The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-18
S. w. FOWLER GIVES SKETCH
OF TRIP TO CAMPS AND PARKS
Stanton. Tenn. Julv II. 1918.

Stanton, Tenn, July II, 1918.
Editor Leader.-By your permits
sion will write a sketch Of my trip
to Camp Greenleaf, Chiekamauga
Park, Ga. Arrived in camp at 10
o'clock on the morning Of July 2,
found Lieut. Cribbins, who was busy,
as it was payday, by II. His com
pany was paid off, dinner was ready
and | was invited to go with them
and did so, and / can say it was all
soldier or anyone else could wish,
both in variety and quantity, and well
cooked, and everything as clean as
could be-no flies at all. About 100
or more at the two tables, and walters
with their white aprons on and on
their jobs to the dot.
Well, dinner over, | was invited to
60 with them to the drill ground.
| went and found about 100 acres al
most level, and stood about the
center and watched them drill three
hours. Could see 20 companies of
soldiers, from 200 to 800 in number,
with the exception of one lot of
eight only. Italians who could not
understand English.
Well, night came on, and / went
back with Mrs. Cribbins to her board
ing house in Chattanooga. Rested
the next day, and on the fourth, as
lit was holiday, we went back to the
park.
Travelled over a good portion Of
the most interesting points, such as
Snodgrass Hill, Horseshoe Ridge. KEEL
ley Field, and others of interest to
me. I tried to go up on top of the
tower on Snodgrass Hill, but failed.
Could not bear the elevation, as it
was 100 feet high Could have look
ed over Camp Forrest if l could have
gone to the top, as ! would have
been above the tree-tops. Looked
over up-to-date trenches on the north
slope of Snodgrass Hill. They are
sure wonderful. Nearby the trenches
is the auto truck camp. Hundreds
of various sizes haul all supplies from
Lyle station to all parts of the
camp. Camp Forrest is immense. Can
care for forty or fifty thousand men.
1t is so big can't describe it.
Well, will tel of trip to the
Craven House up near Lookout Point.
It is very historical, as it once was
Gen. Walthals headquarters. Mrs.
Hyder, of Nashville, Mrs. DR.. Crook
and two children, of Moscow, Tenn,
and my daughter, Mrs. 0. H. Crib
bins, went with me, and we went on
foot and got there after climbing
up steep places and resting several
times. The place is government
reservation with tall monuments-one
Ohio. another New York. Several
pieces of artillery.
A Mr. w. E. Few, pleasant little
gentleman, came to us and Interested
us in the history Of the place. He
is the government agent in charge
of the reservation. He was Yank in
the army of the Potomac, Has been
here II years.
Well, will try to tell of the diff
ferent departments Of the camp. Camp
Greenleaf and its annex, medical and
ambulance corps hospitals, which is
immense. There has been work done
here, and it is still being done. There
is a prison also here for Germans.
Some three or four thousand are
there, and room is being made for
more. The prison is inclosed by a
high barbed wire fence eight or ten
feet high and the wires charged with
and guard towers on the
outside about Is feet high, and guards
on the lookout with their magazine
guns. 1t was a great treat for me
to look over the past and contem1
plate the future. Il
So, hoping to live to see the end
Of this war and see the boys come
home crowned with victory, and all
who read this may be Blessed to see
the same, | remain in confidence,
s. w. FOWLER.