. . almost wentinto a fit with laughter. While we were inTexas a large number ofpromotionsâon paper âwere made at officials there kept themill going and ground outcommissions to the veryend. They were pretty tolook at, and that was regiments were but themerest skeletons, and therebeing no active serviceâexcept fighting mosquitoesâthe War Departmentwould allow only one field officer, and he a lieutenant-colonel, toeach, and two officers to a company. This was well enoughas a measure of economy, but it was exaspera
. . almost wentinto a fit with laughter. While we were inTexas a large number ofpromotionsâon paper âwere made at officials there kept themill going and ground outcommissions to the veryend. They were pretty tolook at, and that was regiments were but themerest skeletons, and therebeing no active serviceâexcept fighting mosquitoesâthe War Departmentwould allow only one field officer, and he a lieutenant-colonel, toeach, and two officers to a company. This was well enoughas a measure of economy, but it was exasperating to the boys toreceive commissions which they had earned by long and faithfulservice aud then be turned down by the mustering officer. InAugust, official notice was received of the resignation of Lieuten-ant-colonel Horatio N. Whitbeck, of the Sixty-fifth, on accountof wounds. He had been entirely disabled since the ball enteredhis body at the battle of Kennesaw. He was brevetted a briga-dier-general, to date from March 13th, 1865, for gallant and. JAMES BRAN ICORPORAL, COM TAN V K, SIXTV-F II Tit, 774 thk endâaftkk FOTR ykars. [October, meritorious services, a compliment that was well Orlow Smith was mustered as lieutenant-colonel in Octo-ber, but othei would have been glad to go up a peg, juststayed where they were, feasting their eyes on their delusivecommissions. It was the same in both regiments. Many couldlook over into the promised land of higher rank, but Jordanrolled between. Lieutenant-colonel Orlow Smith also receivedfrom the president the brevet rank of brigadier-general, for hislong and faithful service. CHAPTER LXVIII. HOME, SWKET HOME. i »mes at LastâThe Order to be Dischargedâ1 winding Red TapeâThe Rush to Complete the RollsâTheSixty-fifth Gets Away First âLast Night in CampâTheTrip to ColumbusâPaid off and DisbandedâThe Sixty-fourth Joins the ProcessionâThe Tribulations of -HappyJackâBut He Gets the Laugh on the Boys
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