Show OLD ARMY CAMP FLOYD reminiscences of johnstons army occupation IT WAS A STIRRING TIME seven thousand souls made up the city which was kept under thorough discipline it coot all told about thirty nillion million oay gay times with dances theater and music immense and costly Equip equipment men t now drear and Des cited correspondence TrIlb tribune utne I 1 camp floyd april 17 to escape the elie noise and bustle 0 or f a camp such midi as an mercur now Is one has only to navel a few miles and he imir himself hl lit in ohp old hamlet known as a carno camp floyd known also aim as the I plate late Is 1 in as a it II has a history lilt lory it Is much uke like one are of the fl rg that we in intact act in the african d the ancient still anil lie how extinct race limed to frequent tins this amot it ft to wilt hunt tilt the buffalo the ull ulli neld I goat deer ond antelop that in the old klahm lai 1 I the cp springs rIngs and fed on oil ilia allm I 1 ach biasse jet the valley and bills to lie iho ln wl 1 ward I 1 for a L considerable diF distance dt tance around I 1 the springs vint hint abow felkis and spar beade are found and in ill hills to the ahr west and hie elie rock so common in southern ulah barwidi Arl wili and Mex leil are found and many or of inscriptions al lov ov much skill in ili etching as veil ell as a considerable of tilt dut cut it Is chiefly to tilt military occupation aaion that camp floyd owes its hi into letes iest t and it Is upon that which I 1 wilf wll treat 1 in tills article ait ai tide icle abt nii lah wa birst sat tied hy by the lite whites cedar valley in this place Is situated became a valuable stock range ranee and the corson brothers Li others along with a bev fc others started a little settlement around the large spring A small stone tort fort was built tor for protection against the indiana of the th koshoot and cabute tribes these indians were then very annoy inor they used to steal ilie hie horses and cattle broo brou alil allt thither by t tho he settlers and they killed a number of men it at different times two of the corson brothers being among amone the victims when hen the united states troops under alg r gen albert sidney johnston John slon came ai to utah in the year ISM 1858 the springs lit in cedar i alley was chosen for a pernu pernia nent camp and it Is li quite likely trat had bad it not been tor for the great rebellion rebe on CAMP amp floyd dord would hae bae remained remAl ned d a post to this day THI THE occupation it Is now a long lone time since the arst bugle tall rall w as given here by the lium act pct refis ot Johnsl mg aidy in is hane changed chanced old nations have been obliterated from the map cid cia new governments KOvein menta have arisen in via no period or of tile worlds history have uch such great changes cha taken place AS diuris the last five years in ili looking out from rom the window lit in front of where I 1 write I 1 see the dim outline of mounds estrip r out of the he rabbit brush atilt and F nike age brutch these are the ruins ot the adobe buildings occupied as barracks by the and it is now almost illy five years since they were occupy d ty by the american troops in review in the estory of at those eventful days long lone rime gona ly by 0 o e find that the army of tali tah no an it was wag then called marled ell ila ll 11 for salt bait lake in the elie summer r of if und and through the capture of the supply tiola by the mot mor rions lions near fort bridger li tile the abaly vaa impelled to in po into ak winter intel quart at 31 ridger ard the next spring he h troops took my up their march for the valley valby y whether light or lit in thir th ir pion flon whether ill advised or ib li attah expedition was one nt at tit th host best manned and ably commanded ever sent petit foi tit lh by tile the Ani american erlean it left foil felt leavena leave nw 01 th for a ut of eleven hundred gilb mallrs 9 across a wildern ai ii all had to he be haldoll liall d that dia wire tance and believing that they would find and a hostile people before them they were compelled tol to prepare for far sut ing during a lier lod nt af larit after ari arizini kini in utah little jt it necessary sary to a anoa train when lien hr he inath in Ms I 1 there I 1 to llie hundred bundred wagons to the army tilt clothing food und get cial ineitha 1 anil and nver vcr MOM idoo head billu with them as an draur lit anim ild acx al for he be f seven thou tholand and lend head or cr li avid and a splendid flinty alray of tind and artillery horses mote brought for abo lii kib or of those banch s tit nt the renico it avas in june 18 eliat tit the troop under johnston Joh naton entered th valley chev the boidan iier and into cidar cedar valley ihma camp RE at the fairfield apil if the 1 i c face was wan ballod cal lil camp clovd in lion launor 0 r I 1 or Sec secrular riLar floyd thin SIME eLlY ot of ar under n an I 1 A FIX AMI tito army us as then rei at camp 1 aloid cek wilted of the alic tenth