,P>T #b3 ,! ,CORPS ( ,PAGES1 ,SECTION #g #ahiiahii ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,KOTOMI,CREATIONS1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,EV]Y SUMM] WE W5T \T CAMP+ AT ,PET]H(1 ) ! O!R MILIT>Y S*OOLS ( ! ,/ ,PET]SBURG DI/RICT4 ,ON ! :OLE1 \R LIFE !RE WAS V]Y PLEASANT1 & C]TA9LY IT WAS EXCELL5T = \R HEAL?3 WE SLEPT 9 SPACI\S T5TS1 BA!D 9 ! SEA1 & SP5T A GREAT DEAL ( TIME DUR+ ! SIX WEEKS 9 OP5-AIR EX]CISE4 ,9 MILIT>Y S*OOLS ! MA9 PURPOSE ( CAMP LIFE WAS EVID5TLY MILIT>Y DRILL1 :I* WE ALL DISLIK$ V]Y MU*1 BUT ! DULLNESS ( :I* WAS OCCASIONALLY RELIEV$ BY MAK+ US TAKE P>T 9 MANEUV]S4 ,ONE NI\S$ ! :OLE CAMP BY HAV+ ! AL]T S\ND$4 ,9 A FEW M9UTES ALL ! CAMP WAS ALIVE1 -- SEV]AL ?\S& BOYS GA!R+ R\ND !IR COLORS1 & ! GUNS ( ! >TILL]Y S*OOL BOOM+ 9 ! /ILLNESS ( ! NIY ,PET]H( CAME GALLOP+ TO ! CAMP1 BUT [+ TO SOME MISUND]/&+ ! ,EMP]OR REMA9$ ON FOOT4 ,ORD]LIES HURRI$ 9 ALL DIRECTIONS TO GET A HORSE = HIM1 BUT !RE WAS NONE1 & NOT BE+ A GOOD RID]1 HE W\LD NOT RIDE ANY HORSE BUT ONE ( HIS [N4 ,HE WAS V]Y ANGRY1 & FREELY GAVE V5T TO HIS ANG]4 0,IMBECILE 7DURAK71 HAVE ,I ONLY ONE HORSE80 ,I HE>D HIM %\T TO AN ORD]LY :O REPORT$ ?AT HIS HORSE WAS 9 ANO!R CAMP4 ,) ! COM+ D>KNESS1 ! BOOM+ ( ! GUNS1 & ! RATTL+ ( ! CAVALRY1 WE BOYS GREW V]Y EXCIT$1 & :5 ,ALEX&] ORD]$ A *>GE1 \R COLUMN *>G$ /RAI+ ! WAY = ! COLUMN 9 ?REE =MIDABLE JUMPS4 ,I UND]/OOD !N ! MEAN+ ( A COLUMN :I* M>*ES 9 S]RI$ RANKS UND] ! EXCITEM5T ( ! MUSIC & ! M>* ITSELF4 ,!RE /OOD BE=E US ! ,EMP]OR1 \R COMM&]1 :OM WE ALL V5]AT$2 BUT ,I FELT ?AT 9 ?IS MOV+ MASS NOT ONE PAGE OR CADET W\LD HAVE MOV$ AN 9* ASIDE OR /OPP$ TO MAKE ROOM = HIM4 ,WE W]E ! M>*+ COLUMN1 HE WAS BUT AN OB/ACLE1 & ! COLUMN W\LD HAVE M>*$ OV] HIM4 0,:Y %\LD HE BE 9 \R WAY80 ! PAGES SAID AFT]W>DS4 ,BOYS1 RIFLE 9 H&1 >E EV5 MORE T]RIBLE 9 SU* CASES ?AN OLD SOLDI]S40 ,NEXT YE>1 :5 WE TOOK P>T 9 ! GREAT MANEUV]S ( ! ,/ ,PET]SBURG G>RISON1 ,I SAW SOME ( ! SIDELIF>E4 ,= TWO DAYS 9 SUCCESSION WE DID NO?