. Personal recollections and civil war diary, 1864; . or how could I help it ? I thought I was tostart for home at i oclock p. m. but on going to thehospital, I found that my leave had not been sent overfor approval therefore I cant go until wagon train has started for the front again. Iam sure I shall start for Vermont tomorrow. Some-times I almost think it would be a good thing if someof the Adjutants General could be wounded, too, per-haps they would see to it then that wounded mensapplications for leave to go home were not delayed. Wednesday, Sept, 28, has been an anxi
. Personal recollections and civil war diary, 1864; . or how could I help it ? I thought I was tostart for home at i oclock p. m. but on going to thehospital, I found that my leave had not been sent overfor approval therefore I cant go until wagon train has started for the front again. Iam sure I shall start for Vermont tomorrow. Some-times I almost think it would be a good thing if someof the Adjutants General could be wounded, too, per-haps they would see to it then that wounded mensapplications for leave to go home were not delayed. Wednesday, Sept, 28, has been an anxious morning for me; went overto Sandy Hook and waited until 11 oclock a. m,when the clerk handed me my leave, and I must say,I felt like a new man. I hurried back to HarpersFerry and found Mr. Hicks there in search of hisbrother Lieut. John Hicks of my regiment, who waswounded in the thigh at Fishers Hill. I waited un-til 4 oclock p, m. and took the cars for Baltimore,but the train was delayed and it did not arrive theretill 2 oclock a. m. Sept. rlistic and realistic liron/.c statue . (. Union soldithe -Nat CIVIL WAR DIARY, 1864. 215 Thursday. Sept. 29, at the Eutaw House last night; arose at 6oclock a. m. from necessity and went shopping;got breakfast at oclock a. m. and took the carsfor New York City; arrived at the Astor House, NewYork, about 8 oclock p. m.; looks like rain; citymuch excited; good news from Grant, Friday, Sept. 30, intended to have taken the 7 oclock a. m. train,but overslept; left on the oclock a. m. trainup the Hudson river. The scenery is the most beau-tiful I have ever seen; arrived at Albany about sun-down; changed cars at Troy for Rutland; arrivedthere at 9 oclock p. m. Ed. Russell has been withme today. Saturday, Oct. i, in Rutland last night; took the 4
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