. The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. First division, 12th and 20th corps. A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . ecently vacated by prominent conspirators in the South,among others that of the arch-conspirator, Jefferson Davis,himself. Some of us became so absorbed in these wonders that weforgot ourselves and overstayed our time. When we returned,the regiment had gone. To overtake it was easy, but in reach-ing our places we had to pass the Lieutenant-col
. The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. First division, 12th and 20th corps. A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . ecently vacated by prominent conspirators in the South,among others that of the arch-conspirator, Jefferson Davis,himself. Some of us became so absorbed in these wonders that weforgot ourselves and overstayed our time. When we returned,the regiment had gone. To overtake it was easy, but in reach-ing our places we had to pass the Lieutenant-colonel. Wherehave you been ? he sternly demanded. Looking at the Capi- TWENTY-SEVENTH INDIANA, 47 tol, we innocently replied. Ill capitol you, when we getto camp, he said. But he failed to take our names and if anyone ever reported to him to be Capitoled, whatever thatwas, it is not generally known. Kohlerama Heights was, in some respects, a grand placefor a camp. The view was glorious,—commanding a longstretch of the Potomac river, with its multitude of white sails,and its steam transports and ferry boats, moving hither andthither ; also the long bridge, and a wide, interesting landscape,on both sides of the stream. Nearer by, wherever one might. RuDOLH Reisex, Co. K. RECENT PICTURE. W. A. HOSTETER, Co. A,RECENT PORTRAIT. look, were the busy camps of many thousand soldiers. To lookat these camps at night was if anything, more enspiritiiig thanto see them in daylight. This part of the panorama that wason exhibition to every Twenty-seventh soldier, night afternight, has been embalmed in Mrs, Howes line. We have seen him in the watch-fires of a thousand circling camp-;.Her Battle Hymn of the Republic was written at this preciseperiod and after viewing these identical scenes. The writernever hears it recited or sung without the spell of those daystaking possession of him. 48 HISTORY OF THE Another vivid impression that the writer received and lias carried witli him tli
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