Every-day Soldier Life: Or A History of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer InfantryC. M. Cott & Company, printers, 1884 - 400 pages |
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... night to noisy revelry . 66 From Reminiscences of the Camp and Field , " written by me several years later , I quote : " Night was spreading her dark mantle over earth when we reached camp , weary , hungry , dusty , thirsty , footsore ...
... night to noisy revelry . 66 From Reminiscences of the Camp and Field , " written by me several years later , I quote : " Night was spreading her dark mantle over earth when we reached camp , weary , hungry , dusty , thirsty , footsore ...
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... night . We remain in the cars till morning , and at daylight march to our new camp some distance from the city . It had been snowing through the night , and snow lay on the ground the depth of three inches . had prepared a day's rations ...
... night . We remain in the cars till morning , and at daylight march to our new camp some distance from the city . It had been snowing through the night , and snow lay on the ground the depth of three inches . had prepared a day's rations ...
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... night on a trip for pleasure failed to respond to the roll - call this morning , and it is believed they fell into the hands of the patrol force and are now in the city jail . A strong guard is stationed in the city day and night , with ...
... night on a trip for pleasure failed to respond to the roll - call this morning , and it is believed they fell into the hands of the patrol force and are now in the city jail . A strong guard is stationed in the city day and night , with ...
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... Night came on but quite a number of the soldiers kept awake nearly all night , compelling those who would have slept to share their wake- fulness . I tried to sleep on the upper deck , but I found it like sleep- ing on the back of a ...
... Night came on but quite a number of the soldiers kept awake nearly all night , compelling those who would have slept to share their wake- fulness . I tried to sleep on the upper deck , but I found it like sleep- ing on the back of a ...
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... night I stood picket in a dark gloomy section of country a mile from camp . James S. Ports of Company D was one of my partners . Before night came on we cut an old dry stub of a tree , set fire to it and burned it to coals ; this melted ...
... night I stood picket in a dark gloomy section of country a mile from camp . James S. Ports of Company D was one of my partners . Before night came on we cut an old dry stub of a tree , set fire to it and burned it to coals ; this melted ...
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Every-Day Soldier Life: Or a History of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio ... Francis Marion McAdams No preview available - 2018 |
Every-Day Soldier Life, Or a History of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio ... F. M. McAdams No preview available - 2016 |
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absent on furlough absent sick afternoon April army Atlanta August 13 August 22 battle battle of Chickamauga brigade buried in Section Camp Chase Camp Dennison Captain charged Chattanooga Chickamauga Colonel Columbus column command Company comrades Confederate Corporal-Enrolled Corps Creek crossed Dayton December 23 died March discharged division duty enemy February February 12 fell fire foraging Franklin front Granville grave guard halted hospital hour hundred JAMES January January 28 JOHN July June 27 Kenesaw Mountain killed London Louisville miles Mitchell morning moved mustered Nashville National Cemetery noon November o'clock October October 11 officers Ohio order of Major passed picket prison Private-Company rain reached rear rebel regiment resigned returned river road Rosecrans September 20 Sergeant Sergeant-Enrolled Shelbyville shot skirmish soldier soon Sterling Sunday Swisher Tenn Tennessee tent tered to-day took train troops Urbana wagons wounds received Zanesville
Popular passages
Page 331 - ... upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
Page 389 - Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking; Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing; Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er...
Page 159 - The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Page 67 - ... on the old camp ground, Give us a song to cheer Our weary hearts — a song of home And friends we love so dear.
Page 67 - Many are the hearts that are weary tonight, Wishing for the war to cease; Many are the hearts looking for the right To see the dawn of peace. Tenting tonight, tenting tonight, Tenting on the old camp ground.
Page 396 - Mid little ones who weep or wonder And bravely speaks the cheering word, What though her heart be rent asunder, Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the field of battle!
Page 128 - Bring the good old bugle, boys, we'll sing another song — Sing it with a spirit that will start the world along — Sing it as we used to sing it, fifty thousand strong, While we were marching through Georgia.
Page 396 - Was poured upon the field of battle ! The mother who conceals her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod •Received on Freedom's...
Page 129 - Sherman's dashing Yankee boys will never reach the coast!" So the saucy rebels said, and 'twas a handsome boast. Had they not forgot, alas, to reckon with the host, While we were marching through Georgia.
Page 129 - So we made a thoroughfare for Freedom and her train, Sixty miles in latitude, three hundred to the main; Treason fled before us, for resistance was in vain, While we were marching through Georgia.