Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-25
Letter from Lieut.. Koniamacher,
Camp Gireenlcaf,
April At, 1913.

April at, 1913.
DR.. r.. C.. Lahman:
My dear Friend:
| Once more | have orders from
the War Department to change
my station, arrived here about 10
days ago and nicely situated with
| about 4 other medical Officers i'm
a large two story barracks on "a
hill overlooking parade grounds,
and general hospitals. Parade
ground is oval in shape and con-
tal-ling 200 acres all of which is
a beautiful lawn. Hospital build
lngs front on parade grounds.
/ Taking all together it makes a
pretty view from our quarters.
This camp is ten miles square,
with about 40 posts located at va
rlous places within. Have an cx-
cellcnt paved road to Chattanooga,
Tenn, also to street car lines. The
distance is eight miles just over
the border from Tennessee. About
one half OF our camp is in Georee
gia and the other half i'm Tenn.
Chattanooga is nice town of
$4,000 population and nicely sit
uated between the mountains on
Tennessee Rivr. Every third
person yoI meets a coon. They
all look alike as the song goes.
Chattanooga is an old town with
many fine looking Southern
homes with vcrandes half the
size OF the house. Everything is
Iercen, many magnolias, llacs,
tulips, peonics are i'm bloom cv-
|crywhere.
Lookout Mountain is a very in
teresting place to visit from a his
torical standpoint as we'll as a
beautiful view for 25 miles down
the River Valley. There is a cog
railroad running to the summit,
and 1T runs in a steep grade. The
whole mountain side is covered
with monuments of every de-
scription, old cannons, etc. On
top is a small park that contains
various walks bordering them are
IRON tablets ON which are en-
lgraVcd all kinds of interesting
data pertaining to The battle of
Lookout Mountain. | am happy to
say Iowa has tho best monu-
meni here 100 feet high and solid
granite, handsomely engraved,
and base of bronze figures.
Saturday was The big parade for
the Liberty loan drive and all
branches of The service were rep
Presented The line of march was
miles long. Was sure some tired
when all was over. After parade,
lllat town was sure crowded. The
hotels, stores and theatres were
filled like bees in a hive. Streets
were impossible just had to elbow
our way through the throng.
Camp Greenleaf is a good name
for this camp; everything is green
Pine and oak groves everywhere,
also all kinds of flowers. Rush,
one enjoys the birds especially the
Cardinals and Mocking birds, and
They are everywhere by the hun
dreds. The former whistles beau
tifully.
t. Hospital here is arranged some-
what different than at Camp
Dodge. All buildings permanent,
and each building used for one
purpose as one is surgical an
other contains divisions another
fractures, etc. This is nico in a
way, yet no end to the walking one
must do, attending the clinic, and
looking after cases as we'll. | am
assigned here for 6 weeks course
IN Urology and surgery. My in
structor is Capt. Tinbulake for
mer instructor at John Hopkins
University. He is a wonderful
surgeon and one OF the best teach
ers ever met: He is a royal good
fellow: all kinds Of pep in his
work makes everything plain. But
say his written examinations sure
are stiff and he is "a close marker
as l was ever up against. His CHI
mic can't be beat, you are assign
ed a case and must write up case