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 .. . d up to him, as he came out on the platform and de-scended the steps, as blank as if he had been an industriousbeggar, asking for alms. When he approached a young man,who had been a former neighbor, with somewhat effusivegreetings, surely pardonable under the circumstances, theyoung man either did not, or affected not, to know him, andcould not b
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 .. . d up to him, as he came out on the platform and de-scended the steps, as blank as if he had been an industriousbeggar, asking for alms. When he approached a young man,who had been a former neighbor, with somewhat effusivegreetings, surely pardonable under the circumstances, theyoung man either did not, or affected not, to know him, andcould not be brought to a very vivid recollection of him. Ashe walked out to his home, in the country, another formerneighbor rode along with him on horseback. The soldier hadbeen sick and was obliged to sit down frequently to rest, butthe man did not ofier to let him ride. When he arrived at 544 IIISTOIIY OF THE home, though his dear old father and mother opened widetheir arms, in a fond, passionate welcome, and shed copioustears of joy over his return, an uncle, who happened to bepresent, did not as much as offer to shake hands with had been on the wrong side in the war to suit the one instance may not be a good illustration of the n-. --?t^^jivilWlfffe^i^ A Typical Indiana Fuieside Before the \\aii. The winds of heaven never fanned,The searching sunlight never spanned,The borders of a better landThan our own Indiana. end, as what has been written heretofore is doubtless animperfect portrayal of tlie beginning and middle, of the serv-ice and experience of the men of the Twenty-seventh. Thisis taken from real life, however, and like the balance, has themerit, at least, of not being overdrawn. It is not really within the scope of this narrative as first TWENTY-SEVENTH INDIANA. 545 decided upon to pursue the history of these men further. Itseems ahnost necessary, however, to account for tiiose leftbehind, when the term of service of the regiment properexpired. Most of tli
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