Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
MEN LInBERINC UP.
The Hardships Endured at Manassas
 Will Soon be Forsotten.

The local militiamen are still sore after their hard work in Virginia. Their legs and feet are sore and they walk with a limp that is plain evi- depce of the soreness. But the boys are gradually recovering and after a few good sleeps they will be in rine fettle again. A number of the local men did not work Monday, but spent the day in enjoying a much needed rest. None of them is seriously sick. As the men, become more rested and fresh they are complaining less of the treatment received at Manassas and less talk is heard of discharges being asked for. Colonel Theodore H. Sulcher of the second regiment said Monday night: There's no getting around it, we had the hardest time we ever mad and the men who went to Manassas are pretty well played out. I know I feel the result of the nine days duty and it was the hardest ever ex- pericuced II the state militia. The higher officers admit they made great mistake in trying to cover too much territorJ and probably the sol diers will never have such a time again The officers have seen the II istakcs and will give the men less work and shorter marches next time.
 Probably at the present time seve- ral of the meI fs like leaving the reerir1ent, bT; alter they have had sufficient rest know they will feel fferently tad would be willing to go to Manassas a.,ain. Next year a regiment will go to Mantle and prob ably some tilns later tackle the south again, but I'll guarantee they will have an easier time"
 
 Col Sulcher said he didn't think the experience this year would stop men from enlisting in the regiment. He we took the boys complained and many of them thought they could not take another. The next day, after little sleep, they were up bright and early, and 90 per cent of those who took the first march were eager to take the second"
 Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief of staff, who reviewed the troops on Saturday, says: '"The review was highly creditable from every point of view. The organized militia made fine appearance Of course their ranks were somewhat thinned be cause many of the men were footsore as the result of their hard weeks work. I would not undertake to dis criminate where all the men did so well. But through the fact that the Connecticut commands were massed in one compact body they made an ex- cellent appearance on the field. New York did well also, though laboring under the disadvantage of having it's force divided between General Grants and Bells commands.
 'sAs to the regulars(and here look of pride swept over the generals face) we'll, I never saw any better soldiers. They marched along with an erect carriage and a springy, swinging step that spoke volumes for their endurance after what they had gone through. I was proud of them. 7
 The officers of the second regiment have decided to demand of the state the full pay of S1.5O day for prd- yates for the nine days of the man. euvers. This is the full pay allowed by the state but as the U. S. govern ment paid for the men 43 cents day the state decided to cut down it's pay to SLOT. The officers wtll not ac- cept the payroIls on these figures