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A LETTER FROM A 1ST. SGT. OF COLPANY "E" 51 YEARS AGO,
Danville, 111.
December 24th,,1925.
lst.Sgt. and members Co."E" 7th.Inf, : ^
You will doubtless be some
what surprised to receive this scrawl, but I noticed in one of
our papers a few days ago, that good old Company "E" was still
interested in athletics, viz, the football game with Company "F".
Well, it was fifty years ago at White Sulphur Springs, lion
tana, on the 4th. of July, that Company "E" won the baseball
championship of that Territory, then with myself as catcher, Pad
dy O'Donnell pitcher and Captain Clifford umpire, and it seemed
to me that I ought to let the boys of Co."E" know that one mem
ber of that organization is still in touch one way or the other,
with them, and I must say, that while I was in the 10th. Infant ry
afterward, that I have never forgotten the good times at old Camp
Eaker as a member and 1st. Sgt, of good old nE". Of course there
are none of my old Company in the service at present, for a great
many of them have joined the great majority, but if ever there
was on earth a more gallant, fighting and dancing company in the
service than "E", I have never heard of it, and I believe that
you boys still hold that prestige. I hope so anyhow. I am only
72 years of age and I still catch a fair game of baseball for a
young fellow of that age. I sure would like to walk in among
you boys Christmas Day, and let out the Old Daft kob Yell, (that ' sv
what Colonel Gibbon called us), but when it came to drill or
duty, we were the pride of the regiment, for we had the best Cap
tain in the U.S.A. , and a fighter from the word go.
I suppose you fellows up there have some great sport, even
if it is somewhere up North, Well, Sergeant, Old Scout, you can
read this to the Company if you like, and wish all of them and
yourself and officers of Good Old ”E", also ”F", a kerry Christ
mas and a Glad -New Year from an Oldtimer. I was discharged at
White River, Colorado, kay 28th, , 1880 and again at Fort Bliss.
Texas, June 28th., 1885.
Yours for the 7th. Infantry,
Address: John C. Clark,
Capt.J.C. Clark, Station«D; Late 1st. Sgt. Co."E” 7th. Inf.
Danville, Illinois.
NEGRO HAD LOST SONS IN THE WORLD WAR.
C,E. Robinson, of Little Rock, Arkansas, is credited in the
Arkansas Democrat, with, the unique distinction of having ten sons
and seven grand-sons ir. the U. S.Army during the World War.
He was awarded $1,000 by the government for having the most
sons in the Army and received $10,000 insurance on the death of
one son in a military encampment. Eight of his progeny served
overseas. He has been married twice and had thirty one children
by his two wives and twenty three are still living.
BOAT AND LAIL SCHEDULE.
Sunday - January 17th.: Admiral Rogers - States mail.