. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . COLONEL EDWARD JOHNS RILEY, 1861,. COL. EDWARD JOHNS RILEY, 1908. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TU.»tH F»0N0AT«OHt. PREPARING FOR WAR. 19 Col. Riley has been active in the Grand Army of the Republic, and is amember of George C. Strong Post, No. 534. He is president of The MozartRegiment Veteran Association, which has been in existence since 1865,when it was organized just previous to the muster out of the reg
. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . COLONEL EDWARD JOHNS RILEY, 1861,. COL. EDWARD JOHNS RILEY, 1908. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TU.»tH F»0N0AT«OHt. PREPARING FOR WAR. 19 Col. Riley has been active in the Grand Army of the Republic, and is amember of George C. Strong Post, No. 534. He is president of The MozartRegiment Veteran Association, which has been in existence since 1865,when it was organized just previous to the muster out of the is also a member of the Oxford Club, a prominent organization inBrooklyn City. CHAPTER STRUGGLE FOR SERVICE. Sleeping cars had not been invented in 1861, and the parlor car in use at the present time had not then been thought of, consequently our jour-ney to New York was not promotive of restful slumber. The boys madethe best of their situation and the cushions were improvised for beds byturning two of them side by side. Then with knapsacks for pillows, thosewho retained control of their nerves found it possible to sleep, and at mid-night the hilarity of the preceding hours had virtually subsided,
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