The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-04-03
MORE FACTS CONCERNING
MAJOR JAS. B. STEFDMAN

the least. We were all charmed with
her heroism and beauty, and Seattle,
Glenn, Kelse and myself all envied
Dogan his chance of securing such d
prize.
Our mess is now living in clover =
our boy being down with measles.
We board with an old lady in the
neighborhood who cooks the pro-
visions we furnish very nicely, and
make us feel like civilized beings
when we surround her mahogany to
dispose of them. Here is our bill Of
fare today: Breakfast-eggs, NUT
ton, butter, honey and light bread.
Dinner-beans and bacon, roast beel
cabbage, cucumbers, beets. Supper
beefsteak, biscuit, honey, good tea
and coffee. This is doing pretty well
for camp as you would also say if you
lad tried Commissarist as long as
we have. Dogan, Glenn, Kelse and
myself compose the mess. Scaife
tents with us but will not mess with
US, as that would withdraw him too
much from Camp.
L hoped that Jack would be elected
to the vacant Lieutenants among the
). X. but l fear that the race will be
between Kitchens and Dunn. Jack
thinks of withdrawing his name, as
there was some sort of understanding
that he should not oppose Dunn, the
latter's friends supporting Jack for
lst Lieutenant in case Richter ran
for 1T. r. will claim promotion
therefore Jacks chance is lost.
N =
and has lost the respect of his su-
perlor and brother officers by his
weakness and childish murmurings.
he is a mill stone about the neck of
our company. No news of the enc
my, heavy firing today in the direc-
ton of Acquire, but l do not attach
expected before the 18th Sept.
and the children.
Yours very truly,
James B. Steedman.
En- route for Manassas, Oct. II, '61.
Dear Mr.. Arthur:
Your kind note of the 2Sth uIto.
contained in a box of tastefully as
sorted articles for Scaife, Dogan and
myself, was received on the evening
OF the 10Th inst, on my return from.
picket duty near Falls Church. You
nave shown such delicate apprccia-
ton for our most secret wants that
we with unanimity have voted you a
great man." The books you have
sent US will while away many a tedi-
Gus hour during the severe weather
now almost upon us when outdoor eX-
erclse will be impossible. 1t is Just
the literature suited to our circum-
stances, and you could not possibly
have presented us with a more op-
perfume contribution. While others
nave felt for our physical wants, YOU
nave Literally gratitied our mental
necessities. The "peach" is also very
acceptable and we have agreed to
drink your health standing and in
silence, this will be the second "horn"
l have ever known Dogan to he guilty
OF. The other was when he visited
Mr.; Dogan, in compliment of the only
male of that name beside his father
he had ever seen. The cigars are an
unusual treat; have long since
iapsed into the habit of dirty pipe
and miserable Lynchburg tobacco.
our generous supply of paper, ink,
etc. relieves a much felt want, and
entities you to a long letter from us
whenever we can find matter suffi-
clent to fill one. On the whole YOU
and Ann have our grateful thanks for
the KIND manner in which you have
studied our wants, and the generosity
with which you have supplied then.
Thanks to you, winter quarters. to
me at least, will not be uncomfortable.
l am attempting to write you letter
under the most unfavorable circum.
stances possible. For three nights.
l have been up with hardly a mo-
ments sleep; we have this morning
called halt upon the road for a few
moments, and | am sheltering myself
from drizzling rain and sharp wind
under the tail of baggage wagon.
Some warrior and poet has said that
every day of wonan's and a soldier,
lie is in itself romance. | can't
testify as to the first, but do saw that
the aesthetical sense must be strong
indeed to perceive any romance in the
lie which we are now leading. Let
me give you short account of it for
the past days, and you NAV Judge
for yourself of the hardships we are
exposed to, and at the same time
form some idea of the movement
whcih we are now making. On the
morning of the 18th we left camp for
the neighborhood of Falls Church the
weather being wet and bitterly colo.
Here we remained for days, living
In the open air with little to eat, and
hardly time to sleep. The night of
the 18th / was ordered to keep
strict watch on my station all night
as an attack was regarded as i'm
minent. This I did, and we returned