West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09
H,W the Boys Are Getting Along
TtRtins on the New Camp Ground.
Drumming 4 Rascal Out Il Camp To la
gEa' ai III, Srggm y,MA."
shorty Brand the Sascst OF Com
pany II
Srccial Corrcspordence OF Tho Nrgas
COMPANY ~" END REGiMrNr
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have been very dull during the mast
week. and nothing new has 1eveloped.
Gea1. Lincoln, Of the Second Bri,.
ade, is in command of the piyi.ian
turing the absanee OF General jacob
Kline, of the lst Brigade. Since Gen
eral Davis went from here 10 Cuba.
General Kline has beon in command OF
this Division, and Colonel SCHUYLER. Of
tho 2OSrd New York Regiment. has
been commanding the LIST Brigade, I'm
his place.
Gen George NJ Randall has been
ordered fron Athens. Ga, to this plnce
to relieve Geal. Klino. but he and
General Kline have beth been detailed
as me bers of the Court Martial, CON
vened in Washington. to try Commits.
sHry Gsu'l. Eagan, and neither of them
VIII be on duty here until the trial is
over.
Captain Hutson is serving on Cen
sral Court Martial here, now. leaving
Company ii in charge of Sergeant
Fierce most of the time, as orr nav
Second Lieutenant has not reported
Tor duty yet and no one has been an.
pointed To succeed Lieutenant Silver
wood.
Second Lieutenant John A. Bell will
most likely be promoted to 6u tho ~.
cancy as soon as il IA definitely settled
mat Lieutenant Pierson can hold his
seat in the State Senate la case he
falls to hold his seat, he will verv
i'kely be re.commissioned and sent
back here TO till the vacancy caused bv
Lieutenant Silverwood's resignation
Some one in the 4th New Jers.v
Regiment has been writing mn tbe
aewS (H from here for the Philadei-
phia papers, and TO judge from his
articles the 2nd w. Va. Regiment ia
made mp Of Hat6elds and McCays. and
other outlaws, and that IL ia necessary
for all the other troops in canp hore 10
carry all kinds OF guns TO defend them.
selves against us.
The truth Of the matter, is, that we
have as good reputation here. asanv
regiment in camp, and the Greenville
News, in an editorial this morning
snakes the following remarks a bout the
article referred to "a clipping from
Philadelphia paper saying TINT the
West VirgiHlans had acquired rep
utation for being tough and putting
the 4th New Jersey regiment, caused a
deal Of III feeling among the West Vir-
ginians, yesterday, and il the author
OF the libel is discovered, he will prob.
ably he roughly dealt with.
The tone OF the article shows it Go
have been written by some 4th New
Jersey man who is rcclcless with his
assertions. The statements are fa:se.
The West Virginians have as good
reputation AS any regiment IN Green
vile. and IL the article referred TO was
published here IL would need no con.
tradiction. The same man who re.
ported 10 the Philadelphia Press. eigbt
deaths in the caIRp here i'm one week. is
supposed 70 have discoyered the tough
ness OF the West Virginians."
He is the same fellow who reported
TO the Press, few days ago, that we
had lost fourteen men through shoot-
ing scrapes Of one kind or another.
since We came 20 this camp, when the
truth is, we have only had tares men
killed outright and the same number
wounded, since the regiment was or
ganizsd, seven months ago.
The End Battalion went out ON pro.
vost duty under Maj. Atkinson. Sun
day, relieving the 9TH Massachusetts
The officers and guards have had a
slow time Of IL, so far.
The officers Of the detail assisting
Maj Atkinson, are Capts Stamford.
n. r Smith, and Willis. and Lieuts.
MILAN, Kunst, Simmons, K. c. smith
and Morris.
Hospital Steward Raymond will have
charge OF the sick and wounded among
the guards and prisoners.
Greehvillo has seen numerous sorts
Of military ceremonies. and all kinds
ot military events that are not cerc-
monies, but the city was treuted to an
entirely now military experience yes
tsrlay, iH fact, one that wss new to Fl
great majority Of the troops here.
Tbis was the drumming OFT Of town
soldior vazrant in the person sf Pm
vate Eugene snthan. di-boporably
discha gcd member OF the Ord New
Jersey regiment
Suthen vac 0een prowiing about the
city several days, dressed partly in
citizens gsrb und partly in uniforms
and bad caused a deaf of annoyance to
She provost guards by BAD cJnJuct Of
ynrioos kiads, 80 yestsruae Che omcers
Of the Pad W. Va. regiment ueciued TO
have nira drummea out of Jnec,ty
Accordingly q dstsil OF eight cuard
" th rifles. undsr sergeant wtt1
Colts revolver urar., as large as
rifle, wa, ior led tt tbe prove-t heed
puartcrs in D.mren street snu Snthep
was place in the center OF tYe detaH
aPd aafensd thrsugn the principal
streets 10 thc AR Lire dc ot Is In
glsr inarobvd IN froet OF tho detail an