Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1903 — Another Letter From Company M. [ARTICLE]

Another Letter From Company M.

Camp Young Ky., Oct. 4, 1903. This is Sunday and all are well and laying around. We had al2 mile march yesterday, most of it wss up a high mountain and after we got over the mountain we had a fight with the regulars. We chased them up and down the bills and through corn fields. We had I understand three regiments, three regiments from Michigan and one from Ohio. When they all got in action they made much noise. We had blank caitridges with paper bullets, which are warranted to make a man yell at 20 paces. I don’t know how many regulars we fought against. We left camp at 2 o’clock and got back at 8 o’clock. Quite a number of the soldiers gave out. Dave Yeoman and myself from this oom pany gave out, just before we got back, and were picked up by the ambulance. We are having fine weather, very warm and dry. This is a very healthy climate. The people here are very much behind times. We see some driving a yoke of oxen and the whole family oome in on horseback, We have plenty of music, our company has some very good singers Soldiers oome from all around to hear us sing. Also there is 14 bands here. We are just through preparing for inspection and everybody cleaned up. The excursion just came in with Capt. Washburn, Comrade Fox, Sergeant Hardy and Jack Montgomery. The camp is lined, with vis'tors today. Corp. Gwin.