+ BUT M>* UP & D[N 9 A SPACE ( AB\T TW5TY MILES1 )\T HAV+ ! SLI*$4 ,CANNON BOOM$ N[ 9 \R NEI AWAY2 %>P MUSKETRY FIRE WAS HE>D SOME:]E 9 ! HILLS & ! WOODS2 ORD]LIES GALLOP$ UP & D[N1 BR++ AN ORD] TO ADVANCE & NEXT AN ORD] TO RETREAT2 & WE M>*$1 M>*$1 & M>*$1 SEE+ NO S5SE 9 ALL ! MOVEM5TS & C\NT] MOVEM5TS4 ,MASSES ( CAVALRY HAD PASS$ ALONG ! SAME ROAD1 MAK+ IT A DEEP B$ ( MOVABLE S&1 & WE HAD TO ADVANCE & RETREAT SEV]AL TIMES OV] ! SAME GR\ND1 TILL AT LA/ \R COLUMN BROKE ALL DISCIPL9E & BECAME AN 9COH]5T MASS ( PILGRIMS RA!R ?AN A MILIT>Y UNIT4 ,! COLOR GU>D ALONE REMA9$ 9 ! ROAD2 ! REMA9D] SL[LY PAC$ ALONG ! SIDES ( ! ROAD 9 ! WOOD4 ,! ORD]S & ! SUPPLICATIONS ( ! (FIC]S W]E ( NO AVAIL4 ,SUDD5LY A %\T CAME FROM BEH9D3 0,! ,EMP]OR IS COM+6 ,! ,EMP]OR60 ,! (FIC]S RAN AB\T1 BEGG+ US TO =M RANKS3 NOBODY LI/5$ TO !M4 ,! ,EMP]OR CAME1 & ORD]$ A RETREAT ONCE MORE4 0,AB\T60 ! WORD ( COMM& RANG \T4 0,! ,EMP]OR IS BEH9D US2 PLEASE TURN R\ND10 ! (FIC]S :ISP]$2 BUT ! BATTALION TOOK H>DLY ANY NOTICE ( ! COMM&1 & NONE :ATEV] ( ! PRES5CE ( ! ,EMP]OR4 ,HAPPILY1 ,ALEX&] ,I,I WAS NO FANATIC ( MILIT>ISM1 & AFT] HAV+ SAID A FEW WORDS TO *E] US1 ) A PROMISE ( RE/1 HE GALLOP$ (F4 ,I UND]/OOD !N H[ MU* DEP5DS 9 W>F>E UPON ! /ATE ( M9D ( ! TROOPS1 & H[ LITTLE CAN BE DONE BY M]E DISCIPL9E :5 MORE ?AN AN AV]AGE EF=T IS REQUIR$ FROM ! SOLDI]S4 ,:AT CAN DISCIPL9E DO :5 TIR$ TROOPS HAVE TO MAKE A SUPREME EF=T TO REA* ! FIELD ( BATTLE AT A GIV5 H\R6 ,IT IS ABSOLUTELY P[]LESS2 ONLY 5?USIASM & CONFID5CE CAN AT SU* MOM5TS 9DUCE ! SOLDI]S TO DO 0! IMPOSSIBLE10 & IT IS ! IMPOSSIBLE ?AT CONT9UALLY MU/ BE ACCOMPLI%$ TO SECURE SUCCESS4 ,H[ (T5 ,I RECALL$ TO MEMORY ?AT OBJECT LESSON LAT] ON1 9 ,SIB]IA1 :5 WE ALSO HAD TO DO 0! IMPOSSIBLE0 DUR+ \R SCI5TIFIC EXP$ITIONS6 ,COMP>ATIVELY LITTLE ( \R TIME1 H[EV]1 DUR+ \R /AY 9 CAMP WAS GIV5 TO MILIT>Y DRILL & MANEUV]S4 ,A GOOD DEAL ( IT WAS EMPLOY$ 9 PRACTICAL WORK 9 SURVEY+ & =TIFICATION4 ,AFT] A FEW PRELIM9>Y EX]CISES WE W]E GIV5 A REFLECT+ COMPASS & TOLD1 0,GO & MAKE A PLAN (1 SAY 1 ?IS LAKE1 OR ?OSE ROADS1 OR ?AT P>K1 MEASUR+ ! ANGLES ) ! COMPASS & ! DI/ANCES BY PAC+40 ,E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 AFT] A HURRI$LY SWALL[$ BREAKFA/1 A BOY W\LD FILL HIS CAPACI\S MILIT>Y POCKETS ) SLICES ( RYE BREAD1 & W\LD GO \T = F\R OR FIVE H\RS 9 ! P>KS1 MILES AWAY1 MAPP+ ) HIS COMPASS & PACES ! BEAUTIFUL %ADY ROADS1 ! RIVULETS1 & ! LAKES4 ,HIS WORK WAS AFT]W>DS COMP>$ ) ACCURATE MAPS1 & PRIZES 9 OPTICAL & DRAW+ 9/RUM5TS1 AT ! BOY'S *OICE1 W]E AW>D$4 ,= ME1 !SE SURVEYS W]E A DEEP S\RCE ( 5JOYM5T4 ,! 