The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
BOYS fENTING ON TIE
 OLD CAMP GROUND
Alabama Soldiers Are Now at
 Chickamauga
WEATHER IS VERY GOOD
Birmingham Troops Are Well Situnted and Officers Are Satisfied With Arrangements for Drainage
 and Sanitation

Chattanooga, July 21.-(Specia1.)- The boys from old Alabama are tenting on the old camp ground tonight. Some of the tents are not exactly what the boys want but they are all fairly well weather as today the present encamp- ment will be the most successful of the summer.
 Some of the boys claimed that their tents were rather the worse for wear and tear and when compared with the new equipment of the Georgia boys, who Just left Chickamauga, they did seem to have reason for complaint, but, feverything considered their equipment Twill be sufficient if there is not an- other protracted rainy season and that doesn't seem likely just now.
 It is said that some of the tents given the Montgomery and south Ala bama boys were 15 years old, but this is probably an exaggeration.
 The Alabama brigade is occupying the site used by the Georgia troops. They are about one mile from Dodge, Ga the street railroad station which adjoins Fort Oglethorpe. They are sta- tioned near the Ringgold road and the camps are well laid out with ample sanitary and health regulations. Gen. Bibb Graves, who arrived here three or four days ago, has had the follow ing sign posted on every water faucet in the park: Do not drink this wa ter" Instead the soldiers are given boiled water which is iced just as quickly as possible after 1t assumes a normal temperature.
 The site of the Alabama camps IS rather rough. During the stay Of the Mississippi and Georgia brigades there was a great deal of rain and the men dug heavy ditches around the tents. They also filled the mud with huge rocks to be used as stepping stones. Since the rains are over, at least tenn porary, and the damp-places all dry, the ditches are not needed around the tents and the large rocks used for stepping stones are now only In the way.
 All of Thursday was spent in getting the permanent tents erected, and the camp laid out for the ten days encamp- meat. There was no drilling. An in- spection will be held early Friday, and there will be company drilling in the afternoon.
 The Birmingham troops are particular ly well situated, and Captain M. D. Smith of Company B, Second Alabama. is well satisfied with the arrangement Some of the Alabama troops did not want to come to Chickamauga because 1t was feared that an epidemic Of ty- phoid fever might break out. It Is true that the conditions here weeks ago were rather dangSous. because of the inces- sant rains but the fine draining system laid out by the federal officers preclud- ed the possibility of an epidemic of any kind.
 Captain Smith and Lieutenant H. c. Pool of his company, said tonight that the men were well satisfied with con- ditions and that they expected to have a fine time. The conditions for an en- 1oyable encampment are now better than they have been before. and all the boys are looking forward to the next week and half with much pleasure.
 The Alabama men are the largest of the militiamen who have been here so. far In the Mississippi and Georgia regi- ments there were many young boys, some of whom did not look to be over 15 or 16 years of age, but with the Alabama regiments it is different. They are nearly all grown men and they have made a favorable impression upon civilians around camps and in Chattanooga.
 Quite a number of the boys were given furloughs in the afternoon and evening, and large numbers of them spent a part of the day in Chattanooga. More are expected tomorrow If they are not tool tired after drilling and inspection which they will have.