The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-16
THE CHlCKAMAUGA ENCAMPMENT.

THE CHICKAMAUGA ENCAMPMENT.
The Bambers Guards Return After Week Of
Camp Life and Report Pleasant Trip.
The boys Of the Bamberg Guards have
been looking forward with pleasure to
the encampment which was to be held at
Chickamauga Park and it was a happy
crowd that boarded the 8 o'clock train
Friday morning, August 3rd, for Chicka-
mauga. We arrived at Columbia about
12 o'clock and the different companies
all formed in line and marched to the
State House where they were reviewed
by the Governor and General Frost. We
then marched to the depot and boarded
the train for Chickamauga. The railroad
officials did all they could for the COM
fort of the boys. Besides the canned
goods we had en- route we were served
with hot coffee at different points which
was certainly enjoyed by all. We ar.
rived in Chattanooga Saturday evening
about 10 o'clock and after stop of few
minutes proceeded to Chickamauga Park.
After arriving there the rest of the even.
ing was spent in getting everything in
shape for the weeks work. Sunday the
boys had quiet day. There was relig-
ious services Sunday which was attended
by the Second Regiment in body.
Monday the boys had taste of real
army life. We marched out several miles
from camp for practice and as we started
back TO camp it commenced to rain and
continued to rain until we reached CAMP,
and everyone got a number one soaking.
Some of the boys were heard singing
"Home Is Nothing Like This and there
is no doubt some would have liked to
have been at "Home, Sweet Home" then.
The rest of the week was spent in prac-
tice drills in the extended order. There
were two sham battles-one Wednesday
and one Friday. The governor and his
staff reviewed the troops Friday evening.
We broke camp Friday night and left
Chickamauga two o'clock Saturday morn
ing arriving here o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
Col. Thompson, who was in command
of the Second Regiment, is favorite
with all the boys. Col. Fuller, who is
well.known and liked by all the boys,
was also there and assisted in the en-
campment
The behavior of the boys was worthy
of commentator, as there was no fight
ing or rowdyism whatever in our regi-
ment.
There are many points of historic in
terest in and around Chickamauga and
Chattanooga. Chickamauga Park is dot.
ted with monuments and slabs. These
slabs mark the spots where different en-
gagements teok. place and where the diff
ferent generals and troops were stationed
during the Civil war There are several
old log cabins in the park which were
used for different purposes by the troops
during the sixties. When one is going
over this ground it brings up to each
ones minds the stories that our parents
and grandparents have told of US those
trying days in the sixties when many a
mothers husband or boy went out to
fight for the Lost Cause never to return
again. On Wednesday when we were
returning from march we passed the
slab which marked the spot where Ker-
shaw's brigade was stationed, there went
up one mighty cheer from the whole
regiment which shows that the younger
generation holds dear the memory of such
men as Kershaw and will honor them as
long as their is any Southern blood in
their veins, and if We are ever called upon
to fight for our country may we be as
true and fight as valiantly for our coun-
try as our grandfathers and fathers did
for the Lost Cause.
Nearly all of the boys took advantage
of the opportunity to visit the city of
Chattanooga and visit the points of in
terest there and although we could only
spend just short while there each one
made the most of his time and all report
ed a very pleasant time. The principal
point of interest was Lookout Mountain.
The trip up the mountain is made up the
mountain on cars drawn by large cables.
When one strikes the incline proper they
don't like to contemplate what would
happen if the cable was to break. The
incline is 67 feet out Of the one hundred
feet in height. The scenery from the
top of the mountain is grand. You can
see mountains in seven different states
from this point and below the mountain
the Tennessee river wends its way. To
one who has never been on top of a
mountain (and good ma; u, he boys
never had) this was the mosl interesting
part of our trip.
Our officers did everything they could
to make our trip an enjoyable as we'll as
an instructive one We Jared very we'll
and although we did not have a variety
of food it was prepared well by our cook,
Uncle Frank Pugh, and our boys could
sure enjoy it when we had been on the
marches.
Although we had some very bad wealth.
er and some hard work to do, and one or
<-o oaeoo of ciok n oee foGinp tho fr;, oa