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Camp Thomas Letters From Chickamauga Park Debut
Dear friends July 4th has passed and marks new pages of history. Chickamauga’s cannon woke again as Santiago battles echo in memory. A week of calm weather ends with a drenching rain and two new recruits arrive. The first arrivals suffer camp sickness with measles and typhoid fever rages among southern troops, care limited and attack dangerous for the weak. Our regiment remains among the healthiest but water supply from Crayfish Springs carries disease germs, though pure in appearance. A stream provides piping but drafts strain the system while the camp faces medical and supply challenges.
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