Money would not purchase anything because the sutlers were all sent to the rear when Gen.
As thesutlers all sold beer in the early part of the war, there was pretty hilarious times for three days.
The Cilician queen in her carriage turned and fled; the sutlers in the marketing place left their wares and took to their heels; and the Hellenes meanwhile came into camp with a roar of laughter.
And they resolved that Cheirisophus should lead the van and cross with half the army, the other half still remaining behind under Xenophon, while the baggage animals and the mob of sutlers were to cross between the two divisions.
It may be safer, then, to march in a hollow square, so as to place the baggage animals and our mob of sutlers in greater security.
Then proclamation was made by herald for the soldiers to breakfast and start on an expedition under arms; the mob of sutlers and the captured slaves would be left in camp.
Hundreds of sutlers and traders were waiting at Nashville and Chattanooga, greedy to reach Atlanta with their wares and goods, with, which to drive a profitable trade with the inhabitants.
Sutlers were licensed to do business in the post, and there was considerable rivalry for the privilege, as the profits were tempting.
There were also in Danville, as in other prisons where I was confined, sutlers who bought provisions of the Johnnies and sold to their comrades at a profit.
We also had two or three sutlers of our own number, who bought of the reb sutler in large quantities, and then retailed it out at a small profit, say about two hundred per cent, to those whose means were too limited to buy at wholesale.
A vast amount of supplies was stored at City Point for the use of our armies; sutlers were in abundance and City Point in reality soon became a city.
Sutlers arrived, the men were paid off, and marching for the time was forgotten.
Sutlers were in abundance at Brandy Station, erecting shanties for their goods.
His duty was to see that all military rules were obeyed; that all sutlersand purveyors were licensed, and to confiscate all rebel property that was fortunate enough to fall into our hands.
The paymasters arriving, the troops were paid in full and the sutlers patronized largely.
Boxes from home were promptly delivered, and the sutlers furnished dainties of a sort.
At first the food was good, but rations were cut down, sutlers were excluded from the enclosures, and the prisoners declare that they were always hungry.
A number of sutlers and slaves, however, who were following them on foot, our men slew; the few who escaped being likewise protected by the darkness of the hour.
Rostov was particularly in need of money now that the troops, after their active service, were stationed near Olmutz and the camp swarmed with well-provisioned sutlers and Austrian Jews offering all sorts of tempting wares.
The sutlers alone venture to trade, and they sell stolen goods.
Sheridan having decided to attack Early on the memorable 19th of September, had sent his unnecessary trains and the sutlers to the rear the day before; and accordingly on the eventful Monday he moved to the attack before day.
But the 7th Division never had a good name among sutlers and Secesh merchants, and they have not improved here.
The dread of starting (and of parting with some) is over and sutlers tremble.
We got to know many of the sutlers by sight; their wagons bore the regimental designation to which they belonged and, as we knew they had passes, we did not always halt them.
It was not until some time later that regimental sutlers were permitted at the front.
Many sutlers had tents or booths near the bank of the James, which looked like a market-place.
Some sutlers had permits to carry liquor for officers' messes in their wagons; others carried barrels which they declared contained beer or cider, which we were allowed to pass, as we had no means of testing it anyway.
Sutlers were taking down their booths, transports were slipping their cables, steamers moving down the stream.
Soldiers, he informed me, were reckless spendthrifts; and the prey of sutlers and sharpers.
His quarters were in the Court House building, and he kept a zealous eye upon sutlers and citizens.
An indication of a more or less prolonged stay appeared on this, the 17th, when the regimental sutlers put in an appearance and setting up their tents were ready for business.
I have seen soldiers and sutlers and women since I came into camp; and beggars.
The King had strictly forbidden all women and camp-followers to cross the Rednitz; but an army in these days needs so many drivers and sutlers that I found myself one among thousands.
I turned hot and cold as we rumbled slowly through the throng and one pointed me out to another, and I saw round me again the dark, lowering faces, the unsexed women, the horde of vile sutlers and footboys.
Our force consisted of about six hundred horse and four hundred foot; and as we were to return to the camp, we took with us neithersutlers nor ordinary baggage, while camp followers were interdicted under pain of death.
Everywhere booths and stalls stood among the huts, and sutlers plied their trade.
And besides all the things I have mentioned and the crowds of sutlers and horse-boys that went with them, there were munition waggons closely guarded, and pack-horses laden with powder, and always and always waggons of corn and hay.
The sutlers of Kadikoi cared little for £5 fines while they could get 6d.
Sutlers were an unnecessary evil; at least, so it seems to me.
Sutlers sold a thousand and one things that were not needed and that the men would have been better without.
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