The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-08-26
SPANlSH-AMERlCAN WAR
VETS AND CHICKAMAUGA
An Interesting Letter Resurr.stcd y,
Capt j. r. Shipp. From His GORE
of 1899.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Aug. As
showing the interest that spanish
American war veterans VIII take in
the coming encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic here. a letter
that Capt. J. r. Shipp, qIartermas,er-
general OF the United Confederate vet
Grams, has resurrected from his cor
r~espondence is pertinent. This letter
was from Capt. d. II. Nolf. OF eleanor.
Penn, and is dated May %, 1898.
Capt Nolf and a party Of friends had
but recently visited Chattanooga. and
had been entertained while here by
Forrest Camp, United Confederate
Veterans. Troops were being assem-
bled at Chlckamauga, when the letter
was written, for the war with Spain.
Pennsylvania had many troops here.
and Capt. Nolf wrote to Capt. Shipp
asking his good Offices in behalf Of
the Pennsylvania boys.
After returning thanks for the man
ner in which his had been
entertained while in Chattanooga bv
Capt. Shipp and other members Of
Forrest Camp, Capt. Nolf SAYS:
Il hin il there ever was any i'll
feeling between soldiers of Tennessee
and Pennsylvania that it was knocked
into a three-cocked hat by all hands
while in your hall on that particular
November evening in 1897 The
amount Of h~andshaking and pleasant
greeting by all persons was sufficient
evidence that we were among old
friends and that we left behind q
lasting friendship that will not soon
be forgotten by us.
"Pennsylvania is again pretty we'll
represented at ~Chiekamauga but un-
der different circumstances. We are
now one nation, n flag and II peo-
pie, united together in one common
cause-that to whip Spain, or the
nations Of the earth II they choose to
rise against US. But l do not think
that any Of the great powers are look
ing for trouble with US. ! hope you.
with the res OF my old Confederate
friends, in and about Chattanooga,
will look after the Pennsylvania BOYS
q little, az most Of them are young
and liable to get across the line OF
camp rules; get into mischief. such
as raiding hen coops and smoke
houses. You can explain the great
danger TO them in case they should
not be successful in catching the hens
or connecting with the hams. 1t -
rather early in the season 10 caution
them in regard to sweet potatoes and
w~atermelons.
If this war goes n any length OF
time there are now enrolled over one
hundred thousand Pennsylvanlans
ready to serve their country. and Ho
doubt if they are called out most II
them will stop at Chickamauga for
at least a while. You never saw any
thing give such universal satisfaction
to the people in the North as the ap-
pointment Of General Fltzhueh Lee
to the grade Of major general. Now
We think he shouid have command 81
all troops going to cuba on accoun
Of his brave and noble work don
there as t. s. consul
Pennsylvania had a great mani
troops at C~hickanauga Park in 1888
:. and they were looked after with spe
lcial care by Capt. Ship and other ex
lConfederates. Capt. ShEpp Will Dc r.
= membered 10y many Of the on1cers an'
men as the old Confederate forage
master who gave them such sAtisfAc
. ton during the stay OF the troops n
tChickamaugs. He is nov chairman Q
Z the military committee OF the CHAT
. ttanooga @. A.. r. Encam pnent ALSO
: citation, and doing all he can TO max
: 1.-The coming enca success1 y
: lana entertaining. BE pledges his be-
r efforts TO make his old Psnnss lvAni
\ friende, and those FROM other North
n Tern States as we'll. feel at home d1r
e ting the enc0yppment af the Gran
Arm. of the Hepu1lic IN SeHtt~L<r-