer.
There aIe several torpedo boats and two
auxiliary cruisers, lying in the harhor. which
give tie place quite 4 w"r'ike aspect, whcr
they are at gun practice or use the gun
sautes.
The men who have served on duty from i
as cocks and syntries are rs follows viz.
Hay % sergeant, T. ". Hall; corporal
D. 3. Gilbert; pGivatts, Z. Il. Ricd, Ii. l.
Spencer. T. Ii. {. Reed and }. W. Wagner.
May p Il orporals, }. \. w. Richardson
Iagii Ramsay, privates. Il V. Sterling; A.
smith. Thomas W. Sullivan, Vernon b. Rol
Inns ard Sterling D. RoSan.
May 9 Sergeant I. 4. Cough; corporal
". f. Pennug; privates, John Quares; j. f
Rchrer, f. d. Poplar, G. II. Norris, l.. L.
| Mergier and A. NJ. Hopkins
May 0.-Sergcants. w W Lee; Lee Calder
corporals, K. II. Lingan, j. W. Waters, j. a
| W. Richardson and Hugh Ramsay.
r. W. H.