Ugliest Man in the Company

Attention, Company K! I hold in my hand a brand new Barlow knife and the ugliest man in the company gets it. The man is to be picked by majority vote. Trot out your candidates for ugliest man in the company. Bill Ogden was the first man nominated; I was next, and Jim Walker was the last nomination. They trotted us up and down the company street and kept us so busy that we hardly had time to eat. We were accompanied by our respective supporters, who pointed out in minute detail our points of ugliness. I voted for myself and Bill voted for himself.

David Holt, 16th Mississippi Infantry.