infantry infantry tit infantry iry a lesli legli nent of mounted l rifle the R scowl dragoons a battery of oc ali hshi ht na and IL a hot tallon afon ot of heavy alrig vl ni willi carno rl lost loi tf cr eglip tull tollo owna wels anion thirl ihen army chmir contract let mi teamsters laun Arom il rHes ves tilli calpena fl and evera other that could find ut ennio around on nn army unlit post tit now new camp ns s out on in the 1111 I 1 fouth I 1 flan ot of tile the ira firmed by the iho 9 cical elk t i gen johnston wat was a pit alc tlc IQ aa ni spun arr arrillia illig nt at I 1 lie M silo ill li iula for the government or of tilt calop ain 1 l 1 1 l MOVIs wei lalun to in make camp calop 1110 aloyd y e one on of the lindst ainaly pots oil tile iho american Amerl ran continent the pot wai ang laid a d out alit on a running in leneth from fi om east ast to wast A I 1 street ran from last kaat to west ih boush 11 the maln main caknip cai ap and nl anc anolar thir from to t sou socio 10 fairir the ollier oll the ali uj jiin ore o re sj nt et the apet vivid end of 0 th camp on tile the kimt rial bring adelo 1 I I 1 it roots roofs gild abid irtis ir aj w fl anih I 1 isal joca ubon ili tho at findal ift of ct tile iho admy erdl 5 were ereese I 1 in six tl 0 o wooded wo canyons anyon or of tile th al mil an l south nod t tho tb thus J i 1 I was uel lit in tile tho conal conru r uk tUon in of llin p ewt t all that birney ani an I aki arkill 11 coull do to lo makit a modi l army natum was don dank and al ith digil ti v hui aird rhel nilles lay b ancen tilt tai prat popi air III cl via tion still ti abrio aar nyi t lively aba an ot x icari could hard wa ini hd to the tha OrIc thon in corn inand Cornman line latr tills alst ir ait lien 1 il II r ri ald lov nim and alons along with him was wai col coric Co cit als also 1 I col co birog ro the alkul ctol cil doll el COMmard rr ici clment tt or volunteers along alone milli these there bivs tr were rooms tc LC captains ard and lieutenants Lieutenant 1 clean cut tidy find and natty alio had keen cal aie ii lit in mody mary Ind indians lans anil and meet of iliam biletn liml bad been in ili the war with ilia malco whan ili ih of was wai comple com lill la 11 there here was ru nu other othell f foil in t in tile the of undo uncle sam that kulil aipa it lii ill beauty Iliva uty por in the line appe ol 01 officers and iron inen wax wa daily ex of ct men and horses there was T a and a fine nc oarn I 1 ell ih ld to fo urill kry practice all or of the like find formality of tho ott old anny wa vat meri men herm herd the sol iol diem wom wery keep scrupulously pulou sly nt tho the horn of or the cavalry were ME fat nicoll anil alty whit the cannon of ott ilu it filter wi were kept na As wight li und ili ann nil us punish tit dal lars tito the n filmena ont of volunteers at aimed mod with tho ohl altered smoot smoothbore hore twilit ahat hail bad beela p n changed front from hint tilt ir nursed with tan ll 11 mlkle tile lioun mounted d infantry used lined tho brass braai mounted a ild mirties appi the of tile the diago dragoons ons were with tile the lit heavy AVY COILS te vOlver a carbine and sabre the th uniform w waa a mixture of blue find and girty the L toil tell platen tory aup heavily taxed I 1 to keep tn it cloper trim this thin thin thi n great camp in ili the wilderness wilder wl idem CM p the contract HK linn of russell A alarms held tile vi v i y profitable work of lian ling sup for we ula pout post they obtained 13 23 crits per par annn f fr r frel clit from yort fort tn T n pinion h at an st joo joe mo to cann camp 1 loi fiod nirl and I 1 tile mouthy of nf stindt bior ai I 1 1 fall the oLila oi 1 avid nJ toads noro dotta io t ted fill filling ol of axon oxon anil and mules provis loni and inard anun slang dfwar oc war for the flemy A OAY GAY we vvo are anre told of the pay life that in vai ftc rd hero every AInt tt inter sr there was ivas a vely IL appt bablo the ter matli fill A a good tup of 0 hayiff lay iff the omens gave bolls anil and part I 1 ON rn I 1 tin bands of tile lle tenth avid alf II 11 I 1 celo berated tor far ller fill rind and tile I 1 sumlor stores of daya furnished I 1 alo t palatable pAlal abl m in ani ad an I lilly abr jl r was brewed aiom native utah grain and tile the ba kelles i rf ff til the liot lio t i of llois 8 and a ild me ann 11 N I 1 tit wy very fawd brend pica and cakes fw r bilat chelc waa we plenty of alloy park ork biorn ft OM jort art Lonen woith also beans liard hard tack conce slid end brown hukar di led fruit and dedicated vegetables were to tit hi mon men ond and whan tell quiet a to utah vegetables fruit I 1 poultry beef and a rol mutton division I 1 found fauni lhoir way into the camp calill was aiom lv to it asil almont seven iven thousand plot people de at camp r loyd there was ft 4 heavy mall mail ana and much of the travel to lo california passed tillou gli on pay days daya money anoney go as plentiful and thither 9 pam 0 dialers blerK and nR