The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-28
WILMINGTON, n C.
TUESDAY, AUGUST %, 1906.
THE THIRD At CHICkAMAUGA.

The Third North Carolina regiment,
which is at the national e~ncampment
at ~Chickamauga, took part in the sham
battle OF Friday and vas on the win
ming side. The News and Observers
correspondent gives that paper an in
teresting account of the Gays evNnts.
We are glad to see that the casualties
of the Third were very small. There
was none killed, and only two were
wounded, these very slightly. One pri-
Vate was rendered hOrs de combat for
ten minutes by being run over by a.
mule, and an officer had a collision
of one eye with the rear end of a yell
low jacket.
We are glad to learn that the North
Carolina soldiers won distinction by
their soldierIy bearing and gentleman
ly conduct.
In such encampmentS as those the
government conducts the troops learn
something about the duties and the life
of soldiers.
From the News and Observers &C
count of the encampment we take the
following:
The regiment was on the Brown
side, with it being a battalion of the
Twelfth United States infantry, a.
squadron of artillery and a troop of
cavalry. The Blue force opposing;
it was twice as large, including both
Tennessee regiments, two battalionsi
of United States infantry with ar
tillery and cavalry. The Brown force
defended the spring near the quarry
two miles from camp and despite
every effort of the Blue to outfiankl
and dislodge them they held their
own and won. 1t was often on theI
firing line in the battle n the con-
duct of both officers and men of the
North Carolina regiment was superb
Orders were given with intelligence
and responded to promptly. While
guns cracked and cannon doomed
often the Blue forces would try to
rush the Browns, but were driVenI
back.
The umpires without hesitation
gave the victory to the Brown forces.
in which North Carolina had a con-
spicuOus part and compllmented the
soldiers from this state.
In the battle Will Briggs, of Ra-I
leigh, captured a regular army officer
who was in Brown territory acting
as a spy The horse of Adjutanti
Gwynn fell down but only injured it's
fore leg.
h has been an encampment of
work and hard work, without dress;
parades. While the soldiers have
marched much through the woods.
they have stood it we'll, and there is,
no complaint. The men say that the;
instruction here has greatly increased
their military knowledge.
Even the Tennessee regiments, with!
their own band, acknowledge that,
North Carolina has the crack band
here, even when compared with the.
band of the regulars. a group of Ten
nessee privates in talking said in the
hearing Of a Worth Carolina soldier
THAT North Carolina regiment has,
Tennessee beat 10 q staDdstill n is
miles ahead Of the regulars in it's.
band"
Last night many Of the boys after.
being paid off visited Chattanooga
and tonight there will be another.
batch there. No reports Of misbe-'
havior in Chattanooga has reached
the camp and North Carolina thus;
far stands at the head of all the other
stats regiments that have visited
~Chickamauga Park. That is the good
name that the boys bring back to-
North Carolina, and having lived in
their midst il CAMP I can say it is
lt:Ist n~raisn TO give nIcfn.