. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ing that hewas being pulled over backward. My canteen banged against my bayonet,both tin cup and Ijayonet badly interfered with the butt of my musket, whilemy cartridge-box and haversack were constantly fioiiping up and down—thewhole jangling like loose harness and chains on a runaway horse. As wemarched into Boston Common, I involuntarily cast my eye about for a for a former experience in offering advice, I should have proposed to thecaptain to chip in and hire a team t
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ing that hewas being pulled over backward. My canteen banged against my bayonet,both tin cup and Ijayonet badly interfered with the butt of my musket, whilemy cartridge-box and haversack were constantly fioiiping up and down—thewhole jangling like loose harness and chains on a runaway horse. As wemarched into Boston Common, I involuntarily cast my eye about for a for a former experience in offering advice, I should have proposed to thecaptain to chip in and hire a team to carry our equipments. Such was myfirst experience in war harness. Afterward, with hardened muscles, renderedathletic by long marches and invigorated by hardships, I could look backupon those days and smile, while carrying a knapsack as lightly as my morning my heart was as heavy as my knapsack. At last the welcome i It is said by one of the Montieello Guards, that most of its members started for Bull Run with atrunk and an abundant supply of tine linen shirts.—Editors. is6 GOING TO THE FEDERAL HILI,, BALTIMORE. FROM A SKETCH MADE ON THE DAY OF THE OCCUrATION BT GENERAL BITLEK. On tlie 27tli of April, 1861, General B. F. Butler wasassigned to the command of the Department of Anna-polis, \vliicli did not iiielnde Baltimore. On the oth ofMay, witli two regiments and a battery of artillery, liemoved from to tlie Relay House, on theBaltimore and Oliiii Railway, 7 miles from Baltimore, atthe ,luncti<m of the Washington branch. He fortifiedthis position, and on the lath entered Baltimore and occupied and fortified Federal Hill, overlooking theharbor and commanding the eity. Ou the be wasfi)llowed in command of the Department by GeneralGeorse Cadwalader, who was succeeded on the 11th ofJune by General N. P. Banks, who administered theDepartment until succeeded by General John A. Dix,July 2;id, 1861. On the 2id of May General Butlerassumed c
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