Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-11-27

rlrSt west Virginia Volunteer In
fantry, in letter to the Register tells
OF the Thanksgiving celebration at
Camp Poland, and the separation of
the West Virginia regiment from the
Sixth Ohio, the former departing yes
terday for Columbus, Ca:
To-day, Thanksgiving day, has been
one continual round of good feeling
mere In camp. One of the largest re-
ceptions ever held was given by the
First West Virginia regiment of vol
unteer Infantry, for the Sixth Ohio
regiment, which has been our twin
throughout the war. We have
been brigaded together for more
than seven months, and only the best
OF feelings have existed between the
two regiments, and this reception held
to-day and participated in by both Of
fcers and enlisted men, is the breaking
of the cord of our fellowship. We
leave here on Saturday, and will be
Dr1gaded with the One Hundred and
Sixtieth Indiana and Third Kentucky
regiments. The Sixth Ohio remains
here and becomes the, First Brigade
with the Fourth Tennessee and the
Thirty-first Michigan.
The way the guests were received
was that each company received the
corresponding company of the Sith
Ohio, and the officers received the Of
ficers Of the Sixth, rank for rank
Everybody appeared to have good
time and enjoyed the good things set
before them.
Everybody regrets that the First
West Virginia regiment is going to
leave here, even the boys themselves
regret to leave. The feeling which ex-
lists here for the regiment can be I'M
derstood in the following article taken
from the Knoxville Journal-Trib of
this date:
After the dinner was over the men
all got out and had the officers give
them speeches. 1t is supposed that IS
per cent of the officers spoke. Every
rank was represented even up as far
as Lieutenant Colonel Smith. All had
only to express the best of feelings
and appreciation for the fine time
spent here to-day
The first thing heard this morning
as the trumpeter blew reveille was a
band near our guard line nearest the
Sixth Ohio camp. The boys soon
found out that the Sixth Ohio boys
were trying to surprise us Snakes"
but we were up as soon as they were.
The members of the regiment were fol-
lowing the band, and they paraded up
one street and down the next one till
they had gone through all the twelve
CT Of
Buckeyes" went over and passed the
headquarters of Col. Spillman and then
then we escorted the Buckeyes" to
the guard line and gave them three
lusty cheers, but we could not cross
our guard lines.
All day yesterday preparations were
being made by the men to receive
their guests. Tables were erected and
seats were made SO as to eat in as
much comfort as possible. Company
B, of the Sixth Ohio regiment had JUS;
seated themselves at the tables and
with crash one of the two tables
seating about forty men fell, but not
a thing was upset or a bite lost. The
captain of the Sixth Ohio company
said that he has heard of tables groan-
ing and creaking under the weight of
food, but this was the first table he
ever saw fall with its weight OF food.
Everybody just squatted down to the
table in tailor fashion" and had their
meal. Some of the things served were
fifteen turkeys, oysters, celery, beef,
crackers, cheese, pies, cakes, oranges,
bananas, etc. Some of them found
something that was not on the regu-
lar bill of fare and they were the
worse for it. But it appears that where
soldiers are they will find whisky, and
this Is the only thing that marred the
pleasure of the day.
Appropriate services were held in
the chapel tent by the chaplain. In
the morning an express wagon from
the express company's Office in town
came out and many of the boys were
remembers by their friends at home
Among the boxes received were several
from Wheeling and vicinity. On Sun
day the Snakes" expect to be the
guests of the members of the One Hun
dred and Sixtieth Indiana regiment at
Columbus, Ga. We expect to be there
in time for dinner. We have orders to
move from here on Saturday. To-day
will long be remembered by both the
Buckeyes" and the Snakes al
though we may never meet again.
One Knoxville paper, in a clipping
enclosed by Corporal Gillespy, says:
THE departure of the West Virginia
boys will be sincerely regretted by a
large number of people, both in the
city and in Camp Poland. The men
have conducted themselves in an ex
emplary manner since coming here
and have made many friends and ad
mirers."
Says another paper:
To-day the affections of the
Snakes" will coil around the Buck
eyes" of the Sixth Ohio regiment. The
friendship started between these COM
panies at Chickamauga and continued
in Camp Poland will receive added
strength. The West Virginia officers
have extended an invitation to those
in the Ohio camp and likewise to each
company of the regiments to join In
the participation of a big dinner. Ali
day yesterday men were busy along
the different company streets arrang-
ing for the feast and everything is in
readiness for a joyful time even II the
wind does blow. The menu will con-
sist of turkey, oysters, cranberry
sauce, pies, potatoes. beef. cakes, fruit,
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