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Excerpt from The History of the 67th Regiment Indiana Infantry Volunteers, War of the Rebellion
We had but little time to wait for action as Uncle Sam had urgent need of us, and on the 21st we received orders to strike tents, pack knapsacks, and prepare to march. What ever this order meant we had yet to learn. However. We pulled down tents, and after many difficulties managed to put our things in our knapsacks and succeeded in strapping themupon our backs, and with accoutrements and gun, making a load of about 60 pounds weight, we managed to get into line as a regiment, for the first time, and mercy on us! Do they expect us to march and fight with this ungodly load strapped upon our backs This question was subsequently answered to our satisfaction. Colonel Emerson now gave the order and we moved out and down to the wharf where we embarked upon a steamboat amid rousing patriotic cheers from on board which seemed to echo from hill to hill and to be caught up by the rippling waters below, and answered back by the waving of 'kerchiefs and throwing of kisses by the citizens and ladies on shore, filling the very air with patriotism as we shoved off from the Hoosier shore some of us never to return.
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We had but little time to wait for action as Uncle Sam had urgent need of us, and on the 21st we received orders to strike tents, pack knapsacks, and prepare to march. What ever this order meant we had yet to learn. However. We pulled down tents, and after many difficulties managed to put our things in our knapsacks and succeeded in strapping themupon our backs, and with accoutrements and gun, making a load of about 60 pounds weight, we managed to get into line as a regiment, for the first time, and mercy on us! Do they expect us to march and fight with this ungodly load strapped upon our backs This question was subsequently answered to our satisfaction. Colonel Emerson now gave the order and we moved out and down to the wharf where we embarked upon a steamboat amid rousing patriotic cheers from on board which seemed to echo from hill to hill and to be caught up by the rippling waters below, and answered back by the waving of 'kerchiefs and throwing of kisses by the citizens and ladies on shore, filling the very air with patriotism as we shoved off from the Hoosier shore some of us never to return.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Reuben B. Scott
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780331205220
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
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ISBN - 9781331061960
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 158
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