. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. Theatmosphere of the place is heroic and theschool of the company, troop and battery ismade interesting because of memories of thebrave men who fought here in 63. On McDonalds field a battery is rushinginto mimic action, postilions swinging theirlong blacksnakes, horses on the gallop,men hanging to guns and caissons, whilecommanders of sections are riding is dashing through the woods, thetrained horses taking ditches and stumpswithout hesitation, the troopers mountingand dismoun
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. Theatmosphere of the place is heroic and theschool of the company, troop and battery ismade interesting because of memories of thebrave men who fought here in 63. On McDonalds field a battery is rushinginto mimic action, postilions swinging theirlong blacksnakes, horses on the gallop,men hanging to guns and caissons, whilecommanders of sections are riding is dashing through the woods, thetrained horses taking ditches and stumpswithout hesitation, the troopers mountingand dismounting on the run, or at the quickcall of the trumpet pulling their steeds tohaunches, unslinging carbines and flatteningthemselves on the ground to take aim at animaginery foe. Infantry is deploying fromcolumn into line, skirmishers are spreadingout and closing in as the bugles sound theorders. Bands are playing, aids and order-lies are flying along the well-made govern-ment roads—the camp is commencing busi-ness. The signal men under Capt. W. A. Glass- THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES ft*PP*. CUBAN VOLUNTEERS DRILLING AT TAMPA.[From a photograph by Malcolm McDowell.] ford, chief signal officer of the departmentof the Colorado, are in camp. They aremounted on bicycles and carry their kitsawheel. The merit l t the rubber-shod steedis to be decided in this campaign. Bicyclesare in evidence everywhere. Orderlies of theinfantry regiments use them; messengersfrom headquarters spin along the govern-ment roads, outdistancing the fastest horsesof the cavalry; daring riders coast down thesteep gaps or pump up through the by-paths,where horsemen hesitate to follow, to thedelight of the colored visitors, one of whomremarked to-day, as a man from the 25thcame tearing down the Rossville gap: Yousure kin railroad wif dem bicycles. Flags are displayed everywhere. The cityand country is literally covered with bunt-ing. Over on Missionary ridge the old man-sions of the aristocrats whose kinfolk
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