Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-01
.FR0N CAMP
S7LNLEY, TEXAS


the custom of The Jackson County
boys, in formec Training Camps for
Officers, take this opportunity to
write letter to all my friends in
Jackson county ard at the same
time let you know what Uncle Sam
is doing for some of his boys.
think that Jackson county had
boys 1t both the Tanning Camps
held al Fort Cg!ethorpe last sum-
mer and fall and know that good
number OF them received their COM
missions in the army. I do not
know Of any 2 the third Camp ex-
cept myself, /. less he was sent from
some other Caltonment than Camp
Sewer, so as far as know l am the
only one to write you this time.
There were 238 ordered from
Camp Sewer to Camp Stanley, the
majority being from North Carolina,
and quite a few from the Western
part Of the State, for a thirteen
weeks course CT training to prepare
them to be officers il the Army
that the United States IS raising to
90 to France after tn Germans.
We had special train az he way
from Gceenvil e to this place, arriv-
Ing here January 7th. Howev er
after the long. giresome ride, we all
thought We were glad we had reach
cd our destination. but we were not
Of that opinion for any great length
Of time. for it was Fall Ia" and
FAN Uot' about every fifteen min
utes for the first two days, until,
some were scared even to 90 TO bed
when Taps sounded for fear the
whistle would blow to Fall In"
again. At last we got our full
equipment drawn and told them
everything We ever did and all we
ever meant &c do in the future,
about twice, and then the fun be-
gan. and has been going on ever
since. We get up at $50 A. NJ. and
are in line for Reveille at 6:45, take
ten minutes. of physical drill, fall
out for 5 minutes and then fall in
for breakfast OF as it is called here
"chaw' at Z o'clock, eat breakfast,
90 back to barr .cks, make our cots
up, folding all Tie blankets in a neat
pile, straig!lten The articles we have
on shelf at heal of cot, sweep the
floor around our cot, see that our
shoes are stralglt and in line under
our cot and SET that all equipment
and clothing is il it's proper place
on tie wall ant. At 7:40 an officer
comes through C see if you have
made Il good joJ Of 1t all, and, if he
should tind thai you have failed to
fulfill! I'll requirements you are
"ski1e:: 81 gin 4 dcmeri5, which
is the sa ne.
At 7:55 you tail in for drill, with
rifle and light peck, end until noon
you ere at work and work.
It is They are very nice to us for
an hour, from twelve to one, as we
have nothing to Go at that time but
eat dinner. At one o'clock we fall.
in again and at 4::35 we are dismiss
Ell until $50 when we stand Re
treat" During this time, however
you are kept very busy, for. you
have to clean your rifle, wash your
hands and face, shine your shoes
and if you happen to be wearing
cotton 0. D. you change to woolen
also ii you have any extra time you
can shave, if you didn't happen t.
Go that at dinner, which is always
the wise thing to do. If you fail to
pass inspection on anything you
get skined" again. You fall out
again for five minutes and then
supper. At 1880 p. m. you fall in
again for study, which lasts for two
hours. Nov the best part of the
schedule cores. From $50 until
$50 the mex, morning you have