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| %" CHAPTER XXXIX. IN THE FEDERAL SERVICE. A LONG JOURNEY TO OHICKAMAUGA.— FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE MEN AS COMPANY COOKS. On May 14, 1898, the men of the Fifth swore allegiance to the United States and were mustered into the volunteer force by Lieutenant El wood W. Evans, United States Army. The designation of the Fifth, until mustered out of the Federal service, was now "Fifth Maryland Regiment United States Volunteers." As soon as the transfer from the State's service was completed a number of important orders J went into effect and the different characters of the service was at once felt. One of the first changes was the discharge of hired cooks and the order that the men should prepare their own food. A Buzzacote oven was set up at the end of each company street, a shed was erected for a kitchen, and the carpenters made plain tables and benches for the messes. The captains detailed a cook and an assistant for each company. The novelty of the change had its attractions, especially to those who did not have the cooking to do and who had good cooks in their companies. Some of the companies, however, were so unfortunate as to have very poor cooks, and very poor meals were served by them. LIEUT. S. JOHNSON FOB, Regimental Adjutant, 1898. |