The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-25
Lieut.. Mcclellan Writes Homo.

We find pleasure in reproducing he
low a letter from Lieut. q. G. Nickel
lar. the same being addressed to his
uncle. Mr.. q. r. Garrett. Of Shreveport,
and written under date of the 18th.
The young man is now IA member of
Field Hospital Corps No. 81 and is
stationed at Camp Greenleaf Annex.
Chickamauga Park, Georgia. He says:
Dear Uncle george: Had your letter
yesterday, and. needless to say. was
glad to hear from YOU. Seems as if
the folks down home are HooveriZing
with their letters. for haven't heard
from any one in Il week. \ letter is
always welcome and 10 matter how
thick they come. When one is in the
Army there seems to lie some faScill;t-
ton about Il letter that has never he
fore heen noticed. In other words. one
is just rearing for mail
Have been getting Il pretty severe
course Of training over here. We drill
from $50 am. until four O'Clock pm
every day. The course. naturally has
to lie intensive for the fellows to all
Sorh it in SO short Il time. but | think
it's too much so. The first day or two
| was as sore us a boil. hut after that
stood it fine. In fact, | fatten on it.
Too much like blowing to get my
goat But | am about through with
that now; or. in other words. l have
graduated. for the present, at least.
| have been sent to the Field Hos
pital Corps. At the present time am i'll
Field Hospital No. 81. OF course, we
have no hospital here. We have the
meh and equipment and our work is to
train the men in what we want them to
| do to successfully handle the thing
when we get it across. | haven't had
my turn in drilling the men as vet. hut
| that will come later.
Connected with our hospital corps
are ninety enlisted men and six officers
| five lieutenants like myself and one
major \ pretty gay lot believe me.
All fine fellows.
We have been ordered to at once
equip ourselves for overseas duty. SO
|
see some of the big show some time in
the future. I'm not worrying. for we
can't expect to whip the Huns with the
Atlantic still between us.
| We are canped in Chickamau.;l
Park. on the exact spot where the
Ianks and Rebels mixed it some fifty
years ago. Our tents are OIL the side OF
| SnodgrasS Hill where there was such
litter fighting. know if grandpa was
| living he would remember the place
There is 4 slab marking the positions
of the various regiments. The Louis
lana hoys" were there. 1t is the most
interesting thing to simply walk over
the field and read the accounts Of the
various regiments and the part they
played i'll different stages Of the game
In Il little ravine about 100 yards from
my tent Il small band Of Confederate,
captured 100 Yankees.
We can see Lookout Mountain from
here. and Missionary Ridge stretche.
around the park to the north. It's al
interesting and worth seeing.
The weather here has been very dis
agreeable. Has been cold and raining
and this Georgia mud is about 81,
inches deep and sticks like rubber &c
ment. Very unpleasant marching a
times.
Think | will he 0. k. financially Il
soon as my next pay day comes. viii
get about $500 the LIST Of May. Tina
will put me on my feet There is no
much here for which to spend none.
When | get my full equipment. think
can put away Il little every month. Q
course | could 90 to town and have
good time. hut | can remain in cam
just as well.
One of these times when have nOtl
ing special to do will write you !; gel
eral description of army life.
The \. NJ. c. \. boys are putting 0
Il show tonight, SO must hurry.
Write. Your nephew,
&. q. MCCLELLAN.