History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . lankets that never seemed more comfortingand more comfortable, and the great day was over. Cuba was out of the power of the Spanish. On the morning of January 2, the boys turned out ofbed and discovered their legs were a little stiff from theprevious days hike; it was a day of well-deserved rest, forall drills were suspended and the men spent the day loung-ing about camp making pipes and grape vines onthe next move. The month of January,apart from New Years day andthe 31st, was in one respect an uneventful one. T
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . lankets that never seemed more comfortingand more comfortable, and the great day was over. Cuba was out of the power of the Spanish. On the morning of January 2, the boys turned out ofbed and discovered their legs were a little stiff from theprevious days hike; it was a day of well-deserved rest, forall drills were suspended and the men spent the day loung-ing about camp making pipes and grape vines onthe next move. The month of January,apart from New Years day andthe 31st, was in one respect an uneventful one. Therewere no marches, no reviews and only one battle, on the6th in which the l^score was fourteen to three for theCubans, seventy dollars gate receipts and that sore feelingfor the boys. The panacea for all ills came next day whenMajor Havens visited the regiment with the good govern-ments crisp paper and yellow gold. The boys were determined,however,to hold their goodrecord at the drill and on the 9th began to drill twice aday, from 8:30 to 10 A. M. and from 3:30 to 4:30 p. -^m--x^^^-^ i 136 HISTORY OF THE This was immediately followed by regimental parade; itwas quick time and if the first sergeant does not remember,the men do; it was company dismissed—get ready forparade !! and as quick as it takes to tell it the men wereon their way to pass in review, take full distance, guideright, harsh. !!!! But there were some things which made even Januaryan important month historically, and these are found inthe camp improvements, the outcome of that spirit whichhas always by conceded opinion made the One Hundredand Sixty-first Indiana camp the model one. The loth of the month saw the erection of the firstcompany kitchen and for a week of time incessant ham-mering sounded an invitation for the company cooks to
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