min looked flocked from texas now mexico and california in older to blat the ioor door or OP te ameter out of their tradition tells of terrible brau lit that took out side sid of camp on these occasions and not it a few men avre killed in ili this thin vay acu tile aimi VA mas here among tit hia officers acie m ea a many who had taken pal pai t E lit in tho the great cicat leg in mexico they had looked upon the HIP laces faces of scott and taylor they had listened to the thunders undra th of bunn anta cerro gordo and ant chapultepec and saw the stern stars and stripes hoat float from tile the halls of the Monre why they not be pi oud and strut aci nci oas tit the parade ground and to avid and front from quarters qu artra with all the impatience that victory could give five to men dien 11 in n those dasy s anti and among the rank and file were a great many who had ben been in the florida var and who had served alth scott in tile the valley valis Is ot of mexico exico Ill they wore ere fizzled led old veterans who villa could march t two we thousand son a miles on oil pork and beans straight and when payday pay tay day came they could A roman It of old on tile the march they carried a load of be brass t s s iron fron blankets ammunition and cl clothing t h that would discourage a modern mule mote AND dl DECAYED the samy aimy under johnston loina tiled at camp floyd three years it was a magnificent little army and a beautiful ic it cost the nation from first to last over thirty mill millions ionn of dollar and as we me look back to its subsequent fate and history a tile melancholy an page lies beffie us when the civil war broke out the command was broken up some of the troops pro atin sent t to arizona some to new mexico and a n number went back and took part parc in the rebellion on oil the side sla of the united states slates government N while title many joined the confederacy among the latter was vins albeit t sidney johnston who was as killed at shiloh where ai nil the array and bustle of military ure life existed sit in those years vears there remains now only silence when the army left the balT barracks and dwelling dwell InRa ti of the elie ofil officers cers were mere plundered of every stick of timber chip of wood and ounce of iron they contained and today only shapeless mounds remain to tell of where high adobe walls walla were once neat and extensive buildings west wept of the old post there runs a lne inc of mounds there tire are ten of them I 1 w here the tenth infantry used to RO go for target practice and over to tile the southwest south Nest there Is 14 1 4 the gro I 1 visited the lie spot and I 1 will wh here bere state that it is it a shanie shame a disgrace to the american Arn erlean government to the graves of its soldiers as has been done baic while there I 1 found tile the graves of olover over efty men who died list in the elie service of the united states the stone wall mound the cemetery Is broken down the toot fool and headboards have been destroyed st and voine noine time lime since I 1 visited the flint that war wan my first visit I 1 picked up a fragment of a headboard the name of the dead was obliterated but it seemed Ac ermel to have been john me and below were tile names Mont monterey crey burno palo alto contreras co mexico no 0 o dolbt dobbs the poor follow fellow had taken n pait lit in those battles lie he had liel lied to conquer end add to tile the domain or of ills country the land in T eiph we ike find film lonely nameless glave but ills up to date ungrateful country has bot pen flen fl P en lit U to care for his big grave nor the graves craves of his fellow soldiers lien here in the 1 bidet lielas I 1 went back to find uil this of a but it iva was Is r fone e there were the charged embers embe riall 0 of f a sheep hei ders nio lite near bv and I 1 found the last vestice of tile board burned into charcoal the 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 moni antin devil had taken dh alie poor 11 1 aal 1 40 soldiers I 1 d hir headboard and made a itri fire to his him froe coffee thin grave yard hete at camp floyd is a standing disgrace to anery officer and of tile united stat arm the men aba w lio lie he hero mar lidd and hunger Innig eri gd ail and cd I under the elie stars star and they faced gentil C on 11 the bet and many of if them rave cave their manhood manlio od and a nil blood lit in lie old days to udd ud to the genry of choh country then why raould their boras be thus neglected in iivo them have bep to no no d latI tn n no ri ct through all home years they I 1 v lio ila were the sol pal cirii of 0 one of oneat nt ot of bodein tinn gift 01 ml loft on aft N 1 many dead dogs in tho the londy desert lL cannot iannot their brother Kold leia of these modem daan nok uk to tills this and see nw to 10 ill thu Ive onti uc alon of tit storks ton 1111 sule 0 ond 11 1 tile the 11 of at it leamis a hancle malbro shaft sh tt to their PON 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