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n . o. T. c , C A )1 I· ,.A" Company, Fall in] First Platoon. all cut! The familiar cry at 6 a. m.: and what a time to get up. Six weeks of early rising, commands. orders. marching to Procter. drill. sham battles. On the memorable morning of June 12. the advanced military students boarded the good ship, General Rucker, steamed down the Potomac, and landed at Fort Wa5hing~ ton. What next? Sarge Junior checking us in, then assignment of tents. After physical ex- aminations, the "fitting" of our "A", "B", and Fatigue clothes. what gondolas for shoes! Kiefer trying an "about-face" in front of the first platoon. The first night. filling "Jeep- Nets" on the bunks Brown's snoring, Spiegel goin' [0 the dawgs, "Kook" Riefner receiving presents, the upsets of our fine learn on the. range, "Crowle" and "Hose-nose" Gosnell, Luman shines his rifle again, and poor "Bird- dog" with all those letters from Europe. What about the. famous "Sharrer's Platoon", and how the. papers wrote it up? "Lucky Louie" not having to march to Proctor because of poison oak, and "Dud" taking his morning shave. Why did Wade have to keep us up all night because. of "What did Washington say at Man- assas?" "Tom Swift" Dunstan taking our pictures. and poor Waters and his "increasing" (??) your dollar. Herman always exploring Washington. and Otis going to Southern Mary- land with the rest of the gang. What a time we had on the ten mile hike in the blistering sun, but under the command of Lathrop at Manassas we routed the. Union forces. with five good Yankees fighnn for the Ccofedereres. Finally nice, cool. refreshment. and after being deprived of it at camp. espe.c.ially after seeing [he "Regulars" buying it. After six weeks of work. play. and rest l71? we embarked for various destinations. carrying memories we shall never forget.- Western Mary. land's prize "keyders" at camp 90