Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-04
MAINE BATTERIES.
The Soldier Boys Anxious to
Land in Cuba.
Savannah People Think the Maine
Boys Well Behaved.
Promotions and Discharges : Battery. c De
tatched for Provost Duty in Savannah.

Savannah. Ga, Dec. 3i.--(SpeciaD.-
The Maine boys here are wishing that
they We're at home. where they could
sit around the kitchen stove. and have
a warm bed to sleep in nights. for a
cold wave has struck Savannah. 1t is
all very well to sleep in tents when the
weather is warm. but when it is SO cold
that a man has to put his overcoat ana
gloves on when he goes to bed, he
thinks that home is the best place.
While in Maine the battery boys Were
regarded as a disorderly mob, and d
disgrace to the uniforms which they
wore, but down here they have proved
themselves different. While in CONVEX
sation with leading merchant. yes
terday, he said: While the troops
have been in Savannah | have had Il
good chance to observe the character
of men from almost every state in the
Union, and l can truthfully say that
none of them have behaved themselves
as well as the Maine boys"
Private Fred Ebert of Battery A, has
received his discharge and started for
his home in Lewiston, Me. Wednes-
day. He has always been faithful in
his duties as a soldier, and would haze
staid and been mustered out with his
battery, but having family and aged
mother to support, he felt that he was
needed more by them than by the gov
eminent. privates Drew. Drake, Sam
uel. Sturtevant and Emil Ginter, who
remained in Maine on sick leave when
the batteries left. arrived in camp,
Friday.
Battery c has been temporarily de-
tached from the battalion to do provost
duty in the city.
The boys are beginning to think that
their chances are small for seeing Gu
ba. They are not anxious to stay in
the service. but had rather so to cuba
than to stay in Savannah with no other
troops here.
AS it is the end of the year, of course
new resolutions are being made by
everyone. and about every soldier met,
so far. has resolved that he will never
enlist in volunteer army again.
Monday morning. Battery "A win
commence taking down the tents of the
guarding for the past two weeks.
When the battery was detailed for this
guard duty. the war department in
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cupy the tents. but since then have de-
cided to discontinue this camp.
The land around the camp is mostly
swampy. but the Southern swamps are
very much different than in the North
instead of the long coarse grass found
in the North. we find handsome palms
and live oaks. AS such things are
quite q novelty 10 the Maine boys, they
spend most Of their spare time in.took-
ing around the swamps. Those who
have cameras take pictures of. places
which please them. while those who
have no camera hunt for rabbits and
possum. f 4.
Owing to Sergeant William Bailey
being discharged. Corporal Marshall
Written has been promoted to ser.
geant. and Private Ralph Sedden- to
corporal. Corporal Sedden is not with.
his battery, as he was left at the hos
pital at Governors Island, n. Y. Har-
Dor, when he arrived there on the
transport Michigan. and has not yet
recovered his strengths sufficiently to
return to duty.