Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-02
CONTENT WITH ARMY LIFE
TWIN CITY BOYS REGISTER NO KICKS.
Talk of Joining Reguars-Northern Johnnies
in Two Irches Southern Snow-Fourth
Wisconsin Booked For Muster Out.

mitted from the military camp at
Admission, Alabama. Soldier repre-
Sentatiyes of the twin cities are re-
ported as we'll satisfied in their present
profession, the experience gained by
them being deemed we'll worth the
trial. Some of our boys are consider
ing the advisability of going into the
regular army. Evidently our towns
furnished for Uncle Sans martial
arm not 50 much in quantity as in
quality-a few genuine soldiers. Louis
A. ClOsuit sent us entertaining notes
from Camp Shipp, Tuesday morning
as follows:
Camp Shipp, Admission, Ala, Jan.
28, 80. G. EdmOnde LaVigne. Grand
Rapids, Wis.-MOn cher ami: | want
to keep up my record Of writing at
least once year, SO will drop you a
few lines and let you know how the
Fourth Wisconsin soldiers feel in 90
Since my last letter to you we have
had a change Of orders in reference to
our future. Instead Of being booked
for Cuba we are booked for muster
out aS soon as the authorities get
around to it. One regiment Of our
brigade, the 3rd Tennessee, will be out
OF the business next week; then the
2nd Arkansas will go home and unless
Uncle Sam changes his plans, it will
be our turn next. II all goes we'll the
4th Wis. will be home the latter part
Of March or first Of April. 4 great
many discharges have been granted to
the boys and a great many more appli-
cations have not been considered. 4
person only needs to be here to become
disgusted with soldiers 1t is a con-
tinual kick from morni ng until night
at Uncle Sans treatment. Some are
SO hOmeSick they would willingly pay
TO get out. Others don't like the food
furnished, although everybody seems
to be fat and tieshieI' than when they
enlisted. Some kick because two or
three hours drilling appears to be too
much eXertion and Others want to go
home because the war is over
Such condition Of things will make
most anyone sore against the govern
ment. / very much regret that we
won't have chan Ce TO see foreign soil,
be it in active service or otherwise.
| am sure the experience one would
gain would be Vel.y profitable. ! eat
with a company that draws army
ratiOnS only, an d feel the best | ever
did in my life. We get .,ood substan-
tial food and enough of it. The Twin
City delegation as a whole is quite
satisfied with the army, although it is
true that the dear little Sibley stoves
we have throw terrible lot of heat
through the chimney. 1t sometimes
gets quite cold and this morning we
had the pleasure of seeing two inches
of snow on the ground, rare treat
here. The china tie in general is mild
considering we ar 1900 feet above sea
level. The only trouble | can find
with the army is that we get too much
camp life in one place. 1t gets very
monotonouS and the boys find it hard
\. has library here and it furnishes
excellent reading, which is about all
the good paStime C'ne has. Card play
ing is a very popular amusement.
Sometimes a nice little whist party is
as interesting as it would be at home.
We band boys sp end very delightful
"soiree' occasio nally by playing and
singing. Chapla in Jacobs has organ
lied a literary ClI 10 which meets twice
week. We hea some very interest
ing lectures and readings and with
the help of a band concert it lessons
the monotony. Chaplain Jacobs re-
lated his experience in Europe one
evening, Adj. CIR eene read from
"kipling" and last / thursday evening
Capt. O. Mel of ComL ,any X, spoke of
the trials of private in the Civil war.
Those who take no int crest in literary
lIldbIGIS dlllOSC UlCII,,Sl- % DS IblblbluS
of the amber fluid. 1t is noticeable
that those who inn 0ibe too freely are
the ones that report at the hospital
more often. The hoS ;pital service here
is good and the diyis ion hospital is run
in the best possible shape. There are
several trained nur SeS and hospital
stewards who spare 10 efforts to make
it comfortable for the sick soldiers.
The physicians and surgeons in at
tendance are as a rul c, first class.
Typhoid fever ha almost disap-
peared and given place to measles.
The Fourth regimen has lost fourteen
men since its org aniZltiOn seven
months ago. The la st death occurred
last night, a soldier from Company Is
having Succumbed to pneumonia. The
health of the regiment il general is
good The Twin City boys all like
army life pretty we'll nd some even
talk of joining the re gula's. Only
three have been seriously i'll. CrignOn,
DemitZ and Thorn. All are now in
fine condition. We are all glad that
we joined the army. for he experience
it offered us, and had We not joined
we would have felt sore all our lives
for it. Edmonde, my lie tier may be
getting tiresome to you and for fear it
is, will ask you to give slll the boys
our regards and bid YOU 'bOn soir'
Yours respectfully
LOUIS 4 CLoSUIT.
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