9DEP5D5T WORK1 ! ISOLATION UND] ! C5TURIES-OLD TREES1 ! LIFE ( ! =E/ :I* ,I C\LD 5JOY UNDI/URB$1 :ILE !RE WAS AT ! SAME TIME ! 9T]E/ 9 ! WORK1 -- ALL !SE LEFT DEEP TRACES ON MY M9D2 & :5 ,I BECAME AN EXPLOR] ( ,SIB]IA1 & SEV]AL ( MY COMRADES BECAME EXPLOR]S ( C5TRAL ,ASIA1 !SE SURVEYS W]E F\ND TO HAVE BE5 AN EXCELL5T PREP>ATION4 ,F9ALLY1 9 ! LA/ =M1 P>TIES ( F\R BOYS W]E TAK5 EV]Y SECOND DAY TO SOME VILLAGES AT A CONSID]ABLE DI/ANCE FROM ! CAMP1 & !RE !Y HAD TO MAKE A DETAIL$ SURVEY ( SEV]AL SQU>E MILES1 ) ! AID ( ! SURVEYOR'S TABLE & A TELESCOPIC RUL]4 ,(FIC]S ( ! G5]AL /AFF CAME FROM TIME TO TIME TO V]IFY !IR WORK & TO ADVISE !M4 ,?IS LIFE AMID ! PEASANTS 9 ! VILLAGES HAD ! BE/ EFFECT UPON ! 9TELLECTUAL & MORAL DEVELOPM5T ( ! BOYS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME !RE W]E EX]CISES 9 ! CON/RUCTION ( NATURAL SIZE CROSS-SECTIONS ( =TIFICATIONS4 ,WE W]E TAK5 \T BY AN (FIC] 9TO ! OP5 FIELD1 & !RE WE HAD TO MAKE ! PR(ILE ( ! BA/ION1 OR ( A COMPLICAT$ BRIDGE HEAD1 NAIL+ BATT5S & POLES TOGE!R 9 EXACTLY ! SAME WAY AS RAILWAY 5G9E]S DO 9 TRAC+ A RAILWAY4 ,:5 IT CAME TO EMBRASURES & B>BETTES1 WE HAD TO CALCULATE A GREAT DEAL 9 ORD] TO OBTA9 ! 9CL9ATIONS ( ! DIFF]5T PLANES1 & AFT] ?AT GEOMETRY CEAS$ TO BE DIFFICULT TO UND]/&4 ,WE DELID5 A HEAP ( CLAY & GRAVEL1 WE BEGAN TO BUILD A REAL =TIFICATION ON A R$UC$ SCALE1 ) WELL CALCULAT$ /RAIBETTES4 ,ALL WAS DONE V]Y NEATLY1 & \R AMBITION N[ WAS TO OBTA9 SOME PLANKS = MAK+ ! PLAT=MS = ! GUNS1 & TO PLACE UPON !M ! MODEL GUNS :I* WE HAD 9 \R CLASSROOMS4 ,BUT1 ALAS6 ,\R TR\S]S WORE AN AL>M+ ASPECT4 0,:AT >E Y\ DO+ !RE80 \R CAPTA9 EXCLAIM$4 0,LOOK AT Y\RSELVES6 ,Y\ LOOK LIKE NAVVIES0 7?AT WAS EXACTLY :AT WE W]E PR\D (74 0,:AT IF ! GR& DUKE COMES & F9S Y\ 9 SU* A /ATE60 0,WE WILL %[ HIM \R =TIFICATION & ASK HIM TO GET US TOOLS & BO>DS = ! PLAT=MS40 ,ALL PROTE/S W]E VA94 ,A DOZ5 WORKM5 W]E S5T NEXT DAY TO C>T AWAY \R BEAUTIFUL /RUCTURE AS IF IT W]E A M]E HEAP ( MUD6 ,I M5TION ?IS TO %[ H[ *ILDR5 & Y\?S LONG = ! APPLICATION ( :AT !Y LE>N AT S*OOL 9 ! 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