Connecticut western news., 1911-11-02
FIXED THE FELLOWS
Comrade Roberts Regiment Had ID
 Fine Surgeon"
BY K. s. ROBERTS

BYE. s. ROBERTS
 Comrades In my last letter we had noted our passage up through Harper's Ferry to Bolivar Heights, then to Hall town, small village in beautiful loca- tion, (you will remember the beech grove at the top of the heights, where there had been a cavalry fight and tho scars on the plain beech trees plainly showed every bullet mark which ranged from the ground to fifteen feet high on about every tree, which unmistakably showed that there had been a hot time.)
 Where we halted for the night was near Halltown. At this camp Generals Hunter and-Crook joined us. We were of July, and started back towards Bali- var Heights and every comrade present will remember the sight upon looking back over the vast army as they spread out on the plains back of the heights. We could plainly see the whole force, infantry, artillery and cavalry-a sight long to be remembered. You took the same route down through the streets of Harper's Ferry. You will remember that the streets were very steep, in which we lay during part of the night, waiting for the jam to be somewhat re- leved by the troops ahead moving out. There we recrossed the Potomac on pom toons and moved on easterly. It was terribly hot; we halted at Sandy Hook for the night
 Sunday, July S1st, we left camp at 5 o'clock and passed through Petersville, Md; thence through Jefferson, near which we halted for the night. .
 Company F was detailed to go out about one mile to guard farm house, where we stayed through the day aud night following. thence to Brigade head quarters where we stayed till night, then returned to the farm house and stayed over night. We fared pretty we'll there This was the night of August 3. Arose at 3 o'clock in the morning of the Sd, moving out easterly, through Buckage- town to the Monocracy River. winch we forded, thence onto heights near by. and went into camp. putting up tents which seemed quite home-like.
 August we were detailed to guard prisoners. The whole corps were turned out to attend the funeral of major on General Wright's staff, the first time that we had turned out enmasse to bury the dead. At night we were relieved from guard and rested. The 9th we were called out and were treated to Q battalion drill, after which we packed up at 10 p. m, and retraced our steps to- wards Harper's Ferry. You remember that we marched nearly all night through densely wooded country. Your humble servant had been suffering from felous, one on each hand, and to say that they were exceedingly painful, is un- necessary to any ore that has ever had one, to say nothing about two at the same time. had to have my musket and accoutrements strapped on to me, in which manner marched for two days. My captain gave me pass to march at will. could not sleep if did lie down.
 August 6 it rained about an hour but we moved on through Sandy Hook. A field hospital located there and I called and asked the surgeon to see what. was the matter with my hands.
 He replied, Matter enough" and without relieving me of my load, takes my hands and one after the other ram- med his lance, whole length, into them, then I fully realized what he meant when he said matter enough" for it was some minutes before cared what was the matter. Then the surgeon says:
 "Go up to that tent, on the hlll, and tell them to give you a place to lie down." and he further says, "You must have a d-d pretty surgeon in your regi- ment, to let you march in such predic- | ament,"