Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19
Tell Of Army Experience.
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They were ali jolly good fefiewS
and enjoyed our trip to camp fine.
After arriving at Camp Pike we
were separated to all parts of
camp. | was with some of the
boys for while. and some of
| have never seen since we got
off the train, but | hope they are
alive.
The first work | did after ar
irving at camp, was to help clean
a barn. This made me think of
the days on the farm, but there
was a man walking around with
"a rifle, and soon realized ! was
not on the farm, but in the army.
Our stay at Camp Pike was
short. One morning we were
lined up and marched to the train.
and we were off to camp Merritt,
N. j., where we arrived in due
time. While there | worked
three nights and days assisting
in getting our company supplied
with oversee clothing. One
night about two o'clock we were
called out. for the trip to Hobok-
en-, N. J. Everything was as
still as death, and no one was
speaking above a whisper, as we
quietly slipped out of camp on
our way to the boat that was to
carry us down the great Hudson
river. | was one of the boys
that fell out that night, and was
loaded in a truck aud hauled for
some distance. There was so
many boys along the way, that
| finely got out and walked to
give some other boy a place to
ride. We staid in New York
that day and night, and early the
next morning the good ship
Korea steamed slowly out of the
harbor with us aboard. | stood
on the deck and watched the
dear old U. s. A. slowly fade
away in the distance.
For fourteen days our good
ship plowed her way through the
waters of the mighty Atlantic.
We finely dropped anchor at Liv-
erpool, England, and land sure
looked good to us after being at
sea so long. We marched throu
the streets to our train, and aft
er riding all day and night we
arrived at our camp station. Aft
err mile and a half hike we ar
rived at a camp. where we re-
manned that night. The next
day we had a long hike to Camp
Standon. Here the company
done some heavy drilling ten
hours a day until October 4th,
when it was sent to France. |
was sent to Camp Hospital, No.
35, Winchester, England. After
remaining there a few days |
was sent to France with a Med
ical Co., where served during
the bombardment of Metz. Lat
er | sent back to England to SER
We in the hospital.
Winchester is the oldest city
in England, with a population of
400. 1t is sixty-three miles
from London, and ten miles from
Britterene, its sea port. II is
located at the foot of st. Gather
ines hill, which a great hill to
the south of the city. 1t was on
this hill that Oliver Cromwell
placed his cannons to lombard
the city. The most beautiful
edifce in the city, is Winchester
Cathedral. The building was
begun during the year 1893, but
wasn't finished until many years
later. Some OF the great stones
from which it is built, is the
work of the Norman period. A
number of the old kings and
queens are buried within its walls.
The city today looks as it
did when the Romans left it.
There seems to be no improve
ments whatever. The buildings
are very low. but well keep and
clean. This city has been the
British, Celtic, Roman, Saxon.
Danish and Norman capital.
Six Roman roads lead out from
the city. giving an outlet to all
parts of the city. The Gather
dial was a big attraction for me
and | visited it a number of