Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-22
AT CHICKAMAUGA.
Death of Perkins, Co. G,
Caused a Feeling Of Sadness.
Sixty Of the Men in the LIST Maine Are
Sick But Not Seriously.
South Carolina Cocktails" Cause the Death
Of Southern Private


iaD.-This has been a sad day for the
members of Co. q. of the list Maine
from the fact that the company lost
one OF lis members Charles L. Perkins
of kennebunk, by death at the Letter
hospital. Perkins, who is 20 wears of
age has not been well from the time
he arrived in camp. While on the
troop train bringing the men from
Maine to Camp Thomas Perkins
seemed to be a particular favoritc all
along the line and no man than lie
received more of the daintics, which
the young ladies had brought in boxes
for the boys
soon after arriving here he had the
usual stomach trouble with which all
the men suffered, although in a more
violent form. It was thought at the
time that he would soon recover. Re
covory did not prove to he the case,
| however, ana he was excused, finally,
from duty
| On account of the illness with which
the man was affected he was watched
very closely by the physicians. TWO
weeks ago he was sent to the hospital,
| ii having been decided that he was
sick with typhoid. ON account of the
| suffering he had been through pre-
| Viously, he continued to waste away
and the excellent care on the part of
the physicians was of no avail in help
| ing him recover.
The peculiar part of the case is that
| when Perkins was examined for en-
| listment he was pronounced to be an
| almost perfect specimen of manhood.
| Coming from the country he vas. ap-
parently, picture Of perfect health
but like the majority of strong and
rugged men he was not able to cope
with the disease, He was not MEM
Der Of the company before the first call
for troops came, but being euthused
with the feeling of duty for his coun-
try went to Biddeford where he en-
listed as a member of the National
Guard. The remains will be sent to
his home in Konnebunk. He was one
Of the youngest members in the com
pany, being about 20 years Of age.
Although there are GO members Of
the list Maine Regiment who are on
the sick list the physicians do not con-
slider thu number unusually large. The
| sickness in the majority Of cases Is
caused hv the water. it is thought. it
| being decidedly yellow and rather
| muddy Were it not for the fact that
| the climate is So warm the water
would, in all probability. cause the
men hut very little trouble. As 1t IS
the sickness seems TO be a kind Of
| summer cholera. Many OF the men
who are sick are not confined to inc
| hospital and in fact but very few are
Many of those who are confined to the
| hospital, are sick with typhoid. None
of those who are sick are thought TO
be in danger. Those who are on the
sick list find much relief from lhe
cholera bAndagcs which have been
forwarded the men from Northern
cities.
one of the comical sides of camp life
is the attempt of a private from the
| lst Carolina regiment TO make WINS
key from materials in camp. The serl-
Gus side of the experiment is the dci,th
of one or two men in his regiment Who
drank the whiskey sold to them.
one of the members of the regimen
tells this story of the affair: The fel-
low became nearly pcnniless short!
after The men were paid off and being
DESTROYS of raising money began It
study the situation. All around MN
were complaints from the men ina
there was no whisKey nearer thar
Chattanooga, several miles distant
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