The Fourteenth Ohio national guard-the Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry (1899) (14766286964)

Identifier: fourteenthohiona00crea (find matches)
Title: The Fourteenth Ohio national guard--the Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Creager, Charles E., 1873- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Ohio infantry. 4th regt., 1898-1899. (from old catalog) Ohio infantry. 14th regt., 1877- (from old catalog) Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Regimental histories United States
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, The London printing and publishing co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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t of war from the young but sub-stantial America. English, German, French andRussian experts pronounced the camp perfect in everyparticular as to natural appointments, but after thecamp was abandoned many defects were pointed outas to the general management of the camp. The occasion of a visit from friends at home wasthe source of great pleasure to the boys. These visitswere not restricted in any manner, but the camp wasopen to all at any time. Excursions were run to thepark from almost every town which was representedthere and the camp was usually crowded on Sundays.The people of Chattanooga and Atlanta flocked to thepark in the evening to witness the evening parades andit is very pleasing indeed to note that the Fourth Ohiodrew as much, if not more, attention than any otherregiment on the field. The regiment had been so welldrilled and so thoroughly disciplined while a IN^ationalGuard organization that the parade ceremony of theregiment was as nearly perfect as it was possible for a
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TEE FOURTH 0. V. I. 105 single body of men to make it. There were very fewoccasions, indeed, when the Fourth Ohio did not en-tertain a host of admirers at retreat. One of the disadvantages, not from a soldierspoint of view, however, was the absence of the thingswhich make the epicure happy. Mothers, sisters andsweethearts did all they could to gladden the hearts oftheir loved ones at the park, but their efforts in thisline were entirely fruitless, for as fast as the expresswagons would deliver the loads of boxes of pies, cakesand pastry, the regimental surgeons would dump itinto a sink dug for the purpose. The practice of thisapparent cruelt), hard as it seemed at the time tothe boys, was the means of not only preserving thehealth and efficiency of the regiment, but undoubtedlysf ved lives. Plain bacon and beans is a very coarsediet to be sure, but the addition of desserts promiscu-ously selected is not conducive to the best results of amilitary camp, and this was one of the lessons w