. As seen from the ranks; a boy in the civil war . and Invasion op South Carolina .... 248 Army Suffering with Hunger—Enemys Pru-dent Retreat — Unparalleled Campaign —Journalistic Enterprise — Crossing the Sa-vannah into South Carolina—Cold Weatheragain—-Skilful MancBuvring—General Kil-patricks Adventure. XXIV. Tramping and Fighting in the Carolinas 262The Burning of Columbia — Explosion inCheraw—Turpentine Factory in Flames—Battle of Averysborough — ^Animis Opi-busque Parati—A Little Panic soon Ended—Bentonville, the Last Battle. CONTENTS xiii XXV. PAGE The Dawn of Peace .... 273Surrender of
. As seen from the ranks; a boy in the civil war . and Invasion op South Carolina .... 248 Army Suffering with Hunger—Enemys Pru-dent Retreat — Unparalleled Campaign —Journalistic Enterprise — Crossing the Sa-vannah into South Carolina—Cold Weatheragain—-Skilful MancBuvring—General Kil-patricks Adventure. XXIV. Tramping and Fighting in the Carolinas 262The Burning of Columbia — Explosion inCheraw—Turpentine Factory in Flames—Battle of Averysborough — ^Animis Opi-busque Parati—A Little Panic soon Ended—Bentonville, the Last Battle. CONTENTS xiii XXV. PAGE The Dawn of Peace .... 273Surrender of Lee and Johnston—RejoicingInterrupted—Lincoln and Seward—ThroughRichmond and over Old Battlefields — AVast Bivouac of the Dead—Washington inMourning, but Exultant and Rejoicing —The Grand Review. XXVI. The Home-coming 287 A Brief Review of the War—Regiment againat Poughkeepsie — Only a Fragment of theOriginal Membership Join in the Home-Coming—An Honorable Record—DutchessCounty Welcomes its As Seen From The Ranks CHAPTER I THE MAKING OF THE SOLDIER The Dutchess County Regiment—EnUstment—NightRide to Poughkeepsie—The Mustering Camp—Enthusiasm—A Regimental Band—Departure. A MILITARY company is passing withits band. The rhythm of its marchingquickstep sways the air with the free insist-ence with which the waltzer swings his part-ner through the movements of the swing and step of the company is soperfect that iinconsciously one accepts it aspart and parcel of the music. Neither wouldbe complete without the other, but com-bined they exert a power to coerce, by asso-ciation, the memory and imagination in the 2 AS SEEN FHOM THE RANKS reproduction of past experiences. In noother way, by no other approach, can Mem-orys players so quickly assemble on thestage and set thereon the play of past events,as through the sense of hearing. I stand on the curbstone, jostled andpushed by the throng, but among themmarches
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